Recreational Fun Diving In Nusa Penida

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Are you already a Certified Diver looking for Fun Diving Nusa Penida? We run daily guided fun dive trips departing every morning servicing over 20 breathtaking dive sites in Nusa Penida. In small groups of maximum 4 divers, allow our certified SSI Divemasters the pleasure of sharing the underwater world of Fun Diving Nusa Penida with you – our valued guest.

Fun Diving Nusa Penida Day Trips

2-Dive Trip

Perfect for most divers. Two fun dives at Nusa Penida’s signature sites, matched to your experience and conditions on the day. Lunch & gear included.

Nitrox available upon request.

IDR 1,750,000

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3-Dive Trip

Add a third dive for more time in the water – ideal for confident divers who want to see as much as possible in a one-day dive outing. Lunch & gear included.

Nitrox available upon request.

IDR 2,600,000

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Add-on Ecology Certification

  • Enhance your experience by taking a Manta & Ray Ecology course while fun diving Nusa Penida
  • Enjoy your dives and also gain a deeper understanding of what you are seeing
  • Can be completed in an afternoon session after diving or the day before
  • Taught by our local Indonesian marine scientist
  • Internationally recognized certification
  • Only IDR 1,250,000/person

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Multi-Day Fun Diving Packages

Fun Diving Nusa Penida has so much to offer – diving over multiple days is the best way to experience everything properly, from Manta Rays and Mola Molas to beautiful coral reefs and delightful drift dives.

Package

Price

2 Days / 4 Dives

IDR 3,325,000

3 Days / 6 Dives

IDR 4,725,000

4 Days / 8 Dives

IDR 5,950,000

5 Days / 10 Dives

IDR 7,000,000

*Gear ownership discount available

5% off

All packages can be combined with our Dive & Stay packages.

Nusa Penida’s Signature Dive Sites

When fun diving Nusa Penida, you get it all; from manta cleaning stations to colourful drift dives, Nusa Penida delivers the most exciting diving in Indonesia. We choose sites daily based on conditions and experience level.

  • Manta Point: Close encounters with manta rays at cleaning stations (Conditions dependent)
  • PED: Sloping reefs covered in healthy coral. A classic Nusa Penida drift dive site.
  • Toya Pakeh: A sloping bay at the mouth of the channel. Bigger fish and stronger currents.

Looking for more details about fun diving Nusa Penida? Check out our Nusa Penida Dive Sites page!

  • A school of yellow lined fish in shallow water with a large sunburst behind
  • A diver diving sidemount underwater on a shallow reef
  • A manta ray swimming on a shallow reef getting cleaned
  • A manta ray getting cleaned on a cleaning station in Nusa Penida

Who Our Fun Dives Are For

Certified Divers

Minimum certification: SSI Open Water (or equivalent)
Recently dived within the last 12 months

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Feeling Rusty?

Are you certified but have not dived in the last 6 months? No problem, the Scuba Skills Refresher is designed for you!

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Not certified yet? Check out our SSI Open Water Diver Course to get started!

What a Typical Day Looks Like Fun Diving Nusa Penida

Exact times will vary with tides and environmental conditions, but a normal 2-dive morning looks like this:

  • 7:30: Check-in at the dive center, paperwork & gear fitting
  • 8:30: Boat Briefing & departure
  • 9:30: 1st Dive
  • 10:30: Surface Interval – snacks, drinks, and briefing for 2nd Dive
  • 11:30: 2nd Dive
  • 13:30: Return to the dive center
  • 14:00: Optional 3rd afternoon dive
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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes – our fun dives are for certified divers only. Minimum level is Open Water Diver or equivalent. If you’re not certified yet, check out our Open Water Course! The conditions in Nusa Penida are sometimes challenging, there can be sudden drifts that make divers uncomfortable at times, but as long as you are with experienced, safe dive professionals, the experience can and will be enjoyable and safe for everyone.

If you haven’t dived in the last 6 months, we require you to do a Scuba Skills Refresher. This includes a pool session tailored to you so you can brush up on safety skills & buoyancy control before heading out into the ocean and ensures you will have an enjoyable experience fun diving Nusa Penida. Nusa Penida is not a place where you want to be “getting back into it”, although there are some dive sites in Nusa Penida that can be a bit more sheltered. For your safety and the safety of your dive buddy, you will need to do a pool session first to get comfortable before heading out for fun diving in Nusa Penida.

Great question! We keep groups small: typically a maximum of 4 divers per guide, but usually fewer. When possible we reduce ratios as much as possible. This is both for your safety and comfort – we want you to enjoy your dives with us and tell all your friends!

Fun Diving Nusa Penida means guided dives for certified divers who want to explore the best sites around the island. You’ll join a small group, follow a dive plan based on conditions, and focus on enjoying the reefs, pelagics, and famous drift dives. It’s the simplest way to get in the water and experience Nusa Penida properly.

No operator can guarantee mantas. We’ll plan for dive sites that have a high chance of encounter (>90%), but sightings cannot be guaranteed. The manta rays live in Nusa Penida year-round, and they stay in Nusa Penida because of the nutrient rich waters here, and we travel to the far south coast of Nusa Penida to see the manta rays at a natural cleaning station, but when fun diving Nusa Penida, you can never guarantee sightings, even when fun diving a location like Manta Point.

