Batu Abah
Also known as: Vertigo Point
A remote, strictly protected site off the south-east of Nusa Penida with strong currents, open to the Lombok Strait. Dive centres describe it as one of the best places in the area for big pelagic fish, but dives need a special permit.
Batu Abah lies off the south-eastern tip of Nusa Penida, inside the most protected zone of the marine reserve, so local operators may only dive it for research or conservation with a permit. The site is exposed to the Lombok Strait, and currents can be very strong and change suddenly, with choppy waves on the surface. A gentle slope with branching corals, table corals, sponges and soft corals runs down to around 30 m, where it turns sandy beside a wall. Mola Mola in season, manta rays, sharks, giant trevally and dogtooth tuna are among the animals reported here. AquaMarine named the site Vertigo Point during survey dives in 2009.
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