List of amazing dive sites and dive spots in and around Bali, Penida, Lembongan, and Ceningan

Bloo Lagoon

City: Padang Bai

Blue Lagoon

The Blue Lagoon is an easy spot for classes and fun dives, near Padang Bai.

A small bay and a wonderful white sand beach

The Blue Lagoon is a small bay near Padang Bai. It is often used for Open Water Courses and easy fun dives. During a night dive it is possible to the spanish dancer if you are lucky.

Fauna & Flora

Hard and soft corals. Turtles, reef sharks, octopus, baracuda, cow fish, garden eel, ribbon eel, pipefish, nudibranches, stonefish, sweet lip.

Eel Garden

City: Menjangan Island

Dive Site Facts

Main Dive Region : Northwest
Difficulty : Intermediate
Type of Dive : Exploration, Wall
Access : Shore
Sealife (* to ****) : 3***
Depth : 6-30 m
Current : None
Water Temp. (avg) from : 27 C
Water Temp. (avg) to : 29 C
Visibility (avg) : 17 m
Big Fish : Reef Sharks, Sharks, Barracuda, Morays, Turtles
Terrain : Coral Reef, Sand, Rock
Contour : Slope, Steep Slope

Eel Garden

Explore a big colony of white garden eels surrounded by beautiful sea life.

Dive through a garden full of eels

This spot is called after a big colony of white garden eels. It is quite nice to take a closer swim around and observe the eels. A wall is located in the east of this dive site. If you are lucky, you may see ghostpipe fishes, reef sharks and pygmy seahorses.

Fauna & Flora

Soft and hard corals, many gorgonians. Turtles, leaf fish, frogfish, white-tip shark, grey reef shark, moray eel, jacks, pygmy seahorses, barracuda, rays, frogfish.

Malibu Point – Dive Site

City: Nusa Penida

You want to dive with the big ones? Here you can! Lots of sharks, tunas and rays are waiting for you. Good place to meet Mola Molas!

Mola Molas, sharks and much more!

Malibu Point is one of the best dive sites in Bali with the widest variety of sharks – blacktip reef sharks, whitetip reef sharks and treasure sharks, even sometimes whale sharks. In the season between July and September, when the water becomes cooler, Mola Mola can be spotted around Malibu Point.

Fauna & Flora

Hard and soft corals, a great deal of whip corals. Dog tooth tuna, jack, rainbow runner, mola mola, manta ray, moray eel, different shark species.

Ferry Channel

City: Padang Bai

Ferry Channel

Easy access and small sleeping white tips in the heart of Padang Bai, next to the ferries to Lombok.

See the whitetips taking a nap

The Ferry Channel is just located in Padang Bai in front of the street where a few dive shops are. It is around 100 metres away from the beach. Because of the big ferries at the harbour it could become very noisy underwater and the visibility could become less than 10 metres.
It is a great spot to dive with small white-tip reef sharks. They also can be watched taking a nap during the day time in some caves.

Fauna & Flora

Some soft and hard corals. White-tip shark, shrimps, cuttlefish, octopus, nudibranchs, trevally, crabs, puffer fish.

Buyuk Nusa Penida

City: Nusa Penida

Buyuk Nusa Penida
Buyuk is an easy dive site suitable for all divers. Warm water temperature, a slight current and a nice sea life make this place very enjoyable.

The easy way to dive
Buyuk is an perfect spot for all type of divers. The slight current and the wonderful sea life make this place one of the most enjoyable located around Nusa Penida.

Fauna & Flora
Hard corals and soft corals. Mantis shrimp, box fish, clown fish, bat fish, scorpion fish, nudibranchs, angel fish, turtles, manta ray.

Dive Site Facts
Marine Protected Area : 1
Dive Site Facts
Main Dive Region : Nusa Penida
Difficulty : Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced
Type of Dive : Exploration
Access : Shore
Sealife (* to ****) : 3***
Depth : 7-30 m
Current : None
Water Temp. (avg) from : 26 C
Water Temp. (avg) to : 29 C
Visibility (avg) : 15 m
Big Fish : Manta, Turtles
Terrain : Coral Reef, Sand, Rock
Contour : Slope

Searaya Secret

City: Tulamben

Seraya Secret

Enjoy one of the best spots for macro photography. A perfect place for muck and night dives.

One of the best macro dive spots!

Seraya Secret is one of the best macro dive spots in South East Asia. You can enjoy a wonderful sealife and a huge diversity. It is a perfect place for macro photography and night dive. Many critters and a sandy underground. Seraya Secret is a nice muck dive spot and if you are patient enough, you might even see the rare mimic octopus!

Fauna & Flora

Hard and soft corals. Mimic octopus, devil scorpion fish, boxer crabs, orang-utan crabs, frog fish, sea moths, nudibranchs, zebra lionfish, firefish, cuttlefish, sea horses, pygmy sea horse.

