BALI SCUBA DIVING AREA GENERAL MAP
Bali is home to incredible dive sites, offering everything from vibrant coral reefs and thrilling drift dives to legendary wrecks and rare marine life. Whether you’re fascinated by tiny macro critters or dreaming of encounters with manta rays and Mola Mola, Bali has it all.
From the dramatic walls of Menjangan to drift dives in Nusa Penida, Bali’s underwater world is full of surprises. Each diving area has unique dive conditions, making every dive site a new adventure.
Bali have 4 main diving dive sites regions
NORTHEAST BALI
Tulamben & Amed, home to the famous USAT Liberty Wreck and stunning black sand macro sites.
EAST BALI
Padang Bai, Gili Mimpang & Tepekong, offering a mix of reef, shark, and drift dives.
NUSA ISLANDS
Nusa Penida, Lembongan & Ceningan, known for Manta Point, Crystal Bay, and exciting drift diving.
NORTHWEST BALI
Menjangan national park, Pemuteran and Gilimanuk. Between Walls and Muck dive.
As a PADI 5-Star Dive Center, we offer for every dive site daily dive trips, customized packages, and dive safaris to explore the best of Bali.
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TULAMBEN
Tulamben
Home of the Famous
USAT Liberty Wreck
- World-class wreck diving, vibrant coral reefs, and stunning macro life.
- Great for all levels, from beginner to technical diving.
- Number of Dive sites: ~15
NUSA PENIDA
Nusa Penida
Manta Rays & Mola
Drift Diving
- Thrilling drift dives and encounters with manta rays and Mola Mola.
- Stunning coral reefs and more often crystal-clear visibility.
- Number of Dive sites: ~25
PADANG BAI
Padang Bai
Reefs & Macro Life
Blue Lagoon
- A mix of shallow coral gardens, walls, and macro-rich sites.
- Frequent sightings of reef sharks, turtles, frogfish.
- Number of Dive sites: ~10
MIMPANG & TEPEKONG
Gili Mimpang & Tepekong
Exciting Currents
Sharks & Mola Mola
- Known for adrenaline-filled dives, strong currents, and big fish action.
- Home to sharks, trevally, Mola and stunning rock formations.
- Number of Dive sites: ~5
AMED
Amed
Relaxed Diving
Macro Paradise
- Calm waters, coral reefs, and incredible macro life.
- Top dive sites: Pyramids, Jemeluk Wall or Drop-off, Bunutan.
- Number of Dive sites: ~12
MENJANGAN
Pemuteran & Menjangan
Pristine Walls
& Marine National Park
- Part of West Bali National Park, offering stunning wall dives.
- Excellent for all levels, with healthy reefs and great visibility.
- Number of Dive sites: ~24
Dive into Bali’s Best Sites
Stunning Reefs, Macro Marvels & Thrilling Drifts!
Stunning Reefs, Macro Marvels & Thrilling Drifts!
Types of Diving in Bali
Bali offers a variety of diving experiences for every level:
✅ Reef Diving – Experience Bali’s healthy coral reefs and marine biodiversity.
✅ Wall Diving – Enjoy stunning coral walls in Menjangan and Tulamben.
✅ Wreck Diving – Explore the famous USAT Liberty Wreck in Tulamben.
✅ Macro Diving – Discover rare critters in Amed and Padang Bai.
✅ Drift Diving – Ride the currents in Nusa Penida.
✅ Big Fish Encounters – Swim with manta rays, sharks, and Mola Mola.
The world famous USAT Liberty is a large shipwreck lying in shallow water, which since it’s sinking in 1963 has become a fantastic artificial reef, making it a great dive-site for beginners and advanced alike.
Here there are 5 different dive sites to choose from, including coral-dotted sandy slopes, areas of sea-grass, a small wreck, drop-offs and a deep channel. With many and varied fish and other marine life, it is just as good for beginners, as for more experienced divers and photographers. It is approx 1 hour from Sanur by bus, then 10 minutes by boat.
These 3 close-lying Islands (Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, Nusa Ceningan) are about 40 minutes speedboat ride from Sanur.
There have many dive sites. One is a great spot for seeing Manta rays, either feeding or being cleaned, with close encounters being more than likely. Another one is world-famous for finding Oceanic Sunfish – Mola Molas. Other sites have great coral, deep walls, and currents making good drift-dives; sightings of eagle-rays, giant trevallies, Jacks, Tuna etc are common. You need a very experienced guide to dive safely here, and get the benefits of these dive-sites. Good for all non-beginners, but best for experienced divers, who are used to handling sudden currents.
Situated on the north-east coast of Bali, Amed has many small hotels spread through several villages, and an original Balinese charm.. With black sand, some great coral walls and slopes it is excellent for Macro divers, as well as for reef dives. Due to the currents out beyond the points there is a large variety of fish, despite the bays being sheltered.
Tepekong and Mimpang are small islands a little away from the coast, rising sharply up from the deep water channel in the Bali sea. This means they are fed with water fresh and full of nutrients, bringing many deep-water fish with it, and ensuring great coral and marine life. Currents can be strong; a great place for experienced divers, for beginners conditions may not allow access.
This beautiful coral island boasts some of the most diverse reef life available in Bali, and some of the best coral growth, making it truly a world-class site; thus it is well worth the extra trip to get there. The water is mostly extremely clear with visibility up to 35m; temperatures range around 28 – 31 degrees, with white tip sharks, turtles, jackfish, lionfish, leaf scorpion fish, banner fish, trigger fish and batfish and many more, all a likely sighting. *Only available on Safari-trips.
Daily trip schedules
Our day-trips leave early mornings, so our free pickup is around 07:15 at your hotel (within the main areas of Kuta and Sanur). This means that wherever the dives are planned for, you can complete 2 dives and still be back to your Hotel or Resort in mid afternoon. Travel time to the dive- sites (from Sanur) varies from 40 minutes (Nusa Penida by Speedboat) to 2 hours (Tulamben by car). All our cars are modern and air-conditioned, and we provide lunch, water and towels on all of our day trips.
| DESTINATION | DIVE SITE | TRIP DURATION |
| Tulamben | USS Liberty Shipwreck / Dropoff point | 07:00 – 17:00 |
| Padangbai | Tanjung Jepun, Blue Lagoon | 07:00 – 15:00 |
| Amed | Japanese shipwreck, Coral Wall etc | 07:00 – 17:00 |
| Gili Tepekong & Gili Mimpang | Gili Tepekong, Gili Mimpang | 07:00 – 16:00 |
| Nusa Penida & Nusa Lembongan Island | Manta Bay / Crystal Bay / Toya Pakeh / Mangrove | 07:00 – 15:30 |
- Group Discounts Available