CERTIFIED DIVER
Nusa Penida/Lembongan : US $ 135 Min 2 Pax
TOUR INCLUDED:
- 2 Full Tank, Weight Belt, Lunch Box, Soft Drink & Mineral Water,
- Nusa Dua / Sanur 1 dive only ( Lunch & Sotf Drink not Included)
- BCD ..............................................US $ 5.00
- Regulator .......................................US $ 5.00
- Wet Suit ........................................US $ 5.00
- mask + snorkel + booth ................. US $ 5.00
BEGINNER DIVER
Menjangan / Penida / Lembongan US $ 125Manta Point Bali
"Manta Point" dive site which is located south-west Nusa Penida is one of Bali's most frequently visited divesites. It's possible to encounter the mighty Manta Ray year round at this location. Dive conditions can be challenging at this place because this part of Nusa Penida is under the influence of the ocean to the south.
Location: South Nusa Penida
Visibility: 5-20m
Depths: 3-24 m (10-80ft)
Diving Conditions: Can be a calm dive and good for snorkelling but weather, tide and current conditions can turn this site into a whirlpool in addition to making access slow and difficult.
Arch Rock photo PenidaTravel time to site: Approx. 50-60mins. with our speedboat
Underwater Topography: Manta point and its sibling, bat rock, sit along the wild cliff-line of south Nusa Penida.
Marine life: During April, May and June Manta Rays (Manta Birostris) crowd along this reef, they come to mate, give birth, and visit cleaning stations. They swim into the currents with their mouths gaping to feed, they usually move against the current. You can see them break the surface and slap the water with their wings. Mantas come in all sizes and colors, from light Grey with dazzling white underbellies, to jet black with touches of white on their mandibles. They can be curious and a close up experience is quite possible.
Main Attractions: Recommended for the more experienced diver. Manta rays, exhilarating drift dives and/or calm conditions. Snorkeling is possible when conditions permitting.
Depths: 3-24 m (10-80ft)
Diving Conditions: Can be a calm dive and good for snorkelling but weather, tide and current conditions can turn this site into a whirlpool in addition to making access slow and difficult.
Arch Rock photo PenidaTravel time to site: Approx. 50-60mins. with our speedboat
Underwater Topography: Manta point and its sibling, bat rock, sit along the wild cliff-line of south Nusa Penida.
Marine life: During April, May and June Manta Rays (Manta Birostris) crowd along this reef, they come to mate, give birth, and visit cleaning stations. They swim into the currents with their mouths gaping to feed, they usually move against the current. You can see them break the surface and slap the water with their wings. Mantas come in all sizes and colors, from light Grey with dazzling white underbellies, to jet black with touches of white on their mandibles. They can be curious and a close up experience is quite possible.
Main Attractions: Recommended for the more experienced diver. Manta rays, exhilarating drift dives and/or calm conditions. Snorkeling is possible when conditions permitting.
Pura Ped Nusa Penida
Nusa Penida pictureLocation: North-central Nusa Penida
Visibility: 10-30m
Depths: 3-37m (10-37ft)
Diving Conditions: Exhilarating drift dives, currents can be strong.
Travel time to site: Approx. 45 min. by our speedboat
Underwater Topography: This reef along Nusa Penida’s north coast slopes down to about 50 m. The rich coral cover is home to a lot of exotic fish. Hard corals tangle and stretch into snake like shapes.
Marine life: White-tip reef sharks, green moray eel, groupers, sea snakes, manta rays and barracuda. Manta rays and graceful hammerheads have cruised by here at 20m depths. This is also home to many smaller, brightly coloured fish.
Main Attractions: Hammerheads, manta rays scour the deep nutrient rich water. Giant bat-rays are a favourite of Bagus Marine Dive.
Colourful reef tops, a good place for snorkelling trips. Interesting night dives, including nudibranchs, shrimps, crabs and many other surprises.
Depths: 3-37m (10-37ft)
Diving Conditions: Exhilarating drift dives, currents can be strong.
Travel time to site: Approx. 45 min. by our speedboat
Underwater Topography: This reef along Nusa Penida’s north coast slopes down to about 50 m. The rich coral cover is home to a lot of exotic fish. Hard corals tangle and stretch into snake like shapes.
Marine life: White-tip reef sharks, green moray eel, groupers, sea snakes, manta rays and barracuda. Manta rays and graceful hammerheads have cruised by here at 20m depths. This is also home to many smaller, brightly coloured fish.
Main Attractions: Hammerheads, manta rays scour the deep nutrient rich water. Giant bat-rays are a favourite of Bagus Marine Dive.
Colourful reef tops, a good place for snorkelling trips. Interesting night dives, including nudibranchs, shrimps, crabs and many other surprises.
