Tanjung Sari dive site is just a 3 min boat ride from Padangbai beach and the dive shops. It is located not far from Blue Lagoon and can sometimes be done as part of the same dive. It is a nice slope reef going down to 30 meters with some good coral formation and very good fish life. This easy dive site is ideal for macro photography and for night diving with Whitetip reef shark! Enjoy!
You can dive Tanjung Sari all year long. Access: from the Shore. See the map of Tanjung Sari on the right for the exact location.
Fishes you may spot while diving Tanjung Sari
- Barracuda
- Cowfish
- Crocodile Fish
- Cuttlefish
- Filefish
- Garden Eel
- Napoleon Wrasse
- Nudibranch
- Octopus
- Pipefish
- Ribbon Eel
- Scorpion Fish
- Stonefish
- Sweet Lip
- Turtle
- Whitetip Shark
... and more fishes & sea life, Dartfish, Juvenile Rock Mover Wrasse, Juvenile Yellowtail Cori, Moray, Spadefish, Squid, Stingray
Photos
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Blacktip Shark patrolling the crystal clear water... EPIC photo!Photo by Yann Hubert
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Huge Hammerhead Shark patrolling the reef in French PolynesiaPhoto by Yann Hubert
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Beautiful & Colorful Mandarin FishPhoto by Rich Guest
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Yellow Seahorse in Lembeh StraitPhoto by Agnes Tjandranegara
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Blue Nudibranch in Lembeh StraitPhoto by Rich Guest
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Clown fishes waiting in front of their blue anemone housePhoto by Jihye Lee
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Lion Fish swimming in crystal clear waterPhoto by Agnes Tjandranegara
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Surreal LifePhoto by Jihye Lee
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Beautiful Coral ReefPhoto by Agnes Tjandranegara
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Barracuda Alone In The Blue SeaPhoto by Jihye Lee
Diving Reviews for this region
Padang Bai
Night Diving, Underwater Macro Photography, Resident Whitetip Reef Sharks, Huge green Turtles, and crystal clear water! Also a great Snorkelling spot!
Tanjung Sari, AKA Shark Point or Citizen Point, is a great dive site to spot whitetip reef sharks. Look for them either swimming in the blue, laying on sandy patches or hiding under corals. Most spotting occur around 17m. It looks like there is a single family of sharks staying here with up to 12 individuals. One of the large female was pregnant back in 2011 and gave birth to a few pups that ended up hiding in shallow waters. The same sharks can also be spotted at the Ferry Channel dive sites as they alternate between the two sites.
Other species of sharks are also present at times. Those include nurse sharks and wobbegongs. The latter prefer cold waters and are spotted more frequently during the dry season months of July-November.
Pelagics are often attracted by the strong current that can be found here. Schools of jackfish, surgeonfish, batfish and even tunas come here to battle the current and hunt on smaller preys. Green turtles also frequent this area.
Like most dive sites in Bali, macro is great here. Leaf scorpionfish, nudibranches, Bargibanti pygmy seahorses and orangutan crabs can be found here by local dive guides.
Please note that this can be a difficult dive site with strong currents and that it is not always possible to dive here even for experienced divers!
By Cedric Saveuse
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Geko Dive
hi,
it was one of my best day in my life . it was really amazing adventure specially for me cause it was first diving for me. but please how can i contact with office there we didnt get our photos which we took while diving because it was too late on that day and they tried in next day but we couldnt get it because of our flight. anyway any possiple way to get our photos for these massive moments in our life
regards
Ali
Hi Ali,
If your message is addressed to Geko Dive, please send me a message via email at info@gekodivebali.com indicating the date at which you were diving with us and the name of the dive guide who guided you underwater.
Safe diving!
thanks i will send u this email