Explore the best places to dive in Indonesia. 170 dive sites with real reviews and ratings from divers.
Toyapakeh in Nusa Penida is one of Bali's most exhilarating drift dive sites, with strong currents in the channel between Nusa Penida and Nusa Ceningan guiding divers through exceptionally healthy coral reefs. The site features vibrant coral garde...
Kubu, Bali
Tulamben Drop Off is the iconic wall of Tulamben in northeast Bali, accessible on foot from the beach and located adjacent to the famous Liberty wreck. The wall begins at 3 meters and descends vertically, covered with colorful gorgonians and vibra...
The USAT Liberty in Tulamben is the iconic American wreck that is Bali's most popular dive. The 120m cargo ship was torpedoed in 1942 and rested on the beach for decades until it was pushed into the sea in 1963 by the eruption of Mount Agung volca...
Bunaken, North Sulawesi
Aba is a dive site in Bunaken National marine Park, North Sulawesi, with a coral wall vertical characteristic of the park. A wall plunges in extreme depth, with green and hawksbill turtles, napoleon wrasses and gorgonians giant. Typical visibility...
Bitung, North Sulawesi
Aer Bajo 1 is a classic site of muck diving in the Lembeh Strait, with substrate of black sand and debris starting in 4-6m and descending in gentle slope up to 20m. O name comes from thes sea gypsies Bajo of the Philippines; The site is a referenc...
Gili Air, West Nusa Tenggara
Coral wall in Gili Air, in the Gili Islands (Lombok), with dive in swim gradual and green turtles frequent. Features soft corals, gorgonians and occasional whitetip reef sharks (Triaenodon obesus) resting in the sandy bottom.
Amed is a coastal area in northeast Bali with multiple dive sites accessible from the beach, including the famous Japanese wreck in Jemeluk and the Pyramids. The region offers excellent macro diving with nudibranchs, garden eels and octopuses, as ...
Sabang, Aceh
Arus Balee in Pulau Weh, between the islands Rubiah and Seulako, is a drift dive in strong current (origin of the name - "current bastarda" in acehnese). Attracts large schools of fusiliers, giant sweetlips, ribbon eels and devil rays seasonal. Co...
Manta Point in Nusa Penida is a dive site featuring frequent oceanic manta rays along the southwest coast of the island, one of the most accessible locations for encounters with these majestic rays in Bali. The mantas regularly visit the cleaning ...
Sabang, Aceh
Batee Gla in Pulau Weh is a ridge underwater of boulders granitic with Pinnacles and swim-throughs, described by local operators the "fly over a ridge of mountain". Currents usually strong and otima visibility, with enguias-garden, morays-favo-of-...
Sabang, Aceh
Batee Tokong in Pulau Weh is the site most-visited of the island in dives morning of shark - pinnacle volcanic with wall covered with sea fans and dozens of morays. In strong currents formam-itself schools massivos of horse-eye jacks (~100 individ...
Manado, North Sulawesi
Batu Belah ("rock rachada") is a pinnacle rocky in the northern region of Sulawesi, to the north of the archipelago of Bunaken, near a Bangka. Formations rocky covered with soft corals and gorgonians atrain schools of jacks, barracudas and occasio...
Batu Bolong is an isolated volcanic pinnacle in the heart of Komodo National Park, elected by CNN as one of the 27 best dives in the world. Its vertical walls descend beyond 30 m covered with orange soft corals, giant gorgonians and barrel sponges...
Batu Bolong, in Komodo National Park, is ranked among the best dive sites on the planet — an isolated volcanic rock whose sheer vertical walls are covered with one of the highest densities of soft corals, gorgonians, and sponges in Indonesia. Stro...
Bitung, North Sulawesi
Bianca Point is a muck dive in the Lembeh Strait batizado by phinisi from same name anchored in the proximidades. Sand slope with outcrops of sponges and corals, known for several species of frogfish in a unique imersao, mantis shrimp, ribbon eels...
