Based in the peaceful village of Candidasa on Bali’s eastern coast, Lotus Divers invites you to experience the best of Bali’s scuba diving and snorkelling. We lead intimate dives to 50+ sites, transporting you to the biodiverse underwater world surrounding Indonesia’s most popular island.
No matter what your diving level, explore the best of Bali’s diving and snorkelling with Lotus Divers based out of Candidasa’s only PADI Eco Dive Centre. Our team of professional instructors and guides puts safety and sustainability first, practicing Green Fins-compliance and no-touch policies. Drift through crystal clear waters and come face to face with marine life without compromising the ocean’s health. Your journey to an eco-conscious diving adventurer in Bali begins here.
Awarded to dive centres that demonstrate exceptional commitment to marine conservation and environmental education.
One of the few gold Green Fin resorts in northeast Bali, we protect our waters with Green Fins-compliant practices, no-touch policies, and staff trained as sustainability ambassadors.
Lotus Divers in Candidasa has two comfortable, purpose-built dive speedboats for your Bali diving adventure. Each has:
Our 12-metre diver training pool has a shallow end at 1.2 metres and a deep end at 3 metres, ideal for scuba diving courses and skills practice in Bali.
Our large, well-ventilated equipment washing and drying room means our dive team keeps your gear clean, freshly washed, and dried for every new dive day.
Browse our large selection of Fish ID books in the seating area, set up for Fish ID sessions after a day of diving in Bali.
There’s an outside shower by the training pool, plus a changing room with additional shower facilities.
Dive sites
Lotus Divers guides dives in 50+ sites across Bali, Nusa Penida, and Lembongan. Explore dramatic ocean topography, catch thrilling drifts, and encounter a plethora of marine life year-round. Whether you’re just starting out or taking your diving deeper, there are dives for every level.
Dive Courses in Bali
Core Courses
Learn to dive in Bali with our eco-friendly expertise at Lotus Divers! Based out of the tranquil Lotus Bungalows Candidasa resort on Bali’s east coast, you’ll be away from the crowds but at the heart of Bali’s best diving best diving. Our 3-day course is one of the most popular beginner scuba diving courses in Bali. Complete your PADI eLearning before you arrive so all that’s left is the fun diving! After this course you will be qualified to dive to a maximum of 18 metres (12 metres for junior divers).
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Course includes Equipment rental, PADI certification, refreshments, lunch, small group sizes (max 4 students per instructor), and transfers from Candidasa and Padang Bai (extra charges apply for Sanur, Seminyak, and Ubud).
This course is available in three packages:
Take your diving further with the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course at Lotus Divers. Our 2-day course helps you build confidence and skills. There are no exams and easy theory that prepares you for five adventure dives, which you choose with your PADI instructor. Choose between remote sites, deeper wrecks, night diving, and drift dives along Bali’s northeast coast and Nusa Penida. You’ll finish this course qualified to dive to a maximum of 30 metres (21 metres for junior divers).
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Course includes Equipment rental, PADI certification, refreshments, lunch, small group sizes (max 4 students per instructor), and transfers from Candidasa and Padang Bai (extra charges apply for Sanur, Seminyak, and Ubud).
This course is also available in three packages: Basic, Premium and VIP
Become the diver everyone wants to dive with by taking a PADI Rescue Diver Course with Lotus Divers in East Bali. Widely regarded as the most challenging and rewarding course a diver can take, Rescue Diver teaches you to anticipate problems before they happen and manage real emergencies when they do, changing the way you think underwater. You’ll finish with one of the most respected certifications in recreational diving, and more confidence in the water.
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Course includes equipment rental, PADI certification, refreshments, lunch, small groups (max 4:1), and transfers from Candidasa and Padang Bai.
This course is available in three packages: Basic, Premium and VIP. Contact us for more information.
Specialty Courses
Get more out of your dives with our PADI Enriched Air Diver course. Enriched Air (Nitrox) is the most popular PADI specialty because it extends your dive time, reduces surface intervals, and leaves you feeling less tired after multiple dives. Whether you want more time in the water or simply want to dive smarter, this specialty delivers immediate benefits from the very first dive.
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Choose your tier: Basic, Premium or VIP
All tiers include equipment, certification, and transfers from Candidasa and Padang Bai. Premium and VIP tiers also include refreshments, and lunch at some destinations.
Want to get started now but haven’t decided when to complete the practical part? Begin your eLearning directly with PADI and book the practical session with us when you’re ready.
