Some of the best storytellers in the world are divers. Fishermen, hunters-they simply can not compare. There is nothing better than sitting for an unforgettable dive under a thatched roof, sipping sweaty Bintangs and stretched his arms wide to outline the uniquely shaped Mola Mola or reenact for friends as it was to sit on the seabed more than Buddha, the neck on the surface, while a mob of inky Mantas craned skimmed meters from the mask, under the shadow on the white sand casting.
Mola Mola and Mantas live near the tip of each bucket list of the diver, so that if a 45-minute boat ride to Nusa Penida, south of mainland Bali, everything is a look at some of the catch ocean memorable encounters takes equally advanced and novice divers looking for a place to register.
luckily, Nusa Penida, Bali coveted dive site has many operators are routed from the main island every day in search of mola mola and mantas.
is to get to Nusa Penida as easy as swinging the door to a dive shop open. The operator of Sanur Candidasa take every morning somewhere between 8 and 8:30 chewing at the bit beat the crowds of boats, some of the most popular diving spots Moor up, such as Crystal Bay and Manta Point from.
Nusa Penida is not lurking with its steep cliffs and rugged terrain beyond the dive sites too much at home, under the high ridges. A quick scan of the horizon provides little more than sparse vegetation and a view of a wandering goat or buffalo unpredictable. Divers began in 1975 on the island off the southeast coast of Bali flocking to see the uniquely shaped Mola Mola, famous for almost 2300 kg to 4 meters high and weighing grows. In the last three decades Nusa Penida premier source for diving Bali visit was. Most divers that have been certified in Bali completed can vary their rates directly to the Nusa Penida coast, where the water temperature between a cool 19 degrees Celsius and a wetsuit shed 27
The tourists rather than the waves would remain on the island for day trips and day can travel with locals together, visit the island temples and caves. Some more tourists to get away to decide the night in the few hotels to stay away from the crowds on Bali, offers austere accommodation on Nusa Penida. But if you look from Bali to get right and spend the night near Nusa Penida, most friends would recommend to stay overnight on the perfect secluded Nusa Lembongan, rather than risking it on Nusa Penida.
And during August and September were identified as the "season" means mola mola seeing off Nusa Penida, most dive operators would tell you that the sunfish, rising from their normal depths of 0 meters just 30 meters for a quick day spa where smaller fish clean parasites from their shed, starting in July shows and sometimes stay as late as October.
Nusa Penida is actually home to more than 10 different dive sites. Depending on the time of year and who you ask, waver recommendations between Blue Corner and Batu Abang to Toyapekeh and Sekola Dasar or SD, aptly named because you can have a local primary school from the boat look. So you are not married simply Crystal Bay and Manta Point, although for the first time divers these sites for sure you want before on to places like Batu Abah moving and SD.
Meanwhile, other dive sites along the island -with names that depending on which operator you dive vary with-have everything to serve whale sharks known to threshing and Hammerhead.
Crystal Bay, is the most popular dive site on the island, a pleasant drift dive as long as you keep the reef on the right side and agree the conditions. While some timid divers could complain that it until you get to see up to 35 meters and gather in the hope of a sunfish little to see, others would point out that Crystal Bay, with its unpredictable currents divers with the opportunity may offer to all locally of reef sharks humongous frog fish, the size of footballs.
"SD a drift dive with a beautiful coral garden," says Nicky Wirawan, who owns and operates Bali Marine Sport, based in Sanur. "Plus, you'll be more fish to see there, as in most other dive sites in Indonesia Meanwhile Blue Corner is quite difficult to explore and offers many opportunities to see a variety of pelagic fish.."
Blue Corner is a favorite of Priska Widya Raharjo, a reporter with Dive Mag Indonesia as well. "Blue Corner is a famous spot for drift diving," says Priscilla. "The current can be very strong. I would say that it is better for all adrenaline junkies and advanced divers. You see a lot of sharks, whitetip especially and skate outdoors-Mola Mola, if you're lucky. The water temperature can it to be very cold, 15 to 22 degrees Celsius. When the currents there are strong and you do not stick with experienced divers can drift off into the blue, hence the name, blue Corner. Then again, eventually it will no electricity and blue Corner will be as quiet as a Sleeping Beauty. "
thus, while the most divers and operators are their stories of Nusa Penida start with stories of elusive Mola Mola at Crystal Bay and acrobatic rays at Manta Point out, remember, that there are many other dive sites, and many other stories are told.
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