Menjangan Islands Bali Dive Sites
Menjangan Pos 1
You can either start from the jetty and swim to the east or from a
traditional boat that drops you right in the channel between the main
island and Menjangan. This dive site is big, covering more than 60.000
m2 underwater lives, partial drop off, slope and flat area. Generally
visibility is around 20m or better. You can expect to be accompanied by
some friendly Bat Fish through out your dive. Sometimes there is current
in the channel, and that is the time when you have a chance to
see some big pelagic, such as Tuna, Sharks.
Our instructor has spotted a Bull Shark ..no kidding, some Dolphins
(at the surface), and Whale Sharks. Generally the diving is relaxing and
there are many things to see. The area near the Jetty is also excellent
for training.
Menjangan Pos 2
You can swim either to the west or to the east. If you swim to the west,
you will find underwater structures with some small caverns and drop off.
The structure serves as an excellent natural framing for underwater
photography and videography, with some silhouettes from the sun
penetrating the openings. You can also "play" hide and seek when exploring
the caverns. Expect to see some pelagic and if you lucky, great
Barracuda. To the east, there are more fishes to see, drop off, big
gorgonians and sometimes current. At some shallow reefs, you can find
schools of jack fish. Deeper than 40m, is the place to see big marine
life.
Menjangan Budak Wreck
Located east of POS I, the
depth of the wreck starts at 35m and down to 50m. It is an old wreck
(early 19th century), the history is not well documented. The wreck is
"kind of metal plated" and full of schools of Yellow Stripe Snapper. Two
resident white tip sharks are among the marine lives you'll probably
see. Some artifacts left untouched. The wreck itself is not big, but
it's deep, with normal air, you probably can explore the wreck in just
10 to 15 minutes, with the use of EANx (nitrox) is surely beneficial to
extend the no deco time. Visibility is generally from 15 to 25m.
Menjangan is a nature reserve and the only place to find this species of deer. If your lucky you could have a lunch companion.
Menjangan Peti
North site of Menjangan, east of Budak Wreck, lays a slope of coral
reef, and partial drop off in some areas, abundant reef fish, such as
Anthias, Butterfly Fish and Angel Fish. The dive is relatively easy and
not too deep. You will start from a traditional boat and "back roll" into
the water before descending to around 15 to 25m. The structure of the
shallow reef is also very beautiful with some white sandy bottoms.
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