LIVEABOARD DIVING IN Sekotong
Sekotong is a large, sheltered bay on the south west of Lombok known among tourists for its gorgeous beaches and excellent diving. Lombok International Airport is located in 66 km from it. There are over 3500 different marine species occupying the waters around this area, making it one of the most bio diverse regions in the Indo-Pacific.
Popular sites 'east of Gili Renggit' and 'West of Gili Renggit' are sloping reefs, full of corals. Gili Kura-Kura is a great first dive, perfect for beginners, where all sorts of fish can be seen, including several types of wrasse and Moorish Idol as well as bright fire corals. Will's Beach is a favorite among macro photographers for the huge variety of creatures found here. This gentle, sandy slope is covered with nudibranchs, flounders, puffers, skeleton shrimp, halimeda, rough snout ghost pipefish as well as tozeuma shrimp, Zanzibar shrimp, flying gurnards and many more. Advanced divers will enjoy the drift dive Stairs to Medang where mantas have been spotted circling the reef. Deep divers can head to Batu Gendang - a great site to see sharks and Napoleon Wrasses, batfish, sweetlips and turtles.