Walk in the rice fields, then transfer over to Java by ferry.
Just after midnight, we board a 4x4 for a one-hour drive and then walk for 60 to 90 minutes up the Kawa Ijen volcano. With gas masks, we descend into the crater with its amazing blue flames.
We return to the hotel for lunch, catch the ferry back to Bali, and then depart driving through the countryside to Pemuteran.
After breakfast at the hotel, your guide will pick you up to go to the only National Park in Bali, Menjangan Island. Here we dive twice on dramatic walls. A picnic lunch will be served on the island. After the second dive, we will go back to the hotel for a quick rest before going back to the boat for the third dive to hopefully encounter the colourful mandarinfish.
Indonesian Muck diving on black sand where we encounter the macro life such as Frogfish, Seahorse, Rhinopias, and many crustacean species.
Afternoon visit to Pura Pabean, the Temple of the Traders, overlooking the beach with two stone megaliths and Pura Pulaki temple.
Dinner will be in a local restaurant with a traditional Balinese dance performance.
2 muck dives at Gilimanuk
Transfer to Tulamben, (3 hours) with a visit to Batu Ponjok temple and lunch en -route. Afternoon and night dives on the wreck of the USS Liberty. Afternoon dive along a wall covered with Gorgonians and corals. Night dive to encounter the graceful Spanish dancer.
We will start the day with an early morning dive on the US Liberty wreck in Tulamben. After the dive, breakfast at the hotel, second dive in Kubu, in a stunning coral garden, encounter with pelagic life. Lunch in a Warung. Afternoon dive in Seraya, a famous muck dive spot with many species of nudibranch and other surprising critters.
We will leave the hotel after breakfast and go to Amed (20 min). We will dive along the great Amed walls covered with pink Gorgonians, school of coral reef fishes and nice critter habitats. Dives will be made from traditional “Jukung” fishing boat. Unique and picturesque.
Either reef dives around alternatively, we can dive the USS Liberty again. Lunch in a warung. Transfer to Candidasa. On the way, we will do an 1h30 walk through the Kastala rice fields to discover more Indonesian culture.
Kastela rice fields.
We will board a speedboat based in Padang Bay and go to 2 dive sites to encounter pelagic life. Often sharks are seen here as well as Mola Mola during the season between July and October. Lunch will be served on board or in a warung, depending on the tide. A third dive will be offered in Padang Bay for some great great critter diving.
3 dives from Padang Bay.
This morning we go rafting with lunch, returning to the hotel in the early afternoon.
Alternatively, you can do some shopping at the traditional market. This is good a opportunity to bring back spices and handicraft. However, if shopping is not your cup of tea, you will be able to have a walk in the rain Monkey forest to meet the long tail macaques
