Nusa Penida DIVE SITES
Nusa Penida Dive Sites
The dive sites around Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan islands offer a great variety of hard and soft corals, fish life, reef sharks and turtles. Stunning hard coral gardens, coral bommies where a wide variety of reef fish like angelfish, anthias, schooling bannerfish, fusiliers colour up your day. And most famously, encounters with manta rays are possible throughout the year and a chance to meet the Mola Sunfish who also come to the reefs to get cleaned (mostly between June-October but occasional sightings throughout the year occur).
Crystal Bay Dive Site
Crystal Bay is situated on the west coast of Nusa Penida and is one of the most famous dive sites in Bali. The stunning hard coral gardens and huge coral bommies provide an excellent environment for fish and other marine life. Here you can spot an array of angelfish, butterfly fish, anthias, garden eels, tuna, sharks, surgeonfish, and schooling bannerfish near the edge of the drop off. If you are lucky you can have close encounters with the great mola-mola when in season.
| Depth | : | 4-35 meters |
| Visibility | : | 18-30 m |
| Currents | : | Zero to strong current |
| Type | : | Boat dive |
| Difficulty | : | min OWD |
Manta Point Dive Site
Manta Point on the southwest of Nusa Penida is another of Bali’s most frequently visited dive sites regardless of session or climate for manta rays. Here, divers can enjoy close encounters with many of these majestic animals whether snorkelling or diving all year round. Tides and conditions can vary in this area due to its exposed position to the elements and the open Ocean making it a great place to enjoy other pelagics such as reef sharks and larger fish.
| Depth | : | 4-25 meters |
| Visibility | : | 10-25 m |
| Currents | : | Zero to mild current |
| Type | : | Boat dive |
| Difficulty | : | min OWD |
Toyapakeh Dive Site
Toyapakeh sits on the North West Coast of Nusa Penida Island where the villagers anchor their boats. This stunning shallow coral garden is a kaleidoscope of colours and fish. The reef gently slopes down towards the Ceningan channel through which strong currents pass. These currents provide the nutrients to help keep the coral healthy and create an abundance of marine life. Enjoy a thrilling drift dive over the colourful coral gardens buzzing with anthias and lots more.
| Depth | : | 4-25 meters |
| Visibility | : | 15-30 m |
| Currents | : | Zero to strong current |
| Type | : | Boat dive |
| Difficulty | : | min OWD |
PED Temple Dive Site
Located on the north coast of Nusa Penida, the long coral reef offers great drift diving and snorkeling. The reef has a host of soft and staghorn corals, barrel sponges, also many species of fish, such as batfish, moorish idols, lionfish, scorpionfish, pufferfish, moray eels, sweetlips and Napoleon wrasse. With visibility around 20-25m there is a good chance of seeing large pelagics such as eagle rays, tuna, barracuda, reef sharks, and sometimes even Mola-Mola
| Depth | : | 4-30 meters |
| Visibility | : | 15-30 m |
| Currents | : | Zero to strong current |
| Type | : | Boat dive |
| Difficulty | : | min OWD |
SD Dive Site
Located on the north coast of Nusa Penida, SD Point offers a great drift dive. Its shallow reef provides the perfect conditions for snorkelers and divers to cruise along enjoying the beautiful hard and soft coral gardens which are teaming with anthias and butterflyfish. Lionfish, trumpetfish, boxfish, and pufferfish are just a few of the species to be spotted along the reef.
| Depth | : | 4-30 meters |
| Visibility | : | 15-30 m |
| Currents | : | Zero to strong current |
| Type | : | Boat dive |
| Difficulty | : | min OWD |
Mangrove Dive Site
This popular drift dive is located on the north coast of Nusa lembongan Island, next to Nusa Penida. The shallows are full of rich coral covered by colourful reef fish such as anthias, batfish, sweetlips, butterflyfish and boxfish. Deep down on the slope you may have the chance to see larger pelagics such as barracudas, dogtooth tuna, giant trevally, and eagle rays. At slack tide, when there is no current, you can hunt for smaller creatures such as blue ribbon eels, mantis shrimp, lobster, porcelain crabs, orangutan crabs and various nudibranch.
| Depth | : | 4-25 meters |
| Visibility | : | 15-30 m |
| Currents | : | Zero to strong current |
| Type | : | Boat dive |
| Difficulty | : | min OWD |