4 nights Amed + 3 nights Nusa Penida. Two world-class dive destinations, one unforgettable week.
There’s nowhere else in Bali where you can dive a WWII wreck straight off the beach one day and drift with manta rays the next. The Amed–Penida corridor is East Bali’s signature dive experience, and Two Fish Divers has its own dive centres at both ends.
Amed is relaxed shore diving — the iconic USAT Liberty wreck, reef and macro. Nusa Penida is a completely different world, where manta rays turn up year-round and mola mola arrive in season.
Most divers do one or the other. This safari gives you both.
Packages:
4-5N Amed / 5-6N Penida / 2 dives per day
Packages:
3N Amed / 4N Penida / 3 dives per day
Packages:
3N Amed / 4N Penida / 2 dives per day
* this is our FREE night dive with a 2-center combo special offer with min 3 days diving in each location; can only be taken with another full-paying guest on board, ie we cannot take you alone for a night free dive.
Amed shore reefs is one of Indonesia’s oldest protected marine areas, and it shows. The walls here drop from the shallows to well beyond recreational limits, covered in sea fans, sponges, and soft corals that glow in the afternoon light.
What you’ll see:
The diving: Depth 5–40m | Visibility 25–40m | Water temp 27–29°C | Gentle current
Your base: Two Fish Dive Center Amed — resident dive center at Amed Beach Resort that offers beachfront rooms. Most dive sites are 10-20 minutes from the dive center, and our house reef offers an amazing macro muck dive option.
Nusa Penida offers reefs full of vibrant corals and teeming with underwater life. It is also home to the famous Manta’s of Bali, and during the season of July to October divers will also encounter the strange Mola Mola, the gentle sunfish that can reach 1,000kg and 2m+ wide!
What you’ll see:
The diving: Depth 5–40m | Visibility 15–30m | Water temp 18–28°C | Strong, unpredictable currents (Drift)
Your base: Two Fish Dive Center Nusa Penida — beachfront dive center with nearby accommodation options. A few dive sites in front of the center but most dive sites are 10-20 minutes from the dive center.
Below is a sample schedule of a 7N safari package; we choose sites based on conditions, dive experience and guest wish-lists. Other packages available, please contact us about your particular requirements, we will be happy to tailor a package to your needs!
Airport pickup → 2-hour drive to Amed → check in at our resort. Sundowner on the beach.
Liberty wreck (sunrise + late-morning), house reef in the afternoon. 3 dives.
Drop Off + Coral Garden, optional macro photo dive in afternoon. 2–3 dives.
Morning dive at Amed Pyramids → road transfer Amed → Kusamba (90 min) → fast boat to Penida (15 min). Check in.
Manta Point + Manta Bay — two manta dives. Optional 3rd dive on Toyapakeh Wall.
Crystal Bay (mola in season) + Ped or Sental. Big-water day.
Final morning dive (Manta Bay return or chosen site) → afternoon free, snorkel, beach.
Fast boat to Sanur (45 min) → airport transfer (60 min).
All packages include accommodation with full board (3 meals daily), boat diving, tanks, weights, dive guide, and the transfer between locations. Prices are per person based on twin/double share.
Other packages available, please contact us about your particular requirements, we will be happy to tailor a package to your needs!
Bali’s Denpasar Airport (DPS) has direct flights from Jakarta, Manado, Lombok, and Singapore. From the airport, Amed is about 2 hours by road, and Nusa Penida is about 1 hour by road to Sanur harbour and then a boat crossing of about 45 minutes.
Transferring between Amed and Penida takes about 2 hours: a 90-minute drive from Amed to Kusamba harbour on Bali’s south-east coast, then a 15-minute boat crossing to Sampalan — 5 minutes from our Nusa Penida dive centre. We use Gangga Express from Kusamba in both directions; it is a shorter drive and a much shorter crossing than going the long way round via Sanur. You can dive in the morning at one location and transfer to the other location in the afternoon, arriving in time for sunset & dinner.
We can arrange all airport transfers and the Amed–Penida transfer for you. If your flight times require an overnight in Bali, we’ll book a hotel and arrange the pickup the next morning.
Adding North Sulawesi? Manado is a three-hour direct flight from Denpasar. Pair this trip with our Walls & Muck Safari in Bunaken and Lembeh to make it a full Indonesia dive safari.
Sanur is a day-trip hub, not a multi-night dive base — people stay in Sanur and take day trips to dive locations elsewhere in Bali such as Amed or Nusa Penida. Bali Explorer is a multi-night safari where you stay at the dive base. If you want the day-trip product, see diving from Sanur — that’s a different shape of trip.
Both locations dive year-round. Manta rays are present at Penida year-round but most active April–November. Mola mola peak July–October at Penida (cooler thermoclines). Amed has stable conditions all year. The trip works whether you book December or August.
No — this is the safari we recommend for new divers. Amed first lets you get comfortable on shore dives with the Liberty wreck. Penida currents are managed by site selection — we keep newer divers on the calmer sites and the experienced divers on the deeper drift sites.
Yes. We can add 3–4 days at the start in Amed for the Open Water course – the Liberty wreck can be your final OW dive! – followed by 3-4 days in Nusa Penida. Pricing on request.
Both Amed and Penida have strong non-diver experiences — beach time, snorkelling, day trips. Pricing on request.
2–3 months ahead is comfortable. For July–October Penida (peak mola season), book 4–6 months ahead — we limit numbers to keep dive groups small.
Yes — both locations are camera-friendly. Amed is strong on macro (pygmy seahorse, frogfish, nudibranch). Penida is wide-angle territory (mantas, mola). Rinse tanks and charging stations at both bases.
Yes — that’s our Ultimate Indonesia trip (13 nights, 4 locations). Ask us for a custom quote.
Start or finish in Bali — dive the Liberty wreck in Amed, swim with mantas at Penida, or try diving in Sanur. It’s a 3-hour flight from Bali.
Got more time? Combine East Bali with Bali for a 2-week Indonesia dive trip across 4 locations.
Already a Divemaster? Our IDC runs from Bali with a East Bali teaching component. Turn this holiday into a career.
Tell us your dates and we’ll put together your Bali Explorer itinerary. Most guests book 3–6 months ahead, especially for July–October.
