Some of the best storytellers in the world are divers. Fishermen, hunters, they simply can not compare. There is nothing like sitting under a thatched roof after an unforgettable snorkeling, sipping Bintangs sweaty and stretching your arms wide to sketch the mola mola unique shape or replaying friends what it was like to sit like Buddha on the ocean floor, craning your neck at the surface while a manta rays crowd skimmed jet meters from your mask, casting shadows on the white sand below.
Mola mola and manta rays resident near the top of the bucket list of every diver, so if a boat 45 minutes to Nusa Penida, just south of mainland Bali, is all it takes to catch a glimpse of some of the most memorable of the ocean and similar advanced beginner divers encounters are looking for a place to register.
Fortunately, Nusa Penida, the most popular diving spot in Bali, many operators run out of the main island every day in search of mola mola and mantas.
Getting to Nusa Penida is also easy swing open the door to a dive shop. The operators of Sanur Candidasa off anywhere between 8 and 8:30 every morning champing at the bit to prevent boats crowd who moor up some of the most popular dive sites such as Crystal Bay and Manta Point.
Nusa Penida, with its rocky cliffs and rugged terrain is home to much beyond the diving spots that are hidden below the high ridges. A quick scan of the horizon offers a bit more sparse vegetation and an overview of a stray goat or buffalo strayed. Divers have begun flocking to the island off the southeast coast of Bali in 1975 to see the mola mola unique shape, famous for growth up to 4 meters high and weighing almost 2,300 kg. For three decades Nusa Penida was the first stop for divers who visit Bali. Most divers that have been certified in Bali have completed their course off the coast of Nusa Penida where the water temperature can vary between a cold 19 degrees Celsius and a wet suit shedding 27.
tourists who prefer to stay above the waves can travel to the island for excursions and thus label that people who visit the temples and caves of the island. Some other tourists looking to escape the crowds on Bali choose to stay the night in some hotels offering austere rooms on Nusa Penida. But if you want to leave Bali good and spend the night near Nusa Penida, most recommend friends to spend the night on the perfectly secluded Nusa Lembongan rather than risk on Nusa Penida.
And during August and September have been designated as the "season" to see mola mola out of Nusa Penida, most dive operators will tell you that sunfish, rising from their normal depths of 0 meters to only 30 meters for a quick day spa, where little fish clean parasites from their scales begin to appear in July and sometimes staying as late as October.
Meanwhile, other dive sites along the island -with names that vary according to the operator that you immerse have been known to serve everything from whale sharks to harvesters and hammers.
Crystal Bay, the most popular dive site on the island, is a pleasant drift dive so long as you keep the reef on your right and the conditions are right. While some anxious divers could complain that there is little to do until you get down to 35 meters and gather in the hope of a harlequin, others point out that Crystal Bay, with its unpredictable currents can allow divers the chance to see anything from fish to reef sharks huge frog, the size of footballs.
"SD is a drift dive with a beautiful coral garden," said Nicky Wirawan, which owns and operates Bali Marine Sport, based in Sanur. "In addition, you'll see more fish out there you want in most other dive sites in Indonesia. Meanwhile, Blue Corner is quite difficult to explore and offer many chances to see a number of pelagic fish. "
Blue Corner is a favorite of Priska Widya Raharjo, a journalist with Dive Mag Indonesia, as well." Blue Corner is a famous place for drift diving, "said Priska. "The current can be very strong. I would say it is more suited for all adrenaline junkies and advanced divers. You see a lot of sharks, mostly white tip, and there mola mola rays if you are lucky. the temperature of the water can be very cold as 15-22 degrees Celsius. If the currents are strong and you do not stick with the advanced divers, you can derive in blue, hence the name, Blue Corner. again, sometimes there will be no current and Blue Corner will be as calm as Sleeping Beauty. "
so while most divers and operators will begin their stories of Nusa Penida with stories of mola mola elusive in Crystal Bay and acrobatic ray at Manta Point, keep in mind that there are many other diving spots there, and many other stories to tell.
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