Lombok - a little island next to Bali!
Discover scuba diving around South Lombok! In South Lombok every diver can find his dive adventure: from relaxed diving in Southwest Lombok up to exciting "adrenalin dives" in Belongas Bay. South Lombok is a highlight for every scuba diver and offers many dive sites for all levels of experience!
Lombok is the Indonesian name for chili pepper, and you'll find the spicy little island only 70km from Bali, whereas Bali is more known for scuba diving and snorkeling. The two islands are separated by the ecologically significant Wallace Line (the Wallace Line is the line of demarcation, separating Equatorial Asia from Marsupial Australia, which marks vast and immediately noticeable changes in the flora and fauna of Bali).
Lombok's tropical monsoon climate has two distinct seasons: dry (March to October) and wet (November to March). Monsoon refers to the wind, not to the rain. However even in the wet monsoon season the rain tends to be short-lived and localized. This has the effect that depending on the region, South Lombok or North Lombok, you can enjoy scuba diving and snorkeling all year around.
Lombok lies only 375km south of the equator, and therefore you'll find a tropical climate, as well as warm inviting seas for your scuba dive vacation. Days are almost universally 12 hours long; sunrise is approximately at 6:20 a.m., sunset at 6:30 p.m. depending on the time of year. The average daytime temperature is between 27° C to 30° C (80° F to 90° F) along the western coastal area (the main tourist venue). The average inland temperature is 29° C to 34° C. And if you plan to trek onto Mt. Rinjani bring a sweater along - with 3,726 meters it is Indonesia's second highest mountain and it gets surprisingly cold up there.
South Lombok is uncommon amongst the other dive locations around Lombok. Here one still finds diving as a distinct experience and exclusive dive sites with the chance to explore undiscovered waters. These new dive sites offer even the well-traveled and experienced diver a surprising and breathtaking experience, and due to the great variety of dive sites, there is exciting diving for all levels of training.
"The Magnet", in South-East Lombok, is a pinnacle in the open sea. It rises from a depth of about 80m and can be reached in approximately 25 minutes from the mainland. Diving there, the seasonable sighting of schooling hammerhead sharks, barracudas, tunas, and other pelagic life is, fairly regular, and also mola mola have occasionally been sighted.
To dive in Sekotong means experiencing the tropics, relaxing and diving, and while scuba diving in south west Lombok you are likely to sight blue spotted stingrays, cuttlefish, scorpion fish as well as an amazing abundance of macro life. A little further south toward Bangko Bangko, also the chances of seeing turtles and white tip reef sharks are fairly high.
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