Best indonesia Dive Sites in the World
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29Iboih Beach
Sabang · Aceh · Indonesia
A vibrant shore-accessible reef on the northwestern tip of Sumatra's Pulau Weh, where the Andaman Sea meets the Indian Ocean and pristine coral gardens harbour seahorses, frogfish, and occasional whale sharks.
Nusa Penida Manta Bay South
Klungkung · Bali · Indonesia
A sheltered bay on Nusa Penida's southern coast where oceanic manta rays gather at cleaning stations year-round, offering reliable encounters with these gentle giants over coral bommies in relatively shallow, accessible water.
Pulau Kadidiri
Ampana · Central Sulawesi · Indonesia
A small island in the Togean archipelago surrounded by house reefs of stunning diversity, where coconut crabs patrol the forest above while mandarin fish, pygmy seahorses, and whale sharks patrol the waters below.
Derawan Jellyfish Point
Berau · East Kalimantan · Indonesia
A gentle sloping reef off Derawan Island where stingless jellyfish pulse in shallows beside pristine coral gardens, green turtles graze on seagrass beds, and manta rays glide through the channel at dawn.
Sangalaki Island Manta Point
Berau · East Kalimantan · Indonesia
A shallow coral plateau off Sangalaki Island in the Derawan Archipelago where dozens of reef manta rays gather daily at cleaning stations, offering some of the most reliable and intimate manta encounters in all of Asia.
Alor Beach
Kalabahi · East Nusa Tenggara · Indonesia
A black volcanic sand shore dive off Alor's northern coast renowned for extraordinary muck diving, rare critters, and kaleidoscopic soft corals on a gentle slope dropping into the Pantar Strait.
Rote Island Ndana
Ba'a · East Nusa Tenggara · Indonesia
Indonesia's southernmost inhabited island with frontier reef diving where the Timor Sea meets the Indian Ocean, delivering pristine hard coral walls, pelagic encounters, and zero diver traffic at the edge of the Sahul Shelf.
Sawu Sea
Ba'a · East Nusa Tenggara · Indonesia
A vast pelagic wilderness between Timor and Sumba where deep oceanic upwellings attract blue whales, sperm whales, and oceanic manta rays to one of the last truly wild marine frontiers in Southeast Asia.
Wae Rebo Coast
Labuan Bajo · East Nusa Tenggara · Indonesia
A pristine stretch of coast below the famed Wae Rebo mountain village in western Flores, where unexplored fringing reefs cascade over volcanic slopes into deep blue water, far from the Komodo dive circuit.
Tomini Bay
Gorontalo · Gorontalo · Indonesia
A vast enclosed bay on Sulawesi's northern arm where sheer walls plunge into abyssal depths, harbouring endemic species, massive Salvador Dali sponges, and some of the most pristine coral growth in Indonesia.
Krakatau Underwater Volcano
Bandar Lampung · Lampung · Indonesia
The submerged volcanic slopes surrounding the Krakatau caldera in the Sunda Strait, where pioneer coral communities colonise young lava flows and the raw geological drama of an active volcanic complex creates diving unlike anywhere else on Earth.
Ambon Bay Laha
Ambon · Maluku · Indonesia
A world-class muck diving destination in Ambon's inner bay where volcanic black sand slopes harbour psychedelic frogfish, Ambon scorpionfish, and the legendary Laha critters found nowhere else on Earth.
Pulau Ai South Wall
Banda Neira · Maluku · Indonesia
A sheer coral wall on the southern exposure of Pulau Ai in the Banda Islands, where nutrient-rich Banda Sea currents deliver exceptional soft coral growth, schooling pelagics, and hammerhead shark encounters along a pristine vertical drop.
Sawai Bay
Masohi · Maluku · Indonesia
A remote coral bay on the northern coast of Seram Island where pristine fringing reefs meet mangrove-lined shores, offering encounters with reef sharks, giant trevally, and prolific hard coral coverage far from tourist infrastructure.
