A hawksbill turtle swimming over the reef, with orange anthias among the corals.
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Dive sites in Pulau Weh, Indonesia

Dive map

The dive centre's map of Pulau Weh, with the twenty dive sites numbered around the island and Bubble Addict marked at Gapang Beach.
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Dive sites of Pulau Weh

The dive centre's map of Pulau Weh at full size, with the twenty dive sites numbered around the island.

Dive sites

    • 5 min by boat
    • Open Water
    • Octopus & Turtle

    We can descend to 30m deep and have a beautiful view of the Octopus, Cuttle Fish, and such on the way down. We also often find big schools of the Fusiliers, Peacock Mantis Shrimp, and of course, the magnificent Turtle.

    • 5 min by boat
    • Open Water
    • Coral Formations & Chest Horn

    Sandy areas, beautiful Coral Formations, and shallowness where you can spot benches of Razorfish, Blue Dot Stripe, and Murine Ribbon, Ghost Pipefish, famous fish Chest Horn, and at least five different kinds of Scorpionfish

    • 10 min by boat
    • Intermediate
    • Green Coral Garden

    The Eastside of Rubiah Island is a beautiful Green Coral garden that matches with the Green Coral Crab. You will find many different varieties of Wrasses. Watch out, you might see some Devil Rays, too!

    • 10 min by boat
    • Open Water
    • Water Clarity

    Sandy area at Rubiah Jetty dive site is great for beginners. Its quite a safe diving spot because of its harmless currents. The uniqueness of Rubiah Jetty lies in the exceptional clarity of the water.

    • 10 min by boat
    • Advanced
    • Channels

    Got your reef hooks? You might use it on this site! This natural beauty wonder is situated between two big channels and offers a great location to enjoy the current.

    • 15 min by boat
    • Intermediate
    • Rich Marine Life

    The diving site is generally drifting, lined with boulders, hard corals, and sea fans. It is well preserved and offers a home to a variety of fish and benthic species like leaf fish, lobsters, Moray Eels and much more!

    • 15 min by boat
    • Intermediate
    • Coral Reef

    Get ready to be blown away by The coral reef of Seulako Barat! This diving spot is very peaceful and well protected from most currents. Diving there, you can spot many species of juvenile or adult Grouper, and many others.

    • 15 min by boat
    • Advanced
    • Rich Marine Life

    The beautiful pinnacle, Batee Tokong goes deep and is located between a channel and the open ocean. Strong current has created one of the richest marine life that offers one of the best underwater biodiversity in the world.

    • 15 min by boat
    • Confirmed
    • Sharks

    Strong curents, deep water and sharks! Explore the depths and enjoy the view of the beautiful sea fans on the top of the plateau, sprout barrel sponges, and hard corals, and be surrounded with various reef fish.

    • 20 min by boat
    • Advanced
    • Magnificent Ridge

    More than 40 meters deep with strong currents offers a magnificent view and a great opportunity to spot Bump Head Parrotfish and a large number of Garden Eel.

    • 25 min by boat
    • Advanced
    • Canyon

    One of the top dive sites, “The Canyon” is a must-see destination. Diving through an underwater canyon, you will be able to admire beautiful vegetation like Gorgonian fan corals, Table corals and come across many aquatic animals such as Unicornfish and many more.

    • 25 min by boat
    • Confirmed
    • Deep Reef

    This popular dive site with its deep reef offers a magnificent view of gorgonians and diving amongst giant Sweetlips, Lip Snappers, Jackfish, and many others.

    • 30 min by boat
    • Advanced
    • Rich Marine Life

    This 25 meters deep coral reef is home to many beautiful sea animals like Sweetlips, Butterfly, and Cardinal. Diving here, you can spot some massive Table corals too.

    • 15 min by boat
    • Confirmed
    • WWII Shipwreck

    In the sheltered bay of Pria Laot, you can find a large World War II wreck named Sophie Rickmers Wreck. Not only will you discover and see this interesting piece of history but also spot some fascinating marine life and colorful hard corals.

    • 3 min by boat
    • Advanced
    • Garden Eels

    Diving at this interesting dive site, you will find captivating marine life full of Box Fishes, Lion Fish, and sometimes an Eagle or a Devil Ray. There is a large field of Garden Eels too!

    • 5 min by boat
    • Intermediate
    • Diverse Marine Life

    Rocky outcrop, with big boulder formations, offer a home to Feather Sea Star, Ghost PipeFish, Nudibranches, and many more. In its deepest section, we often find some beautiful Green Coral.

    • 120 min by boat
    • Advanced
    • Beautiful & Untouched

    Rondo Island is a very beautiful and untouched dive site. Circle currents and topography make it suitable for only experienced divers.

There are over 20 dive sites around Pulau Weh, Pulau Rubiah and other surrounding islands. Many of the dive sites are suitable for all levels of divers but there are also some strong drift dives and deep decompression dives that are only for experienced divers.