Top Snorkeling and Scuba Diving in West Nusa Tenggara

The top 26 dive and snorkel sites in West Nusa Tenggara, ranked by diver reviews, with maps and photos. Read the West Nusa Tenggara guide

dive sites: 26
dive shops: 9
reviews: 1

AreasNorth Lombok Regency18 West Lombok Regency5 Bima Regency1 East Lombok Regency1

26 sites, ranked by diver reviews

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Shark Point

5.0(1 review)Indonesia, Lombok, Northern Islands

Shark Point east of Gili Trawangan is a popular dive spot in the mornings. This dive site consists of different levels (24m, 20m, 18m); it starts with a slope out of hard and soft corals, the "native country" of green and hawksbill turtles. The different levels are sandy areas with small coral blocks - the variety is very big starting with schools of trevally, napoleon fish over white tip reef sharks and rays in the sandy areas... ending up with ribbon eels, leaf fishes and even mantas. "Volkers' Golf course" is about 500m east of Shark point and starts at a depth of about 30m. It looks green like on a golf course and is the best site, to see sharks, schools of mackerels and doctor fishes. Because of its depth and the sometimes very strong currents, it is a dive for advanced divers. Easy... just got you a bike from your bungalow to your dive shop, 10min boat trip… enjoy!!!

BeginnerMax depth 82 ftShore or Boat entry

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Han's Reef

No reviews yetIndonesia, Lombok, Northern Islands

Perfect to see a lot of juvenil fish, small and rare fish ( flying garnet, frog fish…) Nudibranches… On the north-east of Gili Air

BeginnerMax depth 49.2 ftBoat entry

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Sunset Reef

No reviews yetIndonesia, Lombok, Northern Islands

Very nice staghorn corals on a gently sloping ree Southeast of Gili Trawangan island.

BeginnerMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry

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Coral Arks

No reviews yetIndonesia, Lombok, Northern Islands

1-2-dive.com artificial reef was built by the instructor team of 1-2-dive.com… begin from the beach, few fins kicks you arrive on the 10*2m artificial reef, possibility to regrow and regeneration of coral… after you just follow the nice slope to the bottom of the channel, around 35m, with barrelled sponges, algae and a lot of big fishes fishing in the current... set of bright pink marker buoys off the Gili Islands in Northwest Lombok

BeginnerMax depth 65.6 ftShore entry

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Deep Turbo

No reviews yetIndonesia, Lombok, Northern Islands

Perfect for Nitrox diving... Northeast of Gili Trawangan island

IntermediateMax depth 82 ftBoat entry

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Japanese Wreck

No reviews yetIndonesia, Lombok, Northern Islands

Wonderfull Nitrox deco dive… for experienced diver only… This is the first of the three Gili Islands off the Northwest coast of Lombok. A World War II Japanese patrol vessel can be found in 45 meters of water to the south of Gili Air.

IntermediateMax depth 137.8 ftBoat entry

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Meno Wall

No reviews yetIndonesia, Lombok, Northern Islands

Meno Wall is very famous for night dives. There is also a variety of fish like Sweet Lips ( Plectorhinchus ), Turtles, Napoleon Wrasse, Grouper and Nudibranches etc.

BeginnerMax depth 49.2 ftBoat entry

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Bangko Bangko

No reviews yetIndonesia, Lombok, Southwest

not always possible to dive there as conditions can be quite rough. here you have the possibility to encounter sharks and other pelagic fish

IntermediateMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry

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Gili Renggit East

No reviews yetIndonesia, Lombok, Southwest

many reeffish and nice corals. easy dive Gili Renggit East is also known as Gili Renggit Timur.

BeginnerMax depth 59.1 ftBoat entry

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Gili Renggit West

No reviews yetIndonesia, Lombok, Southwest

nice corals and even rare creatures can be found here, like ghostpipefish or frogfish Gili Renggit West is also known as Gili Renggit Barat.

BeginnerMax depth 49.2 ftBoat entry

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Lighthouse

No reviews yetIndonesia, Lombok, Southwest

healthy reeflife with occasionally appearing currents that can be quit strong.

IntermediateMax depth 55.8 ftBoat entry

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Medan

No reviews yetIndonesia, Lombok, Southwest

Medan is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Indonesia, Lombok, Southwest which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

IntermediateMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry

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Tanjung Rusa

No reviews yetIndonesia, Komodo island

A variety of small invertebrates and fish, including sharks and giant trevally, are visible while snorkeling the rocky slopes. Deeper diving to 40m reveals many coral trout, large groupers, schools of giant trevally, and massive dogtooth tuna. Fantastic diving and snorkeling. Ideal entry is approximately 100m south of the bay's western point. Once you have rounded the point, continue diving westwards. The shallow reef at the end of the dive is an excellent coral garden. Strong currents and sometimes downcurrents can be experienced on the point. Recommended time to dive is during slack-tide.

Max depth 49.2 ftBoat entry

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Bounty Wreck

No reviews yetIndonesia, Lombok, Northern Islands

Old barge sunk in 2005. The wreck is covered with soft coral and also harder coral ( Acropora Florida, Acropora Pormosa, Acropora Nobilis ). There is also a variety of fish, The depth is around 13-16 meter. Visibilty is always good here: around 20 meters. The fish families you can find here are Sweet Lips ( Haemulidae ), Angelfish ( Pomacanthidae ) and Clownfish ( Amphiprioninae ). From Shore: just follow the pier from the beach. at the end a part is sunken. By Boat: the best way is from Gili Trawagnan harbour. sail to the pier at Gili Meno. When you are almost nearing the not sunken part you can start your dive. Bounty Wreck is also known as Meno Wreck.

