Nusa Penida snorkeling

Hello! Hoping this helps my fellow Koreans..🍀 First off, I booked the hotel pickup + private boat option. The driver will contact you the day before. Then, you'll meet them on the day, and they'll take you to what seems like a ticket office, and when it's close to your boat departure time, they'll gather everyone and take you to the harbor, where you'll board a public speedboat. Then, the company will contact you via WhatsApp, and they'll pick you up and take you to the Nusa Penida office to get your gear and head out for the experience. From there, we traveled by private boat. It was way more fun than I expected, and we did see manta rays..! But the currents were so strong that they wouldn't let us get too close ㅜㅜ I'll definitely use them again next time. Also, the beach shoes are useless. The water shoes are useless. No need to bring rash guard ^^*

A well organised tour with 4 snorkelling spots, thought the day we went was too windy and the sea was so rough that we missed the Manta Bay, but we were guided to go another 3 snorkelling spots where we met turtles, colourful corals, fishes and different varieties of sea creatures! Amazing! the tour guides were friendly and helpful. The Island tour was super nice too taking us to a few photo scenic spots! one improvement I would recommend is to make the shower place better!

My goal was clear: to see manta rays on a half-day snorkeling trip. So, before the trip, I researched a lot online to increase my chances. Let me start with the result: I give it a five-star rating! Because I finally saw a manta ray as big as a car – it was so shocking! Experience: Here are the key points I considered: 1. Private small group, high flexibility I didn't choose a large group tour because I saw many posts mentioning a lower chance of seeing mantas. A private small group is more expensive (equivalent to chartering a boat), but I thought this company's price was reasonable and acceptable. 2. Choose the earliest time slot (7:00 AM) The water is clearer, and the fish are more abundant. The meeting point is right on the beach, but the map makes it look hard to find. After getting off the road, you have to walk along a small path to the beach. It's recommended to leave early to avoid wasting time finding the way. The signal there is also very poor. 3. Chance of seeing manta rays: According to online information, Manta Point > Manta Bay (note that they are different spots). However, this is a package tour, and the first spot is usually Manta Bay. So, before departure, I communicated with the shop on-site, stating that if I didn't see anything in the Bay, I wanted to go to the farther Manta Point. The shop said it would cost extra, which makes sense because the distance is about twice as far. I also found online that it costs extra. The final negotiated price was an additional TWD 2400, and the boat could take us to the Point. However, they warned that even if we went, there was no guarantee of seeing anything. The weather that day wasn't great either, but we came all the way here, so let's go for it! Along the way, the captain was diligently looking for traces of manta rays. If there weren't any, we kept going, and then finally arrived at the Point before getting in the water. After about 15 minutes in the water, I thought maybe I wasn't meant to see them... suddenly, it appeared!! Its wings were swimming so cutely! So huge! This was my first time seeing a wild manta ray up close – totally worth it! Other foreigners on the boat jumped into the water very excitedly, kicking their fins to get closer to take pictures, and even bumping into me. I didn't expect a stampede to happen in the sea... The guide also dove down to help take pictures and videos. The second dive spot seemed to be Diamond Beach. The water was warm, and there were many fish. I thought it was great too (those who are afraid of the cold or sun should wear a wetsuit or rash guard; the shop doesn't have any to rent). Small drawback: I didn't receive any contact from the shop the night before, and the address seemed difficult to find. We later asked the hotel to help us call them to confirm the location. Just a small complaint, I hope they can improve this. Summary: If you have limited travel time and only have a half-day tour, and your friends are afraid of diving but you still want to see manta rays – this long post is for you. This company is a worthy option to consider. I also did everything I could to increase the chances: wake up early, willing to pay a little extra, and be mentally prepared (after all, no one can guarantee wild animals). I wish everyone gets what they want and unlocks a new life experience!

It was raining on the day of the excursion, so I didn’t hope that snorkeling will be any good and especially that we will get to see the manta rays. But after all it all worked out the best - we were brought to the manta point and it was insane! there were so many of these wonderful creatures under the water😍the way there and back was bumpy because of the waves, we would also appreciate less people on the boat, so that nobody needed to sit in the front (where the waves felt the most). I still give a 5 star review as the stuff was super friendly and helpful. You do not spend a lot of time in one point, but for us it was a deal - we saw beautiful mantas, had snorkeling in an amaizing reef and also got to see wonderful landmarks. I recommend!

I would say the experience was worth it. It was confusing at the start to get to the destination, but with Gojek, you should go to the Sanur Harbour yourselves and retrieve the tickets that were already booked by the team from the D’Stars Ferry service. After that, ride the ferry and the team will meet you at the Nusa Lembongan upon arrival. Do definitely come check out the snorkelling activity when you’re in Bali, the snorkelling spots we went to had very clear waters, we were able to see many fishes, even a sea turtle and manta ray sighting. The Budha snorkeling team were helpful and special thanks to Tobi, Made and Yoda for being kind hosts. They took great underwater pictures and videos. Do bring waterproof phone pouches for those who want to take pictures. I went for the island tour as well. We really enjoyed Devil’s Tears beach, panorama point, and the dream beach view though we only stayed for a short while, which that was the saddening part as we couldn’t stay at the beaches longer.

first time diving back in Bali after a long time and the Bali didn’t disappoint. the Dive Center provided us with good equipment including wetsuits (usually overlooked) and they have proper dive plans and proper safety measures. thank you!

Great places for snorkling. We took tha fast boat to the island and we went to snorkling on 3 spots. By the time we went to Manta Ray area, we luckily saw some dolphins! We also saw one manta ray! The second spot is also really beautiful, a lot of corals and beautiful fish. The third spot is more calm so I took off my life vest and we also really lucky to see turtle! Really recommend this activity if you want to snorkling safely, I am not really good at swimming but many thanks for all the boat crew especially Bli Wayan who gave us clear instruction and took care of us really well 🙏

Still fresh with memory yesterday, this tour was fantastic. I joined only snorkelling. some people do longer activity like mangrove tour then lunch is included but we didn't have lunch. they picked us up from hotel and we waited at office until everyone comes. refreshments like juice and toast are provided but we didn't eat coz we were worried about getting sick. good to take pills before. current was pretty rough.BUT, we saw dolphins on the way.Manta was not to be seen at 1st and 2nd Manta point so we went to 3rd spot and saw 2! visibility was good and we were so close to Mantas. then move onto 2nd snorkelling spot, we saw a green turtle. 3rd spot was full of beautiful corals and many fish. when we finished, they provided water and a towel. their snorkelling gear was good quality that water doesn't come through top of tube when submerged. back at the office, gopro images and video was shown and we paid for 300,000 for email dow load. hotel drop off in a buggy. all in all,fantastic!