Scuba Diving Menjangan
& Northwest Bali

Vibrant reefs. Plunging walls. Exciting marine life.
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A huge gorgonian sea fan on a reef at a Menjangan Island dive site.

Why Scuba Dive Menjangan & Northwest Bali?

Menjangan Island is one of Bali’s top diving destinations, known for its calm conditions and stunning reefs. Pemuteran and Northwest Bali are home to enjoyable reef and muck dive sites.

Try scuba diving for the first time, continue your PADI education, or embark on unforgettable fun dives with our experienced team of PADI Instructors and dive guides.

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Photo Gallery

Sun behind a sea fan on a coral reef in Northwest Bali.
A huge sea fan seen while scuba diving Menjangan Island
A pygmy seahorse on a sea fan at a Menjangan Island dive site.
The sun penetrates the ocean's surface behind a coral reef at Menjangan Island, Bali.
A peacock mantis shrimp at a dive site in Northwest Bali.
A tiny painted frogfish at one of Northwest Bali's muck dive sites.
A fish on the sea floor at a muck dive site in Northwest Bali.
An orange frogfish at a dive site in Northwest Bali.
A hairy squat lobster on a barrel sponge at a Northwest Bali dive site.
People enjoy a PADI Discover Scuba Diving experience at Menjangan Island, Bali.
A diver poses with some coral at a dive site in Northwest Bali.
A diver peeks through some coral fans at a dive site in Northwest Bali.
An anemone shrimp photographed at a dive site in Northwest Bali.
A hairy frogfish at a dive site in Northwest Bali.
A painted frogfish at a dive site in Northwest Bali.
A pair of Shaun the Sheep nudibranchs seen while scuba diving Puri Jati, a muck dive site in Northwest Bali.
A tiny fish among some coral at a dive site in Northwest Bali.
A crab on some coral at a dive site in Northwest Bali.
A harlequin crab seen at a dive site in Northwest Bali.
A healthy coral reef at Menjangan Island, Bali.
A giant frogfish at a Menjangan Island dive site.
A green turtle rests near some coral at aMenjangan Island dive site.
Mandarin fish photographed during a night dive in Northwest Bali.
A tiny frogfish seen while muck diving in Northwest Bali.
A seahorse at a muck diving site in Northwest Bali.
A pair of twin spot signal gobies at a dive site in Northwest Bali.
A pair of cardinal fish at a dive site in Northwest Bali.
A pygmy seahorse camouflages with a coral fan at a Menjangan Island dive site.
A Shaun the Sheep nudibranch at a muck dive site in Northwest Bali.
A signal goby at a dive site in Northwest Bali.
A sea turtle photographed at a dive site in Northwest Bali.

Scuba Diving Activities

Scuba divers and a huge sea fan on a coral wall at Menjangan Island, Bali.

Fun Diving

Join us on guided fun dives at the best Menjangan Island dive sites, suitable for all levels of certified divers.

From IDR 1.600.000 per person

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Discover Scuba Diving

Take your first plunge with our PADI Discover Scuba Diving program – the perfect way to experience the underwater world in a one-day activity!

From IDR 2.200.000 per person

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People try scuba diving at Menjangan Island, Bali.
A PADI Instructor teaches a course on a jetty in Northwest Bali.

PADI Courses

Get your PADI certification or continue your dive education with our Advanced, Rescue, and Specialty courses.

Prices vary depending on course selection

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Dive Sites

Discover Bali’s hidden gems at Northwest Bali’s best dive sites. Search for elusive macro critters such as mimic octopuses, sea robins, and tiny nudibranches at one of the top muck dive sites. Drift along plummeting coral walls and watch schools of fish dancing in the current. Explore sloping reefs teeming with life. Whether you’re getting your PADI dive certificate or you’re a seasoned professional photographer, the Northwest Bali dive sites offer exciting new experiences.

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Menjangan Island Dive Sites

Menjangan Island is surrounded by dive sites suitable for all divers and snorkelers. The best dive sites at Menjangan Island are arguably those with plunging walls and mild to moderate currents, such as Eel Garden and Bat Cave. The island also boasts sloping reefs, sandy bottoms, and fascinating topography.

Suitable for: Snorkelers and all levels of divers

Water temperature: 26-30 °C (79-86°F).

Conditions: Generally calm with mild to moderate current. Seasonal winds may prevent diving the south side.

Visibility: 15- 30+ meters (50-100 feet).

Eel Garden

Dive along a dramatic wall covered in healthy corals, leading to a sandy bottom where thousands of garden eels dance when the current is right. Look into the blue for reef sharks and giant trevally. Focus on the wall for nudibranchs, frogfish, orangutan crabs, and huge gorgonian sea fans.

Bat Cave

Drift dive along a striking wall or snorkel the shallow reef shelf, which is covered in hard and soft corals and teeming with fish. Look for macro life on the reef. Advanced divers can descend to 20-30 meters to look for reef sharks that frequent the deeper, stronger currents.

