Diving

Fact Sheet about diving in Bali (FAQ)

The most important facts like a list of dive operators (dive centers) and liveaboard operators, dive safety (addresses of the hyperbaric chambers), dive conditions, climate, hotels and how to get to Bali on one page and ready to print.

Look at my website about dive sites in Bali (Bali starting page - Northwest Bali - South Bali - East Bali) and underwater photos taken in Bali
Die Bali Tauchinformation in deutscher Sprache
Indonesian dive terms

How to get to Bali, Indonesia

Maps of Indonesia: Collection of maps / Overview map Indonesia (keyword Indonesia)
Maps of Bali: interactive Map Bali / Overview map Bali /map Bali / map Bali

Dive operators in Bali

Amed / Jemeluk: Amed Dives Cafe / Amed Dive Center (Cafe Garam) / Amed Scuba / Eco Dive Bali / Jukung Dive (former Euro Dive) / Mega Dive (Japanese)

Amlapura: Happy dolphin divers (between Candi Dasa and Tulamben)

Candi Dasa: Baruna Water Sports at Puri Bagus Candidasa / Balina Diving Center close to the Balina Beach Resort

Denpasar: Bali Aqua / diving4images (personalized services) / Prodive Bali

Gilimanuk Bay: Can also be visited from Pemuteran and Menjangan

Jimbaran: Scuba-Libre-Bali

Kuta / Legian: These dive operators offer daytrips to Nusa Penida, Menjangan, Tulamben, Candi Dasa etc. ABL Dive Center / Atlantis Diving - E-mail / Aquamarine Diving / Archipelago Diving / Bali Hai Cruises / Ena Dive Center and Water Sports/ Mimpi Resort in Jimbaran (close to Kuta) / Paradise Diving Indonesia (Legian) / Serendipity Divers (no website)

Lembongan Island and Nusa Penida: World diving at Pondok Baruna resort / Drift Diver (no website) / Lembongan diving (no website) / Shells (no website)

Lovina: These dive operators offer daytrips to Menjangan, Tulamben, Amed etc. Spice Dive / Baruna Water Sports

Menjangan: Aquapro Bali at Waka Toya at a beach of the Bali Barat Park / Mimpi Resort and Dive Center Menjangan at the Mimpi Resort in Labuan Lalang

Nusa Penida: no dive operators, see Lembongan Island

Padang Bai: 4fundiving-bali / Absolute Scuba Indonesia /BlueBubble /Geko Dive / Ikandive / O.K. divers / Paradise diving / Q-dive / Water WorXX

Pemuteran: Archipelago Dive / Easy Diver / Jubawa / North Bali Divecenter / Pemuteran Bali Scuba Diving / Reef Seen Aquatics Dive Center at the Taman Selwi Wahana / YOS Diving Center and Marine Sports at the Pondok Sari Beach Cottages Hotel / Sea Rovers / Werner Lau

Sanur: These dive operators offer daytrips to Nusa Penida, Menjangan, Tulamben, Candi Dasa etc. / Albatross Diving Adventure / Atlantis International Bali Dive Center / Bali International Diving Professionals - E-mail / Bali Scuba / Baruna Water sports / Blue Dive Bali - E-mail / Blue Season Bali / Joe's gone diving / Dive and Dives (website in Japanese!) /Paradise diving / Relaxing Divers / Y.O.S. Diving Center and Marine Sports

Seminyak: Skubaskool

Seraya: Villa Markisa / Scuba Seraya

Tulamben: Dive Paradise Tulamben at the Paradise Palm Beach Bungalows / Joe's Diving Bali / Mimpi Resort and Dive Center at the Mimpi Resort / Tauch Terminal Bali (hotel and dive center) / Tulamben Wreck Divers Resort / Tulamben Dive Center / Alam Anda Bali (Werner Lau) 25km from Tulamben

Liveaboard operators based in Bali

Gran Komodo and Alor Dive to Komodo, Sangeang, Banta, Rinca, Flores, Alor, Nusa Tenggara. Boats: Timu Kira,Tarata, PutriPapua, Nusa Tara (also called Komodo plus)

Komodo Tours to Komodo, Flores, Alor

Pindito offers dives around Nusa Tenggara ( Bali, Moyo, Banta, Komodo, Rinca, Gilli Lawalaut, Sumbawa) / Equator tour from Irian Jaya / Misool tour (island in Irian Jaya)

Baruna Adventurer and Baruna Explorer to Sumbawa, Komodo, Flores, Timor

Condor Sailing

Kararu Dive Voyages to Komodo, Kangean, Sorong, Kupang, Lombok

M/Y Pelagian to Sumbawa, Komodo, Rinca, Sangean and Satonda

S/Y Albatros (Gani Bali Dive) Lombok, Moyo, Sumbawa, Komodo

Evening Star II to Komodo

Kangean islands north of Bali can only be reached by liveaboard

SS Adelaar, E-mail

Ombak Putih and Ombak Biru (Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sangeang, Komodo)

Queen of the sea

Hotels in Bali

Bali for you - Kecak - Bali Hotel Guide - Bali discovery hotel guide

Dive conditions and climate in Bali

Weather averages in Bali

weather now in Bali	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC
Best time to travel
Highest temperatures (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	29	28	28	29	30	30	30
Lowest temperatures (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	25	25	25
Daily hours of sunshine	5	5	8	7	7	8	9	9	10	9	7	6
Rainy days	21	19	18	14	7	7	6	2	3	8	11	14
Precipitation (mm)	356	289	215	99	74	70	49	22	39	92	153	278
Humidity (%)	81	80	81	81	79	79	79	78	80	81	81	80
Water temperatures (°C)	29	28	29	29	29	28	27	27	27	28	29	29

Dive safety

Phone DAN (Divers Alert Network) outside Australia +61-8-8212 9242

Hyperbaric chambers (or recompression chamber) in Bali:

Bali: Sanglah General Hospital (in Indonesian language) USUP Sanglah Denpasar JI. Diponegoro, Denpasar 80114 Bali, Indonesia: Phone 62-361-227911 through -15 ext. 232 (hyperbaric medical department) Fax 62-361-22426 Run by Dr. Antonius Natasamudra and Dr. Etty Herawati

Jakarta: Rumah Sakit Angkatan Laut (Navy Hospital) in Jl. Bendungan Hilir No.17, Central Jakarta (see text in italian with some addresses - list of help)

Surabaya (Java): Rumah Sakit Angkatan Laut (RSAL) (Military Marine hospital) Jl. Gadung no. 1, Surabaya: Phone 031-45750 and 41731 (another number given was 031-838153 and fax 031- 837511) Run by Dr Suharsono

Singapore: The Singapore Naval Underwater Medicine Centre. Phone +65-6758 1733 (24-hours Emergency Hotline) / +65-6796 4197 (appointments)
Hyperbaric Medical Services, 1 Orchard Boulevard #08-05, Camden Medical, Centre, Singapore 248649, Phone: +65-6732 8552
Hyperbaric Medicine Centre, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Tan Tock Seng, Hospital, Basement 1, Singapore 308433, Phone: +65-6355 9021/2
www.hyperbaric-singapore.com / Medical Director: Dr Wong Ted Min

For more information about hyperbaric chambers look at the Indonesia page or the dive safety page.

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