Manta Point
Mantas visit the cleaning stations here all year, sometimes in courtship 'manta trains' of up to 30.
- Advanced
- Rock formations
- Manta rays
Advanced≤30 m
Jemeluk Bay
Dive site in Bali & Nusa Penida, Indonesia
Calm shore-entry bay in Amed with a sloping reef, statues and artificial structures, used for beginner training and relaxed fun dives.
- Max depth
- 30 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Entry
- From shore
- Current
- Mild
The story
Jemeluk Bay Underwater Gallery has an underwater mailbox resembling a traditional Balinese temple, 3 to 5 metres down. Visitors write waterproof postcards with oil-based markers and trained divers collect them for delivery.
Source: secretsingapore.co
The dive
A reef and artificial reef dive from the shore. Known for cuttlefish, octopus and scorpionfish.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: amedjepundivers.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Reef, Artificial reef, Macro
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Cuttlefish
- Octopus
- Scorpionfish
- Seahorses
- Batfish
- Clownfish
- Garden eels
- Moray eels
- Snappers
Season in Bali & Nusa Penida
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Apr–Oct.
Source: zubludiving.comWhere is Bali & Nusa Penida?
The point shows the Bali & Nusa Penida area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Bali & Nusa Penida
USAT Liberty Wreck
A 120 m WWII US Army cargo ship resting on its side in 10–30 m, only a few fin-kicks from Tulamben's shore.
- Advanced
- Wreck
- Reef sharks
Crystal Bay
One of the few places to see Mola Mola being cleaned, from July to November, above hard and soft coral gardens.
- Advanced
- Reef
- Whale sharks
Drift
down to 40 m
Blue Corner
- Experienced
- Bamboo sharks
Artificial reef
down to 18 m
Coral Garden (Tulamben)
Shallow shore dive off Tulamben beach where anemones host dozens of clownfish and coral bommies swarm with anthias.
- Open Water
- Turtles
Muck
down to 25 m
Ghost Bay
Easy shore muck dive in Amed with minimal current, known for ghost pipefish, frogfish, coconut octopus and abundant nudibranchs.
- Open Water
- Frogfish
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.
Photo credits
- Manta Point Nusa Penida dive site, Bali / Nusa Penida, Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- USAT Liberty dive site, Bali / Nusa Penida, G patkar, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Crystal Bay dive site, Bali / Nusa Penida, Magul, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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