Indonesia Diving Holidays, Dive Bali, Lombok, Manado, Lembeh-Straits, Gangga Island

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Manado is the gateway to Bunaken national park and also a good base for doing diving trips between Bunaken, Banca and Lembeh. Great value resorts available.

Special Features

Bunaken National park

Wall/reef diving

Muck diving trips(at Lembeh)

Pelagics

Groups

Multi-centre holidays

Prices from

£1,081

Including flights and transfers

Diving from

£49

10 Days Diving

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Bali

Dive with the infamous Sunfish in the day and indulge in the nightlife culture in the evening. Our boutique resorts will make this a trip to remember.

Special Features

Dive with the infamous Sunfish

Reef/wall diving

Dive the Liberty wreck

Boutique resorts

Great value options

Liveaboards

Prices from

£1,132

Including flights and transfers

Diving from

£41

Dive Package of 20 dives

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Lembeh Straits

This is the place to visit for critter diving. The black volcanic sand has caused animals to evolve in a way that is unique to this destination. Some great local excursions on offer as well.

Special Features

Critter/Muck diving

Nudibranches/flamboyant cuttlefish

House reef diving

Choice of resorts

Mimic octopus/Hairy frogfish

All inclusive diving

Prices from

£1,294

Including flights and transfers

Diving from

£36

Dive Package of 20 dives

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Siladen Island

Siladen is only 5 minutes from the Bunaken national park. If you are looking to get away from the crowds and enjoy a bit of luxury this is the place for you. Good for multi-centre holidays.

Special Features

Private island resort

Wall/reef diving

Couples

All-inclusive resort

Diving around Banca

Bunaken National Park

Prices from

£1,421

Including flights and transfers

Diving from

£42

10 Days Diving

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Gangga Island

If you are looking for a romantic getaway then look no further. Gangga Island is a small island with a coral sand beach with some amazing diving within minutes of the resort.

Special Features

Coral sand beaches

Romantic/Couples diving

Wall/Reef diving

Mandarin fish night dives

Non-diving partners

Sunsets

Prices from

£1,534

Including flights and transfers

Diving from

£44

Dive Package of 20 dives

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Gili Islands

The Gili’s are not as developed as neighbouring Bali and offers a different diving experience with walls and pelagic fishes. There is plenty to see outside the resort with local tours.

Special Features

Sandy beaches

Turtles/Sharks/Mantas

Get away from the crowds

Wall/reef diving

Couples/groups

Excursions

Prices from

£1,671

Including flights and transfers

Diving from

£36

Dive Package of 20 dives

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Wakatobi

Probably one of the most diverse diving environments in the world. Choose from a premium resort or liveaboard to enjoy your diving or combine both to make a mind blowing trip of a lifetime.

Special Features

World class diving

A trip of a lifetime

Off the beaten track

Liveaboards

Unlimited diving

House reef diving

Prices from

£2,405

Including flights and transfers

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Indonesia’s underwater world is a diver’s paradise with over 3,000 fish species living on nearly a quarter of the world’s reefs. The diving in Indonesia consists of hundreds of patch reefs, sheer walls, underwater volcanic mountains, World War II wrecks and barriers reefs full of colorful nudibranches, pipe fishes and pygmy seahorses roaming amongst the chrynoids, gorgonias and soft corals. Other popular sightings include the occasional big tuna, shoal or barracudas, manta rays and sharks.

Indonesia is a nation of about 17,500 islands in Asia of which only about 6,000 are inhabited. This is the world's largest archipelagic state and its population is over 200 million. The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta, and the country borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Malaysia and by sea Indonesia neighbours Singapore, The Philippines and Australia.

There are five major islands in Indonesia, Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan/Borneo, Sulawesi/Celebes, and Irian Jaya/Papua. However, the most well known island in Indonesia is probably Bali, which is one of the most popular destinations for tourists.

Indonesia is a unitary state consisting of numerous distinct ethnic, linguistic, and religious groups spread across islands that have not always been united. There has been a shared history of colonialism in Indonesia, rebellion against it, a national language and a Muslim majority population have helped to define Indonesia as a state and nation.

Indonesia has a diverse collection of flora. The flora of Indonesia ranges from the small orchid to the giant "Rafflesia Arnoldi" plant which is the largest flower in the world as it can reach to almost a metre in diametre.

Indonesia has recently become a great tourist attraction, due to the likes of the Hindu-Buddhist monument of Borobudur and Prambanan in Central Java. Despite the great numbers of tourists that visit every year, parts of Indonesia lay untouched by tourism and remain in their natural state. Given that there has been a rise in levels of technology and communications, it is amazing that these areas lay untouched by tourism.