BeginnerMax depth 39.4 ftShore or Boat entry

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Blue Bay

No reviews yetIndonesia, Lombok, Northern Islands

NE of Gili islands, on Takat Don Yeng

BeginnerMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry

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Anker Point

No reviews yetIndonesia, Lombok, Northern Islands

NE of Gili islands, on Takat Don Yeng

IntermediateMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry

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Tuang Slope

No reviews yetIndonesia, Lombok, Northern Islands

NE of Gili islands, near Takat Tuang

BeginnerMax depth 59.1 ftBoat entry

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Takat Malang

No reviews yetIndonesia, Lombok, Northern Islands

Far north of Gili Air, close to Simon's reef. Approx 20 min from Trawangan. Takat Malang is also known as Talcat Malang.

IntermediateMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry

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Gili Nanggu

No reviews yetIndonesia, Lombok, Southwest

very excited dive and snorkelling around the island, very few people visited this place and there is just only one hotel in this island, but beware of school of small jellyfish in the morning. visibility is excellent and the current is more like a pool..there is a small wall in the west of the island, you can find many staghorn, cauliflower, table coral..many fish with varieties in sizes also i find nudibranch, lobster and giant clam as well... from Lembar harbour in Lombok. Hire a small boat to gili nanggu island; 40 min ride. Gili Nanggu is also known as Quiet Island.

BeginnerMax depth 9.8 ftShore entry

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Halik's reef

No reviews yetIndonesia, Lombok, Northern Islands

North of Gili Trawangan

BeginnerMax depth 59.1 ftBoat entry

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Mirko Reef

No reviews yetIndonesia, Lombok, Northern Islands

Mirko Reef is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Indonesia, Lombok, Northern Islands which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

IntermediateMax depth 78.7 ftBoat entry

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Manta Point

No reviews yetIndonesia, Lombok, Northern Islands

Manta Point is generally an easy dive site, sometimes the current gives you a fine drift. The best season to see Mantas, is from March to May, though February and June also offer good possibilities to see them. Mantas can be seen sporadically year-round. 17 Mantas have been seen here at one time. The nutrients carried into the water by runoff from land, make the mantas more active. So, the lower visibility that divers may encounter during the rainy months of November and December can actually be a blessing in disguise. Even if you don't see mantas, this is a rewarding site for divers of all abilities. You'll see lobster and moray eels in the rocky parts of the reef. Look also for cuttlefish hovering over the corals, flashing their brilliant colors. The cuttlefish's ability to camouflage itself is incredible. It is even able to mimic the reddish algae found along the bottom here. You can also see the sleeping white tip reef sharks around the bommie coral. It's around 17 meters deep. This is the best place to see the Acropora reef

BeginnerMax depth 49.2 ftBoat entry

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Frog Fish Point

No reviews yetIndonesia, Lombok, Northern Islands

Frog Fish Point is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Indonesia, Lombok, Northern Islands which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

BeginnerMax depth 49.2 ftBoat entry

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Air Wall

No reviews yetIndonesia, Lombok, Northern Islands

Southwestern side of Gili Air

BeginnerMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry

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Salut Dropoff

No reviews yetIndonesia, Lombok, East

Near Gili Lawang is the drop-off area Salut Drop-off. This is a dive site from 4 until 40 meters deep. There is a lot of hard and soft coral, like brancish and tabulate coral, in this area, of which 85% is intact. Also you can see a lot of Acropora coral. On the bottom you can see a lot of shrimps and crabs, because around the island is a lot of mangrove. It's a good place to do a night dive. At Salut Drop-off you can find different kinds of sponge. The current can be quite strong. But you can also see a lot of big fish like Barracuda, Parrot fist and White-Tip Shark. We often survey this area for marine monitoring. Go by boat from Gili Lawang and sail to the east until you can see the baeches of Lombok island between Gili Lawang and Gili Sulat. Maybe you have to sail a bit to the south also.

BeginnerMax depth 13.1 ftBoat entry

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Coral Fan

No reviews yetIndonesia, Lombok, Northern Islands

This site got its name for its abundance of large, white-polyped Gorgonian fan-coral with bright-red skeletons. They grow on the big coral bommies of this sites shallow reeftop. You'll find other types of hard coral spread along the bottom at 5 to 7 meters, surrounded by lots of reef and tropical fish. Small Copper Sweepers especially like to swim here. The shallow corals and colorful fish life makes Coral Fan a good choice for snorkeling in the Gilis. As diver you often see Titan Triggerfish and Clown Triggerfish on this site's outside wall, which drops from 8 to 30 meters. The strong current that feeds the wall's healthy coral and fans make drift dives the order of the day. The slopes have varied fish life, including a good selection of Scorpionfish, so be careful where you put your hands.

BeginnerMax depth 32.8 ftBoat entry

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Top dive shops in West Nusa Tenggara

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Gili Island Diving Centre

4.9 (58) · Gili Air

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Sunshine Dive

4.8 (224) · Gili Trawangan

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Blue Marlin Dive Gili Air

4.7 (206) · Gili Air

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Blue Marlin Dive Gili Meno

4.7 (117) · Gili Meno

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West Nusa Tenggara diving guide

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Zentacle lists 9 dive shops in West Nusa Tenggara. The top-rated are Gili Island Diving Centre (4.9 from 58 reviews) and Sunshine Dive (4.8 from 224 reviews).