{"id":167,"date":"2016-02-03T08:07:12","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T08:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.divehq.co.nz\/blog\/?p=167"},"modified":"2016-02-03T08:07:12","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T08:07:12","slug":"diving-in-bali-batu-bolong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/diving-in-bali-batu-bolong\/","title":{"rendered":"Diving in Bali &#8211; Batu Bolong!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif';color: #333333\">We arrived at the dive site, Batu Bolong which above the water just looks like a pile of rocks coming out of the water. \u00a0Under water it is the best dive I have done so far. \u00a0Batu Bolong is in Komodo National Park. \u00a0It is an UNESCO World Heritage Site. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/rocks-batu-bolong-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-166\" src=\"http:\/\/www.divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/rocks-batu-bolong-1.jpg\" alt=\"rocks batu bolong (1)\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif';color: #333333\">We were told we could only dive this site at certain times because of strong currents. \u00a0We entered the water and headed to the left side of the rocks. We were to descend down the chimney which was a small canyon between the rocks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/diving-batu-bolong.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-164\" src=\"http:\/\/www.divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/diving-batu-bolong.jpg\" alt=\"diving batu bolong\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif';color: #333333\">As soon as we started down I knew this was going to be an amazing dive. \u00a0When we got to the bottom of the chimney there were two reef sharks just cruising around. \u00a0We then headed left at about 30 m. \u00a0There were so many fish it felt like you had to push them out of the way to swim through. \u00a0We were to swim as far as we could along the face of the rock until the current was too strong then we would turn around and go back at a higher level. \u00a0 You notice the current when you are diving, and need to make sure your turn around when you feel it pulling you, so not to end up in a whirl-pool which have up-currents and down-currents! \u00a0If you got stuck in a current you really could end up miles away. Therefore I would recommend this site for advanced divers only. \u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/diving-batu-bolong.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-164\" src=\"http:\/\/www.divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/diving-batu-bolong.jpg\" alt=\"diving batu bolong\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif';color: #333333\">We saw sea snakes, nude-branch, more sharks, trevally, giant travelly, bumped parrot fish and thousands more. \u00a0We continued up and I didn&#8217;t want the dive to end.\u00a0The colours were incredible, so bright with so much life, from tiny fish to huge fish &#8230;including sharks. \u00a0It was amazing and I&#8217;m still buzzing from it, I just want to go back and dive every site in the area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">With dive sites like these awaiting you on your travels, I would recommend doing at least your Advanced Dive Course, so that you can go and appreciate the amazing underwater world safely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Call Dive HQ Christchurch to find out when your next course is.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Mel Alps<br \/>\nDive Instructor <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.diveskiworld.co.nz\/\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">Dive HQ Christchurch<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We arrived at the dive site, Batu Bolong which above the water just looks like a pile of rocks coming out of the water. \u00a0Under water it is the best dive I have done so far. \u00a0Batu Bolong is in Komodo National Park. \u00a0It is an UNESCO World Heritage Site. 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