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
Pyramids (Amed)
Dive site in Bali & Nusa Penida, Indonesia
Artificial pyramid structures just off the beach in Amed, where hawksbill turtles pass and moray eels hide in the crevices.
- Max depth
- 30 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Entry
- From shore
- Current
- Moderate
The story
Pyramid Point is an artificial reef of stacked structures resembling small pyramids, set in several groups spread from 10 to 25 metres deep.
Source: balifundiving.com
The dive
A artificial reef and reef dive from the shore. Known for turtles, stingrays and scorpionfish.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: amedjepundivers.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Artificial reef, Reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Turtles
- Stingrays
- Scorpionfish
- Clownfish
- Moray eels
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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