Nico Dives Cool Bali

Diving Gili Tepekong

Canyon and Wall Diving

Diving Gili Tepekong

The largest site of Amuk Bay, diving at Gili Tepekong is always an exceptional experience. It is a small island that offers some of the most impressive diving in Bali. The strong currents coupled with superb marine life and stunning hard and soft coral make this dive site an unforgettable experience. Depending on the conditions, you can dive at various sites around the island.

Nico Dives Cool recommends this dive site for intermediate to experienced divers, as the current and dive conditions can change quickly here. We recommend you have an advanced open water certification with some good experience in current and drift diving. Why not do a course to bolster your skills if you do not have one?

What is Included

We include all necessities and more in our price. We can tailor dive locations, trip duration, and extras to your preferences and diving skills. Please contact us regarding diving Gili Tepekong and we will tailor a perfect trip for you.

2 dives (3rd optional)
normal air tanks (Nitrox available)
highly professional dive and tour guide
all necessary diving gear
all transportation
Lunch, water and soft drinks, fresh fruit, snacks
fresh and clean towels
changing rooms and toilets
all marine park fees, taxes and boating services
one big fat smile at the end of your trip
Responsible diving – We are a proud eco dive shop and follow a zero plastic waste policy

Please visit our full price list for details and optional extras. We offer you amazing extras such as personalized photography services, Enriched Air (Nitrox), extra large 15L tanks.

How we get there

From Sanur, we take one of our buses and reach the tranquil Bay of Padang Bai. Leaving the beach here in Padang Bai, we enjoy a 30 minutes ride by Jukung (comfortable local fishing boat).

Marine Life at the Dive Site

Diving Gili Tepekong, you may find many fish feeding and shelter from the currents. Apart from a typical variety of coral fish. Here you can expect to see white tip reef sharks, shark nursery, turtles, cuttlefish, octopus, eagle rays, barracudas, Napoleon wrasses, trevallies, turtles, jackfish, and tunas. And if we are in the right season, you might also see the mighty Ocean Sunfish (Mola Mola).

Experience Level:

Advanced Open Water Diver recommended
Drift Diver specialty recommended
Deep Diver specialty recommended
Good physical fitness is required here

Scuba Packages

Warning:

The water currents can be quite strong and tricky in the area depending on the moon phase.
Nico Dives Cool will provide you with an experienced dive professional who knows all sites very well. Please do not question the dive professional’s judgment.
Be prepared that we may decide not to dive on certain sites if conditions are not safe to do so.

Diving Gili Tepekong - the Dive Site

We usually dive in Gili Tepekong, Gili Mimpang, and the Tangked shark cave, which is close by, on the same day. Sometimes, entering the water in this dive site can be tricky due to the various currents. We always observe the currents before planning our dive here and jumping into the water.

Here, you can see great walls and have an amazing swim through (The Passage) a beautiful canyon. There are many caves and several huge boulders from the cliffs above which created an underwater aisle. Note that the water can be very cold as well. It can drop down to 20C. But it’s also the best moment to see the Mola Mola!

Diving the Canyon and Patch Reef Area

Off the Southwestern tip of Gili Tepekong, we find the famous dive site called the Canyon. Tepekong Canyon starts at around 25m deep and is lined with some large black boulders of basalt carpeted with soft and hard corals. Drifting through the canyon in clear visibility is an awesome experience. We often see sharks and other big pelagic at this top dive site. Here, huge schools of sweetlips, fusiliers, trevallies, and snappers swirl around the walls in this nutrient-rich water. On the other hand, East Gili Tepekong offers a wall down to around 40m and a coral reef at 24m with excellent marine life.