Coral Garden

Coral Garden is a shallow reef between the Liberty wreck and the Drop-off in Tulamben, Bali, on a gentle sand slope in 5 to 12 metres of water. It is the most beginner-friendly site in Tulamben and is often used for entry-level training, refresher dives and night dives.

Small artificial structures, including stupas, statues and reef-restoration frames, stand among natural coral and sponge growth. Dense schools of glassfish hold position around them. The macro life is exceptional for such a small, easily navigated area, with juvenile rockmover wrasse, harlequin shrimp, ribbon eels, mantis shrimp, peacock razor wrasse and many nudibranch species.

On night dives, look for Spanish dancer nudibranchs, sleeping parrotfish in mucus cocoons, hunting decorator crabs and bobtail squid on the sand. The water is shallow, calm and forgiving of buoyancy mistakes, but experienced divers with a camera will find plenty here too.