Explore Bali

Bali, often referred to as the Island of the Gods, is a diver's paradise nestled in the Indonesian archipelago. With its prime location at the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, Bali offers an unparalleled underwater experience. Divers can explore vibrant coral reefs teeming with life, dramatic drop-offs, and even a few fascinating wreck dives such as the famous Liberty Wreck in Tulamben. Whether you're a novice or an experienced diver, the island caters to all with its diverse range of dive sites, from the calm waters of Sanur for beginners to the exhilarating drift dives around Nusa Penida.
Marine life in Bali is both abundant and diverse, making it a hotspot for underwater enthusiasts. The region is renowned for encounters with majestic manta rays, elusive mola mola (oceanic sunfish), and even the occasional whale shark. The waters around Bali are home to a plethora of macro critters, perfect for underwater photographers eager to capture the unique beauty of pygmy seahorses and ghost pipefish. The island's location near the equator ensures warm tropical waters year-round, while the dry season from May to September offers optimal diving conditions with excellent visibility ranging from 30 to 40 meters/98 to 131 feet.Bali is not only a place of natural beauty above water with its lush paddy fields and towering volcanoes but also a sanctuary beneath the waves. Whether opting for shore dives or embarking on liveaboards departing from Bali, divers are treated to a world of wonder and excitement. With so much to explore, Bali remains a top destination for divers seeking adventure and the thrill of discovering one of the most biodiverse marine environments on the planet.

Places to explore

Courses and Events

Open Water Diver

Open Water Course SSI.The course is built in 3 parts:Theory, pool and ocean divesThe theory can be done online, before you arrive in Pemuteran, just register on www.divessi.com/register/ref/741079Normally, after register, you will receive an e-mail from ssi to confirm. Log in and go to MYSSI , MYCOURSE and you will be able to begin the course online.Or download the app myssi https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.divessi.ssi&hl=enhttps://itunes.apple.com/de/app/ssi-3-0/id1249389209?mt=8And log in on the apps with the user name and password that you just created and download the course and have an offline access to itYou can do the 1st 3 chapters and then I need to open the 3 chapters left for you to be able to finish all the theory.You will still have to do a 50 multiple choice exam here on the 1st day of your course, after a tune up with our instructor or do it online at the end of the theoryIf you decide to go with the online part before you arrival, the course takes 3 days otherwise 4.The pool session (6 of them) are generally done in ½ a day. After that, we don’t go to the pool anymore unless you need some more practice.The ocean dives ( 5 of them)1st one from the beach in Pemuteran( to get comfortable in real environment and get practice with equalization and buoyancy.)2nd and 3rd offshore by boat in Pemuteran. (to get use to enter and exit and diving using a boat)4th and 5th @ Menjangan island (to see the national park while knowing to dive already and be able to enjoy it.)Most of the other diveshop offer just 4 dives, we think that 1 more dives when you are beginner is a lot and it give more flexibility to our instructor .Include in this course:Instructor ( max 2 students per instructor)Training material (online) for life time for 3 different media incl videosEquipmentInsurancesDigital Certification on the ssi app)Food for Menjangan trip onlyCoffee and water for free during the entire course

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IDR 5,300,000.00

Dive Activity

Diving in Bali

With so many dive locations on the mainland and surrounding archilpelagos, while scuba diving in Bali you are spoilt for choice. Nusa Dua, Padang Bai and Pemuteran offer beginner divers the chance to enrol in dive courses while there are a number of locations for more adventurous divers.

At the four rocky islands of Gili Tepekong, Gili Biaha, Gili Mimpang and Gili Selang, reached from Candi Dasa, fierce currents will test your buoyancy as you dirft around unusual rock formations. For those who love to drift dive, you will find yourself pushed by the force of the ocean at almost every dive site in Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Penida. Dive dramatic deep walls at The Drop Off in Tulamben after diving the famous USAT Liberty Wreck or head to Menjangan Island to investigate the long-lost cargo of the Anker Wreck.

Excellent macro sites can be found at Blue Lagoon in Padang Bai, Seraya Secrets at Tulamben or the Secret Bay at Menjangan Island while thriving corals can be found everywhere while scuba diving in Bali. To showcase Bali diving at its best, liveaboards stop at the fantastic dive sites in every region of the Island of the Gods.

Top Wildlife Sightings in Bali

Take a traditional ‘jukung’ boat out into the depths at Tulamben or the tricky dive sites at Candi Dasa to be confronted with hammerhead sharks and oceanic sunfish watching you from the blue. At locations with strong currents, find yourself immersed in the world of schooling dogtooth tuna, giant trevally and barracuda as a myriad of small reef fish flit around. To witness two incredible underwater giants, head to the Nusa Islands where you can find manta ray in numbers and mola mola bathing in the cool water. Reef sharks frequent most of Bali’s dive locations and the rare cat and wobbegong sharks have been spotted at Candi Dasa and Padang Bai.

