Tulamben is a small fishing village, 30 km north of Amed, about 20-30 min by road. As well as local dives off the various Amed beaches a notable attraction is diving the wreck of the USAT Liberty at Tulamben. Some divers base themselves at Tulamben itself where all of the hotels have either in-house dive operations or are associated with one of them.
The Liberty is a US Army transport ship torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in 1942. The wreck lies about 30 m offshore and is covered in soft corals. A huge range of reef fish have made this their home with occasional visits by pelagics. Some of the wreck can be seen by snorkellers. There are other dives in the Tulamben area and keen divers will have no problem entertaining themselves for a few days in this area. A night dive on the wreck is strongly recommended, with bumphead parrotfish looking for a place to sleep and chances of seeing the Spanish dancer. One word of warning - The Liberty is a very popular dive and unless you are actually staying at Amed or Tulamben and get there early in the day, it can be very crowded indeed.
Aqua Dive Paradise, Jl. Raya Amplapura, Tulamben (At the north end of the strip, down towards the shore, follow the signs towards Liberty Dive Resort and Ocean View), ☎ +62 812 3793 3104, +62 817 0661 347, +62 817 475 6420. A small, locally-owned place with friendly, professional local staff and negotiable prices. They also have three new, clean, affordable, fan-cooled rooms available (a decent breakfast included).Rp 250,000 per dive or Rp 350,000 per night dive (Aug 2011). �
Deep Blue, Tulamben (opposite the police station), ☎ +62 363 22919 (), . 7AM-9PM. Czech owned and managed PADI Dive Resort just 300 m from the Liberty shipwreck. Has 8 rooms and a restaurant with large open-air grill. Daily fun dives, dive courses up to Instructor (PADI, IANTD, CMAS, UDI, DAN), dive trips to Nusa Penida, Menjangan Island. Also operate a second dive centre at the Selang Resort.€ 45 for 2 dives. �
Dive Concepts, Bali, Jl Raya, Amed & @ Pura Aries Hotel, Tulamben (In Amed, directly after crossing the bridge entering the first villiage), ☎ +62 812 1684 5440 (), . 9AM- 6PM. PADI dive centre offering local fun dives around Amed and on the USAT Liberty wreck. Day trips to Nusa Penida and Menjangan Island, multi-day dive safaris and courses from Discover Scuba Diving to Assistant Instructor. Foreign instructors and divemasters emphasis speaking French and English but also offer courses in Italian, Spanish and German. The shop has multiple locations; in addition to the Amed and Tulamben shops, there are offices in Kuta, and Gili Trawangan.Rp 500,000 for 2 dives. �
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