Manta Point
Mantas visit the cleaning stations here all year, sometimes in courtship 'manta trains' of up to 30.
- Advanced
- Rock formations
- Manta rays
Open Water≤18 m
Manta Bay
Dive site in Bali & Nusa Penida, Indonesia
A shallow bay with a manta cleaning station at 13 m, where Dive Concepts quotes a 95% chance of mantas year-round.
- Usual dive
- 18 m
- Deepest point
- 25 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Current
- Mild
The dive
A reef dive. Known for manta rays, bamboo sharks and nurse sharks.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: diveconcepts.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Manta rays
- Bamboo sharks
- Nurse sharks
- Dolphins
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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