About this site

Diving in Bali is a free, independent guide. There are no bookings here, no affiliate links, no "partner" operators paying for placement, and no pop-ups asking for your email in exchange for a PDF. We think the best dive guide for Bali should just be… good, and free, so we're building that.

Who's "we"? We live in Bali and we build SamaDive, a free dive-buddy app starting in Amed & Tulamben. This site is how we give something to every diver coming to the island, whether they ever use the app or not. That's the whole business model, and it's not much of one — deliberately.

We try hard to keep facts current — depths, seasons, chamber phone numbers, course prices — but Bali changes and the ocean changes faster. Always confirm conditions with a local operator, and if you spot something wrong or missing, tell us at hello@samadive.com. Corrections make the site better for the next diver; that's the deal.

Know a dive site we haven't mapped? Add it — after review it appears on the map credited to the community.

Bali also has waves: our sister guide, Surfing in Bali.