Gamat Bay Nusa Penida
Location: Northwest Nusa Penida
Visibility: 10-30m
Depths: 3-27m (10-90ft)
Diving Conditions: A great snorkelling site and a beautiful dive. Full of a variety of flirting fish.
Travel time to site: 30-35 mins. by our speedboat
Underwater Topography: The bay is not more than 12 m deep. The outside edge of the bay drops away into a deep, current swept slope, exceeding 40m. Currents can be very strong when you descend to 30m plus.
Marine life: Golden and violet anthias, chromis and damselfish, squid, cuttlefish, moray eels, eagle rays and reef sharks.
Main Attractions: Drift diving, colourful variety of large and small fish. Snorkelling.
Depths: 3-27m (10-90ft)
Diving Conditions: A great snorkelling site and a beautiful dive. Full of a variety of flirting fish.
Travel time to site: 30-35 mins. by our speedboat
Underwater Topography: The bay is not more than 12 m deep. The outside edge of the bay drops away into a deep, current swept slope, exceeding 40m. Currents can be very strong when you descend to 30m plus.
Marine life: Golden and violet anthias, chromis and damselfish, squid, cuttlefish, moray eels, eagle rays and reef sharks.
Main Attractions: Drift diving, colourful variety of large and small fish. Snorkelling.
Blue Corner Nusa Penida
Location: West-central Nusa Lembongan
Location: West-central Nusa Lembongan
Visibility: 10-30m
Depths: 7-40 m (25-130ft)
Diving Conditions: Exhilarating drift diving. Currents can be very strong. Challenging tides and currents from the surrounding islands make this site very unpredictable. Bagus Marine Dive recommend this as an advanced diving site. Down and up currents and up-wellings from the deep, cement this statement. Make sure that you bring your thermal rash vest, as this can be a very cool site to dive!
Travel time to site: 30-45 min. by our speedboat
Underwater Topography: The sloping reef tops start at about 12m.The reef near the surface is very colourful with lots of marine life dancing amongst the coral bommies, sponges and seafans. The reef drops away rapidly into a steep wall in excess of 40m before sloping downonce again.
Marine life: Rays, schools of large black stingrays, sharks, Mola Mola.Main Attractions: Mola Mola. Big marine life
Depths: 7-40 m (25-130ft)
Diving Conditions: Exhilarating drift diving. Currents can be very strong. Challenging tides and currents from the surrounding islands make this site very unpredictable. Bagus Marine Dive recommend this as an advanced diving site. Down and up currents and up-wellings from the deep, cement this statement. Make sure that you bring your thermal rash vest, as this can be a very cool site to dive!
Travel time to site: 30-45 min. by our speedboat
Underwater Topography: The sloping reef tops start at about 12m.The reef near the surface is very colourful with lots of marine life dancing amongst the coral bommies, sponges and seafans. The reef drops away rapidly into a steep wall in excess of 40m before sloping downonce again.
Marine life: Rays, schools of large black stingrays, sharks, Mola Mola.Main Attractions: Mola Mola. Big marine life
Sekolah Dasar Nusa Penida
Penida Beach photoLocation: North central Nusa Penida
Visibility: 10-35m
Depths: 3-40m (10-130ft)
Diving Conditions: Usually a drift dive, this can be an exhilarating ride, but at slack tide the currents can disappear.
Travel time to site: Approx. 45 mins. by our speedboat
Underwater Topography: A pontoon was set up along this reef, which destroyed a sizeable area of the coral formations,however re-growth is now occurring and the undamaged areas are truly beautiful.
Marine life: Look for smaller fish and nudibranchs, large queen angelfish and large pufferfish. Mola mola’s, white-tip reef sharks, mantas and even whales have been seen along this reef, however this is not common.
Main Attractions: Exhilarating drift dives, smaller marine life, this is one of the most beautiful coral garden formations in the world.
Depths: 3-40m (10-130ft)
Diving Conditions: Usually a drift dive, this can be an exhilarating ride, but at slack tide the currents can disappear.
Travel time to site: Approx. 45 mins. by our speedboat
Underwater Topography: A pontoon was set up along this reef, which destroyed a sizeable area of the coral formations,however re-growth is now occurring and the undamaged areas are truly beautiful.
Marine life: Look for smaller fish and nudibranchs, large queen angelfish and large pufferfish. Mola mola’s, white-tip reef sharks, mantas and even whales have been seen along this reef, however this is not common.
Main Attractions: Exhilarating drift dives, smaller marine life, this is one of the most beautiful coral garden formations in the world.
Crystal Bay Nusa Penida
"Meet The Mola"
Location: West Nusa Penida
Visibility: 10-30min
Depths: 3-37m (10-120ft)
Diving Conditions: Crystal Bay or Penida Bay is relatively protected and shallow, offers conditions for all levels of scuba divers. Cool temperatures are a fact in this bay. Bagus marine Dive, once again, recommend you bring out your thermal vest!Travel time to site: 30-45mins.
