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 Bali has some impressive dive sites. With pleasant temperatures of average 27 Celsius year round and good visibility, the best time of the year for diving is the dry season from April to October.
The wet season from November to March can be quite torrential.
 A lot of the diving and snorkeling areas are very close to the shore with lots of colorful hard and soft corals and an amazing range of tropical fish.
For the moment the reefs are mostly unspoiled and a wide variety of marine life such as dolphins, rays, turtles, sperm, blue whales. Sea snakes and moray eels can be found here.
 The main diving and snorkeling areas in Bali on the east coast are at
Padang Bai and Candidasa and further north at Tulamben and
Amed. Following the coastal road in the north of the island is Lovina. Slightly further along is Pemuteran and in the western tip of Bali is Labuan
Lalang, an uninhabited island with some of the best diving on Bali. Nearly 7000 hectares of corals reef and coastal waters are protected as part of the Bali Barat National Park including Menjangan island.
Below are some of the
most exciting diving spots on the island.
Sanur and Nusa Dua
These areas often used as location
for teaching diving because of it's close proximity to
the tourist main areas, there are some interesting coral
formations, sponges and plentiful colorful fish on the
reef at Sanur.
Candidasa
Batu Tiga (Three Rocks)
is accessed by boat from Candidasa or Padang Bai. With
an average depth of 20 meter, the site is excellent for
diving or snorkeling. The reef is steep and sloping with
many corals. Some fish seen here include Red Snapper.
Clown Trigger fish, and Blue spotted Stingrays,
Trivially, Morays and White tip Reef sharks. Pulau
Tepekong - On the east and north side of the island this
is wall dive with many caves. There are large biomes and
many fish such as different Trigger fish, Angel fish,
Snappers, Butterfly fish, Parrotfish, Moorish Idols and
Emperor.
Amed
Amed has excellent
snorkeling just off the black sand beach and further out
in the bay there is coral wall with an abundance of
sponges and hard and soft corals. Fish varieties include
Black Snappers, Butterfly fish, Parrot fish, Surgeon
fish, Unicorn fish, Parrot fish, Damsel fish, Cardinal
fish, White tip Reef Sharks and many larger varieties
such as Dogtooth Tuna and Blue Finned Trivially.
Tulamben
One of Bali's most
popular diving sites is the wreck of the US liberty
warship. The Japanese during World War II torpedoed it
in the Lombok Strait. She was beached on Tulamben when
rescue attempt failed. After the eruption of Mt. Agung
in 1963 she broke in half and was left in her present
position close to the shore of Tulamben. The hull is
encrusted with coral and the fish have become quite tame
because of the large number of divers here.
Lovina
A popular beach resort
area. Lovina refers to a collection of small villages on
the coast. In the past coral in the bay was used to make
lime. Fortunately the coral is now protected and some
diving and snorkeling is possible with very clear water.
Lovina also a good place to stay if you want to go to
Menjangan.
Pemuteran
This area has suffered a
bit from dynamic fishing but great efforts have been
made to stop further destruction. There is much coral
available such as Elkhom and Staghorn. There are many
tropical reef fish and profusion of Moorish Idol. There
is also a turtle sanctuary located at Pemuteran with
regular release of turtles into the sea, which have been
bred at Sanctuary.
Menjangan Island
There are few dives sites
to choose from at Menjangan with good conditions and
excellent visibility. The snorkeling is excellent too.
Menjangan also have a wreck, known as the
"Anker" because of it has heavily encrusted
anchor at the top of the reef. Fixed mooring have been
built to prevent damage and the island is reached by a
30 - minute boat ride from Labuan Lalang.
Nusa Penida
About one and half-hours
from Bali by motor boat, Nusa Penida offers some truly
spectacular and unspoiled diving and snorkeling. As
there is not much development here, the reefs are
pristine. An abundance of hard and soft corals makes a
home for large amounts of tropical fish such as
angelfish and clownish. Moray eels live in the crevices
and White tip Reef Shark's search for food at night and
sleep by day under table corals.
Nusa Lembongan
The smaller island of
Nusa Lembongan is popular destination for day-trippers.
At the northern end of the island, Mangrove Point,
Crystal Bay and Blue Comer Trip are all good diving
sites. Some of the areas are for experienced divers only
and look for Manta Point to the east where schools of
Mantas come to the cleaning stations and to mate.
For more information, please refer to some of the best diving companies on the island.
Here's the list...
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