13 Snorkelling Trips in Bali to Build a Day Around

1.Nusa Penida day trip: boat, 4 snorkeling, Manta rays & Land tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,033 reviews · from $78Our pick

Spend about eight hours with Indo Compass Bali on a fast boat from Sanur, four snorkeling stops, and a short Nusa Penida land tour. Guides such as Fernando, Coral, Ariel, and Prima help with safety, photos, and spotting manta rays. Lunch, equipment, towels, water, and GoPro photos are included.

“Very experienced crew (our guide was Handsom and a couple of others). Crew is friendly. Always available to answer any questions. Very enthusiastic to make sure way saw the huge manata rays and also turtles. Knowledgable about water conditions and tide. The restaraunt after the tour was very good. The pick up and drop off location was convineant. They also had water and fruits onboard. They had snorkels and life jackets too. The crew catered very well to participants according to their level of comfort / swimming ability in the water. Highly recommended.”

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2.Bali Nusa Penida and Private Snorkeling (Manta Bay, Gamat, Wall)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 241 reviews · from $145

Start with a 6:30 am pickup from Kuta, take the fast boat from Sanur, and tour Nusa Penida by private car and private snorkeling boat. You’ll visit three famous coastal viewpoints and snorkel at Manta Bay, Gamat Bay, and Wall Point with guides such as Tama, Yam, Wyatt, or Made Ardika.

“Wonderful day. Great snorkeling. Right amount of timer in each spot. Guides were all fantastic and genuinely enjoy individualizing your trip”

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3.Nusa Penida Island Beach Tours with Snorkeling From Bali

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 183 reviews · from $137

You’ll cross from Bali by public boat, then tour Nusa Penida in a private vehicle with a local driver. The day combines three short snorkel stops, lunch, and west-coast viewpoints including Kelingking Beach, Broken Beach, and Angel’s Billabong. Hotel transfers and equipment are included.

“Great tour. Guide was awesome. I can’t recall his name (Robert maybe idk). The snorkeling headquarters was completely full of people. That part could be better organized. Lots of fish at the snorkeling spots. Beaches are amazing. Guide took really good Insta worthy pics and vids.”

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4.Nusa Penida Trip with Snorkeling all-Inclusive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 146 reviews · from $81

Spend 10 to 12 hours traveling from Bali to Nusa Penida, snorkeling at up to three bays, and visiting Kelingking Beach, Broken Beach, and Angel’s Billabong. Your Bali transfers and island driver are private, but the snorkeling boat is shared.

“Good snorkeling and friendly driver on the Island. But we didn’t have the best start, because our driver in Bali didn’t turn up. We missed our original boat, so everything ended up being very hectic.”

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5.Nusa Lembongan Island: Snorkeling & Mangrove Forest Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 97 reviews · from $143

You’ll travel from Kuta to Nusa Lembongan by speedboat for snorkeling over coral reef, a mangrove boat trip, rooftop lunch, Devil’s Tears, and Yellow Bridge. Guides such as Adi, Ketut, and Dangku help with photos and spotting turtles. SUP is an optional upgrade.

“Really enjoyed this tour, Ketut, the guide was very helpful, explaining about the highlights of the island and taking many pictures! Snorkeling was fun and the favourite bit was Devil’s tear, big wave came in and made the picture even more fun! Highly recommend this tour.”

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6.Snorkelling in Nusa Penida – Manta Point

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 69 reviews · from $150

Set out from Sanur with Neptune Scuba Diving for a guided boat trip to Manta Point, Crystal Bay, and northern Nusa Penida. You get gear, lunch, snacks, water, insurance, and a group capped at 12. Manta sightings depend on sea conditions, and the IDR100,000 conservation fee is paid in cash.

“What an amazing day .From the hotel pick up. Frendly and on time. To the dive shop wet suits and fins already. The staff could not be more friendly and accommodating. The boat is clean and safe With a mix of both scuba divers and snorkleRead more”

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7.Nusa Penida Snorkeling and Island Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · from $142

Start with a 6:30 AM hotel pickup, ride the speedboat from Sanur, and spend the day snorkeling from a shared boat at four Nusa Penida sites. Your private ground transfers, equipment, lunch, entrance fees, and GoPro footage are included, followed by Kelingking Beach, Broken Beach, and Angel’s Billabong.