Underwater Topography: The bay has 2 entrances, and a big rock sits in the centre. On the outside edge of this rock the currents can be strong, tricky and challenging. Inner Crystal Bay is tame, with large coral formations a paradise for marine life. Just outside the bay is a short high cave in which divers can surface to observe the resident bats, lit by daylight entering from a crevice higher up the cliff face.
Marine life: Mola Mola (Oceanic Sunfish) , giant angelfish, imposing eels, big balls of stripe of catfish, schools of glassy sweepers, eagle rays, tuna, shark and schooling surgeonfish all gather near the drop off.
Main Attractions: Large marine life - Drift diving - Bat Cave. Snorkelling is possible inside the bay.
Depths: 3-37m (10-120ft)
Diving Conditions: Crystal Bay or Penida Bay is relatively protected and shallow, offers conditions for all levels of scuba divers. Cool temperatures are a fact in this bay. Bagus marine Dive, once again, recommend you bring out your thermal vest!Travel time to site: 30-45mins.
Underwater Topography: The bay has 2 entrances, and a big rock sits in the centre. On the outside edge of this rock the currents can be strong, tricky and challenging. Inner Crystal Bay is tame, with large coral formations a paradise for marine life. Just outside the bay is a short high cave in which divers can surface to observe the resident bats, lit by daylight entering from a crevice higher up the cliff face.
Marine life: Mola Mola (Oceanic Sunfish) , giant angelfish, imposing eels, big balls of stripe of catfish, schools of glassy sweepers, eagle rays, tuna, shark and schooling surgeonfish all gather near the drop off.
Main Attractions: Large marine life - Drift diving - Bat Cave. Snorkelling is possible inside the bay.
Lembongan Marine Park
Jungut Batu
Location: Lembongan Bay (Sanghiang Bay)
Visibility: 10-12m
Depths: 4-12m (15-40ft)
Diving Conditions: Calm and protected area for divers, perfect site for introductory dives. Currents sometimes pass through here and the bay can be cold. A good place for night diving.
Travel time to site: 35-45 min. by our speedboat (departure from Sanur).
Sanghiang Bay photoUnderwater Topography: Some of the site lies under a pontoon. A white sandy bottom is broken by diverse reef formations. A short reef trail has been set up here which informs introductory divers of the different reef attractions.
Marine life: Cuttlefish, octopus, triggerfish and stingrays nestle in the sandy areas.
Main Attractions: Very colourful reef, suitable for introductory divers and refresher courses
Depths: 4-12m (15-40ft)
Diving Conditions: Calm and protected area for divers, perfect site for introductory dives. Currents sometimes pass through here and the bay can be cold. A good place for night diving.
Travel time to site: 35-45 min. by our speedboat (departure from Sanur).
Sanghiang Bay photoUnderwater Topography: Some of the site lies under a pontoon. A white sandy bottom is broken by diverse reef formations. A short reef trail has been set up here which informs introductory divers of the different reef attractions.
Marine life: Cuttlefish, octopus, triggerfish and stingrays nestle in the sandy areas.
Main Attractions: Very colourful reef, suitable for introductory divers and refresher courses
Toyapakeh Nusa Penida
View at Mount Agung on BaliLocation: Northwest Nusa Penida
Visibility: 10-40m
Depths: 3-37m (3-37ft)
Diving Conditions: Constant currents, very deep towards the Ceningan Pass. The current runs along the slope of the Lombok strait instead of into it. This allows you to dip down to 24 m or so where you can drift over fields of corals
Travel time to site: 30-45 mins. by our speedboat
Underwater Topography: Coral fields slope down out towards the Lombok strait. Blooming coral gardens.
Marine life: A variety of small tropical fish, which thrive in this current swept environment. Eels and other marine life also enjoy hard and soft corals at Toyapakeh.
Main Attractions: Drift diving, rich in fish life due to constant currents.
Visibility: 10-40m
Depths: 3-37m (3-37ft)
Diving Conditions: Constant currents, very deep towards the Ceningan Pass. The current runs along the slope of the Lombok strait instead of into it. This allows you to dip down to 24 m or so where you can drift over fields of corals
Travel time to site: 30-45 mins. by our speedboat
Underwater Topography: Coral fields slope down out towards the Lombok strait. Blooming coral gardens.
Marine life: A variety of small tropical fish, which thrive in this current swept environment. Eels and other marine life also enjoy hard and soft corals at Toyapakeh.
Main Attractions: Drift diving, rich in fish life due to constant currents.
Jack Point-Mangrove / Sakenan
Location: North east of Nusa Lembongan
Visibility: 10-20m
Depths: 4.5-27m (15-90ft)
Diving Conditions: Great for shallow easy dives and for snorkeling combined with current rides for more experienced divers. The currents are usually calm down to approx. 12 m.
