Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia
Manta Point
A cleaning station where reef manta rays circle a few metres below you.
About the dive
Manta Point is a beginner to advanced dive site in Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. Divers have logged 52,365 dives here, going to 17 m on average in around 13 m of visibility. 34 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are reef manta ray, stingrays and clownfish. Sightings peak in July, August and September.
- Level
- Beginner–Advanced
- Avg. max depth
- 17 m
- Visibility
- 13 m
- Dive time
- 44 min
- Logged dives
- 52,365
- Busiest months
- Jul · Aug · Sep
- Region
- Lesser Sunda
Most sighted here
Reef Manta Ray
StingraysPhoto: Corentin Largeron · CC0
ClownfishPhoto: MaLia Evans · CC0
AngelfishPhoto: Pauline Walsh Jacobson · CC BY
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Manta Point and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reef Manta Ray | ||||||||||||
| Stingrays | ||||||||||||
| Clownfish | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Hawksbill Turtle | ||||||||||||
| Triggerfish | ||||||||||||
| Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Octopuses | ||||||||||||
| Giant Oceanic Manta Ray | ||||||||||||
| Bannerfish | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Tawny nurse shark | ||||||||||||
| Surgeonfish | ||||||||||||
| Pufferfish | ||||||||||||
| Grunts | ||||||||||||
| Sweetlips |
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