Dive Review of Bali Diversity in
Indonesia/Amed, Bali

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Bali Diversity: "Excellent, clean Muck Dive at Sidem, outside of Amed in Bali", May, 2023, by Lisa Jabusch and Steve Nieters, TN, US ( Sr. Contributor 29 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 12428.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
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Comments	This was a great small critter/macro photography dive site. Was recommended to us by one of the owners of the operation, and she was spot on. Not a difficult dive, but not recommended for most beginners as it is so macro-intensive. We were impressed enough to do our second dive at the same site as the first. Dive guide was not real interactive under water, although he found several critters for us. He was, however, extremely helpful in assisting us on entry and exit--despite 500-600 dives, this was probably only our 3d or 4th shore dive in many years, so we were a bit ungainly on entry! They picked us up at our homestay, transported us to the shop, and then to and from the dive site. The dive shop is well stocked and caters to divers of all experience levels. The owner, Marion, is French, fluent in English, and extremely enthusiastic about fish and creature identification. Post dive, we spent a lot of time going over pictures with her. If, as planned, we come back to Amed, we would dive with them again. As is true throughout Indonesia (Raja Ampat, Komodo N.P., and here) water temp meant that one of us was quite comfy in T-shirt and shorts, and the other in 3mm full wetsuit, but without hood. I'll be uploading a couple of photos soon (A hairy file fish and a pom-pom or boxing crab). Unfortunately, the GoPro video of a male ornate ghost pipefish didn't turn out as well as we hoped. Thus, these two will have to suffice.
Websites	Bali Diversity
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, French Polynesia, Cozumel, Hawaii, Cayman Islands, other Caribbean locations, Great Barrier Reef, Solomon Islands, PNG, Honduras, raja ampat, komodo
Closest Airport	Denpasar International	Getting There	We flew domestically from Sorong via Makassar
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	85-86°F / 29-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	35-45 Ft/ 11-14 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	dive your computer
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish	N/A
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Excellent clean dive for little critters, with easy beach entry. Big freshwater tanks on shore, along with fresh water showers.

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By report author: Lisa Jabusch and Steve Nieters in TN, US at May 22, 2023 10:27 EST

Arrgghh. Leafy Filefish, not "hairy file fish." I've got it right on the photo caption though!

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Dive Review of Bali Diversity in Indonesia/Amed, Bali

Bali Diversity: "Excellent, clean Muck Dive at Sidem, outside of Amed in Bali", May, 2023,

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