The keen-eyed divers among us definitely won’t be disappointed. At muck dive sites frogfish, dragonets, juvenile cuttlefish, scorpionfish, stonefish and a myriad of nudibranch all lurk in the sandy depths. In Tulamben watch the squat anemone shrimp doing his signature dance while mimic octopus fool even the most knowledgable of macro divers who pass by without noticing the stealthy presence.

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Hawksbill Turtle

26k Sightings
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1.4k
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2k
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Total number of species: 200

Moray Eel

24k Sightings
J
1.4k
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1.2k
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1.3k
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1.7k
M
1.9k
J
2.2k
J
2.9k
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2.9k
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2.8k
O
2.3k
N
1.9k
D
1.6k

Reef Manta Ray

20k Sightings
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926
F
843
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1.1k
A
1.6k
M
1.9k
J
1.9k
J
2.2k
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2.7k
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2.6k
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2.2k
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1.5k
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815

Green Turtle

20k Sightings
J
1.2k
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936
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1.1k
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1.5k
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1.5k
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1.8k
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1.2k

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Total number of species: 27

Barracuda

14k Sightings
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700
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514
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655
A
859
M
1.1k
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1.2k
J
1.8k
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1.9k
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1.9k
O
1.5k
N
914
D
773

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Total number of species: 300

Octopus

8.1k Sightings
J
501
F
477
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600
A
831
M
691
J
549
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711
A
685
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861
O
971
N
799
D
464

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Total number of species: 600

Wrasse

7.6k Sightings
J
345
F
298
M
373
A
568
M
634
J
745
J
981
A
1k
S
979
O
705
N
482
D
455

Ocean Sunfish

3.2k Sightings
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13
F
45
M
48
A
75
M
118
J
101
J
413
A
733
S
972
O
577
N
73
D
47

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Total number of species: 28

Clownfish

44k Sightings
J
2.5k
F
2k
M
2.3k
A
3k
M
3.6k
J
4.1k
J
5.3k
A
5.5k
S
5.1k
O
4.5k
N
3.4k
D
2.8k

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Total number of species: 90

Angelfish

36k Sightings
J
2.2k
F
1.6k
M
1.8k
A
2.4k
M
2.8k
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3.3k
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4.5k
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4.6k
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4.2k
O
3.7k
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2.7k
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2.4k

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Total number of species: 130

Butterfly Fish

32k Sightings
J
1.8k
F
1.4k
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1.6k
A
2.1k
M
2.5k
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3k
J
3.9k
A
4.2k
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3.8k
O
3.4k
N
2.5k
D
2k

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Total number of species: 130

Pufferfish

31k Sightings
J
1.8k
F
1.3k
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1.6k
A
2.2k
M
2.4k
J
3.1k
J
3.8k
A
3.9k
S
3.4k
O
3k
N
2.2k
D
2.1k

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Total number of species: 100

Parrotfish

28k Sightings
J
1.5k
F
1.3k
M
1.4k
A
1.9k
M
2.2k
J
2.7k
J
3.5k
A
3.6k
S
3.3k
O
2.9k
N
2.1k
D
1.9k

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Total number of species: 8

Bannerfish

28k Sightings
J
1.4k
F
1.2k
M
1.3k
A
1.9k
M
2.2k
J
2.7k
J
3.3k
A
3.6k
S
3.4k
O
2.9k
N
2.1k
D
1.7k

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Total number of species: 40

Triggerfish

28k Sightings
J
1.6k
F
1.2k
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1.4k
A
2k
M
2.2k
J
2.7k
J
3.4k
A
3.4k
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3.2k
O
2.7k
N
2.1k
D
1.8k

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Total number of species: 3

Trumpetfish

26k Sightings
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1.5k
F
1.1k
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1.3k
A
1.9k
M
2.1k
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2.6k
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3.2k
A
3.4k
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3.1k
O
2.5k
N
1.8k
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1.7k

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Total number of species: 12

Lionfish

24k Sightings
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1.5k
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1.1k
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1.3k
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1.7k
M
2k
J
2.4k
J
2.9k
A
3k
S
2.7k
O
2.2k
N
1.8k
D
1.5k

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Total number of species: 80

Stingrays

23k Sightings
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1.2k
F
1k
M
1.2k
A
1.8k
M
2.1k
J
2.3k
J
2.9k
A
2.9k
S
2.6k
O
2.2k
N
1.6k
D
1.3k

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Total number of species: 150

Sweetlips and Grunts

22k Sightings
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1.2k
F
917
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1.1k
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1.5k
M
1.8k
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2.2k
J
2.7k
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2.7k
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2.5k
O
2.3k
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1.5k
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1.4k

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Total number of species: 85

Surgeonfish

22k Sightings
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1.3k
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904
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1k
A
1.4k
M
1.7k
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2k
J
2.6k
A
2.8k
S
2.5k
O
2.3k
N
1.6k
D
1.5k

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Total number of species: 25

Boxfish

18k Sightings
J
1.2k
F
800
M
891
A
1.4k
M
1.5k
J
1.8k
J
2.3k
A
2.4k
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2k
O
1.7k
N
1.3k
D
1.1k

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Total number of species: 250