Morotai WWII Wrecks
Daruba · North Maluku · Indonesia
A remote World War II wreck graveyard off Indonesia's northernmost major island, where American and Japanese warplanes, landing craft, and supply vessels rest on sandy bottoms in warm, clear tropical water.
Tidore Island Wall
Ternate · North Maluku · Indonesia
A dramatic volcanic wall off the historic spice island of Tidore, where sheer basalt drops into the Halmahera Sea, draped in pristine soft corals and visited by oceanic species drawn to the deep-water upwellings between two volcanic cones.
Weda Bay
Weda · North Maluku · Indonesia
A sheltered bay on Halmahera's eastern coast offering world-class muck diving on black sand alongside pristine coral gardens, with the recent discovery of multiple species new to science.
Selat Lembeh North
Bitung · North Sulawesi · Indonesia
The northern reaches of the Lembeh Strait, where black volcanic sand slopes host an extraordinary density of rare critters including hairy frogfish, blue-ringed octopus, and Banggai cardinalfish in one of the world's premier muck diving corridors.
Siau Island
Ulu Siau · North Sulawesi · Indonesia
A remote volcanic island between Sulawesi and the Philippines where untouched walls harbour pristine coral gardens, schooling pelagics, and geothermal vents that create a surreal underwater landscape.
Biak Island Padaido Reef
Biak · Papua · Indonesia
A remote coral wilderness in Papua's Cenderawasih Bay where WWII relics lie among pristine reefs, whale sharks gather at fishing platforms, and the coral diversity rivals Raja Ampat with a fraction of the visitors.
Anambas Islands
Tarempa · Riau Islands · Indonesia
A remote archipelago in the South China Sea where crystal-clear waters surround untouched coral reefs, granite boulder formations create dramatic underwater landscapes, and isolation ensures virtually zero diver traffic.
Selayar Island
Benteng · South Sulawesi · Indonesia
A remote island off South Sulawesi's southern tip with pristine wall diving along its western coast, where the Flores Sea drops away beneath vertical coral walls teeming with turtles, reef sharks, and enormous barrel sponges.
Taka Bonerate Atoll
Benteng · South Sulawesi · Indonesia
The world's third largest atoll and Indonesia's most remote coral wilderness, offering pristine lagoon diving among 500 coral species, manta rays, and reef sharks in a marine park seeing almost no divers.
Tukang Besi Outer Reef
Wangi-Wangi · Southeast Sulawesi · Indonesia
The exposed outer barrier reef of the Tukang Besi archipelago beyond Wakatobi's inner lagoon, where oceanic currents bring pelagic visitors to pristine hard coral walls dropping into the Banda Sea abyss.
Belongas Bay
Kuta Lombok · West Nusa Tenggara · Indonesia
A wild bay on Lombok's remote southwest coast where powerful currents sweep past volcanic pinnacles, drawing hammerhead sharks, mobula rays, and massive schools of pelagics into one of Indonesia's most exhilarating drift dives.
Gili Trawangan Shark Point
Mataram · West Nusa Tenggara · Indonesia
A coral-covered slope on the northern tip of Gili Trawangan where whitetip and blacktip reef sharks rest on sandy patches between coral heads, offering reliable shark encounters on a gentle reef suitable for all certification levels.
Hu'u Bay
Dompu · West Nusa Tenggara · Indonesia
A wild and seldom-dived bay on Sumbawa's southern coast where deep coral slopes meet powerful Indian Ocean swells, attracting mantas, mobula rays, and pelagic visitors to nutrient-rich waters.
Moyo Island North Reef
Sumbawa Besar · West Nusa Tenggara · Indonesia
The wild northern exposure of Moyo Island where current-swept reef slopes face the open Flores Sea, attracting pelagic visitors and supporting coral gardens untouched by the tourism concentrated on Moyo's southern resort coast.
Sangean Island
Bima · West Nusa Tenggara · Indonesia
An uninhabited volcanic island off Sumbawa's northeastern coast where nutrient-rich upwellings on submerged pinnacles attract dense schools of fish, hunting pelagics, and whale sharks during seasonal aggregations.