Drop Off
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About this site
Drop Off, called Baung Penyu (turtle neck) in Balinese, is a boat dive on the Padang Bai coast of Bali, just next to Blue Lagoon. A gentle sandy slope turns into a coral-covered wall, running from about 5 to 30 m. Visibility is often 10 to 20 m, water 24 to 29°C, and conditions are usually calm with a light drift possible. It suits all levels.
The dive usually starts on the northern side, over a sandy and soft coral bottom rich in alcyonarians, cleaning stations and anemones, where macro hunters scan the sandy patches for seahorses, shrimps and nudibranchs. The slope steepens toward the wall, which carries feather stars in every colour, sponges and hard corals. Frogfish, moray eels and other sheltering fish live here, with the occasional larger visitor.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Zephyr HypselodorisHypselodoris zephyraReported here · unconfirmed
Unidentia sandramillenaeReported here · unconfirmed
Tryon's HypselodorisHypselodoris tryoniReported here · unconfirmed
Black-margined NudibranchDoriprismatica atromarginataReported here · unconfirmed
Bumpy MexichromisMexichromis multituberculataReported here · unconfirmed
Bus Stop NudibranchGoniobranchus hintuanensisReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate GhostpipefishSolenostomus paradoxusReported here · unconfirmed
Bicolor nudibranchSamla bicolorReported here · unconfirmed
Leaf ScorpionfishTaenianotus triacanthusReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate ghost pipefishOrnate ghost pipefishReported here · unconfirmed
MackerelMackerelReported here · unconfirmed
SeahorseSeahorseReported here · unconfirmed
FrogfishFrogfishReported here · unconfirmed
Leaf scorpionfishLeaf scorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
TunaTunaReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
DamselfishDamselfishReported here · unconfirmed
AngelfishAngelfishReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseReported here · unconfirmed
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