Scuba Diving in Nusa Penida
Lembongan & Ceningan Dive Sites
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Nusa Penida – Diving Spots, Dive Map, Dive Sites POI
Scuba Diving in Nusa Penida
Explore the Best Dive Sites Around Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nusa Ceningan.
The Nusa Islands, located southeast of Bali, offer some of the best diving in Indonesia. From thrilling drift dives and world-famous manta rays encounters to rich fauna and coral gardens, this region has something for every diver. Dive with Mola Mola (seasonal), glide alongside manta rays, or explore vibrant reefs just at a short boat ride from Bali Aqua’s dive center in Sanur.
With over 25+ dive sites, including Crystal Bay, Manta Point, SD, Toyapakeh, Blue Corner, and more, diving the Nusa Islands is a must for anyone visiting Bali.
Nusa Penida & Lembongan dives sites
5 Zones
The Nusa Islands—Penida, Lembongan, and Ceningan—offer a rich diversity of dive experiences spread across different zones. For easier navigation and planning, we’ve grouped the dive sites into five key areas. Each region has its own unique characteristics, marine life, and dive conditions.
WEST PENIDA
CENTRAL PENIDA
NORTH PENIDA
EAST PENIDA
LEMBONGAN
1- WEST Nusa Penida Dive Sites
How to scuba dive Nusa Penida Lembongan Diving
Nusa Penida Lembongan diving is about 45 minutes speedboat ride from Sanur, and has several dive sites.
One is a great spot for seeing Manta rays, either feeding or being cleaned, with close encounters more than likely. Another dive site is world-famous for finding Oceanic Sunfish – Mola Molas.
Other sites have great coral, deep walls, and currents making good drift-dives; you need a very experienced guide to dive safely here, and get the benefits of these dive-sites.
There are also many good snorkelling sites here around the North coast of Penida and Lembongan.
Reasons to do Nusa Penida Lembongan diving
There is such a variety of dive-sites here, it’s impossible to have anything except a great days diving. Together with the fast boat-ride here, it’s a great diving day for really keen divers, a great day-out where you are fully occupied with the elements, the sea, and your diving.
| Type | Wall, drift, reef |
| Access | 45 minutes speedboat ride from Sanur beach |
| Coral/bottom | abundant mostly hard coral, large bommies and coral walls |
| Marine life | Manta rays, MolaMola, other rays, Reef fish, sea-snakes etc |
| Current/conditions | None to very strong including strong downcurrents at some sites |
| Visibility | up to 35m |
| Depth | 10 – 50m+ |
| Experience level | from complete beginner to advanced |
| Photography | Wide angle / snapshot (Mantas, Molas) |
Key information
- Experienced divers can go looking for Mola Mola (due to current and depth)
- The boat ride is 40 minutes – it can be choppy or rough and the currents can be strong, – so prepare well for an active day
- The whole day is spent on the boat
- There is shade on the boat; but bring sunblock. Water and lunch and towels are provided.
- Check all your dive-equipment on the boat before it leaves, including nitrox analysis.
Itinerary
Meet for morning coffee in the Bali Aqua dive center, then go to the beach at 8am, where the boat will be loaded with equipment and tanks. After checking all personal equipment, the boat leaves, taking 40 minutes to get to the first dive-site. Each dive has a 1-hour surface interval, and is about 60 minutes long; after the 3rd dive we head back to the beach – normally arriving back before 16:00.