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

Scuba certification levels explained, from Open Water to instructor: what each one lets you do, what it costs, and how to choose.

The diving hand signals every diver needs, from the basics to air, direction and emergency signs, and how we brief them before each dive.

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 is May, June or September. Month-by-month rainfall, temperatures, crowds and prices, from a Sanur dive centre.