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Turtle Neck, Padangbai, Bali

Padangbai, Bali

Turtle Neck is just beside the Blue Lagoon. Its other name is The Wall: a short coral wall, starting around 5 m, then a gentle slope. The end that is described is about 28 m. This site map stops around 22 m.

In the cracks there are leaf scorpionfish, orangutan crabs, moray eels, lionfish, mantis shrimp, and octopus. Sharks are only occasional. Entry is by boat. Visibility is often 10–25 m.

Map coordinate
−8.52827, 115.51425
Dive type
Wall
Entry
Boat
Depth
About 5–28 m
Water
Salt water

Marine life

Octopus

In the cracks of the wall.

Shark

Only now and then.

Macro life

For macro photos, use a macro lens and a focus light. Do not hold a mantis shrimp.

Mantis shrimp

This is the macro part of the wall. Moray eels and lionfish are in the same cracks.

Orangutan crab

This is the macro part of the wall. Moray eels and lionfish are in the same cracks.

Leaf scorpionfish

This is the macro part of the wall. Moray eels and lionfish are in the same cracks.

An animal on this list is not guaranteed on every dive.