Bias Tegul (also known as White Sand Beach) in Padang Bai is a small hidden beach on the east coast of Bali, accessible on foot or by boat. The site offers calm shore diving with mixed coral and sand reefs, inhabited by sea turtles, colorful nudib...
Maratua, East Kalimantan
Big Fish Country in the channel of Maratua, Derawan archipelago, East Kalimantan. Drift dive with strong currents that atrain schools massivos of barracudas-chevron, jacks-of-olho-large, tunas, sharks-gray and green turtles.
Blue Lagoon in Padang Bai is a sheltered bay accessible by boat or from shore, offering excellent conditions for beginner divers in eastern Bali. The shallow reefs feature great diversity of nudibranchs, green sea turtles, octopuses and dragonfish...
Blue Lagoon Padangbai is the famous protected bay of the port village of Padang Bai in eastern Bali, ideal for beginner divers and macro photography. The reef features colorful nudibranchs, resident green sea turtles, trumpetfish and camouflaged l...
Gili Meno, West Nusa Tenggara
Wreck of old pier floating that sank in 2001 between Gili Meno and Gili Air, today fully covered with coral. Top a 8m and structure a 18m, with fish-frog (frogfish), angelfish, ghost pipefish and school of sweetlips.
Manado, North Sulawesi
Bunaken Timur 1 ("Bunaken east 1") is located in the eastern flank of the Bunaken Island, with a vertical wall characteristic of the park. Green and hawksbill turtles abundant, gorgonians giant and visibility often above of 25m in moderate current...
Manado, North Sulawesi
Bunaken Timur 2 ("Bunaken east 2") is the continuacao of the wall east of Bunaken, usually dived in drift. Vertical wall of hard corals and soft, turtles in frequencia, napoleon wrasses and schools of fusiliers, with visibility above of 25m.
Bunutan is a dive site in Amed, northeastern Bali, known for its healthy coral reefs with good wall diving and frequent encounters with green sea turtles. The site is typical of the Amed area with easy shore access and varied marine life including...
Bunutan Point is a dive site in the Amed-Bunutan area in northeast Bali, featuring coral reefs on moderate slopes and good conditions for shore diving. The site presents healthy corals with sea turtles, octopuses, and various species of nudibranch...
Buyuk in Nusa Penida is a dive site on the northern coast of the island featuring coral reefs on sloping drop-offs and good marine life diversity. The site is less frequented than Crystal Bay and Manta Point, offering a quieter experience with gre...
Cannibal Rock is the most extraordinary macro diving site in the southern Komodo National Park, 1 km off the north coast of Nusa Kode. The sheltered bay and weak currents allow for a calm exploration of a rock entirely covered with colorful soft c...
Castle Rock is the most famous submarine pinnacle in the northern part of Komodo National Park and is widely considered the best pelagic dive in the park. The summit, just a few meters from the surface, descends to 35 m along walls covered in cora...
Cave Point at Menjangan in the far northwest of Bali is a site featuring an underwater cave located on the vertical walls of Bali Barat National Park. The surrounding walls are densely covered with colorful gorgonians and soft corals with excellen...
China Shop is the protected coral garden in the east bay of Gili Lawa Darat where divers slow down after exiting The Cauldron/Shotgun. The name alludes to the extreme fragility of the corals — dense bommies of hard and soft coral, gorgonians and s...
Close Encounters at Menjangan in northwest Bali is a wall dive site with close encounters with large marine species in the crystal-clear waters of Bali Barat National Park. The walls covered with gorgonians and colorful soft corals are frequented ...
Coral Garden in Tulamben is a shallow sand and coral reef located adjacent to the famous Liberty wreck, in northeast Bali. The coral garden is home to garden eels on sandy slopes, camouflaged scorpionfish, mimic octopuses, and diverse nudibranch s...
The Couldron (alternative spelling of The Cauldron / Shotgun) is the famous drift dive between Gili Lawa Laut and Gili Lawa Darat in Komodo National Park. The tidal current pushes divers into a circular basin sculpted by tides at 25 m and then pro...