POS 1

Visit the island to look for resident menjangan (deer), sunbathe, eat a packed lunch, or use the toilet facilities. Underwater, expect a shallow sandy bottom – often used for training dives – extending to a sloping reef home to a variety of marine life.

POS 2

Head to the small beach to take a break topside, where you may spot a menjangan looking for food or water. Dive this beautiful coral wall for macro life, including electric clams, nudibranchs, pygmy seahorses, signal blennies, dart fish, and more.

Underwater Cave

Search the plunging coral wall for a hidden crevice that opens to a large sandy-bottomed “cave”. Enter to witness stunning sunlight pierce the breaks in the reef shelf and search the interior walls for electric clams. 

Mangrove

Expect fascinating topography along a wall featuring crevices, windows, and overhangs. Look for frogfish and other critters on unique hard coral formations. Underwater photographers get very unique shots at this site.

Anchor Wreck

Descend at the buoy line to find a massive anchor lying on the reef at around 7 meters. A thick chain extends down the reef, but all that remains of the actual shipwreck are a few wooden beams on the ocean floor beyond recreational depths.

Dream Wall

Take in beautiful corals as you descend along this vertical wall. Search the sandy crevices for signal blennies and dart fish. Spot camouflaged scorpion fish and crocodile fish on the reef. Look to the blue for schooling fusiliers. 

Sandy Slope

Complete your training dives or PADI Discover Scuba Diving at this calm site with a shallow white sand bottom. Explore the gently sloping reef to find anemone fish, pufferfish, and reef life. Perfect for beginners!

Coral Garden

Explore a shallow sloping reef that extends well beyond 20 meters. This is the perfect site for the third dive of the day. Conditions are calm, there’s a lot of marine life, and the best corals are in shallower waters.

Peti

Expect the unexpected at this dive site, where reef sharks and titan triggerfish sometimes patrol the reef. Search the sandy areas for macro life and look in the blue for schools of fish and hunters.

Pemuteran Dive Sites

Pemuteran is a village east of Sumberkima. Its protected bay and outlying coastal areas are home to a variety of dive sites, from muck to reef. Macro and wide-angle underwater photographers will find exciting subjects. The gentle sandy shoreline is perfect for training dives. Deeper reefs with current exposure are ideal for advanced divers.

Suitable for: Snorkelers and all levels of divers (depending on the site and conditions).

Water temperature: 26-30 °C (79-86°F).

Conditions: Generally calm with mild to moderate current.

Visibility: 5-20 meters (16-65 feet).

Napoleon Reef

Expect a healthy reef, expansive fields of xenias, coral drop-offs, and sandy patches. Spot schooling fish, nudibranchs, turtles, and even reef sharks.

Close Encounters

We never know what we’ll encounter at this dive site. Look for anything from small nudibranchs and slugs to large schools of fish in the blue water.

Temple Reef/Temple Wall

Discover an underwater temple deposited on the reef – a unique photo opportunity. The statues are covered in coral, attracting a variety of marine life.

Deep Reef

This underwater pinnacle is an excellent spot for advanced divers or continuing education courses. Look for schooling jacks and fusiliers off the steep sloping reef.

Bio Wreck

Explore unique structures sunk to the ocean floor to create an artificial reef. Look for a variety of coral species and robust marine life drawn to the reefs.

Biorock

Biorock is a coral conservation and restoration project. It consists of many large electrified structures adorned with coral. The project’s success is evident, with older structures boasting full reefs.

Northwest Bali Muck Dives

For a taste of true “muck” diving, macro enthusiasts and underwater photographers won’t want to miss two iconic dive sites in Northwest Bali: Puri Jati and Secret Bay. Both sites have shallow, mucky (sand/silt/mud) bottoms and require strong buoyancy control to dive enjoyably and safely.

Suitable for: Underwater macro photographers and divers with strong buoyancy control.

Water temperature: Puri Jati is 26-28 °C (79-82°F), while Secret Bay is much colder at 23-26 °C (73-79°F).

Conditions: Calm, sheltered, shallow shore-entry sites.

Visibility: 3- 10+ meters (10-32+ feet).

Puri Jati

Enter from the shore to explore a shallow sandy/silty bottom and look for bucket list critters such as Shaun the Sheep nudibranchs, mimic octopuses, sea moths, and more. Depths typically do not exceed 10 meters, and visibility varies. Please note: during periods of heavy rainfall, this site is not diveable due to poor visibility.

Secret Bay

Pack a warmer wetsuit to shore dive Secret Bay, where the water temperature hovers in the low 20s (Celsius). Search the rubbish and mucky bottom for nudibranchs, frogfish, pipefish, sea snakes, and more. Located near the Gilimanuk harbor where ferries cross between Bali and Java, this site is best for photographers.

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