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Temple Wall

Temple Wall, off Menjangan Island, is one of those places that genuinely delivers. We always enjoy dropping in here. The wall itself starts shallow, around 5 metres, and drops to a respectable 21 metres. What we love is how the soft corals, particularly the staghorns, just explode from the rock face, even at the shallower depths. You get a real sense of density there. We usually fin along, keeping the wall on our right, spotting clown anemonefish nestled into their homes and searching the cracks for bloodspot pipefish. The visibility averages a good 18 metres, so you’re seeing plenty, even if it’s just the sunlight playing through the water column. Our favourite time to dive it is mid-morning, just as the sun really starts to hit the wall, lighting up all those vibrant colours. It’s not a drift dive typically, so you can take your time, poke around, and soak it all in. This is a solid pick for divers who enjoy a relaxed wall dive with healthy corals and plenty of macro life if you look closely.