The north-west of Bali is the least developed are on the island and also its least populated, which means the roads are much less crowded. Being close to the main Indonesian island of Java, it is also where visitors from other parts of the archipelago first came to Bali, so it is culturally diverse location.

For scuba diving there are three main areas of interest in the northwest – Menjangan Island, Gilimanuk Bay and the Pemuteran reefs.

Map of Bali, showing the main diving locations in the north-west of the island

Menjangan Island offers the most diversity in terms of the number of dives and their quality, while Gilimanuk Bay, or as it is more commonly known Secret Bay, is well known for some of the weird & wonderful creatures to be found there.

The third area is the reefs at Pemuteran, which I have never personally dived, but understand were badly damaged by unusually warm, El Nino produced, sea temperatures back in 1998 and which have still to fully recover.

I hope to dive this area early next year and will update this information when I do.

Next Page: Menjangan Island Overview

Back To: Puri Jati (PJ)