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Amed
Quiet fishing villages on the east coast with black sand, top diving and the USAT Liberty wreck.
📅 1–3 nightsDivingSnorkelingQuietAuthentic
Quiet fishing villages on the east coast with black sand, top diving and the USAT Liberty wreck.
Why Amed? Quiet fishing villages on the east coast with black sand, top diving and the USAT Liberty wreck.
Amed is a string of quiet fishing villages along the northeast coast, with black sand, a calm sea and some of Bali's best diving and snorkelling — including the famous USAT Liberty wreck at Tulamben. Authentic, slow-paced, with Mount Agung as a backdrop.
It's still and unhurried here: traditional jukung outriggers on the beach, sunrises over the sea and an early quiet in the evening. Ideal for diving and relaxing.
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Amed lies remote in the east; reckon on 2.5 to 3 hours' drive from the airport or South Bali along winding roads. That very distance keeps it quiet. Once there, you move easily by scooter along the coast road between the various little bays.
The star is the USAT Liberty wreck at Tulamben, reachable from the beach and both divable and snorkelable. On top of that there's the Japanese Shipwreck and colourful coral gardens in Jemeluk Bay. Amed is also a prime spot to learn freediving. The water is clear and usually calm.
Don't expect nightlife or shopping: Amed is about the sea, quiet and authenticity. Perfect for divers, snorkellers and peace seekers; less suitable for anyone wanting buzz, beach clubs or lots of amenities.
Amed and neighbouring Tulamben are East Bali's diving heartland. The star is the USAT Liberty shipwreck at Tulamben — a WWII cargo ship lying just off the beach, encrusted in coral and teeming with fish. It's rare among world-class wrecks because you can reach it on a short swim from shore, so snorkellers enjoy it too, not only divers. Nearby you'll find the Japanese Shipwreck, the coral gardens and pyramids of Jemeluk Bay, and macro "muck diving" for tiny critters at Seraya and Gili Selang. The water is clear and usually calm, visibility is good, and it's one of Bali's best places to take an Open Water course or learn freediving.
Above the surface, Amed is beautifully low-key: a string of quiet black-sand bays where colourful jukung fishing boats line the shore and the sunrise lights up Mount Agung behind you (Lombok's Rinjani floats on the horizon). Watch traditional salt farming along the coast, climb to the Lahangan Sweet viewpoint for the classic Agung panorama, and day-trip to the Lempuyang "Gates of Heaven" temple. Reckon on two-and-a-half to three hours from the airport over winding roads — that distance is exactly what keeps Amed peaceful — and get around easily by scooter along the coast road once you arrive.
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