Scorpionfish

16k Sightings
J
983
F
731
M
818
A
1k
M
1.2k
J
1.7k
J
1.9k
A
2k
S
1.8k
O
1.4k
N
1.1k
D
987

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Total number of species: 3000

Nudibranch

14k Sightings
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877
F
609
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741
A
1.1k
M
1.1k
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1.3k
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1.4k
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1.5k
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1.7k
O
1.3k
N
1.4k
D
1k

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Total number of species: 350

Damselfish

14k Sightings
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803
F
488
M
624
A
957
M
1.2k
J
1.5k
J
1.7k
A
1.8k
S
1.5k
O
1.6k
N
941
D
941

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Total number of species: 110

Snapper

11k Sightings
J
741
F
516
M
607
A
866
M
971
J
1.2k
J
1.4k
A
1.4k
S
1.2k
O
1.1k
N
743
D
786

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Total number of species: 90

Goatfish

11k Sightings
J
555
F
407
M
461
A
793
M
913
J
1.1k
J
1.3k
A
1.4k
S
1.2k
O
1k
N
685
D
670

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Total number of species: 250

Grouper/Basslets

8.6k Sightings
J
495
F
389
M
436
A
551
M
751
J
818
J
1.1k
A
968
S
867
O
892
N
679
D
658

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Total number of species: 60

Soldierfish

7.9k Sightings
J
502
F
301
M
336
A
547
M
631
J
779
J
1.1k
A
973
S
887
O
758
N
592
D
526

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Total number of species: 3400

Shrimp

7.8k Sightings
J
464
F
383
M
370
A
565
M
582
J
705
J
839
A
914
S
967
O
887
N
681
D
462

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Total number of species: 15

Garfish

7.4k Sightings
J
358
F
254
M
275
A
459
M
721
J
816
J
936
A
1.1k
S
962
O
773
N
439
D
347

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Total number of species: 30

Sand Eel

7.3k Sightings
J
373
F
248
M
321
A
468
M
519
J
692
J
982
A
1k
S
907
O
756
N
558
D
424

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Total number of species: 120

Flounder

5.9k Sightings
J
336
F
239
M
336
A
381
M
599
J
688
J
646
A
754
S
617
O
525
N
423
D
376

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Total number of species: 40

Jackfish

5.9k Sightings
J
308
F
195
M
236
A
333
M
559
J
619
J
772
A
760
S
757
O
593
N
363
D
409

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Total number of species: 3

Cornetfish

5.5k Sightings
J
263
F
211
M
254
A
375
M
432
J
555
J
676
A
832
S
660
O
505
N
387
D
339

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Total number of species: 20

Porcupinefish

4.7k Sightings
J
277
F
192
M
216
A
415
M
348
J
452
J
581
A
586
S
526
O
453
N
309
D
327

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Total number of species: 30

Stonefish

4.4k Sightings
J
262
F
165
M
212
A
300
M
293
J
412
J
537
A
625
S
523
O
500
N
363
D
216

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Total number of species: 7000

Crab

3.9k Sightings
J
301
F
152
M
157
A
293
M
196
J
341
J
494
A
404
S
471
O
463
N
352
D
276

Whitetip Reef Shark

3.7k Sightings
J
148
F
101
M
132
A
166
M
236
J
340
J
443
A
537
S
595
O
497
N
301
D
211

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Total number of species: 60

Squirrelfish

3.2k Sightings
J
126
F
102
M
114
A
223
M
231
J
323
J
460
A
481
S
440
O
357
N
224
D
156

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Total number of species: 120

Cuttlefish

3.1k Sightings
J
128
F
162
M
131
A
268
M
340
J
430
J
430
A
454
S
248
O
281
N
137
D
138

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Total number of species: 15

Tuna

3k Sightings
J
117
F
89
M
92
A
112
M
224
J
243
J
385
A
568
S
542
O
361
N
136
D
133

Common Seahorse

2.9k Sightings
J
238
F
147
M
243
A
366
M
373
J
333
J
441
A
196
S
172
O
140
N
154
D
138

Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)

2.9k Sightings
J
160
F
56
M
99
A
136
M
223
J
319
J
391
A
409
S
334
O
348
N
248
D
210

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Total number of species: 80

Emperor

2.9k Sightings
J
107
F
61
M
93
A
194
M
310
J
364
J
455
A
421
S
360
O
248
N
120
D
139

Leaf Scorpionfish

2.5k Sightings
J
80
F
55
M
83
A
177
M
212
J
268
J
345
A
279
S
354
O
271
N
226
D
157

The best Months to dive in Bali

Scuba diving in Bali is best during the transition period between the wet and dry seasons. Through April to July and October through to November, the winds are generally weaker, seas calmer and visibility at its peak. At most diving locations diving is possible all year-round but for sites like Candi Dasa, where currents are strong and conditions already rough, it’s best to head out when the sea is calm.

When the water is cooler, from July through to October, there is the peak number of mola mola, hammerhead sharks, manta ray and whale shark. With the wet season from October to April, you can miss the rain while seeing your favourite megafauna.

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