Wednesday, 18 March 2009

Tulamben

Tulamben is a village which developed into tourism because it has the potential of diverse sea. Located in Tulamben Village, Kubu District, in the north of Karangasem Regency ± 25 km from Amlapura City - the capital district -, 37 km from Candidasa tourism, and about 82 km from Denpasar City.

Access to the location easily accessible location on the edge because the road department Amlapura - Singaraja. Tulamben then be developed into tourist area that includes 2 sub-district, the village in Kecamatan Kubu Tulamben; Datah Village, Village Labasari, Culik Village, Village Purwakerti, and Villages in District Bunutan Abang.

Tulamben main attraction is the potential under natural exotic marine diving activities for and snorekling because of the clear water conditions throughout the year and arusnya quiet. At the depth of 30 meters below the sea there is a ship "U.S. Liberty", a U.S. merchant ship that shipwrecked due dihantam Japanese submarine torpedo on 11 January 1942 when in pelayarannya across the Lombok. Diving in depth Liberty shipwreck is the reason the best diver that came to Tulamben. Estimated there are about 400 species of fish inhabit coral reefs and sunken ships visited about 100 species of fish offshore (pelagic).

This place is also called a reef paradise full of surprises as the sea animals that appear, such as the type of ribbon eel, mimic octopus, boxer crabs, ghost pipefish, seahorse, leaf fish, garden eel, lion fish, Harlequin shrimp, and other types that are not also found here. While the collection of large jack fish that amount to hundreds of tails always enliven this shipwreck, and they are very friendly on the plunger.

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