INDONESIA
Boats fill and courses cap out, so the good dives for certified divers in Indonesia go weeks ahead. Below: the 12 to book early, what each includes, and how they differ.
Explore five scuba sites around Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Penida, with manta rays, seasonal mola mola, gear, guides, and strong value.
“Thank you Ratno! A truly wonderful experience, great crew and amazing 5 Manta circling around us. I couldn’t have wished for more.”
Review of Nusa Penida’s two-session scuba trip, with manta rays, coral reefs, gear, lunch, prices, timing, and practical booking advice.
“great staff and we could go to Manta point and saw the Manra rays and we went to an other beautiful dive spot. great experience!”
Explore Tulamben’s USS Liberty wreck on a private three-session scuba day trip from South Bali, with gear, lunch, transfers, and guides included.
“The diving was ok but it is a massive drive from Kuta/Seminyak area so the bulk of the day was spent sitting in traffic doing high speed overtaking and tail gating vehicles while desperatelyneeding to go to the bathroomfor the last hour. It was 13 hours between pick up and drop off. If you want to dive there spend the night. It is an exhausting day trip.”
Review of Purple Dive Penida’s two-tank morning scuba trip, with manta sightings, small groups, equipment, lunch, price, and practical tips.
“I had a really wonderful experience at Purple Dive. The center is super nice, my instructor Bastien was also really nice and chill. Made sure we were ok throughout the dive and I had a lot of fun. Got to see a bunch of Mantas.”
Review of Nusa Lembongan’s seven-session underwater package, with manta sites, gear, transfers, guides, pricing, and practical tips.
“We did 7 dives with Diving Consepts amd we really enjoy it. Great service, experienced team, and lot of fun seeing Mola Mola too”
Spend one night in Nusa Lembongan with two guided scuba outings at Manta Point and Crystal Bay, including transport, gear, meals, and lodging.
“The diving experience was really good. Although I had swollen knee due to accident but our Guide Caca & their team really did helped me out. It was amazing experience & worth it. Well experienced team. Kudos to Dive Concepts team.”
Review of Zero Gravity Diving’s Nusa Penida manta trip, with boat logistics, marine life, safety, price, itinerary, and practical booking advice.
“We had done lot search on dive shops and luckily we chose the zero gravity! Very impressed with Branko’ email communication, promote reply, very organized management! Our dive master Robert and Alfian took good care of us. We saw two mola mola in row! Lucky lucky! Next time, if we can back, definitely we will choose zero again!”
Review of five guided scuba sessions from Pemuteran to Menjangan Park, with coral walls, turtles, pricing, logistics, and practical tips.
“Had amazing dive at Eel Garden, Menjangan, and some pemuteran sites. I met other divers and also nudibranches, lionfish, and mini sharks. Dive was reasonably priced.”
Review of Menjangan Island’s two-session scuba trip from Pemuteran, with coral walls, lunch, park fees, equipment details, and practical tips.
“Great instructor who ran us through a refresher as we hadn’t dived for awhile. Also did a great job of introducing diving to my teenage son who hadn’t dived before.”
Try two guided scuba sessions at Bali’s USAT Liberty wreck, with hotel pickup, equipment, lunch, and patient instruction for beginners.
“The staff at Blue Season is extremely professional, attentive and caring. We did the PADI certification class with them. The class was super fun and they also made us feel safe. Highly recommended.”
Learn scuba skills in three days with Bali Diving Academy, including pool training, four ocean sessions, transport, equipment, and PADI certification.
“Ask for Benny Wiratno Bunadji as an instructor, he was very easygoing, but professional. His english is very good, and learning with him was quick and easy. He was friendly and took my preferences into consideration, recommending betteRead more”
Review of Pemuteran’s seven-dive Menjangan Park package, with coral sites, turtles, guides, costs, logistics, and practical booking advice.
“Our experience with Dive Concepts from first contacting them to our 9 dives with the very competent and excellent dive master- Wayan around Menjangan Island was exceptional”
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