 Dive Sekotong - relaxed reef diving with macro fun!
We have varying conditions throughout Sekotong ranging from easy and relaxed in the protected bay, to exciting and adventurous diving around BangkoBangko and further south. Here you can find a great variety of dive sites for all levels of scuba fun.
A fascinating underwater paradise awaits you - South Lombok, a highlight for photographers and all scuba enthusiasts!
Swell and Wind Forecast for South Lombok!
As the swell and winds are a big influence on the diving conditions, we have integrated the swell charts for Kuta (Lombok) and Dessert Point. Kuta is 1 hour boat ride from Belongas Bay, so also quite accurate for the conditions there, and Dessert Point is the indicator for Sekotong. In general one can say, with a swell 7 ft and smaller, or winds not exeeding 12 mph, the conditions will be quite good.
Gili Kura Kura
A favorite for early morning and night dives! The reef is formed by hard coral formations and impressive fan corals. It's extremely popular with juvenile fish and crustaceans. The reef falls straight off to 16 meters, and offers fun, colorful, and relaxing diving for everyone.
Gili Renggit Timur
2 marvelous dive sites on the east side of Gili Renggit, and an excellent site to explore for macro life. Surrounded by shrimps, ghost pipefish and glassfish, you dive along a slope lined with soft coral and feather stars. Blue spotted rays, cuttlefish, moray eels and a lot more await you!
Gili Renggit Barat
Another favorite in the west is Gili Renggit, as it offers rare species for the macro fan. The corals are populated with nudibranches, ghost pipefish and colorful shrimps. Come and see if you can find the camouflaged frogfish or let the cleaner shrimp give you a manicure!
Sunken Island
A favorite for 2nd and 3rd dives is the west side of Gili Renggit. During the afternoons one can find a unique light an color spectrum on these dives to around 16m. The coral is populated with nudibranches, ghost pipefish and colorful shrimps. Come and see if you can find the camouflaged frogfish or let the cleaner shrimp give you a manicure!
Stairs to Medang
Terracing down from 14m to about 35m you will experience a fascinating underwater landscape. Here you can experience the Indopacific at its best. We've seen mantas, different species of sharks and plenty of lively reef fish in all colors and sizes. On top of the plateau it's not uncommon to run into lobsters and turtles.
Lighthouse
After reaching around 14 meters on the slowly descending plateau we find landslide similar terrain. As we dive along this breakage, we are accompanied by emperor fish, big groupers and surgeon fish. The dive leads into a deeply gorging valley lined by heavy, massive coral formations. Once in the valley we find white tip reef sharks, schooling mackerel, schooling sweet lips, and an abundance of lively fish.
Batu Mandi and Batu Gendang
At "the drum stone" you will descent to about 25m and find big, massive blocks which give you the impression of diving in a labyrinth. This is the home to white tip reef sharks, napoleon fish and many sweet lips. Here you also can dive with different species of sharks as well as with tunas, jacks and barracudas. It is here where we witnessed schools of eagle rays.
Since some of our dive sites are in the open sea, we cannot guarantee that diving these sites is possible at all times! |