Cristal Bay in Nola Penida is the famous dive site internationally known for the Mola mola (ocean sunfish), which visits the waters between July and October for cleaning at depths of 15-30m. The site has exceptional visibility with dramatic thermo...
Cristal Rock (alternative spelling of Crystal Rock) is one of the most spectacular pinnacles in the northern section of Komodo National Park, emerging above the surface at low tide. Its walls drop to 30 m covered in soft corals in shades of orange...
Nusa Penida, Bali
Crystal Bay in Nusa Penida is one of the world's most celebrated dive sites, famous for the seasonal visit of the ocean sunfish (Mola mola) between July and October. The bay offers crystal-clear visibility and spectacular coral formations, but wit...
Crystal Rock is an emergent pinnacle in the north of Komodo National Park, just a few meters from Castle Rock. The rock breaks the surface at low tide and its walls descend to 30 m covered in vibrant soft corals and gorgonians; strong channel curr...
Crystal Rock is the emergent pinnacle in the northern part of Komodo National Park where 30 m submarine walls are covered with soft corals in shades of orange, purple and red. The strong tidal current that flows through the channel between the Gil...
Gili Trawangan, West Nusa Tenggara
Dive deep of drift in Gili Trawangalong walls steep with a sandy bottom a 30m and large mounds. Strong currents attract pelagic: sharks, tunas, barracudas and eagle rays occasional.
Dog's Point is a dive site near Nusa Penida in the Bali Channel area, featuring coral reefs on slopes and sandy bottoms inhabited by eagle rays and tripod fish. The site offers drift diving with variable currents and good macro-life diversity for ...
Drop Off in Tulamben is the iconic vertical wall of the region, starting at just 3 meters below the surface and descending vertically for tens of meters. The site is accessible from the shore of the village of Tulamben in northeast Bali, featuring...
Drop Off in Tulamben is an impressive vertical wall that descends from 3m to more than 60m depth, covered with colorful soft corals, gorgonians, and giant sponges. The site is adjacent to the Liberty wreck in northeast Bali and is accessible from ...
Sabang, Aceh
East Seulako is the east side of the small islof Pulau Seulaku, north of Rubiah in Pulau Weh. Reef inclinado with hard corals and soft, covered as a drift conforme a current, with frequent encounters with devil rays (in groups of 20+ individuals),...
Eel Garden at Menjangan in the far northwest of Bali is a black volcanic sand site where hundreds of garden eels emerge from their burrows in hypnotic formations. The site is part of Bali Barat National Park and combines easily with other Menjanga...
Misool, West Papua
Farundi Cave, located east of Misool Island in southern Raja Ampat, is a limestone cave and tunnel site that divers traverse between 5 to 30 meters depth, with a ceiling dotted with stalactites and unique rock formations. Inside the tunnel, sea fa...
Gili Biaha in Candidasa is an isolated islet in eastern Bali known for a partially submerged cave inhabited by sleeping reef sharks and moray eels. The site has strong and unpredictable currents similar to Tepekong and Mimpang, with dramatic views...
Gili Mempang in Candidasa is a rocky islet in eastern Bali, part of a group of islets together with Mimpang and Tepekong, exposed to strong and unpredictable currents. The site is suitable for advanced divers and hosts reef sharks, eagle rays, and...
Gili Minpong (Mimpang) in Candidasa is one of the rocky islets in eastern Bali of the Tepekong/Mimpang group, exposed to strong currents that feed abundant pelagic marine life. The site is suitable for advanced divers and offers sightings of reef ...
Gili Tepekong in Candidasa is one of the most challenging dives in Bali, with rocky islets exposed to strong and unpredictable currents in east Bali. The site is famous for reef sharks resting on the bottom, majestic eagle rays and Napoleon fish, ...
Gili Tepekong Canyon in Candidasa is a dramatic underwater canyon between the Tepekong islets in eastern Bali, famous for intense currents and exciting yet dangerous marine life. The site hosts white-tip sharks resting on the canyon floor, along w...
