Alamanda is a reef along the Tulamben coast reached only by jukung, the traditional outrigger, which lets the dive start and finish wherever the reef is best. Its gentle slope breaks into coral bommies, rocky outcrops and soft coral, a change of scenery from the busier sites nearby, with fewer divers.
Where it is and how deep
No published position for this site — the map shows Tulamben and its other sites; operators know the mooring.
The dive
Divers enter from the small boat and gear up in the water, then drop onto a gentle slope that gradually turns into patches of coral bommies, rocky outcrops and soft coral areas down to about 30 m. Schools of fusiliers, anthias and snapper are common over the reef, while barracuda and trevally may pass by.
Conditions run from calm to light current. Because the jukung allows flexible entry and exit points, the dive can drift with a light current across the best stretch of reef and finish away from where it began.
Marine life and season
- Reef fish swarms
- Barracuda
- Trevally & jacks
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Good |
Season follows Tulamben: Diveable all year. April to July and October to November give the calmest, clearest water; December to March is the rainy season, with more run-off and fewer divers.
Dive videos
SCUBA DIVING BALI - Alamanda Tulamben 2018 · Ollywood - Dive & Travel on YouTube
Sources
- Tulamben Dive Sites Guide — Bali Aqua
- Tulamben dive sites — Mimpi Resort
- Alamanda — ScubaGo
More dive sites in Tulamben
Shore-entry house reef from 5 to 30 metres with structures at 15 m
Reef
Five minutes by jukung to a coral slope dropping to 40 metres
Muck & macro
Fine sand and rock past 30 metres, dived for the small stuff
Reef
A small cave at 14 m in a terrain of stepped reef ridges
Artificial reef
Motorbike frames and concrete set on a sandy slope at 15 metres
Wreck
An upright Dutch-built freighter scuttled off Kubu
Reef
Easy shore reef a few hundred metres from the Liberty wreck
A wall to 60 m with a gorgonian fan at 27 metres
Similar dives elsewhere
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