Dives sites around Padang Bai, Bali

Dives sites Gili Tepekong and Gili mampang, located on the east coast, just in front of Candi Dasa, a 15 minute boat ride away from Padang Bai.

 

GILI TEPEKONG :

 

Canyon/Pinnacles :
On the west side of the small rocky island of tepekong the bizzare land mass strectches into the deep and forms a small canyon. You follow the inner edge of this canyon toward the west until you reach a twin peaked sea mountain : The Pinnacles In general the pinnacles are to mild current. This current can sometimes get immensely strong and earned this site nick name “The Toilet”. Lots of schooling fish are home in these currents and atract pelagic hunter like tuna’s, Barracuda and sharks. The great variety of hard and soft corals provide shelter for many reef are regular visitor to this spectacular dives sites as well as the legendary Mola-mola.
TUNNEL :

 

The east side side of Tepekong consist of a slope rich with hard and soft corals sponge. Between 18 and 12 meters are coral bommies under which Reef and Nurse shark can be found as well as lobster and sting rays. 18 meters which exits on the southern and ends slope we find a tunnel/cave at 18 metres which exits on the others end at 28 metres in a 50 metres vertical wall. You normally finish the dive at the north east corner of tepekong. Where you find alot of juvenile.

 

GILI MIMPANG,

 

The three rock cliffs Of Gili mimpang strecth in a line from east to west approximately 50 metres apart from each other. You start the dive on the north side of the middle island and follow along the slope heading west. About half way into your dive, very often you encounter white tip Reef Sharks patrolling the reef at the shark junction, from there you dive in the direction south west. Once the reef slope turns almost vertical we have reached the most western cliff of Gili Mimpang, you have to be carefull on this point because the currents can be very strong here and can sweep you into open sea. If you succesfully negotiated this corner you can finish your dive whilst sheltered from current on the south side of the cliffs at vertical wall covered with corals, sponge and gorgonians.