Dive deeper and see parts of the ocean most people never experience. Complete your PADI Deep Diver Specialty with Lotus Divers and explore Bali’s most dramatic underwater landscapes. This specialty extends your limits to 40 metres, opening up the world of deeper walls, deeper wrecks, and marine life that rarely ventures into the shallows. It’s the natural next step for any diver who has looked down and wondered what lies further below.
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Course includes PADI premium eLearning, equipment, certification, lunch, refreshments, and transfers from Candidasa and Padang Bai.
Want to start your eLearning now and book your trip later? Get started with your PADI eLearning and complete the practical part with us whenever you’re ready.
Go with the flow and pursue your PADI Drift Diver Specialty with Lotus Divers, experiencing one of diving’s most exhilarating sensations. Drift diving is flying underwater: carried effortlessly by the current past coral walls, through channels, and alongside pelagic life that gathers where the water moves. Bali’s strong, nutrient-rich currents make it one of the best places in the world for this unique diving experience.
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Course includes PADI premium eLearning, equipment, certification, lunch, refreshments, and transfers from Candidasa and Padang Bai.
Not ready to book yet but keen to get a head start? Complete your eLearning directly with PADI, then book your practical session with us once your plans are set.
Two wrecks, one certification. Lotus Divers’ PADI Wreck Diver Specialty course explores two of Indonesia’s most iconic sunken structures. Wrecks are history you can swim through, home to dramatic architecture that houses a plethora of marine life. This specialty teaches you to navigate, plan, and safely explore wreck environments, culminating in limited penetration dives into the wrecks themselves.
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Course includes PADI premium eLearning, equipment, certification, lunch, refreshments, and transfers from Candidasa and Padang Bai.
Want to get started now but haven’t decided when to complete the practical part? Begin your eLearning directly with PADI and book the practical session with us when you’re ready.
Master the art of weightlessness: complete your PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty in East Bali and transform the way you move underwater. Buoyancy is the single skill that separates good divers from great ones. Effortless hovering, less air consumption, and zero reef impact make for a smoother, more controlled dive. Whether you’re brand new to diving or have hundreds of dives logged, this specialty changes every dive you do from this point forward.
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Course includes PADI premium eLearning, equipment, certification, lunch, refreshments, and transfers from Candidasa and Padang Bai.
Want to start your eLearning now and book your trip later? Get started with PADI and complete the practical part with us whenever you’re ready.
The ocean comes alive in a new way after dark in Bali. Dive in with our PADI Night Diver Specialty and journey through the waters with just a torch in hand, cutting through the darkness. You’ll observe the daily vertical migration, the global phenomenon where millions of marine creatures rise from the depths to the shallows. It’s at night when you’ll spot creatures hunting, feeding, sleeping, and glowing. Even in the sites you dived that very same afternoon, a night dive feels like an entirely new place on earth.
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Course includes PADI premium eLearning, equipment, certification, lunch, refreshments, and transfers from Candidasa and Padang Bai.
Not ready to book yet but keen to get a head start? Complete your eLearning directly with PADI, then book your practical session with us once your plans are set.
Some of the most rewarding days of diving are the ones where you leave the reef better than you found it. Join a PADI AWARE Dive Against Debris trip with Lotus Divers and turn an ordinary dive into something that matters — no exams, no complicated skills, just you, a mesh bag, and the reef. You’ll collect debris as you go and report what you find to PADI AWARE’s global database, adding your dive to a worldwide effort to track and reduce ocean plastic pollution.
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Course includes PADI eLearning and materials, certification, rental equipment, and all necessary survey equipment, including mesh bags and gloves for debris handling.
Want to get started now but haven’t decided when to complete the practical part? Begin your eLearning directly with PADI and book the practical session with us when you’re ready.
Be ready to act in case of an emergency both in or outside of the water. Complete your Emergency First Response course with Lotus Divers to learn Primary Care (CPR) and Secondary Care (First Aid), skills that have nothing to do with diving but everything to do with being a capable, confident person in any situation. No medical background or prior experience required, just a willingness to learn skills that could one day save a life.
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Course includes Premium eLearning EFR certification, all training materials and equipment, refreshments throughout the day, and transfers from Candidasa and Padang Bai.
A valid EFR certificate within the last 24 months is a prerequisite for the PADI Rescue Diver course. If yours has expired or you’ve never completed it, you can pair this course with your Rescue Diver booking, completed the day before the course begins.
