Bali is located in the famous "coral triangle," the center of the world's tropical marine diversity, and the island is blessed with a stunning variety of dive sites-shipwrecks, quiet black sand bays, crystalline hard coral reefs over bright white sand, lava ridges draped in gorgonians and soft coral, and current-swept pinnacles, swirling with fish.

Diving Bali is a comprehensive diving guide covering all of Bali and it's surrounding reefs. It presents in great detail some of the best dive sites in the tropical western Pacific. Our seasoned diver-authors have an aggregate half-century of experience exploring these waters, and each site receives thorough coverage, including detailed maps, color photos, and a full description of access, conditions, and facilities.

This Bali diving guide features:

Practicalities: Detailed travel information for every budget, including accommodations, transportation, prices, seasons, and dive operators.
Information: Local history, diving lore, site conditions, and more than 50 maps.
Photography: More than 100 color photographs by top photographers.

Autorentext

David Pickell is the author of Between the Tides, an exploration of the life and culture of the traditional tribesmen of Indonesian New Guinea's South Coast, and is currently at work on a book about Komodo. He is a writer, editor, and cartographer, and has been diving for 29 years. He lives in Berkeley, California.

Wally Siagian is one of Indonesia's sport diving pioneers. He first dove Bali in the 1970s and his long-term knowledge of the island's reefs is unmatched by anyone working today. Originally from Bandung, he moved with his family to Bali in the 1980s and has been guiding divers--chiefly scientists and photographers--for more than three decades.