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The colorful diving spot of Basket Coral Garden in Gili Trawangan, Lombok provides its tourists with ample opportunities of seeing soft corals of varied hues and innumerable reel fish with easy diving opportunities. The coral gardens being calmer in nature have emerged as submerged pinnacles measuring at around 25 meters. Basket Coral Garden is known to be one of the popular diving sites in Lombok. While diving in Basket Coral Garden, the initial few meters will give you sensation of being inside an aquarium amidst a variety of collection of the glamorous and colorful fairy bass lets, fusiliers, banner fishes. As you go deeper into the reefs the gigantic coral and stone blocks, groupers, batfish, trumpet fishes will come to the forefront. Hiding octopus and bearded scorpion fish also offers you a nice visual treat for you to enjoy. Finally you can also check out for the eagle rays, mantas or reef sharks as you delve deeper into the sea. The Basket Coral Gardens offers a visibility of approximately 10-20 meters and this diving spot is apt for divers of all levels and you need not be a very ace diver to experience the joys of taking a plunge as the Basket Coral Gardens are comparatively safe zones for diving and snorkeling activities. These beautiful coral gardens inspire the feeling of a magnificent dream land effect while you go for diving in the early hours of the morning as the daylight infiltrates to the regalia of sponges and fishes through the sapphire waters of the sea. Finally the gentle play of the light across the floral realm delivers an enigmatic effect on the tourists. In fact these splendid diving spots in Lombok are the reasons, which made it more attractive as a diving spot for divers in the last few decades as the stunning corals, assorted by innumerable fishes while the gentle currents render this as one of the favorite island and diving spots in Lombok. These islands remain busy throughout May, August and December to January. These islands also offer beautiful sunsets and views of the Rinjani volcano while the calm waters may allow you to have encounters with the whales and dolphins.
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