Bali Diving - Pemuteran
Pemuteran Dive Sites:
Location
Only a 40 minute drive from Blue Season Zen Dive, Pemuteran is the proud owner of BIOROCK. The biggest coral reef nursery and restoration project in the world. Therefore it’s worthwhile diving or snorkeling at this very interesting location. Pemuteran has not only artificial reefs, it also has superb diving with Napoleon Reef and Close Encounters as one of the most rewarding dive destinations in this area.
Dive Sites - Pemuteran
The reefs in Pemuteran are in general very colorful with great looking hard and soft coral, table coral, sponges and gorgonian sea fans mixed with lots of reef fish and none to moderate currents so good for all divers. Below you can find our top destinations when it comes up to diving Pemuteran.
Napoleaon Reef
The corals in Napoleon Reef are in good shape and normally the first dive we do when we dive Pemuteran. It takes about 10 minutes to reach the dive location by boat (Jukung). The reefs are decorated with soft and hard coral and slopes down to 35 meters. Some reef fish and invertebrate life are the tenants of this nice dive site.
Diving Pemuteran “Napoleon Reef” – Fast Facts
Water temperature: At least 28° Celsius
Visibility: 10 – 30 meters
Av. Dive time: 45 minutes
Current: Mild to Moderate
Diver Level: Beginner
Big stuff: Manta Ray
Others: Nudibranch, Angelfish, Butterfly fish, …
Close Encounters
The name of this dive location comes from the fact that you can spot big fish or do we have to say that the big fish will spot you! They also don’t mind to come close to you and wondering what you are doing there. Sometimes you can have some current but in general, the dive site is accessible for all level of divers. Normally you start your dive at around 20-25 meters (depending on your qualification) and doing a safety stop in between the nice looking coral gardens. Also this dive is a boat dive and takes about 10 minutes to reach this dive location.
Diving Pemuteran “Close Encounters” – Fast Facts
Water temperature: At least 27° Celsius
Visibility: 15 – 40 meters
Av. Dive time: 45 minutes
Current: Mild to Moderate
Diver Level: Beginner
Big stuff: Reef Shark, Rays, Barracuda
Others: Scorpionfish, Nudibranch, Lionfish, lot’s of reef fish
Biorock
More than fifty six Biorock© coral nursery structures have been installed since June 2000 in the Pemuteran Village Marine Protected Area in Northwest Bali. With a total length of 300 meters situated in an area of 2 hectares, this is the largest Biorock coral reef nursery and restoration project worldwide, exceeding the combined sizes of all other ongoing projects in the Pacific, Caribbean, and Indian Ocean. This is a great place to relax doing a shallow dive and perfect for photography, specially of small to medium size tropical fish that populates the reef. One particular structure has a nice colony of Clown anemone fish, everyone can find Nemo here!
Diving Pemuteran “Biorock” – Fast Facts
Water temperature: At least 28° Celsius
Visibility: 10 – 15 meters
Av. Dive time: 45 minutes
Current: None to Mild
Diver Level: Beginner
Big stuff: Barracuda
Others: Nudibranchs, Angelfish, Butterfly fish, Pipefish, Batfish, Clownfish, etc.
Please contact us in case you need further info about diving Pemuteran with Blue Season Zen Dive.
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