Sanctum Dive Indonesia

Frequently Visited Dive Sites

  1. Manta point : Top 1 dive destination in Bali and all of Indonesia, Manta point offers near certainty of finding big manta rays majestically flying through the huge bommies of coral pinnacles, little walls of corals and sloping with sand with a lot of sting rays and some reef sharks and eagle rays.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Highly sought after trip, we dedicate a trip to this place very frequently Highly recommended for anyone visiting Nusa Penida Island

                               
  2. Toyapakeh : Normally visited during high tides to make sure the current at a very friendly pace, Toyapakeh boasts a vibrant colorful reefs filled with turtles, schools of fishes, and if you are lucky mola mola/sunfish during the season which starts from July – November Highly recommended after manta point dive sites                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
  3. SD point : Located in front of Sekolah Dasar (elementary school) in North reef, SD point is amazing for Drift Diving specialty, since it boasts a long line of drift in the coast of Penida island. Reaching good speed and fun animation of turtles and big schools of fusiliers, chubs, batfishes and watch out for sharks passing by in the blue every once in a while.                                                                                                                                                 

    Simply maintain your buoyancy and relax, no need to exert yourself the current is taking you in for a ride Highly recommended any time of the day and any season of the month.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  4. Crystal Bay : The most dived bay in Nusa Penida island, Crystal bay is famous for its mola mola sighting in the season of July – November every year. The chances of seeing mola mola here at the right season and right timing is so great that during the season of mola mola is a must place to visit this place                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  5. PED : Named after the great temple PED, this is amazing dive sites for beginners and pro alike, it offers the chances to do nice easy dive skill in some shallow sandy patch area, and continue to dive along the north coast reefs that is teeming with fish life, turtles, and if you are lucky a Tresher shark                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  6. Buyuk : Located in almost eastern edges of north coast, Buyuk offers great deep dive and has reef quality similar to those of PED and SD, with a little bit of current changes, so its highly unpredictable where the current might bring you to the west or the east                                                                    
  7. Mangrove : Just in front of Mangrove conservation site in Nusa Lembongan, this dive site is only for advanced diver due to the drift dive can reach at 8 km/s, visibility normally super amazing and filled with healthy vibrant reef, barracudas and many reef fishes are normally here. Watch under the corals, you probably would see some nice white tip reef sharks resting after a night hunt                                                                                              
  8. Blue corner : Located on the northern Nusa Lembongan, this dive sites must be carefully planned depending on the tides and temperature, to find the best chances to see mola mola. A dive site for experienced divers only, here we can see amazing marble rays, eagle rays and many other amazing fishes. Highly for experienced divers on mola mola season                                                                                                                                                    
  9. Blue Garden : The coral gardens in the blue will never be able to be forgotten by divers since it is filled with huge bommies of coral pinnacles and table corals, you will find many batfishes schools, green turtles, hawksbill turtles, napoleon fishes, and never forget to sometimes peek in the blue while drifting to have a chance to see Whale Shark, Hammerhead shark and or Tresher shark                                                                                                       
  10. Karang sari : Amazing place for diving at the eastern of the island, Karang Sari offers quiet dive site for divers since its so far and rarely visited by divers. Mola mola is a chance to see here at the season July- November, and has similar qualities that northern coast has

Some of our highlighted dive sites:

There are other dive sites all over Penida, these above are normally dived and are well known. Should you have enough group and experienced diver enough (+/-) 100 dives. We can arrange a special trip to namely Banah Rock, Trevally Ally, WC and or Malibu points.

All are very rarely dived due to the distances and difficulties but yes we can make it happen if you are 6 people or more and has at least 100 dives on the log.