BEST DIVE SPOTS IN BALI & NUSA PENIDA

Scuba diving in Nusa Penida is one of the best spots in Bali for observing manta rays and sunfish, as well as for drift diving; it is an ideal place to encounter the ocean’s largest creatures.
Divers come from all over the world for the chance to spot manta rays and sunfish called Mola-Mola. Get ready for an exceptional diving experience with visibility reaching up to 40 metres in season.

Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan offer even more to discover, thanks to abundant marine life and healthy coral reefs, all in exceptionally clear water.

Padang Bai offers a wide variety of diving sites, ranging from calm, colourful coral gardens ideal for beginners to experienced divers. From Blue Lagoon to Jepun – the perfect spot for first-timers – as well as Temple, Channel and the drop-off, all teeming with marine life.
 

Diving in Amed is an unmissable experience suitable for everyone, with black-sand sites, vibrantly coloured coral walls and artificial reefs suitable for all levels. There are plenty of diving options to choose from, including the Pyramids (an artificial reef), the Jemeluk Wall (a steep drop-off) and Bunutan (a drift dive). It’s an ideal day-trip diving excursion not to be missed; snorkellers are also welcome. Turtles are often spotted here.

Tulamben, located on Bali’s northeast coast, is a world-renowned diving destination with dive sites spread along 10 kilometers of coastline, Tulamben offers a wide variety of shore.
You will enjoy the famous USAT Liberty Shipwreck, a cargo ship covered in corals resting at 5-30m.
The area offers excellent shore diving, stunning macro photography spots (like Seraya Secrets), and a dramatic Drop-Off wall. It is suitable for all levels, including beginners and snorkelers, whether you’re visiting for a daily dive trip, diving package or a full diving safari, Tulamben is the place to go diving

Tepekong is the rock formation that follows Mimpang and offers superb dives in the Amuk Bay area. This site comprises various zones, ranging from steep walls to the Canyon, and all are subject to currents and unpredictable conditions. For experienced divers, this site offers spectacular scenery with blacktip and whitetip sharks, barracudas, rays and even the occasional Mola Mola.
Thanks to the currents, the site offers good visibility and the coral reef is particularly healthy. However, diving conditions can change very quickly.
Gili Tepekong and Gili Mimpang require divers to be highly skilled and experienced to cope with unpredictable currents.

The Padang Bai jetty is a unsused cruise ship pier, built in the large bay between Padang Bai and Candidasa. The depth beneath the jetty varies between 5 and 20 metres. Rubbish and debris float on the surface and cover the sandy seabed: you’ll be amazed! This is where we encounter marine creatures so strange that it’s hard to believe they exist. This is what’s known as a ‘muck dive’. It’s an incredible dive for photographers and marine biology enthusiasts. It’s highly sought-after for its frogfish, devilfish, rhinopias, dragonets, stonefish, curved pipefish, nudibranchs, cuttlefish and seahorses.

As our dive centre is based in Sanur, you can explore any of Bali’s dive sites. The dive sites in Sanur are ideal for divers who don’t have time to travel to northern Bali or Nusa Penida. The dive sites in Sanur are just a few minutes from the shore.

Explore seabeds close to our dive centre and its many colored fishes and healthy reef.

** minimum 4 pax

Menjangan is part of West Bali National Park; its reefs have been protected for over a century. Menjangan is a fabulous spot for marine biodiversity enthusiasts who enjoy having the place almost to themselves. It is ideal for beginner divers and snorkelers. The underwater world is teeming with magnificent corals, a wide variety of fish and macro life, as well as colourful giant gorgonians.

The island of Menjangan offers spectacular dives along the drop-offs, in warm, calm waters bathed in sunshine.