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Menjangan Island
Menjangan Island is situated off the northwest coast of Bali and it is an internationally recognized dive location, famous for its unbelievable visibility of up to 50m/164ft and great wall-diving opportunities. Menjangan's walls that start at 10m/32ft deep and plunge to the deepest of 60m/196ft, are covered all the way with beautiful coral growth, large sponges and gorgonian fans. There are many crevices, overhangs, nooks and crannies on the walls that provide hiding places for amazing little creatures and a wide variety of small reef fish. Being protected from the cold currents, Menjangan does not offer regular encounters with big pelagic species, but it is a wonderful place for enjoying beautiful sponges and the largest diversity of gorgonians in Bali. Due to the varying depths and the absence of currents, Minjangan can suit divers of all levels of experience and is also an excellent place for snorkeling. There is a variety of interesting dive sites around Menjangan island, and among them are Eel Garden, Anker Wreck, Bat Cave, Temple Wall, Pos 1 and Pos 2 dive sites.
When To Go Diving
It is possible to dive at Menjangan Island all year round, however, the best diving conditions are considered to be from April to November when visibility can reach over 50m/164ft. The water temperatures are quite warm throughout the year ranging from 28C/82F to 31C/88F.
What to see
Menjangan Island offers an interesting wall-diving with the walls plunging to depths of around 60m/196ft and covered all the way with soft corals, colorful sponges and beautiful gorgonian fans. Besides vast shoals of typical small reef fish, quite often divers encounter turtles, napoleon fish, parrotfish and groupers. In deeper waters divers have an opportunity to spot blacktip and whitetip sharks and eagle rays.