Travel time to site: 30-45 min. by our speedboat
Underwater Topography: Some coral damage to the south of this site. The locals used to remove coral to house their seaweed farms but since the farms became established recovery has been successful.
Marine life: At approx. 24 m. and just above schools of sweetlips, dogtooth tuna, white- tip shark, huge angelfish, emperor and blue-ringed angelfish.
Main Attractions: Shallow dives, snorkelling, exhilarating current rides, recommended for more experienced divers by Bagus Marine Dive. Seaweed farms found in the shallows. Photographer's playground!
Depths: 4.5-27m (15-90ft)
Diving Conditions: Great for shallow easy dives and for snorkeling combined with current rides for more experienced divers. The currents are usually calm down to approx. 12 m.
Travel time to site: 30-45 min. by our speedboat
Underwater Topography: Some coral damage to the south of this site. The locals used to remove coral to house their seaweed farms but since the farms became established recovery has been successful.
Marine life: At approx. 24 m. and just above schools of sweetlips, dogtooth tuna, white- tip shark, huge angelfish, emperor and blue-ringed angelfish.
Main Attractions: Shallow dives, snorkelling, exhilarating current rides, recommended for more experienced divers by Bagus Marine Dive. Seaweed farms found in the shallows. Photographer's playground!
Mushroom Bay
Location: Southwest Nusa Lembongan
Visibility: 10-25m
Depths: 1.5- 11m (5-35ft)
Diving Conditions: Not great for diving but worth snorkelling. Just outside the bay, a strong off-shore current races into the channel. Extra care needs to be taken when diving here.
Travel time to site: 30-45 min. by our speedboat
Underwater Topography: Sandy bay, beautiful sandy beaches.
Marine life: Sea cucumbers, many tropical fish, hard corals. Manta rays sometimes feed along the edge of the bay and are quite tolerant of snorkellers.Main Attractions: Protected snorkelling and scuba diving area.
Depths: 1.5- 11m (5-35ft)
Diving Conditions: Not great for diving but worth snorkelling. Just outside the bay, a strong off-shore current races into the channel. Extra care needs to be taken when diving here.
Travel time to site: 30-45 min. by our speedboat
Underwater Topography: Sandy bay, beautiful sandy beaches.
Marine life: Sea cucumbers, many tropical fish, hard corals. Manta rays sometimes feed along the edge of the bay and are quite tolerant of snorkellers.Main Attractions: Protected snorkelling and scuba diving area.
Nusa Penida & Lembongan
8º44' South 150º32' East
There are 3 islands here, Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan & Nusa Ceningan. These are located some 20 km from Bali's south-east coast. Nusa Penida is the largest of the three islands and is one of the main locations for scuba dive trips departing from Bali.
Nusa Penida is known for possible encounters with large pelagics like Manta Ray's (Manta Birostris) at Manta Point Dive Site and Mola Mola (Oceanic Sunfish) at other dive sites around the island. On one rare occasion our crew spotted a whale-shark..
The northern dive sites of Nusa Penida like Crystal Bay, Pura Ped and Toyapakeh are good destinations for Drift Diving. A boat ride with BMDA's speed boat of 45 minutes brings you to the best underwater adventures here in Bali Indonesia.
The divesites around Penida can be challenging. Upwellings from the deep can cause thermoclines and let the temperature drop to 20 degrees celsius. Currents running between the Nusa Islands and Lombok Strait are most of the time southward, but can be influenced in direction and strength by the monsoon seasons.
Nusa- Penida, Lembongan and Ceningan are located on the so called Wallace Line which runs between Bali and Lombok. The Wallace line is a boundary that separates the ecozones of Asia and Australasia. West of this line organisms live that relate to Asiatic species, East of this line most of the species are related to the Australian species. Scientist think that these boundary are present for some 50 million years and actually form the southwestern edge of the Sunda Earth Crust Shelf which links Borneo, Bali, Java and Sumatra to the mainland of southeast Asia.
BMDA organise daily dive trips to the Nusa Lembongan, Nusa Penida and Nusa Ceningan Islands and regularly visit 12 divesites. You can feel save to dive with an organisation with more then 25 years of experience diving in Bali, Indonesia.
Nusa Penida - Nusa Penida is part of the Klungkung Bali district. Long time ago the island of Nusa Penida was used as prison island to house convicts of the mighty Gelgel dynasty during their early 18th century rule under the Majapahit (or Madjapahit). The Gelgel Balinese kingdom conquered Lombok during that period some centuries ago.
Badung Strait - During WWII the Badung Strait was the location of "The Badung Strait Battle". This event took place on 19 and 20 februar 1942. Allied forces had a confrontation here with the Imperial Japanese Navy
