Top 3 Diving Spots in Indonesia that You Should Visit

Diving has become a popular tourist activity in Indonesia lately. Not a few travelers who hunt for the best diving spots in order to fulfill their desire to play with marine life. Luckily, Indonesia as a maritime country has a row of beautiful islands whose beauty is often explored by enthusiast diving. Indonesia is a very large island nation. Consisting of 17,000 islands with a strategic position in the world's coral triangle, making Indonesia one of the countries rich in marine biodiversity. Because it's not surprising if in Indonesia has hundreds of fun dive sites. From the west end to the east end, there are lots of cool dive spots and dive sites to see coral reefs, cute little fish, manta rays, even whale sharks. 

Diving with an amazing turtle in Nusa Penida diving site

The best way to explore Indonesian’s best diving spots is to join PADI MSDT Internship Indonesia. Most of the top diving companies in Indonesia such as Legend Diving Lembongan offer divemaster courses and PADI IDC internships in the world-class diving spots. They will teach you diving in the top diving spots around Indonesia. This is a great opportunity to explore the surprisingly stunning beauty of the undersea world. 

Top 3 diving spots in Indonesia

1. Raja Ampat (Papua)

The name Raja Ampat sounds no longer salty to adventure enthusiasts. Raja Ampat has an undeniable natural beauty that is included in one of the dream destinations for anyone, both domestic and foreign tourists. As an archipelago, Raja Ampat has 610 islands but only 35 of them are inhabited. These uninhabited islands have extraordinary sea beauty, which is able to hypnotize travelers. Raja Ampat itself is located northwest of the island of Papua and has four main islands, namely Misol, Salawati, Bantata, and Waigeo. Raja Ampat is home to 540 species of coral, 1,511 species of fish and 700 types of mollusks. No wonder Raja Ampat later claimed to have 75 percent of the world's marine species and made it the best marine tourism not only in Indonesia but the world! The natural beauty of Raja Ampat began to be famous since 2009. There are many diving companies offer special packages with alluring discounts for your divemaster courses in Raja Ampat.

Amazing diving site in Raja Ampat

2. Nusa Penida (Bali)

Nusa Penida is one of the most visited islands in Bali. Nusa Penida has a world-class diving spot. The island has a virgin natural environment and has not been much touched by human hands. This island is located in the southern part of the island of Bali separated by the Badung Strait. There are many activities can be done on the island of Nusa Penida such as swimming, diving, snorkeling, sunbathing or just enjoying its natural beauty. For those of you who like to do diving and snorkeling activities, definitely, love the sea conditions of Nusa Penida. You can see marine biota swimming like Manta Rays Nusa Penida, sharks, sunfish, and beautiful and colorful coral reefs. If you want to explore the beauty of undersea in Nusa Penida, it is recommendable to join trusted diving companies. Generally, diving companies are offering special packages where you will have the chance to dive. For example; diving courses Nusa Lembongan, Padi MSDT internship, scuba diving and etc.

Enjoying a great time diving in Nusa Penida

3. Bunaken (Sulawesi Utara)

Bunaken is a heaven for divers. Bunaken is actually the name of an island with an area of 8 square km which is sitting in the northern part of the Bay of Manado. In the depths of the waters of Bunaken lay amazingly beautiful coral reefs. The Bunaken aquatic ecosystem is certain to store 390 species of coral reefs plus 90 species of shallow marine fish, marine mammals, and reptiles. That does not include bird and mangrove species that live on its waters. There are fifty-eight types of coral reefs and 2,000 species of fish in Bunaken Marine Park. These include Gusumi horse fish, White Oci, Yellow Tail Lolosi, grouper, Ila Gasi, mollusks such as giant clams, Goat Heads, Nautilus hollow, and many more. In addition, many rare marine animals that can be found in Bunaken, such as coelacanths, dugongs, whales, dolphins, and turtles. This is exactly why many diving industries prefer to offer scuba diving courses and PADI IDC Indonesia in Bunaken. Even if they charge a bit expensive, but many still want to pay for that.

Diving Is a category of special interest tourism where this tour is only able to be enjoyed by people who have the ability in the field of diving. Many interesting spots in Indonesia and of course have topography and diversity of coral reefs which can certainly attract beautiful marine biota to just swimming or nesting in it. Diving (diving) for some people is a very fun thing also spurred adrenaline. Diving is a water sport that may require a decent budget and equipment that is not cheap. Diving is not like a free fall into the sea. No! Not like that. Special diving training or diving courses are needed first.