Gili Air, West Nusa Tenggara
Shallow reef and sheltered east of Gili Air, macro dive with nudibranchs, ghost pipefish, frogfish and bobtail squid. Sandy bottom with corals isolated, ideal for beginners and photography macro.
Indonesia Selang in Amed is a dive site in the locality of Selang, one of several bays that make up the coastal area of Amed in northeast Bali. The reef features healthy corals with sea turtles, nudibranchs and colorful reef fish in typical Amed c...
Jack Point is a dive site in southern Bali featuring sandy bottoms and shallow reefs near Nusa Dua, with varied macro life including rabbitfish, eagle rays, and cryptic organisms on the substrate. The site is relatively calm and suitable for inter...
Japanese Wreck in Amed is a small Japanese World War II wreck located at just 5 meters depth in Jemeluk Bay in northeast Bali. The shallow wreck is covered with colorful corals and is frequented by green sea turtles, rabbitfish, and nudibranchs, m...
Jemeluk in Amed is one of the most complete dive sites in northeast Bali, featuring a protected bay that offers shallow coastal reef and a deeper wall covered with corals. The site is famous for resident green sea turtles, garden eels on sandy slo...
Jemeluk Left is the left wing of the famous Jemeluk site in Amed, northeast Bali, with coral walls descending from shallow reefs into deeper waters. The location features resident green sea turtles, garden eels on sandy slopes, and excellent macro...
Jepun in Padang Bai is a dive site near the port village of Padang Bai in east Bali, featuring mixed coral reefs and rocky slopes. The site presents frequent green sea turtles, colorful nudibranchs and varied reef fish, making it a popular spot fo...
Karang Makasar (Manta Point) is the largest reef in Komodo National Park, spanning approximately 3 km across the park's central channel. The shallow coral and sand platform at 5–18 m is dotted with cleaning stations where reef mantas (Mobula alfre...
Kebun Chris in Pemuteran is a reef site in northwest Bali named in honor of a local conservation advocate, featuring healthy reefs and nearby Biorock structures. The site offers good diversity of soft and hard corals with eels, nudibranchs, and co...
Leang Beach in Amed is a small fishing beach in northeast Bali with coral reefs accessible from shore, featuring good macro life diversity on mixed sand and coral substrate. The site is typical of the Amed area with resident turtles, nudibranchs a...
Lembongan Point in Nusa Lembongan is a dive site at the island's tip with moderate to strong drift currents that carry divers over rich coral reefs. The site features green sea turtles, barracudas, reef sharks, and during the appropriate season oc...
Liberty Ship Wreck in Tulamben is the legendary wreck of the USAT Liberty, an American troop transport from World War II that rests off the volcanic coast of Tulamben in northeast Bali. The 120-meter hull is completely covered in coral and inhabit...
Liberty Wreck Tulamben is the famous wreck of the USAT Liberty located off the volcanic coast of Tulamben in northeast Bali. The American cargo ship from World War II rests between 5m and 30m depth and is covered by one of the world's most biodive...
Lion Rock is a rocky formation on the east coast of Komodo National Park, near Rinca Island. The site features reef walls with colorful corals and channel currents that attract whitetip sharks, eagle rays, and schools of barracudas; variable curre...
Lipah Bay in Amed is a peaceful bay with a small Japanese wreck from World War II at just 5 meters depth, ideal for beginner divers and snorkelers. The reef surrounding the wreck features soft corals, nudibranchs and sea turtles, with the Lipah vi...
Makassar Reef (Karang Makassar) is the largest reef in Komodo National Park, extending approximately 3 km through the central channel. The shallow plateau of coral and sand, between 5 and 18 m, is dotted with permanent cleaning stations frequented...
Mangrove Point in Nusa Penida is a unique site on the island's north coast with coral reefs adjacent to coastal mangroves, offering an uncommon mixture of habitat that attracts juvenile species and cryptic organisms. The site is frequented by octo...
