Snorkeling and Freediving

Located at the very heart of this region, where the Indian Ocean meets the Pacific, lies Indonesia. Biological studies have shown that the core of this richness is a triangle formed by the southern Philippines, Bali, and the western part of Papua New Guinea. This triangle encompasses the world’s richest tropical fauna, with approximately 25,000 fish species and eighty coral genera.

The seas around Bali are home to approximately three times as many animal species as, for example, the Red Sea. This is evident even with a brief glance beneath the water’s surface. The coral formations are teeming with abundant marine life, and in some places, you swim in what feels like a fish soup. Large groupers, flatfishes over 1 meter long, white-tip, black-tip, grey reef, and carpet sharks, stingrays, moray eels, manta rays, and sunfish are among the larger species commonly encountered around Bali.

Underwater photography or filming, combined with an identification guide (such as Coral Reef Fishes or Indonesian Reef Fishes), will open the door to a new dimension of diving.

Diving centers here recognize international certification systems such as PADI, SSI, IANTD, and others. Regarding dive qualifications, what matters most for diving in this area is the quality of the diver’s training, experience, and respect for the aquatic environment. Bali’s dive sites are truly diverse, and I recommend everyone to use professional guides who plan dives according to the specific conditions and capabilities of the group. A good dive guide maintains constant knowledge of underwater life and can show you things during a dive that an ordinary person would surely miss.

Come discover the true underwater beauty with us! Diving Instructor Jindřich Soukal