Amed Diving — Indonesia
Amed is Bali's quieter alternative to the tourist south — a strip of fishing villages backed by Mount Agung where shore-entry dives drop onto walls teeming with macro life. The Japanese Wreck and Jemeluk Bay are the headliners, but every beach entry reveals fans, soft corals, and critters that macro photographers obsess over.
- Score
- 62.7 / 100
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- Asia-Pacific
- Area
- Bali
- Nearest airport
- Ngurah Rai (DPS)
- Visibility
- 9–30 m
- Water temperature
- 24–29 °C
- Max depth
- 30 m
- Current strength
- moderate
- Dive types
- reef, drift, muck, shore, pelagic
- Best months
- April, May, October, November
- Minimum certification
- Open Water
- Access type
- boat
- Average 2-tank dive cost
- $65 USD
- Budget tier
- mid range
- Key species
- manta ray, mola mola, sunfish
- Google rating
- 0 (0 reviews)
- Top operators
- Adventure Divers Bali, Euro Dive Amed, Amed Fun Divers
- Nearest hyperbaric chamber
- Sanglah Hospital Hyperbaric Unit, Denpasar (~80 km)
Amed is Bali's quieter alternative to the tourist south — a strip of fishing villages backed by Mount Agung where shore-entry dives drop onto walls teeming with macro life. The Japanese Wreck and Jemeluk Bay are the headliners, but every beach entry reveals fans, soft corals, and critters that macro photographers obsess over.
Bali's Quiet Northeast Dive Coast
Score Breakdown
Marine Life
40.0Species diversity, megafauna encounters, reef fish abundance, macro life, and endemic species.
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Key Species
Dive Types
Traveling with Non-Divers?
Your non-diving travel companions will find plenty to enjoy topside while you're underwater. Here are some activities to consider.
Activities for Non-Divers
Nearby Cultural Sites
- Tirta Gangga Royal Water Palace
- Lempuyang Temple (Gate of Heaven)
- Puri Agung Karangasem
Non-Diver Partner Score
Good topside options for non-diving companions.
Safety & Emergency
Dive Insurance
Dive insurance is essential. Standard travel insurance often excludes scuba diving. We recommend DAN (Divers Alert Network) for comprehensive dive accident coverage.
Learn More at DAN.org2-hour drive to Denpasar for chamber; basic clinic in Amed
Top Operators
Adventure Divers Bali
PADI
Euro Dive Amed
PADI
Amed Fun Divers
SSI
What your dive shop won't tell you
The minimum certification printed on a brochure is the legal floor, not the honest recommendation. Here's what we actually think you should bring to this site.
Below this we'd send you somewhere easier first.
What will challenge you
- →Moderate currents. Expect to drift — this is not a skill-builder site for a first trip after certification.
What will surprise you
- →Thermoclines can drop water temp by 5°C between the surface and depth. Your wetsuit choice should match the minimum, not the average.
- →Short dive season — only 4 months worth going (April, May, October, November). Book well ahead or miss it.
Photography brief
Subjects are only half the shot. A perfect macro site is useless in a three-knot drift, and a wide-angle dream is useless at 35 m with a murky ceiling. These are the conditions, not the hype.
Recommended kit
- →General reef kit — mid-range wide or a 60mm macro depending on the specific site
What this site will teach you
The dives that made you a better diver are the ones that made you uncomfortable for the right reasons. Here's what this site will quietly train you for.
Drift diving
intermediateReef hook discipline, current reading, group cohesion in flow. The skills you'll build here are what every current-dominant site demands — transferable everywhere.
Neutral buoyancy at 20 cm
foundationalMacro and delicate coral sites force you to hover still enough to frame a shot without kicking up silt or touching the reef. You'll finish the trip a measurably cleaner diver.
Low-viz navigation
intermediateCompass bearings, natural navigation references, and trust in your plan when you can't see your fin tips. These are the skills that save dives elsewhere.
7-day trip, per person
Rough ranges anchored to existing regional data — not booking quotes. Land-based trip, standard breakdown.
Hostels, shore diving, cheap eats
- Flights (RT from US)
- $1,100–$1,300
- Accommodation / day
- $50–$100
- Diving / day
- $60–$70
- Food / day
- $10–$25
- Transfers + misc
- $50–$150
3-star hotels, standard boat ops, mix of restaurants
- Flights (RT from US)
- $1,550–$1,850
- Accommodation / day
- $120–$220
- Diving / day
- $70–$80
- Food / day
- $30–$60
- Transfers + misc
- $50–$150
Top resorts or liveaboards, premium operators
- Flights (RT from US)
- $2,250–$2,750
- Accommodation / day
- $260–$500
- Diving / day
- $80–$110
- Food / day
- $70–$140
- Transfers + misc
- $50–$150
Flights priced round-trip from a major US hub. Figures are per person on a shared room. Solo travelers add ~30% to accommodation.
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