Operating daily in Lembongan / Penida since 1991, our team pioneered Manta Point, the Mola mola interaction and the live boat drift dive experiences, for which the region is now world renowned. Our intimate knowledge of Nusa Lembongan, Ceningan and Penida’s most acclaimed dive sites and the region’s fickle conditions, will ensure you experience the best diving it can offer on any given day.

There are in excess of 15 dive sites here. While we can offer a terrific variety of diving for all levels of participation, some sites are suitable only for experienced divers. Our high-speed and purpose-built dive vessels make multiple departures daily, allowing us to cater for a broad range of diver needs with ease.

Early morning departures to Manta Point and carefully timed drops on the Mola mola cleaning stations are a seasonal highlight.

Experience the exhilaration that diving around Lembongan, Ceningan and Penida have to offer. For certified divers we offer up to four departures per day to the region’s best dive sites. We keep our group sizes small and all dives are guided by experienced PADI professionals. Night dives are also available.
Divemaster/Diver ratio 1:4

Name: Lembongan Bay
Required level: Beginner
Depth: 12mLocation: Lembongan Island
Characteristics and Marine Life: White sandy bottom, big rocks and coral bommies, big table corals, tiger cowries, banded shrimp, porcelain crabs, resident giant frogfish, robust ghost pipefish, bend stick pipefish, good variety of reef fish like angel, parrot and surgeons.

Name: Blue Corner
Required level: Advanced
Depth: 40m
Location: North-West of Lembongan Island
Characteristics and Marine Life: Steep slope with overhangs and outcroppings, lots of different shrimps and crabs hiding in the crevices. Big marble rays, reef sharks, schools of snappers and jacks, and if you are lucky the bizarre Mola mola (oceanic sunfish)

Name: Mangrove Point
Required level: Open Water Diver
Depth: 5 to 30m
Location: North of Lembongan Island
Characteristics and Marine Life: Gentle sloping reef, with lots of acropora coral, big sponges and many more. Mantis shrimps, cowries, cleaner shrimps, Lots of colorful Anthias over the acropora fields, trigger fish, all common reef fish and the occasional reef sharks or giant trevally passing by.

Name: Ceningan Wall
Required level: Advanced
Depth: Up to 40m
Location: East of Ceningan Island
Characteristics and Marine Life: Wall, covered in orange soft corals, bluish tube coral and long whip corals. Plenty of shrimps and crabs hiding in the cracks; have to be careful not to drift past too fast to appreciate the richness of this site. Schools of red tooth triggerfish and banner fish. As the current flows through here, always keep an eye out for big pelagic passing by in the open water. Nice wall dive, very different from the other sites around the islands

Name: Gamat Bay
Required level: All levels
Depth: 5 to 40m
Location: West Coast of Nusa Penida
Characteristics and Marine Life: Big table corals, coral bommies and on the steep slope sponges and whip corals. This is a good site to discover different invertebrates in the sheltered bay area. If the swell is not too strong, it’s nice to spend some time between 10-20m and go treasure hunting. Good variety of reef fishes, on the slope triggerfish and banner fish, occasional bigger pelagic passing through the channel.

Name: Crystal Bay
Required level: Open Water
Depth: 5 to 30m+
Location: West Coast of Nusa Penida
Characteristics and Marine Life: Big coral bommies and huge acropora table corals in the bay. Going towards the slope you will pass over a healthy patch of stag horn coral, tiger and egg cowries, check under the edge of the big coral bommies for shrimps and nudibranches. In the right season this is probably the best site to see Mola mola. But don’t forget to look for frogfish and ghostpipefish, as well as all the other usual and unusual suspects.

Name: Toya Pakeh
Required level: Open Water
Depth: 5 to 30m
Location: West Coast of Nusa Penida
Characteristics and Marine Life: Very good coral cover and variety. Big shallow area, reef plateau at different depth levels, wall in the southern end. It is worth checking in the shallow parts of the reef, for all kinds of different invertebrates.
Big marble ray frequently spotted; from size xxs (Pygmy seahorse) to XXL (Mola or Manta) this site has it all.