Manta Bay in Nusa Penida is a bay on the southwest coast of the island and serves as an alternative to the famous Manta Point, with frequent oceanic manta rays especially between December and April. The site features coral reefs at shallow depths ...
Manta Point (Karang Makassar) is the largest dive site in Komodo National Park, stretching for approximately 3 km of shallow reef in the center of the park. The 5–15 m platform hosts permanent cleaning stations where reef mantas (Mobula alfredi) w...
Manta Point at Taka Makasar is the most accessible manta observation site in Komodo National Park, situated over the Taka Makasar sandbank and coral at depths of 5–16 m. Reef mantas (Mobula alfredi) with wingspans up to 5 m regularly visit the cle...
Manta Point in Nusa Penida is a dive site at the southwest tip of the island, recognized as one of the most reliable encounters with oceanic manta rays in Bali. The mantas circle the cleaning stations at 5-25m depth, with currents that can be stro...
This dive site corresponds to the Karang Makassar area (Manta Point) in Komodo National Park — the largest reef in the park, extending approximately 3 km. The shallow platform at 5–18 m depth hosts permanent cleaning stations frequented by reef ma...
Manta Point in Nusa Penida is Bali's most renowned cleaning station for oceanic manta rays (Mobula birostris), with frequent sightings year-round, especially between December and April. The site features shallow amphitheater-shaped corals where ma...
Manta Point in Nusa Penida is Bali's most famous cleaning station, where oceanic manta rays (Mobula birostris) regularly visit to be cleaned by small fish. The site is located on the southwest coast of Nusa Penida, featuring shallow corals and mod...
Manta Ray in Nusa Penida is a dive site on the island's coast with frequent sightings of oceanic manta rays at cleaning stations. The site is part of Nusa Penida's diving circuit for manta encounters, featuring shallow reefs and currents that vary...
Sangalaki, East Kalimantan
Manta Run near of Sangalaki and Maratua, area rich in planctons that attracts manta rays (Mobulalfredi) for feed in the surface. Dive shallow (about 9m) with frequent encounters of manta in pleno feeding.
West Papua
Manta Sandy is one of the most famous manta ray cleaning stations in Raja Ampat, located in a narrow channel near Gam Island in the Dampier Strait, where manta rays gather above two rocks at 5-6 meters depth to be cleaned by wrasses. On lucky days...
Mauan (local variant of Mawan) is a dive site in the center of Komodo National Park, centered on cleaning stations for reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) at approximately 10 m depth. The shallow coral slope and moderate currents allow divers of all ...
Mawan is the second major manta ray sighting point in Komodo National Park, with cleaning stations around 10 m depth where reef mantas (Mobula alfredi) appear regularly from October to March. Compared to Karang Makassar, interactions at Mawan tend...
Melissa's Garden is a legendary coral garden in the Dampier Strait, near the Fam Islands, formed by two pinnacles that emerge to the surface flanking an oval plateau covered with hard and soft corals in the most vibrant colors of Raja Ampat, with ...
Mimpang in Candidasa is a group of rocks and underwater islets in eastern Bali, known for its strong currents that attract whitetip reef sharks, oceanic whitetip sharks, and eagle rays. The site features coral-covered walls with exciting pelagic l...
Mini Wall, adjacent to Sebayur Kecil island in Komodo National Park, is a small reef wall of 10–30 m ideal for beginner divers and photographers. The upper plateau is rich in hard corals and reef fish, while the wall reveals batfish, sweetlips and...
Napoleon Reef in Pemuteran in northwest Bali is famous for its resident Napoleon fish (Cheilinus undulatus), an endangered species rarely seen in other locations. The reef is part of the Bali Barat National Park area and features a Biorock coral r...
Nusa Penida is the largest of the three islands in the Nusa archipelago, located southeast of Bali in the Coral Triangle, with epic dives including Crystal Bay for Mola mola and Manta Point for manta rays. The area is known for strong currents, ex...