“The 2 drivers (on Bali for transfers and on Nusa Penida) were excellent however the tour stated “private tour, only your group will participate “ but the snorkelling was on a boat of 25 people with all the issues of then coordinating a big groupRead more”

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8.Nusa Penida Snorkeling at Manta Bay and Land Tour (inclusive)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 47 reviews · from $52Best value

Take an early fast boat from Sanur to Nusa Penida for Kelingking Beach, Angel Billabong, Broken Beach, Indonesian lunch, and snorkeling at Manta Bay, Gamat Bay, and Wall Point. Shared transfers, gear, entry fees, and underwater GoPro photos are included.

“It was a very bad organised trip, I would never book here again. Chaos all over, departure time was said 6.30, we left at 11.30.... Far too late to see manta rays, we had the whole package, that was including overland tour. But because it was vRead more”

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9.Private Snorkeling in Manta Bay, Gamat Bay & Wall at Nusa Penida

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 43 reviews · from $115

Travel from Kuta to Nusa Penida by fast boat, then snorkel from a private boat at Manta Bay, Gamat Bay and Wall Point with an instructor. Gede and his partner are named in one account as helpful guides. Lunch and hotel transfers are included, but manta sightings depend on nature.

“That's so cool and so good. We ordered a snorkeling tour for two. Highly recommended Gede and his partner, they are fantasic, taught us how to find more fish and how to swim with them. We didn't see Mobula but we see marvelous fish aRead more”

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10.Bali ATV Quad Bike With Blue Lagoon Snorkeling

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 42 reviews · from $174

Spend 8 to 10 hours combining a two-hour ATV ride with Blue Lagoon snorkeling near Padangbai. Choose a solo or tandem quad, follow an instructor through a waterfall, tunnel, and steep tracks, then snorkel with included gear before an Indonesian lunch at Topi Inn.

“Very highly recommended super fun from start to finish, got to feed the fish with bread during snorkelling and got super muddy in quad biking”

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11.Snorkeling In Nusa Penida And Uluwatu Sunset Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 35 reviews · from $180

Start at 6:00 am from Kuta for a long private day combining Nusa Penida snorkeling at Manta Point, Crystal Bay, and Gamat Bay with Uluwatu Temple, the Kecak and Fire Dance, and Jimbaran seafood. Expect clear water, boat travel, sunset crowds, and a full 12 to 16 hours on the move.

“Snorkelling experience was great and it did help booking a private boat as a couple of us were not swimmers. The prime reason for average rating is (1) the trip to Sanur is a long one (2) Sanur to Penida is an average public boat ride (3) highly Read more”

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12.Snorkeling Tour In Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno And Gili Air Pick Up From Bali

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · from $275

Leave your Bali hotel at 6:30 am for a private car and shared speedboat to the three Gili Islands. Snorkel at Turtle Spot, Statue’s Spot, Turtle’s Spot, and Fish Spot with gear, a private snorkeling boat, and GoPro use included. Lunch and harbour taxes cost extra.

“We had 2 couples and had an amazing experience. Communication was perfect. I would have given this experience a 5 start, but snorkeling gear was old and broken down. If you can update gear, this would have been perfect. Thank you.”

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13.PRIVATE Nusa Penida on Boat Snorkeling & Island Tour (INCLUSIVE)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 23 reviews · from $135

You’ll travel from Kuta, Seminyak, or Sanur to Nusa Penida for boat snorkeling at Manta Bay, Wall Point, Gamat Bay, and Crystal Bay, followed by lunch and a private car tour to Kelingking Beach, Broken Beach, and Angel’s Billabong. A guide such as Irfan may drive and help with photos.

“Very detail oriented. They picked us up on time they dropped us off on time. They were everywhere they were supposed to be. They snapped a picture of us before we got on the boat and when we got off the boat, our personal guide came rRead more”

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