The bay at Bunutan, Amed, with Mount Agung behind

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Bunutan

Bunutan, Amed, Bali, Indonesia

  • Advanced
  • Strong current
  • Best Apr to Oct

Bunutan is an advanced dive site in Bunutan, Amed, Bali, Indonesia. Dives run from 10 to 40 m, in strong current. The best months are April to October. Marine life here includes garden eel, bumphead parrotfish and barracuda. 9 dive shops on Scubalo run trips here.

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Conditions at Bunutan

Max depth
40 m
Depth range
10–40 m
Current
Strong
Level
Advanced
Depth profile: dives from 10 m to 40 m.

Safety

Current
Strong drift is common; experienced divers only, and stay with your guide.
Depth
The slope drops to about 40 metres; watch your depth.

About Bunutan

Bunutan is a drift dive along a promontory off Bunutan village in Amed, east Bali, starting over a sandy field of garden eels. Sea fans, table corals, schools of fish and reef sharks line a slope to about 40 metres, and the current can be strong.

Bunutan is a reef off the village of Bunutan, east of Jemeluk on the Amed coast of Bali. The dive usually starts over a white sand field of garden eels in the shallows, then drifts along a promontory where the slope drops to about 40 metres.

Huge sea fans and table corals grow along the slope, and the current brings schools of snapper, trevally, barracuda and bumphead parrotfish. Blacktip reef sharks and rays turn up, and ornate ghost pipefish hide among the fans.

The current can be strong, so most shops take only experienced divers here, by boat or jukung.

When to dive Bunutan

Best months: April, May, June, July, August, September, October.

Season

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Year round
Dived all year.
Best visibility
April to October, Bali's dry season, with the calmest seas.

Marine life at Bunutan

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Questions about Bunutan

Where is Bunutan?

Off Bunutan village, east of Jemeluk on the Amed coast of Bali.

What can you see at Bunutan?

Garden eels on the sand, sea fans and table corals, schools of snapper, trevally, barracuda and bumphead parrotfish, and blacktip reef sharks.

Is Bunutan a drift dive?

Yes. The current carries you along the promontory and can be strong.

Is Bunutan suitable for beginners?

No. Because of the current, most shops take only experienced divers.

When is the best time to dive Bunutan?

It is dived all year. April to October, Bali's dry season, usually brings the best conditions.

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Dive shops that go to Bunutan

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