Destinations
Indonesia's Best Scuba Diving Destinations
Diving in the most biodiverse ocean waters of the planet where whale shark, mantas ray and mola mola are resident, and big mammals are seasonal, whereas rare marine species and pristine cinematic reefs are the delight of underwater photographers all year round.
15 amazing diving destinations in Indonesia:
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Raja Ampat
Dive Raja Ampat in West Papua is an extraordinary experience, no other dive destination in the world will fill your dive logs like Raja Ampat: whales, dolphins, oceanic manta rays and mobulas, infinity of fish of all kind and state of development, corals, invertebrates, mollusks, crustaceans and... -
Komodo
Scuba diving is one of the main activities in the Komodo National Park , with a wide choice of liveaboard cruises and resorts for scuba divers. "Biosphere Reserve" since 1977 and "World Heritage Site" since 1991, Komodo is a unique marine sanctuary created by strong currents carrying nutrient-rich... -
Banda Sea
The characteristic of the Banda Sea is the depth that reaches in some points up to over 7.000 m, the dives are almost all in the wall. Small islands, often volcanoes, are found on rocky bases whose walls plunge hundreds of meters into the blue. The Banda Sea is the kingdom of the pelagic. Giant... -
Halmahera
The marine life in Halmahera and North Maluku not only offers pelagic fish, blacktip and whitetip sharks, hammerheads, barracudas, manta rays and sea turtles, but also the macro life of Indonesia is incredibly well represented: pigmy seahorse Denise and Bargibant, different species of crabs and... -
Bali
Bali is overlooked by divers who avoid "popular" dive destinations, what many divers are unaware of is that Bali, the Island of Gods, has also been blessed with some of the finest diving in the world! Bali is an underwater photographer's paradise, if you want, you could also just go for the scuba... -
Forgotten Islands
Forgotten Islands is a long chain of islands and atolls that is part of the Southern Maluku. The whole region extends for over 600 km from Wetar to Tanimbar, following the Inner and Outer volcanic Arc of Sunda in the very far-flung southernmost where Indonesian Archipelago ends. Remote and... -
Alor Strait
Alor Strait divides two islands groups of volcanic origin with an incredible underwater topography, here the lava flow is caked with colorful corals and the black sand is packed with rare critters. The volcanic topography of the islands predisposes an underwater environment of clear waters where... -
Triton Bay
Triton Bay is a stunning and unspoilt underwater environment combined with one of the most singular and scenic coral reefs landscapes, that makes this area of West Papua a truly spectacular dive location. Very few divers have explored this secluded region of Indonesia, which can be reached only by... -
Flores & Banda Sea
Dormant volcanoes rising out of the middle of nowhere in the Banda Sea are the settings for the most fantastic wall diving experience, with the remote Lucipara and Gunungapi as the jewel of the crown. This cruise sail the volcanic inner arc of the archipelago, where the scenery changes from... -
Cendrawasih Bay
Dive Indonesia's whale sharks sanctuary: Cenderawasih, an immense bay that homes one of the most largest marine park in Indonesia and the only place in the world where it is possible to see such a large number of whale sharks and with such ease, and not only by diving, but simply by snorkelling or... -
Wakatobi
Wakatobi National Park is a small group of islands in southeast Sulawesi, also known as the Tukangbesi Archipelago, that is home to some of the healthiest coral fields you are likely to see in your diving career. It is a tropical paradise with beautiful beaches and pristine reefs. Some of the best... -
Togian Islands
The Togeans are an untouched paradise on earth where all kind of reefs are present: fringing, barrier and atolls offers to the scuba diver caves, canyons, drop-offs and rocky formations with abundant marine life for spectaculars dives. The remote Una-Una volcanic island is a must. Due to the lack... -
North Sulawesi
A thin spit of land, generated by powerful volcanoes, covered with dense jungle, and a seabed of the most interesting for divers and underwater photographers. This is how the extreme northern offshoot of the island of Sulawesi presents itself. A little further north there are a handful of islands... -
Derawan Islands
The Derawan Archipelago in Borneo is another Indonesia's underrated hidden gems offering experienced and novice divers alike a diving destination with interesting underwater life. Derawan ranks just second behind Raja Ampat in terms of coral diversity with over 460 species. While Derawan is best... -
Raja Ampat and Halmahera plus Lembeh Strait
This trip takes us from Sorong in West Papua, through the Moluccas Sea for diving Raja Ampat, Halmahera and the best of Manado and Lembeh in North Sulawesi. The 700 nautical mile journey takes us through a range of different land and seascapes. The trip starts in the beautiful Misool Island Group...
