
Indonesia’s finest scuba diving destinations
Dive the most bio-diverse waters of our planet
Scuba diving in Indonesia
Discover the best dive sites in Indonesia
Dive in the most biodiverse ocean waters of the planet where whale shark, mantas ray and mola mola are resident, and big marine mammals are seasonal, whereas rare marine species and cinematic and pristine reefs are the delight of underwater photographers all year round.
15 amazing diving destinations in Indonesia:
Raja Ampat
Diving Raja Ampat in West Papua is an extraordinary experience, like no other dive destination in the world. It will fill your log book, dolphins, oceanic manta and mobulas, infinity of fish of all kind, corals, invertebrates, mollusks and crustaceans.
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 macro: pigmy seahorse Denise and Bargibant, different species of crabs and shrimps, nudibranchs and critters, are inhabitants of sites sheltered of the currents, or home in the cracks and crevices of deep walls.
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 diving, depending on what you like…
Forgotten Islands
The 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 sparsely populated, the Forgotten Islands have remained largely isolated from the rest of Indonesia and the world.
Alor & Solor
Considered among the most beautiful diving destinations in Asia, the archipelagos of Alor and Solor are still remote and untouched. Tourism is almost non-existent and only a few divers have explored these waters, those lucky few are greeted by local children in their canoes and their extraordinary free diving performances.
Triton Bay
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. Few divers have explored this secluded region of Indonesia, which can be reached only by liveaboard
Flores & the 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 clusters of limestone islands to dramatic isolated volcanic peaks.
Cenderawasih Bay
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.
Togian Islands
The Togeans are an untouched paradise on Earth where all kind of reefs are represented: fringing, barrier and atolls offers to the scuba diver caves, canyons, drop-offs and rocky formations with abundant marine life for spectaculars dives.
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.
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.
Raja Ampat, Halmahera, 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 macro photographers dream
Here is just a taster: 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.
Get lucky and you may find still unclassified species or meet a series of bizarre sea creatures known as critters: the poisonous but captivating scorpion fish in all its variants. spiny devilfish, zebra lionfish, leafy scorpionfish, ragged-finned lionfish, stonefish and rhinopias … in every shade imaginable.
Where and when to dive in Indonesia
The immense extension of the Indonesian archipelago creates different climatic zones, ensuring year round diving.
October to May is high season for Raja Ampat, Triton Bay and Halmahera.
April to November the weather is perfect in Komodo, Alor, Togians, Wakatobi, Derawan, Sulawesi and Bali.
April-May and October-November are ideal for visiting The Banda Sea, The Ring of Fire and Forgotten Islands.
