Community members share their Indonesia snorkeling trip reports, suggestions, questions, and answers.
By Tom My wife and I spent six weeks on a roll-your-own snorkeling adventure in Indonesia from October to December 2024. We had many great days in the water, often snorkeling three or more times a … Read more
By Cristina Here is my story about snorkeling with majestic mantas in Nusa Penida, Indonesia. I was fortunate to spend two weeks in July 2024 on the gorgeous island of Nusa Lembongan, just east of … Read more
By Tom After reading the wonderful post, we were looking for places to stay for muck snorkeling in Lembeh Strait on Sulawesi. We want to add that as a stop on our upcoming Indonesia snorkeling … Read more
By Cristina I had the pleasure of spending a week in beautiful Nusa Lembongan, off the southeast coast of Bali in Indonesia, last year. I was not expecting much from snorkeling Nusa Lembongan, as we … Read more
By Fiona Kettle-Muspratt I wanted to share some pictures of snorkeling Pemuteran and Menjangan Island Bali. Pemuteran is a village in the northwest corner of Bali, Indonesia. There is a coral regeneration project there. They … Read more
By Christine Pacione My husband and I traveled to Kusu Island, Indonesia in June 2023. It took us four days to get there from Scotland but as my husband always says, “It’s worth it when … Read more
By Pamela S Bill and I just returned from our third visit snorkeling Raja Ampat, and the secret is out. I wrote this near the end of our trip. In 2015 when we first visited … Read more
By Mark Kolsen Liveaboards can offer great snorkeling; in the Galapagos, they are a necessity. But not so in Raja Ampat, where several lodges and resorts offer daily snorkeling excursions to all major sites. Compared … Read more
By John Mertz We will be in Bali Indonesia in March, 2023. We are considering the Nusa Dua Beach area and are looking for a hotel on the beach that has good snorkeling. Any suggestions? … Read more
By Greg Runningbird We just got back and wanted to share our Wakatobi snorkeling trip report from September 2022. Background: we are a group of six beginner and intermediate older snorkelers with recent experience snorkeling … Read more
By Joe Laing – (Airdrie, Alberta, Canada)Has anyone ever been to Wakatobi in Indonesia for snorkeling, if so how do you rate it, compared to other places you have been? Thank you. Comments Moved From … Read more
By Reid – (Canada)Has anyone been snorkeling around Pulau Weh, Indonesia? The name of the city on the island is Sabang. The snorkeling and diving is reported to be quite good. We are planning to … Read more
by Tom and Jan Turner – (Jamestown, PA)As we hung out on deck the day that we boarded, we had a Blue Whale cruise by. Great start to a great trip. There were 16 passengers … Read more
By Pam and Bill Scholtz – (Silicon Valley area in CA)In mid-April, 2015, my husband Bill and I were lucky enough to have the snorkeling trip of our dreams in eastern Indonesia, in a region … Read more
By AjI am an avid snorkeler and have been lucky enough to snorkel all over the world. My vote for best snorkeling in the world is Eastern Indonesia, West New Guinea, Papua New Guinea. There … Read more