Coral Gardens

City: Tulamben

Coral Gardens
Coral Gardens is situated next to USAT Liberty and is really worth to explore. No current and a nice environment make it a perfect spot for beginners.

Nice spot for beginners and training
Corals Garden is situated a few hundred meters from the USAT Liberty Wreck. It is a nice spot for diving classes. There is no current and the depth reaches 20 meters.

Fauna & Flora
Healthy hard and soft corals. Blue ribbon eels, black tip reef shark, ghost pipe fish, cuttlefish, frog fish, jacks, octopus, nudibranchs, giant groupers, shrimps, blue stripped snappers.

Dive Site Facts
Main Dive Region : Tulamben
Difficulty : Beginners
Type of Dive : Exploration
Access : Boat
Sealife (* to ****) : 2**
Depth : 5-20 m
Current : None
Water Temp. (avg) from : 27 C
Water Temp. (avg) to : 29 C
Visibility (avg) : 16 m
Big Fish : Reef Sharks, Octopus
Terrain : Coral Reef, Sand, Rock
Contour : Slope

Batu Kelebit

City: Tulamben

Batu Kelebit

Batu Kelebit is a good choice for those who like different variety during a dive. No current, big fishes, healthy corals and amazing macros!

The do-it-all-at-once dive spot in Bali

Batu Kelebit is located next to Tulamben bay. The spot contains a big range of different structures, big fishes, amazing macros and wonderful corals.

Fauna & Flora

Nice soft and hard corals, gorgonians. Reef sharks, barracuda, cuttle fish, emperor shrimps, large sea cucumbers, peacock mantis shrimps, bump-head parrot fish, jacks, snapper, moray eels.

Crystal Bay

City: Nusa Penida

Dive Site Facts
Marine Protected Area : 1
Dive Site Facts
Main Dive Region : Nusa Penida
Difficulty : Advanced
Type of Dive : Drift Dive, Bay
Access : Boat, Shore
Sealife (* to ****) : 3***
Depth : 10-25 m
Current : easy
Water Temp. (avg) from : 16 C
Water Temp. (avg) to : 29 C
Visibility (avg) : 30 m
Big Fish : Mola Mola, Sharks
Terrain : Coral Reef, Sand, Rock
Yes
Protected Area

10 m
Depth from

25 m
Depth to

Dive Region: Nusa Penida
Level: Advanced
Big Fish: Mola Mola, Sharks

Crystal Bay
Crystal Bay offers a diverse sea life and the best visibility of Bali – a crystal view from 30 up to 50 meters. Good place to meet Mola Molas!

The best visibility of Bali and Mola Molas
The name Christal Bay stands for quality. With a visibility of 30 up to 50 meters this spot has the most foreseight all over Bali, even in the rainy season from November until March. The impressive Mola Mola, the ocean sunfish, can be watched between August and October when the water becomes cooler.

Fauna & Flora
Hard and soft corals, whip corals, sponges. Mola Mola, leopard shark, whitetip shark, frogfish, scorpion fish.

The Drop Off

City: Tulamben

Dive Site Facts

Main Dive Region : Tulamben
Difficulty : Intermediate
Type of Dive : Exploration, Wall
Access : Boat
Sealife (* to ****) : 3***
Depth : 10-30 m
Current : None
Water Temp. (avg) from : 27 C
Water Temp. (avg) to : 29 C
Visibility (avg) : 16 m
Big Fish : Reef Sharks, Morays, Large Schools of Fish, Octopus
Terrain : Coral Reef, Sand, Rock
Contour : Slope, Drop Off

The Drop Off

Enjoy a peaceful dive along a colorful and healthy wall full of sea life.

Enjoy a peaceful dive

Tulamben area is famous for diving, it’s a great place indeed but during high season Tulamben can get a bit crowded. The Drop Off is a good choice to enjoy a peaceful dive. This dive spot is a beautiful wall dive with great sea life. Macro and big fishes can be spotted and the corals are colourful and healthy.

Fauna & Flora

Healthy hard and soft corals, gorgonians. Damsel fish, shrimps, sharp nosed puffers, jacks, octopus, scorpion fish, lion fish, flatworm, nudibranches, hermit crabs, schools of big eye trevally, moray eels, reef sharks.

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Blue Lagoon

A small bay and a wonderful white sand beach

Fauna & Flora

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Eel Garden

Dive through a garden full of eels

Fauna & Flora

Mola Molas, sharks and much more!

Fauna & Flora

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Ferry Channel

See the whitetips taking a nap

Fauna & Flora

Dive Site Facts

Seraya Secret

One of the best macro dive spots!

Dive Site Facts

Batu Kelebit

The do-it-all-at-once dive spot in Bali

Fauna & Flora

Dive Site Facts

The Drop Off

Enjoy a peaceful dive

Fauna & Flora

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