Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
Tulamben Drop-off
A volcanic wall beside the Liberty wreck, rich in lionfish, frogfish and macro.
About the dive
Tulamben Drop-off is a beginner to advanced dive site in Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. Divers have logged 25,633 dives here, going to 22 m on average in around 15 m of visibility. 40 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are lionfish, clownfish and angelfish. Sightings peak in July, August and September.
- Level
- Beginner–Advanced
- Avg. max depth
- 22 m
- Visibility
- 15 m
- Dive time
- 47 min
- Logged dives
- 25,633
- Busiest months
- Jul · Aug · Sep
- Region
- Lesser Sunda
Most sighted here
LionfishPhoto: Meritt Thomas · CC0
ClownfishPhoto: MaLia Evans · CC0
AngelfishPhoto: Pauline Walsh Jacobson · CC BY
ButterflyfishPhoto: David Clode · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Tulamben Drop-off and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
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| Sweetlips | ||||||||||||
| Grunts | ||||||||||||
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| Surgeonfish | ||||||||||||
| Scorpionfish | ||||||||||||
| Boxfish | ||||||||||||
| Nudibranchs |
Dive centers nearby
61 dive centers within 10 km. The closest:
- Matahari Tulamben Resort, Dive & Spa0.2 km
- PT. Ocean Sun0.3 km
- Dive Concepts0.3 km
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