Explore Sanur

Stretching along the South East of Bali is Sanur, a location with ideal conditions for dive courses as well as being the perfect base to some of Bali’s most famous diving spots. For beginner divers who want to experience diving close to the tourist hub of Kuta, the calm waters found while scuba diving in Sanur is everything you’ll need. With the dive sites, only a few minutes from the beach, those short for time can do two dives and be finished by lunchtime.

Certified divers who want to dive deeper into Bali’s fantastic dive sites can ask Sanur dive centres to arrange trips to other incredible locations. Descend down onto the Liberty Wreck in Tulamben, drift in strong currents at Candi Dasa, search for strange critters in Padang Bai and Amed’s silty seabeds or sail to the Nusa Islands to find yourself among the majestic oceanic sunfish and manta ray.

Sanur diving is available from a number of dive resorts or if you want to cut out all of the inland travel, liveaboards are at hand to navigate you toward your next beautiful dive location.

Courses and Events

Open Water Diver

This globally recognized certification program is the best way to begin your lifelong adventures as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI Open Water Diver certification.

13 February +1 More
EUR 297.81
IDR 5,950,000.00

Open Water Diver

This globally recognized certification program is the best way to begin your lifelong adventures as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI Open Water Diver certification.

21 February +81 More
EUR 360.38
IDR 7,200,000.00

Enriched Air Nitrox (40%)

As a Nitrox diver, you can increase your bottom times and safety margins, plus shorten your surface intervals - so you can spend more time diving and less time waiting! In this program, you will learn new skills and increase your diving knowledge whilst learning how to safely plan and dive with enriched air mixtures of up to 40% oxygen. Upon completion, you will earn an SSI Enriched Air Nitrox 32% or 40% certification.

05 March +1 More
EUR 175.18
IDR 3,500,000.00

Wreck Diving

Many of the ocean’s best dive sites are wrecks. These impressive structures attract unusually high densities of marine life and give you the chance to immerse in living history as you dive. There is nothing quite like wreck diving and the SSI Wreck Diving specialty will give you all the skills and knowledge you need to become a safe and confident wreck diver. With a combination of academic and confined water sessions, you will be taught how to safely conduct non-penetration dives around wrecks and artificial reefs, up to a depth of 30 meters. You will also get to practice your wreck diving skills during open water training dives. All of which will ensure you can enjoy wreck diving with confidence and get the most out of every dive. Upon completion of this program, you will earn your SSI Wreck Diving specialty certification. Continue your adventures and become a wreck diver. Get started online today!

12 May
EUR 180.19
IDR 3,600,000.00

Dive Activity

Diving in Sanur

Sanur diving will find you in shallow sandy sea beds interspersed with coral reefs and bommies. The calm conditions and shallow sites make Sanur an ideal location for dive courses, where you’ll find a range of courses taking place at Channel Point or Sanur Bay.

Choose to take a day trip to the Nusa Islands and experience swift drift dives or head to Tulamben for world-class wreck diving at the Liberty Wreck. At Padang Bai, divers can encounter stunning reefs, incredible macro life as well as wreck dives - ideal for underwater photographers. The rocky islets and pinnacles at Candi Dasa, offer adrenaline-pumping drifts, caves, canyons and rugged topography for experienced divers to enjoy while a trip to Amed will find you submersed in the famous Japenese Wreck or uncovering incredible macro critters.

Top Wildlife Sightings in Sanur

While scuba diving in Sanur, you can almost always see the resident schools of batfish, big round pufferfish as well as wide-eyed porcupinefish. Often white-tip reef sharks, sea snakes, and moray eels are seen in the area while you may be lucky enough to see dancing shoals of catfish among the large variety of thriving hard and soft corals.

At Tulamben, head further offshore where you can discover dogtooth tuna, eagle rays and even whale sharks in the strong currents while Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Penida offer the chance to revel in the presence of manta ray and the enormous oceanic sunfish. The cold water and strong currents in Candi Dasa invite hammerhead shark and mola mola to the area while a whole host of weird and wonderful creatures can be found at Padang Bai, Amed and Tulamben. Everything from frogfish to ghost pipefish can be sighted.

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species: 200

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Moray Eel
70 Sightings
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Total number of species: 300

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Octopus
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Green Turtle
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Total number of species: 27

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Barracuda
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Total number of species: 600

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Wrasse
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Hawksbill Turtle
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Total number of species: 28

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Clownfish
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Total number of species: 12

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Lionfish
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Total number of species: 130

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Butterfly Fish
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Total number of species: 90

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Angelfish
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Total number of species: 130

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Pufferfish
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Total number of species: 250

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Scorpionfish
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Total number of species: 80

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Stingrays
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Total number of species: 3

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Trumpetfish
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Total number of species: 8

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Bannerfish
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Total number of species: 120

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Cuttlefish
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Total number of species: 100

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Parrotfish
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Total number of species: 40

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Triggerfish
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Total number of species: 25

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Boxfish
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Total number of species: 3000

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Nudibranch
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Total number of species: 350

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Damselfish
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Total number of species: 50

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Frogfish
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Total number of species: 85

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Surgeonfish
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Total number of species: 3400

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Shrimp
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Common Seahorse
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Total number of species: 30

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Sand Eel
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Total number of species: 150

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Sweetlips and Grunts
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Total number of species: 7000

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Crab
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Total number of species: 90

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Goatfish
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Total number of species: 300

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Snake Eel
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Whitetip Reef Shark
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Total number of species: 250

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Grouper/Basslets
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Total number of species: 15

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Garfish
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Total number of species: 130

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Pipefish
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Total number of species: 60

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Soldierfish
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The best Months to dive in Sanur

The best time for scuba diving in Sanur is in the transition period between the rainy and dry season, around April or October. During this time, the seas are calmer and the winds are gentle, which leads to the best visibility. During the monsoon season, from December through to February, strong rain can cause bad visibility in the dive sites.

If you head to Candi Dasa, the best time to see hammerhead sharks is from August to October. While, for those hoping to see mola mola at Candi Dasa, the Nusa Islands or Padang Bai, dive into the waters between July through to November. Manta rays can be seen year-round at Nusa Penida, yet the prime time is April to May.

Dive Centers

Nico Dives Cool Bali

Jl. Sekuta 114 Sanur, 80228 Denpasar, BA - IDN

Ocean Gravity Bali

Jl. Betngandang II No. 21, 80227 Denpasar - Sanur, BA - IDN

Hobi Dive Bali

Jl. Betngandang II No. 17, Sanur, 80228 Denpasar, BA - IDN

Coral Diving School

Jalan Betngandang II No.88-89, Sanur, 80228 Denpasar, BA - IDN

jellyfish divers village, 長谷川香奈子

Jl. Kutat Lestari Ⅵ Gg.Uma Anyar No.1A, 80227 Sanur, BA - IDN

Bali Nice Diving

Jl. Sudamala 5A, Sanur, 80223 Denpasar, BA - IDN

Dive Sites

Mares

Sanur Beach (★3.9)

The location is in Sanur Bay, Banjar Semawang. Shallow area max depth 12m. Combination of sand and coral patch. The best time to dive is when the water rises before the highest high tide.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Baong Penyu / Turtle Neck (★4.4)

Located near Padang Bay, this harbor is in the eastern part of Bali. You take an outrigger boat from this harbor to just right behind Padang Bay’s Hill, about 15 minutes cruise, then you arrive at a dive site. Boat entry/exit. Dive along the wall.