Dive in Indonesia
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BioRock Gili Trawangan, Indonesia
Biorock® technology was brought to Gili Trawangan in 2004 and is now home to 37 Biorock® structures and is the second largest Biorock® site in the world. The Biorock® Process involves a submerged steel structure that applies a safe low-voltage electrical current. Small pieces of live… -
BioRock Gili Trawangan, Indonesia
Biorock® technology was brought to Gili Trawangan in 2004 and is now home to 37 Biorock® structures and is the second largest Biorock® site in the world. The Biorock® Process involves a submerged steel structure that applies a safe low-voltage electrical current. Small pieces of live… -
Halik Gili Trawangan, Indonesia
Halik reef is a sloping reef available to all divers. Beautiful coral formations are found in the shallows, and along the reef, coral bommies and Gorgonian fans. A perfect drift dive, and commonly Lionfish, Moray Eels, Coral Grouper, and Bumphead Parrotfish (around the full moon) are to be found.… -
Andy's Reef Gili Trawangan, Indonesia
One of the most varied and interesting dive sites around the Gili’s, Andy’s is a vast open site available to all levels of diver certification. The site starts with a shallow sloping reef, with a series of ridges and valleys leading into deeper water. Shark Point is one of the specific… -
Boulder City Belongas Bay, Indonesia
Starting at a vertical wall you descend to about 30 meters. There are a lot of big rocks forming hundreds of swim-troughs. Sharks, napoleons and many, many sweet lips and angelfishes have been seen here -
Soft Coral Garden Belongas Bay, Indonesia
A chain of small, soft coral covered, pinnacles beginning in a depth of around 12m, and reaching down to about 25m. Apart from the many reef fish, here we’ve seen Cownose rays, huge moray eels, as well as the one or other eagle ray on his way to Gli Sarang. -
The Cathedral Belongas Bay, Indonesia
It's the second most famous dive. It's a large pinnacle with 2 main peaks. It's interesting for eagle ray sightings and big fish in general. There's also sea snakes everywhere!! Don't be surprised or freaked if you see more than 15 sea snakes on the dive. It's a nice dive for corals. It has lots of… -
Blue Hole Belongas Bay, Indonesia
It's a famous cave, starting at about 127m and going down to about 25m. The entrance is really wide, and the whole cave is quite wide too, opening into a dome. Around there you can also find a series of small pinnacles (completely submerged), going down to aprox. 35m. Depending on the season and the… -
Gili Sarang Belongas Bay, Indonesia
This site has many pinnacles and boulders rise up from a depth of around 35m and offer impressive, colorful soft corals. Here too, big fish action: giant trevalies, mackerels, sweet lips, surgeon fish, white tips, black tips, and grey reef sharks. September is the season to sight Devil rays in… -
The Magnet Belongas Bay, Indonesia
Most famous dive site here. It's a pinnacle with the bottom at 60m. Its specialty is that here you can spot schools of Hammerheads, as well as grey reef sharks andwhite tip sharks!! There's a season for the hammerheads sighting: from June until early november. Beware of the really strong currents:… -
Tasik Ria- Mandarin fish Manado, Indonesia
This is a Dusk dive to see the amazing mandarin fish mating. They hide in a coral, and exactly when the sun sets, the mandarin fishes, both male and female, swim out of it and proceed with a mating "dance". Even though it's on the coast of Manado, it still belongs to the Bunaken Marine Park. -
Kals dream Alor, Indonesia
Pinnacle that attracts lots of big fish: Rainbow Runners, sharks, tunas, barracudas, giant trevallys and Jacks. In the slopes of coral reef you can find lots of Nudibranchs, lobsters and moray eels. Be aware of the strong currents here: it's not a real drift dive, as the current needs to be fought… -
Tasik Ria House Reef Manado, Indonesia
Tasik Ria house reefis an amazing tester for what Lembeh is. It's the perfect place to check if a diver is made for mock diving, and enjoys this kind of dive. Even though it's on the coast of Manado, it still belongs to the Bunaken Marine Park. It has a coral garden at 5m, and it slopes down in a… -
Tanjung Pisok Pulau Bunaken, Indonesia
Reef flat sloping to 15 - 20m depth. Very rich wall in large steps. Easy to find different kind of nudibranches and unusual green tricorals. As a rarity there is a high concentration of blue ribbon eels. -
