dutchpickle
Contributor
A lot of people say that Bali is a crap place to dive but I really enjoy it there. I stay in Padang Bai and dive with water worx. I plan to try out some of the other dive shops too just to see how they do things.
Tepekong, Gili Biaha, Mimping, and Nusa Penida have some really nice dives. Tepekong can have some really stiff current when the tide is running. There is one dive there they call the toilet. It is quite a ride and is not always divable.
One day just diving in the harbor in Padang Bai we saw a few sharks, turtles, and a monster gorgonian fan. Then a school of fusiliers came in by the millions. They swam above, below and around us for about 15 minutes. Just surrounded by fish zipping past. It was pretty cool. Another neat curiosity they have there is the Spanish Dancer, a big red nudibranch that moves like a flamenco dancer.
Tepekong, Gili Biaha, Mimping, and Nusa Penida have some really nice dives. Tepekong can have some really stiff current when the tide is running. There is one dive there they call the toilet. It is quite a ride and is not always divable.
One day just diving in the harbor in Padang Bai we saw a few sharks, turtles, and a monster gorgonian fan. Then a school of fusiliers came in by the millions. They swam above, below and around us for about 15 minutes. Just surrounded by fish zipping past. It was pretty cool. Another neat curiosity they have there is the Spanish Dancer, a big red nudibranch that moves like a flamenco dancer.