Discover insights, tips, and stories about scuba diving in Indonesia. From Bali to Komodo and beyond.

What scuba diving in Bali costs in 2026: fun dives, courses and day trips, what is included, and where the cheapest prices cut corners.

The PADI open water course in Bali is a beginner scuba certification that lasts 3 to 4 days and is for persons who have never been diving before.

Nusa Penida is Bali's big-animal destination: manta rays, mola mola and Coral Triangle reefs. When to go, which sites, and how to dive it.

Bali's six main diving areas compared: Nusa Penida, Tulamben, Amed, Padang Bai, Menjangan and the Gilis, and who each one suits best.

The best time to visit Bali: dry versus wet season, month-by-month weather, how crowds and prices shift, and the best window for diving.