Pink soft coral with a diver beyond it in Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi

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Coral Garden Tanjung Ringgit

Tanjung Ringgit, Lombok, Indonesia

  • Beginner
  • Mild current
  • Best Apr to Oct

Coral Garden Tanjung Ringgit is a beginner dive site in Tanjung Ringgit, Lombok, Indonesia. Dives run from 3 to 40 m, with mild current. The best months are April to October. Marine life here includes frogfish, eagle ray and mobula ray. One dive shop on Scubalo runs trips here.

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Conditions at Coral Garden Tanjung Ringgit

Max depth
40 m
Depth range
3–40 m
Current
Mild
Level
Beginner
Depth profile: dives from 3 m to 40 m.

Safety

Current
There can be some; dives sometimes drift on to Halfway House.

About Coral Garden Tanjung Ringgit

Coral Garden Tanjung Ringgit is a soft coral garden on Lombok's southeast coast, starting at 3 to 5 metres and dropping into the blue past 40, with eagle rays, mantas and devil rays.

This Coral Garden lies near Tanjung Ringgit on the southeast coast of Lombok, reached from Kuta by road to Telong Elong. The soft coral garden starts at 3 to 5 metres and drops into the deep blue past 40 metres. The site is mostly sheltered from the swell, though there can be some current, and on the right day it is the start of a drift through Halfway House to Game Changer.

Skipjack tuna and Spanish mackerel pass in the blue, and manta rays and schooling devil rays have been seen leaving the bay. Giant frogfish, eagle rays and hawksbill turtles are all on the list here, and there is plenty for macro.

When to dive Coral Garden Tanjung Ringgit

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

Season

Right now
Best months
April to October, the dry season, with calmer seas and the best visibility.
Good to know
The south coast faces the Indian Ocean, so swell and current decide which sites can be dived on the day.

Marine life at Coral Garden Tanjung Ringgit

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Type of diving

Questions about Coral Garden Tanjung Ringgit

Where is Coral Garden Tanjung Ringgit?

On the southeast coast of Lombok near Tanjung Ringgit, reached from Kuta by road to Telong Elong.

How deep is Coral Garden Tanjung Ringgit?

The soft coral starts at 3 to 5 metres and drops past 40 metres; the average depth is about 18 metres.

Is it good for beginners?

Yes, when conditions are right. It is mostly sheltered from the swell.

What can you see there?

Soft coral, giant frogfish, eagle rays, hawksbill turtles, and sometimes manta rays and schooling devil rays.

Which dive shops go there?

Dive shops in Kuta Lombok run day trips there, by road to Telong Elong and then by boat. The shops that go there are listed on this page.

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Dive shops that go to Coral Garden Tanjung Ringgit

One shop in the directory runs trips here.

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