Indonesia's marine biodiversity
Indonesia is the diver's dream, its territory includes the largest part of the "Triangle of Biodiversity". The variety of landscapes both above and below the sea surface is unmatched in any other country on the planet. Diving in the 3 million km2 of the Indonesian sea, you can find practically everything. Many divers, even the experienced ones, have identified the species that were still missing from their photographic collections. Add to this that something new and sensational comes out every year from the still unexplored borders of this immense archipelago.
Indonesia is the most complete country that a diver can visit: ocean walls, underwater volcanoes, canyons, pinnacles and submerged caves are the usual scenes of diving in Indonesia. Wide angle, macro photography, wall diving, drift diving, shipwrecks, bugs, mantas... here you will find everything and more to spend a vacation among different and exuberant tropical islands, on idyllic resorts or yachts, besides an incredible cultural and natural diversity that characterizes this archipelago nation.
Where and when to dive in Indonesia
The immense extension of the archipelago allows you to have different climates and microclimates in various periods of the year, with the possibility of always enjoying, in one or more regions of the country, a pleasant climate, clear seas and ideal conditions for diving.
Diving seasons in Indonesia can be divided as follows
From October to May it is high season for Raja Ampat, Triton Bay and Halmahera for which the period between June and September is also fine, when the only problem is the wind blowing in the most exposed parts of the region. In this period there are clearer waters and less rain. Raja Ampat is extraordinary throughout the year!
From April to November the weather is perfect in Komodo, Derawan, Sulawesi and Bali. No rain and excellent visibility, pleasant climate, cool with constant breezes.
Two short seasons April-May and October-November to visit The Banda Sea, The Ring of Fire and Forgotten Islands, these three destinations can only be visited through dive boat, in the transition periods between the monsoons, when the sea is calm and excellent visibility. October/November is the season for hammerhead sharks, which can sometimes be spotted in numerous schools and at shallow depths.
Cenderawasih Bay, due to the excellent protection it offers, is an optimal destination for divers eager of whale sharks all year round.
Indonesia offers multiple opportunities for diving trips, on a cruise or in a resort, our agency can even develop a safari diving for you that includes several destinations in Indonesia or several dive sites in one region. Such as Bali, an island famous for culture and fun, but highly underestimated for what can be found underneath the surface.
Underwater photography experience in Indonesia
The marine life that the diver will find in Indonesia
Whale sharks and manta rays, giant groupers and tuna, hammerhead sharks, dugongs, reef sharks, Mola mola and fox sharks, jackfish and horned parrots, Wobbegong and Epaulette
For the macro it would be an infinite list; porcelain crabs, orangutan crab, harlequin shrimp, the super photogenic juvenile batfish, mandarin fish, Ambon cardinal fish, crocodile fish, pygmy seahorse in all its variants: bargibanti, coleman, denise, pontoh, satomi, severn, waleananus; sexy shrimp, rare nudibranchs, some still unclassified, and a series of bizarre sea creatures known as critters, including the poisonous but captivating scorpion fish in all its variants spiny devilfish, zebra lionfish, leafy scorpionfish, ragged-finned lionfish, stonefish and rhinopias in all the unimaginable shades of pink, red, yellow, greenish....
In short, it would be the journey of life for the diver, but then finally it becomes the journey of each year!
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