Currents around Nusa Penida can range from mild to strong, and they can change with tides, moon phase, site geography, and even within the same dive. This is a major reason people travel here—fun diving in Nusa Penida is famous for drift diving and big-water energy. But it’s also why site choice matters.

Your guide will brief the plan based on conditions: entry method, descent strategy, where the group will position, what to do if the current changes, and how the ascent and pickup will run. If conditions aren’t appropriate for the group, we don’t force it. Fun diving in Nusa Penida should feel exciting and dynamic—but not chaotic.

Yes—you can request sites, and we’ll do our best to accommodate. Many guests come specifically for manta dives, and fun diving in Nusa Penida is one of the best ways to maximize your chances. That said, we won’t promise a specific site if conditions aren’t suitable. Swell, visibility, surface chop, and current all matter.

A good operator plans for quality dives, not just ticking boxes. If your priority is manta rays, we’ll tell you the most realistic strategy: which days look best, how to plan multiple attempts, and what alternatives make sense if conditions aren’t safe. Fun diving in Nusa Penida is at its best when the plan is flexible and safety-led.

Our fun dive prices includes all rental gear (except dive computer), boat fees, park fees, and a professional dive guide from Project Laut. You can chose to add Nitrox or a dive computer to the package when booking. Using Nitrox and a dive computer that is nitrox-compatible will make your experience fun diving Nusa Penida significantly better. You will enjoy longer bottom times, reduced surface intervals, and safer margins when doing repetitive dives and multiple days fun diving Nusa Penida.

Yes, nitrox is available upon request, and it is priced at an additional IDR 100,000 per tank. Nitrox is a great option if you are doing multiple days of diving or even a 3-dive day as it reduces your chances of DCS and leaves you feeling lighter post-dive. In our opinion, when fun diving Nusa Penida, you will get the most out of your experience when using Nitrox, because you will enjoy longer bottom times, shorter surface intervals, and have a higher safety margin on all your fun dives.

Most divers choose two dives per day, which is the sweet spot for enjoyment and energy. A third dive can sometimes be possible depending on sea conditions, boat schedule, and how you’re feeling. If you’re doing multiple days of fun diving in Nusa Penida, two dives per day is often the best pace—especially if you want consistent buoyancy, lower fatigue, and better overall experience across the trip.

If your goal is to do a lot of diving in a short time, tell us. We can recommend a plan that balances time in the water with rest, meals, and hydration—because those basics matter more than people think when fun diving Nusa Penida repeatedly.

Most dives run 45–60 minutes, depending on depth, current, and your air consumption. Fun diving in Nusa Penida can include deeper profiles at some sites and strong movement of water at others, which can affect gas usage and comfort.

We plan dives around safe limits and a good experience, not pushing the maximum time at all costs. If you want longer dives, the best strategy is solid buoyancy, calm breathing, and proper weighting—these make a huge difference while fun diving in Nusa Penida, especially on drift dives where relaxed control is everything.

It’s helpful, but not mandatory to join. Many guests learn by watching and gradually taking more responsibility as they gain confidence. On drift dives and boat dives, an SMB is a standard safety tool for signaling your position during ascent and at the surface.

Your guide will brief the procedure and will typically deploy an SMB when appropriate. If your goal is to become more independent while fun diving in Nusa Penida, SMB skills are one of the best upgrades you can work on—right alongside buoyancy and situational awareness. If you tell us you want to improve it, we can coach you progressively rather than throwing you into it.

Often yes, subject to availability. A private guide is a strong choice if you’re nervous, rusty, doing underwater photography, or you simply want a custom pace. Private guiding can also help if you have a specific goal—like improving buoyancy, getting more comfortable with drift procedures, or focusing on marine life interpretation.

For many guests, a private guide on the first day of fun diving in Nusa Penida is a smart investment. It builds confidence quickly and makes the remaining days smoother, because you’ll feel more competent and relaxed.

Yes, absolutely! Fun diving Nusa Penida as a beginner diver or newly certified diver is very safe and fun. As a newly certified diver or beginner diver you need to make sure you choose an operator that has a safe diving record and who’s dive professionals know the dive sites in Nusa Penida and the conditions. We choose sites according to conditions and experience, and may start you on more sheltered reefs before moving to drift diving areas. If we feel conditions are beyond your level on a given day, we’ll change the plan. Check out the dive sites of Nusa Penida here!

Expect excellent reef fish diversity, turtles on the right sites, and dramatic reef structure shaped by water movement. Fun diving in Nusa Penida often feels “alive” because currents bring nutrients and attract a lot of activity.

What you see changes by site and day. Some dives are about big animals and blue-water moments, others are about reef detail and fish behavior. If you tell us what you care about—big stuff, turtles, photography, reef ecology—we can lean the plan in that direction while you’re fun diving Nusa Penida.

We adjust. If swell, wind, or current makes a planned site unsafe, we switch to safer sites, change timing, or reschedule. Fun diving in Nusa Penida is highly condition-dependent, so flexibility is a feature, not a problem.

A good day of diving is not defined by forcing the “famous” site—it’s defined by safe logistics, controlled dives, and a good experience in the conditions available. That’s how you build consistent quality while fun diving in Nusa Penida.

When fun diving Nusa Penida, the easiest way to book is to message us on WhatsApp or use the contact form with your dates, number of divers, and what you want to do (fun dives, SSI Dive Courses, Dive & Stay). We’ll confirm availability directly and send you pricing and deposit details. A small deposit secures your dates; the remaining balance is paid on arrival.