Indonesia has some of the best dive locations in the world as it comes under the renowned Golden Triangle region which also includes Philippines, Borneo, Solomon Islands. Diving in Indonesia itself is fun, and underwater photography is just implausible. One will find large varieties of fishes like catfish, boxfish, bumphead parrotfish etc. as well as attractive corals, sponges, sharks and many more.
Here are some of the best diving destinations in Indonesia for underwater photography.
- Ambon – This is the location of the very famous Spice Islands. One will find Pertamina wreck in this region which is now covered with healthy corals along with eagle rays, small reef sharks, seahorses and many more varieties of amazing marine life.
- Bali – This offers a great range of critters, walls, wrecks, corals, muck-diving, schooling fishes and pelagics. Manta Rays, schooling jacks, bumphead parrotfishes and reef sharks are the other offers. The dive sites in Bali include Tulamben, Nusa penida, Manta point, Puri jati, Padang bai, Secret bay and Menjangan Island.
- Komodo – Komodo is not as green as Bali but it has a rich marine life. It has extensive reefs and there is a quite famous Cannibal Rock which is full of small exclusive creatures like pygmy seahorses, Colman’s shrimp as well as sea apple which is a kind of sea cucumber.
- Lembeh Straits – This Strait is volcanic with Lembeh Island on the east and Sulawesi to the west. The narrow channel between them is rich in marine life. On night dives one will find cockatoo waspfishes, cuttlefish, octopus, juvenile scorpions, snake eels, thorny seahorses and many more.
- Maratua and Sanagalaki – These two sites are great for exclusive creatures. Sanagalaki is the largest Indonesian nesting site which is famous for green turtles. There is also Kakaban which is the world’s largest and diverse jelly fish lake.