Scuba Junkie Penida Resort, Lembongan and Nusa Penida

from$40 /night

per person, breakfast only

Overview

Set in a quiet location on Nusa Penida’s north coast, Scuba Junkie Penida is a well-respected dive resort with a strong reputation for delivering excellent diving experiences. Offering high standards for safety and service, superb attention to detail, and a passion for marine conservation, guests can be sure to get the very most out of every dive. The resort’s budget-friendly accommodations and generous half-board meals make it one of the region’s most affordable options - perfect for backpackers, budget travellers, and guests who plan to spend the majority of their time underwater.

Highlights

Well-established dive operator with a wealth of knowledge and experience
Committed to conservation with regular events, presentations, and workshops
Up to three dives a day at Nusa Penida’s top sites known for sharks, mantas, and mola mola
Affordable and comfortable budget accommodation with some meals included

Number of rooms:7
Internet:YES
House reef:NO
Nitrox:NO
Restaurants and bars:

Dining:Breakfast, Half Board
Dive centre:PADI 5-Star Dive Resort

Rooms

Dormitory
4 x Bunk bed, sleeps 4
Air conditioning, Breakfast, Shared bathroom
from $40 /night
Standard room
1 x Double bed, sleeps 2
Air conditioning, Ensuite bathroom, Breakfast...
from $48 /night
Superior room
1 x Double bed or 2 x twin beds, sleeps 2
Air conditioning, Ensuite bathroom, Fan...
from $62 /night

Reviews

51 review

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Dive guides & equipment

November 2024

Mark S

Superb dive guides. Well organized.

Diving in Lembongan and Nusa Penida

Reef sharks
Year round
Manta rays
Year round
Stingrays
Year round
Marine turtles
Year round
Schooling reef fish
Year round
Walls & pinnacles
Year round
Plentiful reef life
Year round
Mola mola
From June to October

Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan’s diving is dominated by the strong currents that sweep past these exposed islands. The huge amount of water that flows through the Lombok Strait creates cold, nutrient-rich upwellings that support the area’s prolific marine life. Guests can choose to stay on either Nusa Penida, Nusa Ceningan or Nusa Lembongan, with dive centres offering trips to all of the area’s top dive sites.

Nusa Lembongan scuba diving

Some of the best scuba diving in Nusa Lembongan is found along the channel that runs between Lembongan and Penida. Dive sites such as Blue Corner, Mangrove, Toyapakeh, Gamat Bay and Crystal Bay offer incredible drift diving and are great dive spots for encounters with bigger fish. Mola mola, big marble rays, reef sharks, eagle rays, tuna, Spanish mackerel can all be spotted, particularly in the deeper areas. There are also beautiful schools of redtooth triggers, surgeonfish, snappers, fusiliers and trevally.

Nusa Penida scuba diving

Along the southwest coast of Nusa Penida, you'll find several manta dives, including the famous Manta Point dive sites. Here, the graceful rays congregate to feed and visit cleaning stations. Nusa Penida’s manta dives are enjoyable year-round, but the diving is generally better during the summer months.

Diving in Nusa Penida, you will witness beautiful reefs filled with hard and soft corals running along its sheltered north coast. Sites such as SD, Pura Ped, Pura Mas Gading and Buyuk feature schools of redtooth triggers, bannerfish and pyramidfish, as well as snappers, grouper, and sweetlips. Leaf scorpionfish and giant frogfish can be spotted with a keen eye – and this being Penida – turtles, sharks, rays and Mola mola can also be seen!

Some of the scuba diving around Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan can be challenging to the extreme. Currents can be very strong and unpredictable, and the fantastic visibility may lure divers down in search of deep water animals. Always be aware of your depth, time and air.