Name: SD (Sekolah Dasar)
Required level: Open Water
Depth: 3 to 30m+
Location: North-West Coast of Nusa Penida
Characteristics and Marine Life: Large coral heads and massive fields of acropora coral. Very healthy reef with normally good visibility. Big variety of invertebrates. Current can be strong and often changes directions. Enjoy drifting past schooling fish and don’t forget to look up as sometimes giant trevallies pass by.

Bali Diving Academy Lembongan offers a relaxed diving environment and one that enables us to provide a flexible and personalised level of service, aimed at surpassing your highest expectations.

Our team of multilingual Instructors and Divemasters includes some of Indonesia’s most highly trained and experienced dive professionals. We look forward to ensuring the valuable leisure time with which you entrust us is a safe, rewarding and unforgettable experience.

At Bali Diving Academy Lembongan we recognise the responsibility to protect Lembongan / Penida region’s unique marine environment. We are recipients of numerous awards, environmental and minimum impact initiatives including a reef monitoring program, underwater naturalist trail, investment in waste water treatment, desalination community initiatives and recycling programs. We also play an active role in vocational training programs, scientific studies, environmental audits and maintain ongoing liaison to ensure protection and management of the region.

We are the only company to date to engage in ongoing Mola mola monitoring along with satellite tagging. Our understanding of the behavioural patterns of the huge fish we made famous is unsurpassed.

Invest in the future by choosing to dive with a company committed to both community and environment.

Our knowledge of Bali’s best resorts enables us to arrange excellent Dive & Stay packages to suit your desires and budget. From low to high end, accommodation to suit all budgets is available.

At Nusa Lembongan, you might wish to relax between dives. However, Lembongan can offer come nice activities, suitable for all ages and tastes. They can include:

• On the relaxing theme: Dream beach is a gorgeous hidden location on the southern cost. Enjoy some time in the local café
• Have a look at the famous Seaweed farms; views are spectacular
• Watch some of the most spectacular sunsets from the numerous cafes
• Explore the Underground house at Lembongan village
• Jump on a traditional canoe and visit the mangrove forest
• Surf
• Rent a scooter to move around the island and discover many beauty spots in a shorter time
• Culturally, Puncak Sari is fascinating. It also has a spectacular hill position.

Whether it is diving, snorkelling, catching a wave, lazing on white sandy beaches, observing local culture, fishing with the locals, or touring the island with camera in hand, the small island of Nusa Lembongan offers something for everyone.

Diving is a unique experience. Breathing underwater and tuning with this magic environment is something that cannot be easily described…

However, it is possible for various dive sites to be explored and appreciated in only a few meters of water.

At Nusa Lembongan and Penida we can arrange snorkelling for singles, couples, families, or combine your snorkelling adventure while your companion is diving!

Because of the strong currents, it is possible very strong swimmers to dive from the beach. However, we recommend diving from one of our boats or renting a local “jukungs,” which are the fishermen’s boats.

Let us know your preference and we will make it happen.

Bali Diving Academy Lembongan is located on the beach front on the grounds of “No. 7 Bungalows” at the south end of Lembongan Bay.

Because of its short distance from the major departing points in South Bali, reaching Nusa Lembongan is quite easy. Transfer arrangements are part of the services we provide for our divers and snorkelers.

The best solution for us is to use the Fast Boats that depart from Sanur Beach. They usually leave the beach between 8AM and 9:30AM each the morning and return between 3:30PM and 04:40PM.

The travel time is 30 minutes, with shuttle pick up included in most of the South Bali hotels.

We usually include the Fast Boat transfer in our packages

Another way to get to the island is to use the local public boats but comfort and the “feeling of safety” are not the highlight. Scheduling might vary. Definitely for the most adventurous!