Snorkeling Package at Tulamben Liberty Shipwreck

A nice dive site but a long drive 2.5 hours from Denpasar. The site was crowded even in off season, with swarms of scuba divers. The tour was through Bali Diving. Our guide was good he stayed in the water with us the entire time, pointing out things of interest. There were garden eels at relatively shallow depths. This tour is best for relatively advanced snorkelers snorkelers who free dive, for example.

A fantastic day and good food too. The sea life kept me out in the water for over an hour. I also went back for a second snorkel. It is a very long day. Two and a half hours there and back. Also a bit of a wait for other people. However the snorkelling experience made everything worth while.

Our guide Ketut was super patient and we had a wonderful snorkel. It was our first time snorkeling, and he made it easy and fun to get started. He had a small life-preserved, float-thing that I could hang onto to keep me from feeling nervous, but by the end of the time in the water, I was swimming on my own. The shipwreck was spectacular, as were all the lovely fish. He also took us over the nearby reef. We snorkeled for almost three hours. Yes, the drive is long, but it's fun to see the other side of Bali and get out into the countryside a bit. Ketut also took many photos and sent them to us immediately, so we could share our good time with friends.

Overall I think this tour was quite good and worth the amount it cost. The lunch was very simple but they gave you a choice and it was tasty all the same. Beware that you are required to travel in a bus for approximately 3 hours to get to the shipwreck which was quite tedious. There is no sandy beach at this location - you walk straight off the steps and into the ocean but once snorkeling there are lots of fish and some coral to look at. I would recommend going scuba diving instead of snorkeling if you are confident as there were sections of the shipwreck that looked interesting to explore. The instructors are very friendly and helpful with ours holding my friend and my hands at the beginning when we were nervous and each group gets their own instructor which is nice. They were so helpful that even when I left my sunglasses at the office after the tour they delivered them to my hotel the next day free of charge! Overall it was a good tour but the driving was very long and boring.