Giant trevally at Eel Garden, Menjangan Island

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Eel Garden

Menjangan Island, West Bali National Park, Indonesia

  • Advanced
  • Moderate current
  • Best Apr to Oct

Eel Garden is an advanced dive site in Menjangan Island, West Bali National Park, Indonesia. Dives run from 4 to 40 m, with moderate current. The best months are April to October. Marine life here includes garden eel, pygmy seahorse and giant trevally. 3 dive shops on Scubalo run trips here.

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Conditions at Eel Garden

Max depth
40 m
Depth range
4–40 m
Current
Moderate
Level
Advanced
Depth profile: dives from 4 m to 40 m.

Safety

Current
The passing current can be strong; experienced divers only.
Protected area
Menjangan is part of West Bali National Park; a park fee applies and nothing may be touched or taken.

About Eel Garden

Eel Garden is a wall on the western edge of Menjangan Island in West Bali National Park, ending in a sandy channel full of garden eels. Its passing current feeds healthy corals, schools of fish, reef sharks and trevally.

Eel Garden is on the westernmost edge of Menjangan Island, in West Bali National Park, about 30 minutes by boat from Pemuteran. Shops count it among Menjangan's best dives, with some of the island's healthiest and most varied corals.

The wall drops to about 40 metres, covered in gorgonian fans where pygmy seahorses hide, and ends in a sandy channel at around 20 metres home to a large colony of garden eels. Octopuses live in the crevices.

The passing current brings schools of fish: whitetip and blacktip reef sharks, giant and bluefin trevally, dogtooth tuna, barracuda and spotted eagle rays. Because of that current it suits experienced divers and snorkellers.

When to dive Eel Garden

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 Eel Garden

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Questions about Eel Garden

Where is Eel Garden?

On the western edge of Menjangan Island, West Bali National Park, about 30 minutes by boat from Pemuteran.

Why is it called Eel Garden?

For the large colony of garden eels in the sandy channel at the end of the wall, at around 20 metres.

What can you see at Eel Garden?

Gorgonian fans with pygmy seahorses, reef sharks, giant and bluefin trevally, dogtooth tuna, barracuda and eagle rays.

Is Eel Garden suitable for beginners?

It suits experienced divers, because of the passing current.

When is the best time to dive Eel Garden?

Menjangan is dived all year, and April to October, Bali's dry season, usually brings the best visibility.

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Dive shops that go to Eel Garden

3 shops in the directory run trips here.

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