Sekotong
Usually mild on the sheltered slope, but tidal current can increase around the island. The guide selects the route and profile for the group, tide and surface conditions.
Secret Garden is a soft-coral slope, coral garden, overhangs dive in Gili Layar / Gili Asahan area, Sekotong, with a working depth range of approximately 5–30 m. The site is known for sea fans, barrel sponges, whip corals, yellow sea cucumbers, and blue-spotted stingrays. Conditions remain variable, so the route, maximum depth and suitability are confirmed by the local guide on the day.
Open Water or equivalent
Explore with a local guide familiar with the site and its entry and exit points.
Usually mild on the sheltered slope, but tidal current can increase around the island
Recreational diving is offered year-round when wind, swell and tidal current permit. April–October often brings drier weather, but site choice remains condition-dependent.
Typical conditions can vary on the day of your dive. Confirm current conditions with the dive team before entering the water.
Local boat dive from Gili Gede, Gili Asahan or the Sekotong coast
Stay above fragile soft coral, avoid entering overhangs beyond training and confirm current before using the shallow plateau for snorkeling.
Use a macro lens, focus light and patient search pattern. Keep fins elevated over sand or rubble, approach subjects slowly and never touch, reposition or crowd marine life. Night photographers should agree light and buddy signals before entry.
Mandarin Point is a shallow bay, sandy slope, macro dive in Banyuwedang Bay, Northwest Bali, with a working depth range of approximately 3–15 m. The site is known for mandarin fish, pyjama cardinalfish, triggerfish, turtles, and nudibranchs. Conditions remain variable, so the route, maximum depth and suitability are confirmed by the local guide on the day.
Siddhartha House Reef is a house reef, artificial reef, coral slope dive in Kubu, with a working depth range of approximately 4–24 m. The site is known for turtles, trevally, tuna, barracuda, and moray eels. Conditions remain variable, so the route, maximum depth and suitability are confirmed by the local guide on the day.
SD Point is a drift, coral plateau, reef slope dive in Nusa Penida, with a working depth range of approximately 5–40 m. The site is known for hard corals, sponges, turtles, trevally, and tuna. Conditions remain variable, so the route, maximum depth and suitability are confirmed by the local guide on the day.
Turtle Point is a shallow reef, turtle cleaning station, training dive in East Gili Trawangan, with a working depth range of approximately 3–12 m. The site is known for green turtles, hawksbill turtles, cleaner wrasses, anemonefish, and parrotfish. Conditions remain variable, so the route, maximum depth and suitability are confirmed by the local guide on the day.
Bali Diving
Bali is internationally recognised for its rich marine biodiversity and variety of dive environments. From coral reefs to wrecks and unique underwater landscapes, the island attracts divers from around the world looking for memorable and diverse diving experiences.
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