Nusa Penida Crystal Bay is recognized as one of the best sites in Indonesia for spotting Mola mola, with regular visits from the enigmatic sunfish from July to October. The sheltered bay combines crystal clear visibility with dramatic coral format...
Bali
Mangrove Point in Nusa Penida is a unique site located near a coastal mangrove on the northern coast of the island, featuring a mix of coastal habitat and coral reef. The site is home to octopuses, nudibranchs, seahorses, and various juvenile fish...
Nusa Penida Manta Secret is a lesser-known dive site in Nusa Penida for encounters with oceanic manta rays, located near Manta Bay on the southwest coast of the island. The site is frequented by mantas mainly during the months of December to April...
Nusa Penida School Point is a variant of SD Point (Sekolah Dasar) in Nusa Penida, located on the island's north coast with strong drift currents. The site is named for the visual similarity of large fish schools to a swimming school, with frequent...
West Papua
Otdima Reef is strategically positioned in the center of Dampier Strait, between Gam and Kri islands, and is recognized for multidirectional and unpredictable currents caused by tidal flow that create a spectacular display of schools of snappers, ...
Blue Lagoon in Padang Bai is a protected bay in eastern Bali, known for its calm waters and varied marine life. The site features colorful coral reefs with nudibranchs, leaffish, turtles, and occasionally whitetip reef sharks. Ideal for beginners ...
Pantai Putih (White Beach) is an entry-level dive site (shore/boat) in the central area of Komodo National Park, associated with the shallow reef near Karang Makassar. The pinkish white sand—colored by red coral fragments—frames a reef at 5–15 m w...
Sabang, Aceh
Pantee Peunateung in Pulau Weh is a vertical wall shaped like meia-moon that dives beyond the limits recreational, with powerful currents that attract tornados of bigeye trevallies, barracudas, tunas, giant sweetlips and occasionally martelo. A of...
Ped in Nusa Penida is a dive site on the northern coast of the island featuring colorful coral reefs and moderate currents typical of the Coral Triangle. The location presents good marine life diversity with soft corals, sponges, sea turtles, and ...
Pemuteran
Pemuteran House Reef is the reef facing the village of Pemuteran in northwest Bali, part of the world's largest Biorock project where electrical structures stimulate accelerated coral growth. The restored reef is home to resident napoleon fish, oc...
Pengah Kecil is a small rocky island in the center of Komodo National Park whose submerged pinnacle begins at 27 m, with walls, mini-walls and platforms covered in soft and hard corals. The site is variable: while the shallow areas are accessible,...
Manado, North Sulawesi
Pieter's Point is a dive site in region of Bunaken/Manado, North Sulawesi. Fringing reef with slope of coral and diversity typical of the marine park, with turtles and reef fish in the visibility characteristic of the region.
Pilarsteen is an advanced pinnacle east of Padar in southern Komodo National Park, featuring walls, caves and swim-throughs between 18 m and 40 m depth. The site is accessible even in moderate currents and presents schools of fusiliers, diverse so...
Pink Beach (Pantai Merah) in Komodo National Park is an iconic beach with pink sand formed by fragments of red coral; the adjacent reef at 5–20 m depth offers excellent hard and soft coral coverage with green sea turtles, nudibranchs, and colorful...
Police Corner is an advanced dive site at the tip of Siaba channel in Komodo National Park, diveable only under favorable tidal conditions. The reef features large overhanging rock formations, colorful soft corals, and medium to strong currents th...
Police Point is an advanced diving site at the extreme end of Siaba channel in Komodo National Park, very close to Police Corner. Reef overhangs, dense soft corals and strong channel currents characterize the site; diveable only with favorable tid...
Pura Jepun in Padang Bai is a dive site named after a nearby Hindu temple, featuring mixed coral reefs and rocky structures on the east coast of Bali. The site is home to green sea turtles, trumpetfish, nudibranchs, and various colorful reef fish ...
