Alam Batu Beach Bungalow Resort

Alam Batu, a beautiful and comfortable dive resort in North East Bali, fits perfectly into the landscape with some of the bungalows are near the seashore and others are located in a higher area.

How To Get There

The resort is located 98 km away from Ngurah Rai International Airport. They offer airport transportation service.

Dive Overview

You can find a plethora of big and small animals, ranging from Mola Mola and Manta Rays, to tiny macro subjects.

[Read More: Bali Dive Travel Guide]

Accommodation Overview

Alam Batu Resort offers 11 spacious Balinese-style bungalows, 1 centrally located single bungalow, and 3 villas. The bungalows feature air conditioning, large terraces with sea views, and semi-open bathrooms, blending comfort with natural charm. The single bungalow, "Sendiri," sits by the pool, offering similar amenities on a smaller scale. Villa Ayam I & II provide private pools and gardens, ideal for families or those seeking seclusion, while Villa Anton offers a budget-friendly, air-conditioned option near the dive base, perfect for avid divers.

Food & Drinks

The generous and charming restaurant is located near the seashore with a fantastic view of the sea and the bays.

Breakfast is served from 8 to 11 am. If you miss it, no problem, the restaurant is open all day from 8 am to 11 pm. If you are hungry from diving, you can also have a hot meal in the afternoon, try one of our tasty soups, for example.

In the afternoon Balinese coffee and sweets are served. Dinner is served around 7.30 pm. You can, of course, have your dinner earlier or later. The food varies from typical Indonesian dishes to Thai and European meals. BBQs (fish or meat) or buffets with various Indonesian dishes are also offered regularly.

Dive Information

The underwater world in Bali offers a great variety of species. Located in the southwestern part of the coral triangle, the richness of the coral reefs is unique. More than 3.500 species have been discovered here. The Indonesian current is in charge of transporting plankton to the reefs around Bali. This very important current transports the water from the Pacific Ocean, via Java and Banda Sea, to the Indian Ocean. This optimal geographic situation guarantees the great diversity of fish, coral, and critters; including nudibranchs, rhinopias, ghost pipefish, cowries, boxer crabs, mimic octopus, wonderpus and many more.

The Alam Batu house reef, situated directly off the resort, is a wonderful and mostly untouched reef of over 800 meters. The coral diversity varies from soft corals, black corals, table corals and gorgonians up to 2 meters in diameter. The corals shelter a fantastic underwater world with many schools of fish (including juvenile barracudas, snappers), reef sharks, seahorses, harlequin shrimps and other critters.

With a bit of luck you can also see dolphins, pilot whales and ocean sunfish passing by.

Aside from the beautiful house reef, there are numerous nearby dive sites that offer a variety of diving options including coral diving, muck diving, wreck diving, and awesome night diving. By boat, it only takes 15 minutes to get to the "Liberty" wreck or to the famous dive spots "Drop off", "Ulami" and "Coral Garden" in Tulamben.

Alam Batu is also an outstanding place for macro photographers. Our dive guides are great at spotting micro critters such as pygmy sea horses and other small species.

Dive Sites

Here are some the dive sites you can visit:

• The Wall | 15 min. boat ride 
• Canyon down to 20 meters depth, amazing hard coral formations, eagle rays, turtles, school of groupers; sometimes current. 
• Black Forest | 5 min. boat ride (Nitrox ONLY)  
• Cleaning station at a depth of 30 meters; many schools of fish, mackerels, barracudas, batfish, oriental and harlequin sweetlips; if lucky, sharks and eagle rays; current! 
• Karang Kecil - Little Reef | 3 min. boat ride 
• Little wall with small cave, pretty overhangs; chances to encounter leaf fishes, octopi, school of barracudas; nice hard and soft corals. 
• Tembok Cantik - Beautiful Wall | 2 min. boat ride (House Reef) 
• Drift dive back to Alam Batu; beautiful wall fully covered with life, small cave at 12 meters, nice overhangs with sponges, black and white coral bushes, different sizes of gorgonians; schools of red-tooth triggerfish; some big fish out in the blue; current. 
• Drop Off | 15 min. boat ride 
• Steep wall in front of Tulamben with the possibility to find hiding octopi and sea needles; cleaning station and huge gorgonians at 30 meters; occasional black- and white-tip reef sharks. 
• Mandi - The Bath | Approx. 20 min. boat ride (Nitrox ONLY) 
• Usually strong current, with a chance to see frogfishes and seahorses. 
• Tembok Cantik Pasir - Beautiful Wall/Sand | 3 min. boat ride (House Reef, Nitrox ONLY) 
• A variety of nudibranchs, shrimps, and ornate ghost pipefishes; occasional current. 
• Pasir Ilmuh - Wondersand | 3 min. boat ride (House Reef) 
• Many different nudibranchs, power solars, robust ghost pipefish, and cleaner shrimps at the "tire heap." Always something interesting to find here. 
• Baywatch | 3 min. boat ride 
• A must for macro enthusiasts and photographers. Great variety of critters such as frogfish, seahorses, tiger shrimps, Indian walkmans, mantis shrimps, nudibranchs, and more surprises. 
• Dreamland | 3 min. boat ride 
• This dive starts along a mooring line with algae and coral growth, leading to a sandy slope that ends in a lush coral field. Possible sightings include ghost pipefish, nudibranchs, and unique shrimps. A vivid cleaning station in the shallows often reveals leaf scorpionfish, ribbon eels, and different pipefish. 
• Kubu Boga | 7 min. boat ride 
• Sunken in 2012 by the Indonesian government; depths of 17–32 meters. Easy to dive with chances to see barracudas and eagle rays. 
• U.S.A.T. Liberty | 15 min. boat ride 
• The famous wreck in front of Tulamben, stranded in 1942 and sank in 1963 after a volcanic eruption. Depths of 4–30 meters, with beautiful coral growth. Early morning dives often feature a school of bumphead parrotfish, barracudas, and fascinating macro life. A must-see!

Dive Center Information

The generous dive base offers everything you need. Enough space for your equipment, a classroom, a camera room, air and nitrox (Nitrox EAN 32). Dive equipment can also be rented. Up to 6 boat dives are offered daily. Dive courses are offered according to PADI guidelines from "PADI Open Water Diver" to "PADI Divemaster".

Dive Center Facilities

• PADI Dive Resort
• 2 twin-engine speedboats with roof & ladder for up to 8 divers
• Up to 6 guided boat dives daily
• Non guided house reef dives all day/night
• Free Nitrox (membrane system)
• 10/12/15 ltr aluminum tanks DIN/INT
• Camera room with charging stations
• Night & fluo night dives available daily

Practical Information

• Electricity: 230 Volts
• Time zone: UTC+8
• Languages: English, German & Indonesian
• Accept credit card?: Yes, Visa & Master Card