Lipah Bay is in southern Amed. Enter from the sandy beach, then swim to the slope. In the shallows there are coral blocks, a coral garden, and coral that has been planted back. Deeper, the slope becomes a shelf with a sponge garden.
The most comfortable part is about 5–18 m. The slope continues to 25–30 m, and some routes reach about 40 m. Current inside the bay is usually light. Toward the more open side, it can build, so stay on a route that leads back to the beach.
Turtles often graze on the shallow coral, and they are the easiest animals to see, including from the surface. Young whitetip reef sharks rest under the table corals. Do not go under the coral to get closer to them.
- Map coordinate
- −8.35026, 115.68411
- Dive type
- Reef
- Entry
- Shore
- Depth
- About 5–30 m
- Water
- Salt water
Marine life
Green turtle
Often graze on the shallow coral and swim slowly along the slope. This is the animal that most often makes people stop.
Juvenile whitetip reef shark
They rest under table corals. Watch from the side, without going into the space under the coral.
Reef fish
Fusiliers and butterflyfish gather on the coral pinnacles. On the deeper part, larger fish are in the sponge garden.
Blue-spotted stingray
They glide over the sand between coral blocks, or rest half buried.
Macro life
The sand between the corals and the shallow part are where the small animals are. For macro photos, use a macro lens and a focus light.
Garden eel
Scattered across the sand. They rise together, then drop into their holes if you approach too fast.
Nudibranch
On the coral and on the sponges, from the shallow garden down the slope.
Clownfish
Small colonies guard anemones on the shallow coral.
An animal on this list is not guaranteed on every dive.