BUNUTAN - NORTH EASTERN BALI - KARANGASEM
After 1909, this area was used as a place of exile for those who were guilty or those who were considered to have dared to oppose the King. The population exiled agreed to name this area BUNGUTAN, which comes from the word bungut (mouth) because they were berbungutlah (dared to speak up). BUNGUTAN changed to the name BUNUTAN until now.
3.4Km East from the office in Amed central
BUNUTAN DRIFT
The entrance point is standing on the fishermen harbour of Bunutan village. You will encounter the larger eels garden of the area on the sandy slope. Some turtles and leopard moray eels are the first meeting point entering the dive. The drift dive could be sometimes a little challenging as the current would change along the way.
RECOMMENDED FOR: All certified divers [<15 dives]
ENTRANCE: Boat or Shore dive – Starting point stands on Bunutan harbour
CURRENT: Drift dive
MAXIMAL DEPTH: 30/40 meters
AVERAGE DEPTH: 16 meters
TOPOGRAPHY: Sandy slope till 40 meters – Giant Barrel sponges – Coral reef – Rocks
MARINE LIFE: Eel garden – Turtles – Leopard Moray eels – Triggerfish – Barracudas – Trevally – White tip reef sharks – Napoleon Wrasse – Groupers – Puffer…
MACRO DIVE: If Macro dive would be by Boat only
DISTANCE from JORO DIVE CENTER:
Entrance point: 3.4km [10min] – Exit point: 4.6km [14min]
BUANA HOUSE REEF
A beautiful coral garden hidden on the edge left side of Lipah bay. Macro lovers would love it. Starting on a shallow sandy slope with turtles, puffer fish and gunard fish to discover a gemme of coral boommies & probably encounter a reef shark swimming in between.
RECOMMENDED FOR: All certified divers
ENTRANCE: Boat or Shore dive – Starting point stands on Lipah beach [left side of the bay]
CURRENT: None to medium
MAXIMAL DEPTH: 30 meters
AVERAGE DEPTH: 17 meters
TOPOGRAPHY: Sandy slope till 30 meters – Giant Barrel sponges & Boomies – Coral reef – Rocks
MARINE LIFE: Turtles – Moray eels – Triggerfish – Barracudas – Trevally – White tip reef sharks – Napoleon Wrasse – Groupers – Puffer fish…
DISTANCE from JORO DIVE CENTER: 5.1km [15min]
LIPAH - VIENNA BEACH
Lipah has two different spots on the edge right of the beach. The first with a maximal range of 15 or 17 meters depth. The second more deep that we use to call shark point. The bay is dedicated to a coral nursery project to extend the reef.
RECOMMENDED FOR: All certified divers
ENTRANCE: Shore & Boat dive – Starting point stands on Lipah beach right side of the bay
CURRENT: None to medium
MAXIMAL DEPTH: Coral reef: 17 meters & Shark point: 30/40 meters
AVERAGE DEPTH: Coral reef: 13 meters & Shark point: 25 meters
TOPOGRAPHY: Sandy slope till 40 meters – Giant Boomies – Coral reef – Rocks
MARINE LIFE: Eel garden – Turtles – Triggerfish – Barracudas – Trevally – White tip & black tip reef sharks – Napoleon Wrasse – Groupers – Puffer fish…
DISTANCE from JORO DIVE CENTER: 5.1km [15min]
LEAN
Entrance by shore while high tide on the beach of Lean. Preferably going by boat dive as the current could be sometimes tricky. Slope of shallow coral & a wall starts at 14 meters. On the edge on left side down to 20/40 meters bommies of coral which is the shark point from Lipah bay.
RECOMMENDED FOR: All certified divers
ENTRANCE: Shore & Boat dive – Starting point stands on Lean beach
CURRENT: None to strong
MAXIMAL DEPTH: Coral reef: 35 meters
AVERAGE DEPTH: Coral reef: 16 meters
TOPOGRAPHY: Sandy slope till 40 meters – Giant Boomies – Coral reef slope type & Wall – Rocks
MARINE LIFE: Eel garden – Turtles – Triggerfish – Barracudas – Trevally – White tip & black tip reef sharks – Napoleon Wrasse – Groupers – Puffer fish…
DISTANCE from JORO DIVE CENTER: 5.1km [15min]
