TULAMBEN

Tulamben is a village which grew into a tourist attraction because it has the potential of diverse sea. Located in the village of Tulamben, Kubu district, in northern Karangasem about ± 25 km from City Amlapura - the district capital -, 37 km from Candidasa attractions, and about 82 km from Denpasar City.

Access to convenient location because its location on the edge of the highway Amlapura - Singaraja. Tulamben later developed into a tourist area that includes 2 sub-districts, namely the village of Tulamben in Kubu district; Datah Village, Labasari Village, Village Culik, Purwakerti village, and Bunutan village in the district Abang.

Tulamben main attraction is the natural potential of the exotic underwater for diving and snorkeling activities because of the clear water conditions throughout the year and the current calm. At a depth of 30 meters below the sea there is the framework of the ship "U.S. Liberty", an American merchant ship sunk by a submarine torpedo hit Japan on January 11, 1942 when the voyage across the Straits of Lombok. Diving in the deep shipwrecks of Liberty is the best reason for the divers who come to Tulamben. It is estimated there are about 400 species of reef fish inhabit these shipwrecks and visited about 100 species of sea fish (pelagic).

It is also called the reef paradise full of surprises for marine animals that appear, such as the type of ribbon eel, mimic octopus, boxer crabs, ghost pipefish, seahorse, leaf fish, garden eel, lion fish, harlequin shrimp, and other types that are not usually also be found here. While a large collection of jack fish whose numbers up to hundreds tail always enliven this shipwreck, and they are very friendly to divers.