Gilimanuk Muck Dive Site
Type:
Muck dive. Shallow sandy estuary bay where the waters from the Java Strait bring nutrients that feed the critters.
Access:
4 hours by car from Padang Bai.
Coral Reef State:
Not so much coral as this is a muck dive with a silted bottom.
Fish Species:
Macro paradise with many frogfish, ornate and robust ghost pipefish, seahorses, nudibranches, Banggai Cardinalfish, imperial shrimps, sarong shrimps and many other special crustaceans.
Current:
None.
Visibility:
5m-15m. Silted water.
Note:
This dive site is far away from Padang Bai. We offer trips to Menjangan island, Pemuteran and Gilimanuk as a two day dive safari only for a minimum of 4 divers.
Points:
Banggai Cardinalfish can be found here by the dozen even though this is not an endemic species.