Dive Review of Tuach Terminal/Tauch Terminal in
Indonesia/Tulamben

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Tuach Terminal/Tauch Terminal, Jul, 2010, by linda rutherford, CA, US ( Contributor 17 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 5679.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	We were very pleased with this land resort. It has free Nitrox; is nearest the best dive site, the Liberty Wreck; & has regular trips by boat to other places. They have a large beach front, two swimming pools, and all rooms have views. The 2nd floor rooms have a deck with table and chairs and pillow balcony. The 1st floor rooms have outside lounge chairs and convenient access. Wireless internet is by a satellite connection. We were the only Americans. 75% of the customers are German and the rest from Australia, Japan, and England. I love diving the Liberty Wreck. The fish are accustomed to divers and do not swim away when we approach. I crept to within 3 feet of a giant barracuda that was 6 feet long, who never moved an inch, as I approached. A school of bump-head parrot fish swam very close by. There can be a lot of divers on the wreck. Early morning is best, like 7:30 or 8 am. We did 4 dives on the Liberty, and to me, each one was different. One time we saw two two octopuses, and one was out swimming around. The shore entrance to the wreck is small gravel that are no problem for entrance in the water. "Coral Garden" right in front of the dive shop has 8 inch rounded stones to walk on, more tricky for walking. I got into 7 inches of water then fell over on my side with the tank hitting first. Luckily, I was not at all hurt. I had inflated my bc, which served as an "air bag." It was a good dive. Saw a black-tip shark in just 24 feet of water, a green and yellow scorpion leaf fish, orangutan crab, white freckled surgeon, two orange ornate ghost pipefish, giant 2 foot snappers, and several humphead wrasse. Not much coral, but a lot of fish. Tulamben seems to have more different fish and larger fish than the area we were diving previously on an expensive live- aboard for 11 days. Maybe because Tulamben is near the deep trench between Lombok and Bali.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	caribbean, fiji, malaysia, indonesia, etc
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	81-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	30-90 Ft/ 9-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	none, except be up by 60 min.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Tuach Terminal/Tauch Terminal in Indonesia/Tulamben

Tuach Terminal/Tauch Terminal, Jul, 2010,

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Dive Review of Tuach Terminal/Tauch Terminal in
Indonesia/Tulamben