One of my favorite places to dip in the water in Bali
is Menjangan. Kenapa?
Karena laut yang bening, air yang tenang dan gugusan karang yang indah.
Menjangan seringkali mengingatkan saya akan Wakatobi, dengan karakter bawah
laut yang berupa wall, serta gugusan karang yang memenuhi wall tersebut.
One of my
favorite places to dip in the water in Bali is Menjangan. Why? Because of the
clear sea, calm waters and beautiful coral clusters. Menjangan often reminds me
of the Wakatobi, with underwater characters that consists of the wall, as well
as the group of corals that fills the wall.
Blue day at Menjangan, Bali |
Jika biasanya
saya selalu datang ke menjangan untuk scuba diving, kali ini cukup berbeda.
Tanpa tabung dan bcd, kami menikmati menjangan dari sisi lain: freedive. Saya memang baru belajar freedive di Apnea Culture, masih terus
latihan dan belum lulus (hehe). But anyway, karena ada Ferry yang jadi buddy saya, kami freedive "tipis-tipis" saja di menjangan, sambil melatih
kemampuan kami.
If I normally came to Menjangan for scuba diving, this time is quite different.
Without the cylinder and bcd, we enjoyed Menjangan from the other side: freedive.
I was just learning to freedive in Apnea Culture, continued training and has
not yet passed (hehe). But anyway, since there is Ferry to become my buddy, we
freedive "slightly" only in Menjangan, while practicing our ability.
Ada beberapa spot
freedive yang menyenangkan di Menjangan, keterbatasan waktu (hanya one day saja
dan tidak menginap di Menjangan) membuat kami hanya dapat mengunjungi tiga
spot, ini dia:
There are some
fun spots in Menjangan freedive, time constraints (only one day and not staying
at Menjangan) made us can only visit three spots, this is it:
CORAL GARDEN
Saya terkejut
melihat kondisi Coral Garden yang sangat berbeda. Perubahan suhu secara ekstrim
sejak Februari 2016 lalu membuat karang-karang cantik di Menjangan (dan banyak
area lain di Indonesia) perlahan kehilangan warna (bleaching), menjadi putih
dan kemudian mati. Sebagian besar karang sudah rusak karena bleaching, area ini
tidak terasa seperti spot yang sama yang selama ini jadi salah satu favorit
spot saya untuk scuba dive.
I was surprised
to see the condition of Coral Garden which is very different. Extreme
temperature changes since February 2016 made a gorgeous coral reefs in
Menjangan (and many other areas in Indonesia) slowly losing color (bleaching),
to white and then die. Most of the coral has been damaged by bleaching, this
area does not feel like the same spot that had become one of my favorite spots
to scuba dive.
Namun kami
dihibur schooling fish yang mampir ke area ini, rombongan ikan ini membentuk
"formasi" yang beragam, mulai dari donat (yes, seperti donat) di
dekat dasar laut, hingga jam pasir saat berada di dekat permukaan, kamipun
dengan senang "bermain" bersama schooling
fish ini.
But we are comforted by schooling fish making their way into this area, the groups of these fish form a "formation" is diverse, ranging from donuts (yes, like a donut) near the bottom of the sea, until the hourglass when near the surface, we also are happy to "play" together with these schooling fish.
But we are comforted by schooling fish making their way into this area, the groups of these fish form a "formation" is diverse, ranging from donuts (yes, like a donut) near the bottom of the sea, until the hourglass when near the surface, we also are happy to "play" together with these schooling fish.
SANDY SLOPE
Disebut Sandy
Slope karena memang areal ini dipenuhi pasir putih di dasar, dan kemudian
menurun membentuk lembah di bawah air. Karena kami di sini untuk freedive, area
yang dipilih adalah area dangkal berpasir putih. Saat matahari cerah, Sandy
Slope sangat cantik dengan warna turquoise yang terlihat dari permukaan.
It is called
Sandy Slope because the area is filled with white sand at the bottom, and then
declining to form the valley under water. Because we are here to freedive, the
selected area is an area of shallow white sand. When it's sunny, Sandy Slope is
very pretty with a turquoise color that is visible from the surface.
Kami bermain-main dengan pasir putih yang halus, di area ini tidak banyak koral, namun kita dapat menemukan gugusan koral dengan berenang ke area luar.
We play around
with fine white sand, in this area there is not a lot of corals, but we can
find the coral reef by swimming to the outside area.
POS 2
Going down! |
Saat perubahan
suhu membuat Menjangan "sakit," karang-karang memutih dan perlahan
mati, salah satu area yang masih tetap sehat adalah Pos 2. Area dengan karakter
wall ini dipenuhi karang-karang sehat di sepanjang wall. Di sini kami dapat
latihan turun dan naik perlahan sambil bermain bubbles :)
When the
temperature changes make Menjangan "sick," the corals turn white and
die slowly, one area that still remain healthy is Pos 2. The area with the
character of wall filled with healthy corals along the wall. Here we can
exercise descend and ascend slowly while playing bubbles :)
Playing with bubbles |
It's nice to have
a different experience in Menjangan. Tanpa tabung, kami menikmati laut
Menjangan. Is it better? Well, I should
say different, I'll always love scuba dive, but this freedive thing also grab
my heart and attention.
It's nice to have
a different experience in Menjangan. Without the tube, we enjoy Menjangan sea.
Is it better? Well, I should say different, I'll always love scuba diving, but
this freedive thing also grab my heart and attention.
Remember one thing: Never Freedive Alone
Have a fun splashy days folks!
@marischkaprue -
#DugongInTheMaking
Photos by Ferry Rusli
NOTES:
MENJANGAN
Taman Nasional
Bali Barat, Bali
West Bali
National Park, Bali
GETTING THERE
Dari Denpasar
sekitar 4 - 5 jam perjalanan dengan mobil, jika berangkat pagi-pagi sekali (jam
5-6 pagi) maka bisa ditempuh dalam waktu 3 jam
From Denpasar about 4-5 hours away by car, if leaving early (at 5-6 am) will be taken within 3 hours
From Denpasar about 4-5 hours away by car, if leaving early (at 5-6 am) will be taken within 3 hours
BOAT RENT
Biaya boat rent
untuk snorkeling sekitar Rp. 500.000,- dengan durasi 4 jam (additional Rp. 100.000,-/
jam tambahan), kapasitas kapal up to 10 person.
The cost of boat
rent for snorkeling is around Rp. 500.000, - with a duration of 4 hours
(additional Rp. 100,000, - / additional hours), the capacity of the boat is up
to 10 persons.
FREEDIVE COURSE
You can take a freedive course at Apnea Culture, Jakarta based, kelas dan latihan kolam di Jakarta (ada jadwal rutin latihan juga), contact via their Instagram to know more
You can take a freedive course at Apnea Culture, Jakarta-based, classroom and pool training in Jakarta (there is a regular schedule of exercise as well), contact via their Instagram to know more
You can take a freedive course at Apnea Culture, Jakarta-based, classroom and pool training in Jakarta (there is a regular schedule of exercise as well), contact via their Instagram to know more
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3 comments:
Jadi pengen nyobain pakai fin begitu. Menjangannya cantik banget, semoga karangnya terjaga terus ya.
What a freedive spot! Pesona bawah lautnya menjangan keren juga nih buat para pemula hehe. anyway, seomga area coral garden lekas membaik.
Wow..keren gambar2nya. Pengen nyoba juga.
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