If you like amazing views and sights, then Indonesia is ideal for you. In Kalimantan the blazing red sunsets reflecting off the Kapaus River, in Kelimutu the colourful lakes flowing through the volcanic craters, in Manado the picturesque coral reefs, and in Irian Jaya the Dani tribesmen who wear little more than a few feathers, as their culture, are a few of the features which will leave a picture in your mind forever.

Almost anything you want to do, in Indonesia you can do it. From learning the art of batik, to staring down the craters of live volcanoes Indonesia will be sure to leave you wanting to come back as it is full of incredible sites and things to do. Kite making, canoe paddling, fruit eating, surfing at Nias and trekking at Irian Jaya, these are just some of the activities on offer. When you travel to Indonesia, you travel to another world.

Indonesia is a remarkable country and no matter where you visit in the country, you are sure to experience an astounding visit, full of greetings from friendly locals, your needs catered for greatly, and an astonishing array of culture which you will treasure for the rest of your life.

Indonesia Diving Holidays - Diving Information

Bali

Bali's diverse dive sites offer an exceptional diving experience for all levels of divers experiencing protected shallow bays with exotic scorpion fish, octopus and nudibranchs to exciting drift diving in wild currents with sharks and manta rays.

From Bali you can embark on one of the liveaboard trips Ultimate Diving offers to the Komodo National Park and East of Flores onboard the Komodo Dancer giving you the opportunity to explore the waters in and around the Flores Sea, vibrant local cultures, the Komodo Dragons and colorful coral reefs.

Lombok

Lombok’s diving is around the many reefs, walls, drop-offs, plateaus and slopes reflecting a good cross section of what Indonesia has to offer. Here you will have the opportunity to see a fascinating variety of turtles, white tip reef sharks, cuttlefish, moray eels, angel fish, ghost pipefish, snappers, mantas, eagle rays and many more.

The corals around the Gili islands are good for diving and snorkelling activities and can be reached from shore. The three islands have spectacular white sandy beaches, sparkling blue waters and are encircled by beautiful coral reefs containing very rare blue coral and thousands of species of marine life.

Manado

Manado’s marine environment is the most varied, rich and incredible diving in the world. The seas are fringed by extensive coral reefs and surrounded by a very rich marine bio-diversity.

The Bunaken National Marine Park is the main diving area in Manado and comprises of a group of five islands: Bunaken, Siladen, Nain, Montehage and Manado Tua. The islands in the park are distinctly different, in Bunaken you will have the opportunity to dive the deep and calm bay that shelters fertile coral formations. The fauna on this reef flat, edge and wall is extraordinary and large pelagics patrol along the steep walls.

Lembeh Straits

The Lembeh Straits has decent coral meadows to the north but it is mostly famous for being one of the best muck diving destinations in the world peeling back layers of life to reveal shy critters such as the flamboyant cuttlefish, harlequin shrimp, mimic octopus, wonderpus and skeleton shrimps.

The Lembeh Straits are 25 kilometres long with over 30 dive sites to choose from and its seabed is as diverse as the creatures which inhabit it.

Gangga Island

Gangga Island is perfectly located at the conjunction of the Indian and the Pacific Oceans offering sensational diving where you will have the opportunity to get up close and personal with diverse and remarkable marine life.

The Bunaken National Marine Park is only 75 minutes away from Gangga Island and the 75,265 hectares of the protected park offers most of the species of coral fishes known to exist in Indonesia.

Siladen Island

Siladen Island is another amazing island part of the Bunaken Manado Tua Marine Park offering steep wall diving and many opportunities to see pelagics like sharks, mackerels, tunas and turtles.

The sites around Siladen’s south wall and Siladen Utara offer swift currents supporting giant coral trees and sponges and a variety of exquisite soft corals at the reef top. Small creatures are common here and you will have endless opportunities to encounter groupers, butterfly fish, sting rays, and spotted eagle rays.

Wakatobi

Wakatobi is one of the newest and most exciting diving destinations in Indonesia. Biodiversity is a measure of the variety of species that can be found in an ecosystem. Wakatobi is located in an area that encompasses the highest coral reef biodiversity in the world.

This destination has a spectacular house reef and several dozens of easily accessible dive sites offering incredible colour and natural splendour sightings. The resort packages include all boat dives and unlimited shore diving ensuring you get total diving freedom.

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