Sachiko's Point Pulau Bunaken, Indonesia
Vertical well with caves in the deeper parts and large massive corals in reef top. It is very exposed to waves. There are many huge schools of plancton feeders: Fusiliers, butterfly fishes, banner fishes, damsel fishes, wrasses, angel fishes, etc.And glass fishes in a shallow cave. Sometimes inside… -
Gili Renggit, Timur (East) Sekotong, Indonesia
A sloping reef that levels off to about 20 metres, this site is filled with feather stars and soft coral tress. Look out for mantis shrimp, turtles, ornate ghost pipefish, nudibranchs, gobies and porcelain crabs. At about 17m, there are patches of snow white anemonies. -
Gili Renggit, Barat (West) Sekotong, Indonesia
This site has a steep sloping reef of soft corals that level off to a sandy bottom. Look out for turtles and lobsters under the rocky ledges and among the usual suspects of Moorish idols, wrasses, sweetlips and moray eels. There are huge fields of Staghorn corals in the shallows. -
Whip point, Gili Renggit… Sekotong, Indonesia
This site has an impressive array of hard corals. The table corals here are HUGE and entirely intact. Look under them for stingrays, sharks and turtles taking a snooze. -
Secret Garden, Gili Layar Sekotong, Indonesia
A gentle sloping reef filled with soft corals, huge barrel sponges and whip corals with squat lobsters, gobies, xeno crabs and Zanzibar shrimp. Another highlight is the profusion of tiny yellow sea cucumbers. In the shallows are hard coral and rock formations. -
Will's Beach Sekotong, Indonesia
This site is a favourite among macro photographers for the huge variety of creatures found here. This gentle, sandy slope is covered with nudibranchs, flounders, puffers, skeleton shrimp, robust, halimeda and rough snout ghost pipefish, tozeuma shrimp, Zanzibar shrimp, flying gurnards, mimic and… -
Medang Barat Sekotong, Indonesia
Currents can be strong at this site, so a negative entry is recommended here. When you descend quickly, the depth levels off to about 30 metres. Garden eels make their home on the sand amongst the rocky outcrops. Look under the ledges for turtles, rays and sharks. There are huge fans here and around… -
Sunken island Sekotong, Indonesia
Like the name suggests, this site gently slopes to about 25 metres. When visibility is good, the place looks like a manicured garden with pristine, intact hard and soft corals. Here you will find nudibranchs, crabs, mantis shrimp, stingrays, sharks, eagle rays, turtles, octopuses and cuttlefish. -
Gili Kura Kura, barat (West) Sekotong, Indonesia
A great place to go to for newbies. This site is shallow with hardly any current. Swim with the usual reef fish like Moorish idols, wrasses and anthias. Watch out for the fire coral, though. This site is even better as a night dive. Basket stars, spider and porcelain crabs, ornate and robust ghost… -
Nudie slope, Gili Poh Barat… Sekotong, Indonesia
This is a rubble slope that has more then meets the eye. If Gili Renggit Timur is filled with feather stars, this site is filled with hard, disc-shaped corals. Look out for nudibranchs and all kinds of shrimp and crabs among them. Watch out for octopuses, hermit crabs, Saron shrimp, harlequin… -
Batu Gendang Sekotong, Indonesia
Only for highly experienced divers, this site is tide dependent and reef hooks are recommended. Watch for angelfish, batfish, bumphead parrotfish, sweetlips, turtles sharks and eagle rays. -
Gili Gelong (Monkey Island) Sekotong, Indonesia
This site has a rubble and sandy bottom that is home to a variety of mantis shrimp, ribbon eels, shrimp fish, cuttlefish, anemone crabs and shrimp. Look in the crinoids for snapping shrimp and whip corals for Zanzibar shrimp. -
Mangroves Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia
Mangroves offers a healthy sloping coral reef with small coral bommies and table corals waiting to be explored for the small stuff and sometimes manta rays and other large species swimming past in deeper water.A good site for all levels. -
SD, PED, Sental and Buyuk Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia
These sites are found side by side on Nusa Penida and share similar topography. The gentle slope on the North coast of Penida is covered with beautiful colourful corals as well as randomly placed barrel sponges and coral bommies. Schools of fish and the occasional shark distract divers from the… -
