Indonesia · INDONESIA SCUBA DIVING AND PADI COURSES
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Choosing between scuba diving trips and padi courses here comes down to the pickup point, the group size, and how much of the day disappears into traffic. These 15 handle all three well, and the detail for each is set out below.
Get SSI Open Water certified on Nusa Lembongan with theory, shallow practice, and at least four ocean outings to 60ft.
“We spent three fantastic days completing our Open Water course with this diving school :)”
2-day intro scuba course in Nusa Lembongan: pool skills, Manta Point mantas, Crystal Bay, gear included, max 12m.
“Great diving centre, and an amazing experience with Valentine and the team. World class dive spots saw load of sea life like manta rays, dolphins and more. Would highly recommend!”
Get SSI certified in Tulamben, Bali with a private 2-day Open Water course, full gear included, and ocean sessions at the USS Liberty shipwreck.
“Budi was my diving instructor, it was a well organized course with 4 ocean dives at a shipwreck and beautiful coral gardens. The dive center has lockers, bathrooms,showers and a nice french style warung inside with good service and prices as well, so you literally don't have to worry about anything.”
Beginner scuba in Tulamben, Bali: small-group training, reef or drop-off, and a guided USS Liberty Wreck underwater visit, with lunch.
“I recommend let's dive tulamben for all beginners in diving. Trainers are patient, cheerful and mentor the beginners pretty well.”
Learn first scuba in Tulamben with private coaching, Coral Garden practice, and the USS Liberty wreck, plus optional photo souvenirs.
“Was really great experience! Our instructor did an amazing job in explaining and supporting us first time divers. Seeing the shipwreck was great and was a highlight of the trip.”
Get your SSI Advanced Open Water credential in Nusa Lembongan, with five instructor-led training sessions, gear included, and compass and deep skills.
“I did my AOWD with Valentin. I loved it so much and we saw a lot of local marine life. Valetin was great and i would really recommend diving with him”
Five-site scuba package in Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Penida for mantas and, in season, mola mola, gear and wifi included.
“Just had the most epic dive experience in Nusa Lembongan with Mr. Hugo as my instructor! The guy's a total pro and made the whole thing super relaxed and fun. We did five dives together and each one was better than the last. If you're tRead more”
Manta Point in Nusa Penida, small-group scuba sessions with Sanur transport, meals, towels, and a real shot at manta rays.
“Amazing experience from top to bottom. The dive center was immaculate and the process was professional, thorough and super friendly. The staff understands customer service and expertly serves their customers. They anticipated my needs at every turn, offered a sea sickness pill at the outset to ensure a smooth experience at sea. The onboarding questions prompted a pool refresher as I hadn’t dived in a year. The dive instructor assigned to me was phenomenal. He is everything you ever want in a dive instructor, especially when you are shaky in your skills and are diving a new territory (continent.) he was humorous but stern in the matters that matter. He…”
Two small-group scuba sessions in Nusa Penida from Ped, with manta chances at Manta Point, gear and lunch included, up to 10.
“great staff and we could go to Manta point and saw the Manra rays and we went to an other beautiful dive spot. great experience!”
USS Liberty wreck plus 2 Tulamben reef swims in one day with hotel pickup, lunch, and gear included for certified scuba people.
“The diving was ok but it is a massive drive from Kuta/Seminyak area so the bulk of the day was spent sitting in traffic doing high speed overtaking and tail gating vehicles while desperatelyneeding to go to the bathroomfor the last hour. It was 13 hours between pick up and drop off. If you want to dive there spend the night. It is an exhausting day trip.”
A 2-tank morning scuba trip in Nusa Penida with small groups, reef time by boat, and lunch, built for certified divers only.
“I had a really wonderful experience at Purple Dive. The center is super nice, my instructor Bastien was also really nice and chill. Made sure we were ok throughout the dive and I had a lot of fun. Got to see a bunch of Mantas.”
Nusa Penida day trip from Kuta with 3 scuba sessions, manta-ray chances, small-group safety, Nitrox options, and transfers plus lunch.
“I have been with BaliScuba since I started my discovery diving last Oct 2024 and taken my Padi open water Diving course in April 2025. It was a fantastic experience with my instructor Mr Farish and his teammates Mr Sila and the rest ! Each diving and snorkeling makes a different experience in different locations .”
7-scuba package in Nusa Lembongan for certified divers, with gear, a guide, transfers, and top manta and mola-mola site stops.
“We did 7 dives with Diving Consepts amd we really enjoy it. Great service, experienced team, and lot of fun seeing Mola Mola too”
Beginner-friendly Bali scuba day trip to the USAT Liberty wreck near Tulamben, small-group coaching, gear and lunch included for $95.
“Absolutely awesome experience for non-divers, everything is explained and it is very easy for a beginner to experience a great dive on a stunning ship wreck site. We felt safe and are happy we did this on our vacation here in Bali.”
Five guided underwater sessions in Tulamben for certified divers, centered on USAT Liberty, Boga wrecks, coral garden, macro life.
“We went with diving concepts to see specifically the Liberty wreck. if you don't like shore diving don't go to Tulamben. You are carted there with tanks and gear to the shore. Entry into the water is over many uneven rocks. So if you are unstRead more”
