Hard coral gardens spread
along the reef slope from 20m to 5m, dotted with giant clams that grow to over a metre in length and weigh over 200 kg.
Not exact matches
Most of the dive sites are pristine coral
reefs with colorful soft corals and crinoids, vast staghorn coral fields and huge table corals in the shallow parts, giant elephant ears in the deeper parts, giant sponge barrels
along the
slopes.
diving
along the North coast of Lombok — this is a relatively un-dived area and you will find something for everyone, sandy
slopes and walls, muck and lively
reefs.
Here, scattered
along the
slope, they are home to lobsters and banded sea snakes But also you can spot turtles, peacock mantis shrimps, anemone and crabs among the tropical
reef fish.
Second, an extensive gently
sloping, seemingly barren sand flat separates the
reef rim from shallow
reefs along the shore.
The North consists of various sites
along the northern edge of Nusa Penida and Lembongan, such as «SD», which has a wonderful
sloping reef where you can see many large
reef fish such as puffers and angelfish,
along with octopi, lobsters, and even occasionally mola - molas.
Drop in close to the Hole in the Wall and let the current take you deeper
along the
slope until you reach an area where currents and mother nature has formed three spectacular canyons in the
reef.
The
reef grows short with many Sea Whips spreading
along the
slope and its length can be over 2 meters, these are the indication of the current sweeps frequently from mild to moderate.
Descending right at the front of the wall in 5 meters water will lead toward the steep
slope along the coastline, composition of the coral
reef is mainly colonies of Stag Horn coral, coral heads and bommies rich with marine fishes, even pelagic like Sunfish often visits this site.
Down the
slope along the edged
reef grows short corals and leather soft corals, which in this part frequently swept by the currents.
This Sanur dive site is situated in the channel and has coral
reef running
along the edge of the channel which
slopes off into a large sandy seabed.
With mild to non-existant currents and visibility surpassing 20 meters / 66 feet, the guests had a great dive cruising
along the
sloping reef filled with soft, especially leather, and hard coral from a wide variety of colors.
Nusa Lembongan has a steadily
sloping reef from about 5 to 16m with a lazy current flowing gently
along it.
A sand
slope start leading to a passageway drift dive
along a steep rock wall face and ending in a cave and chimney up through the
reef.
Schooling Pick - handle Barracudas, Big - Eye Jacks and batfish were seen cruising
along the
reef densely covered in soft coral, both alongside the wall and the
slope side.