Pantee Peunateung ("P.P") Pulau Weh, Indonesia
Meaning "Rice field terrace", this dive-site has a bottom well beyond the limits of recreational diving.Start this dive at 25m above the walls and the drop off. Along these slopes we can see school's of barracudas, big tunas and mackerels and sometimes a school of Devil's rays cruising above your… -
Pantee Peunateung ("P.P") Pulau Weh, Indonesia
Meaning "Rice field terrace", this dive-site has a bottom well beyond the limits of recreational diving.Start this dive at 25m above the walls and the drop off. Along these slopes we can see school's of barracudas, big tunas and mackerels and sometimes a school of Devil's rays cruising above your… -
Pantee Peunateung ("P.P") Pulau Weh, Indonesia
Meaning "Rice field terrace", this dive-site has a bottom well beyond the limits of recreational diving.Start this dive at 25m above the walls and the drop off. Along these slopes we can see school's of barracudas, big tunas and mackerels and sometimes a school of Devil's rays cruising above your… -
Coastal Atoll Gorontalo, Indonesia
This atoll is located along the coastline. Waters inside the atoll ring rarely circulate. The jellyfish that live inside have fully functional stings! The atoll ring is usually too shallow for diving or snorkeling. Since the atoll faces into the heavy waves, its upper surface very rocky. A number of… -
Sand Channels Gorontalo, Indonesia
Narrow channels are cut in the reef crest above and filled with white sand. The sand spills down the wall. This dive site is one of the few in Gorontalo where divers can clearly see the bottom. It is is a slope of white sand mixed with coral. The coral wall begins at the surface and drops to about… -
West Point Gorontalo, Indonesia
The reef flat of this large point is only a few meters deep. The portions of it that face into heavy waves are mostly rocky with minimal coral growth. Below the reef rim a slope of hard corals ends in a rocky flat at about 40 meters. The slope has various arms that shoot down from the reef flat. -
Sponge Wall Gorontalo, Indonesia
This dive site is another classic Gorontalo dive site that looks like no other. The first section of the wall is mostly overhang with shallow caverns decorated with masses of hanging rope sponge. The bottom slants deceptively downwards. Numerous large sand gobies live on the silt bottom. The rest of… -
White Point Gorontalo, Indonesia
One of Gorontalo’s most visited sites, this submerged point attracts school of fish and pelagics. The point itself is below 30 meters and covered with white sand with only scattered hard corals. Because the visibility off this deep point is typically quite good, schools of large snappers can be… -
Mystic Point Gorontalo, Indonesia
A tall limestone cliff protects this site from heavy waves, so generations of fishermen have used this site to anchor their boats. This result is that the coral at shallow depths is not in great shape. But the white sand slope that descends from the upper coral bank is dotted with fascinating coral… -
Tambo'o Fish House Gorontalo, Indonesia
Gorontalo’s most popular muck site is located just outside the mouth of the River. Visibility is affected by river water pulled or pushed by long shore currents. Sand here is mostly brown. A shallow sand flat starts at about three meters before a slope of sand begins. One big coral rock sits at a… -
Tjenderawashi Barge Wreck Gorontalo, Indonesia
The dredging barge Tjenderawashi was tethered for an escavation job. However, rains and massive night waves on 26 December 1993 sunk the barge. Workers tried to re-float it using thousands of barrels, to no avail. It currently rests along a steep slope, lodged firmly on four rocky outcroppings. It… -
Japanese Cargo Wreck Gorontalo, Indonesia
A Japanese cargo vessel sunk in 1942 after catching fire. It now rests upside down just off the wall in 50 meters of water. Its propeller is within 26 meters of the ocean surface. Two-thirds of the hull leans on a rocky outcrop, falling at a 14-degree angle, until the hull buckles horizontally with…
- Quick facts about the Indonesia
- Visibility: 10-80 metres
- Recommended Equipment: Normal Diving Equipment
- Prices: Varied
- Seasons: All Year but April-December are the best months
- Water Temperature: 19°C - 30°C
- Highlights: Muck diving, wrecks, photography, drift diving, macro life, sharks, turtles and manta rays
- Currents: Sometimes very strong
- Average Depth: 5-40 metres
