Bali, the heart of Indonesia

Diving sites

SD

SD, PED, SENTAL

On the north coast of Nusa Penida, the seaweed farmers live along a white sand beach stretching the length of the coast, while beneath the surface the coral reef runs parallel to this magnificent panorama. Choosing one of the several dive sites available, we descend just in front of a primary school (Sekolah Dasar) to dive the SD wall, or in front of a temple to dive the Ped wall, or a bit further we can find the dive site Sental. These sites are topographically very similar; all are characterized by a sloping wall that sinks out towards the dark blue of the ocean and the atmosphere is extraordinary.

Once your group is ready, time to descend! Let go of the line and everyone takes off for an extreme rock’n’roll drift dive! Open your eyes; look all around, lay back as if you are in a big comfortable chair--including footrest--and don’t move. A festival of colors and emotions will take your breath away, schools of blue (red-toothed) triggerfish bear their teeth and dart about in all directions, hundreds of yellow butterfly fish forage for food and refuge amongst the lettuce corals; drift past giant, current-blown sponges and disproportionately large whip corals as schools of bat fish fly past and ornament the landscape.

Another nice drift dive! Barely 15min boat to reach this site, on the north coast of Nusa Penida. Let yourself be carried by the stream, and enjoy the variety of flora and fauna. Fly over the corals, take time around the scattered massifs where life thrives. A treat of 5m to 30m!

Accessibility

Enjoy the 15-minute boat ride to see the landscapes of North Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Penida before you jump in!

Mangrove Point (Nusa Lembongan) & S.D.Point (Nusa Penida)razor fish

Fauna

You will see the whole family of Pufferfish, including Giant Puffers that can measure almost 1 meter long. You will not miss observing fish angel, scorpion, chest, clown, batfish, nudibranchs, shrimp mantis, not to mention the moray eels.

Mangrove Point (Nusa Lembongan) & S.D.Point (Nusa Penida) shrimp

Flora

Hard and soft corals extend as far as the eye can see along this slope. Other corals have invaded large rocks in the 12-meter zone.

Depth

The site starts at 3 -4 meters before the slope that runs along the north of Nusa Penida and down to .... the limit of your training. The most beautiful of SD remains between 5 meters and 20 meters.