Want to start your eLearning now and book your trip later? Get started with PADI’s eLearning and complete the practical part with us whenever you’re ready.
Dive Experiences & Refresher Programs
Short on time but ready to start your journey as a certified diver? Bali is one of the best locations to dive as a beginner. Our PADI Scuba Diver course is a subset of the Open Water Diver certification, a stepping stone toward earning your full Open Water Diver certification later. You’ll learn the theory through eLearning, practise your skills in the pool, and then put it all into practice on two open water dives up to 12 metres at two of Bali’s top dive destinations.
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Course includes Equipment rental, PADI premium eLearning, PADI certification, refreshments, lunch, small group sizes (max 4 students per instructor), and transfers from Candidasa and Padang Bai (extra charges apply for Sanur, Seminyak, and Ubud).
Diving is for kids, too! The PADI BubbleMaker program introduces children aged 8 and above to diving in a safe, controlled environment, under the direct supervision of a PADI Professional. It’s a fun, exciting experience designed to spark curiosity, build confidence, and create unforgettable holiday memories.
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Course includes Equipment, refreshments, and transfers from Candidasa.
Not ready to commit to the open ocean just yet? Try scuba diving for the first time in the safety of our purpose built diver training pool. It’s a safe, fun, and eco-friendly introduction to scuba diving. If you wish to continue your diving journey afterwards, the Lotus Divers team can take you on ocean dives around Bali. You can also complete your PADI Open Water Diver certification, crediting what you have already learned towards it.
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Course includes PADI premium eLearning, equipment, refreshments, and transfers from Candidasa and Padang Bai.
Take your first breath underwater in Bali and explore pristine coral reefs with Lotus Divers. Our team puts safety, quality & sustainability first — helping you discover thriving coral reefs and incredible marine life while protecting the ocean. If you wish to continue and complete your PADI Open Water Diver certification, you can credit what you have learned towards the full certification.
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Course includes PADI premium eLearning, equipment, refreshments, and transfers from Candidasa.
Already tried the pool session and ready for more? This is your next step: additional ocean dives that build on what you learned during your PADI Discover Scuba Diving pool session.
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Course includes Your booked dive(s), equipment, refreshments, and transfers from Candidasa.
Haven’t been diving for a while? Whether it’s been a year, five years, or even longer, the PADI Scuba Refresher (for any diver) / ReActivate (for PADI-certified divers) program is the perfect way to refresh your knowledge and skills before returning to the underwater world.
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Course includes Equipment rental.
Some medical conditions may affect safe scuba diving. Please review the PADI Scuba Diving Medical questionnaire and, if required, visit your doctor to obtain a signed and stamped medical clearance before your dive in Bali.
Snorkelling in Bali
You don’t need a tank to discover Indonesia’s underwater world. Explore Bali’s best snorkel sites with Lotus Divers, including Padang Bai, Tulamben, Nusa Penida, and more. Our expert team safely guides you through coral gardens and sunken wrecks where turtles, manta rays, and even reef sharks are often sighted.
We provide all equipment and support, so all you have to do is show up. While we can do dedicated snorkelling-only trips for larger groups by request, most of our snorkelling tours run alongside our dive trips. April through November offers the clearest visibility, but snorkelling is a year-round activity that brings you closer to Indonesia’s incredible marine life.
Safety Standards
Dive with peace of mind knowing your safety is our top priority
Each boat has a First Aid cabinet, life vests for all guests (including junior sizes), and long-range marine radios. Every guide carries their own First Aid boxes. There are 3 DAN jumbo emergency oxygen units.
Our dive team and boat captains train in emergency procedures and refresh this training annually. The nearest decompression chamber is 30 minutes from the dive centre, and we hold partner agreements with local clinics for a faster response.
Certified divers dive on free Nitrox, with analysers brought on every trip. Key equipment such as BCDs, regulators, dive computers, and wetsuits comes from high-end brands including Aqualung, ScubaPro, and Mares. Regulators are serviced annually, tanks are visually inspected annually, and hydrostatic pressure testing is carried out in line with manufacturer and local regulations.
Our standard ratio is a maximum of 4 divers per guide, keeping groups small so guides can give attentive supervision, adapt each dive to guest experience levels, and maintain high safety and environmental standards. Private guides and private dive trips are available on request.
All divers are required to complete a health self-declaration through a PADI medical questionnaire before diving, to help ensure the safety and wellbeing of every guest, guide, and dive group.
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