Snorkeling Tour Bali

Snorkeling in Bali is a boat trip first and a swim second, because the best reefs sit off islands and bays you have to reach by boat. I compared the seven trips on GetYourGuide that include a snorkel stop, from a $14 dolphin trip in Lovina to a $496 private yacht day. For every boat tour I compared in the city, see my guide to boat tours in Bali. Prices are in US dollars, checked in October 2026, and booking links are affiliate links, as I explain on my about page.

My pick for snorkeling in Bali is the Wonderland Manta Penida 3-spot tour at $44, rated 4.6 from 3,303 reviews. On a budget I’d take the Lovina sunrise dolphin trip at $14, rated 4.7 from 3,144 reviews. I haven’t been on any of these boats, so my choices rest on the listings and the review snippets.

Bali Indonesia Snorkeling

Snorkeling in Bali, Indonesia, splits into three areas in my data. The Nusa Penida trips cross from Sanur by fast boat. The Lembongan trip crosses on a larger ferry. The Lovina trips stay on the north coast, where the reef is a short boat ride from the beach. The Nusa Penida and Lembongan trips are the full-day ones, and the Lovina trips are the cheap, short ones.

Trip	Area	Price	Duration	Rating	Cancellation
Wonderland Manta Penida 3-spot	Nusa Penida	$44	6 to 11.5 hours	4.6 (3,303)	Free up to 24 hours
Lembongan Water Sport 3-spot	Lembongan and Penida	$47	6 to 9.5 hours	4.5 (2,242)	Free up to 24 hours
Manta Point and West Coast	Nusa Penida	$28	3 to 9 hours	4.6 (1,710)	Free up to 24 hours
Sunrise dolphin and snorkeling	Lovina	$14	2 to 10 hours	4.7 (3,144)	Free up to 24 hours
Sunset cruise and reef	Lovina	$18	2 to 6 hours	4.7 (66)	Free up to 24 hours
Private fishing and snorkeling	Lovina	$30	2.5 to 8 hours	4.3 (24)	Free up to 24 hours
Private yacht, Manta and land tour	Nusa Penida	$496	9 to 10 hours	5.0 (2)	Free up to 24 hours

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Lovina/Bali: Sunrise Dolphin Watching, Swimming & Snorkeling

• ★ 4.7 (3,144 reviews)
• 2 - 10 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: My budget pick: $14, 4.7 from 3,144 reviews, dolphins at sunrise and a coral reef snorkel off Lovina.

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From Bali 3-Spot Nusa Penida Snorkeling w/ GoPro & West Tour

• ★ 4.6 (3,303 reviews)
• 6 - 11.5 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: My pick for a first Nusa Penida day: $44, three reef bays, GoPro included, 4.6 from 3,303 reviews.

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Bali Snorkeling Trip

A Bali snorkeling trip to Nusa Penida is the one most travelers book, and it is worth knowing how much of the day is spent in the water. The Wonderland Manta Penida listing describes a fast boat crossing of about 45 minutes each way and gives four options: roughly 6 hours for shared snorkeling meeting at Sanur Port, 7.5 hours with a round-Bali transfer, and 10 to 11.5 hours for the West Nusa Penida land tour plus snorkeling. In the longest options the land tour at Kelingking Beach, Broken Beach and Angel’s Billabong comes first, and the snorkeling boat follows in the afternoon, so about half the day is on the road. The listing does not publish the hours at each stop.

The Lembongan trip is similar: a ferry from Sanur Harbour, three snorkel stops, a buffet lunch and an optional kayak or massage. The Manta Point trip from Nusa Penida’s own side is the shortest, listed from 3 hours, and its West Coast sightseeing is only in options that say so in the title. Reviewers like the guides: one Wonderland snippet says the guide gave a story about every spot, and a Lembongan reviewer called swimming with manta rays the highlight.

Lembongan Water Sport

3-Spot Snorkeling Tour to Lembongan and Penida

• ★ 4.5 (2,242 reviews)
• 6 - 9.5 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: The pick for mixed groups: $47, three snorkel spots, lunch, and an optional mangrove paddle for non-swimmers.

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Bali/Nusa Penida: Manta Point Snorkeling & West Coast Tour

• ★ 4.6 (1,710 reviews)
• 3 - 9 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: The cheapest route to Manta Point at $28, 4.6 from 1,710 reviews. Check which option includes the West Coast tour.

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Snorkeling Bali Blue Lagoon

Searches for snorkeling at the Bali Blue Lagoon point to Blue Lagoon Beach near Padang Bai on the east coast, which Google Maps lists at 4.2. None of the seven trips goes there, and none of the listings names it as a stop. It is about 37 km in a straight line from Sanur, which is why it needs its own transport. If that is your plan, I’d compare it with the boat trips here and decide whether the reef you want is on the Nusa Penida or Lovina routes instead. The boat trips I list include the gear, a guide and a boat to the spot, which a beach swim does not.

Snorkeling Bali Nusa Dua

Nusa Dua is a pickup area, not a snorkeling spot, on my list. The Lembongan trip lists Nusa Dua among the hotel pickup areas, with Jimbaran, Kuta, Legian, Seminyak and Sanur. The Serangan sunset yacht sails past Nusa Dua and Tanjung Benoa, but it is a sunset charter without snorkeling in the inclusions. If you stay in Nusa Dua, you pay for the transfer by choosing a hotel pickup option, and the Lembongan listing lists other areas as add-ons.

Snorkeling Bali Sanur

Snorkeling from Sanur means a boat to the islands, since Sanur is the port for the two largest trips. The Wonderland Manta Penida option meets at Sanur Port and the Lembongan ferry leaves from Sanur Harbour. The private yacht starts at Mertasari Beach in Sanur and meets at Surya Lagoon Restaurant on Sanur Beach. The Wonderland listing also gives its fast boat crossing as about 45 minutes, so a Sanur start is the quickest way to reach the Nusa Penida reefs. If you only have one morning, the roughly 6 hour Sanur Port option is the one I’d look at first.

Snorkeling Bali Seminyak

Seminyak is again a pickup area. The Lembongan trip includes hotel pickup in Seminyak, and the Wonderland trips offer shared hotel pickup depending on the option. A pickup adds driving time before the boat, and one reviewer of the Wonderland trip mentions transport from Kuta to Sanur before the snorkeling. If your hotel is in Seminyak, I’d check the pickup time on the booking page so the early boat doesn’t surprise you.

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Lovina Bali: Sunset Boat Cruise & Coral Reef Snorkeling

• ★ 4.7 (66 reviews)
• 2 - 6 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: A relaxed sunset snorkel in Lovina for $18, run by the same operator as the dolphin trip. Only 66 reviews so far.

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Bali/Lovina: Private Fishing Tour with Snorkeling Option

• ★ 4.3 (24 reviews)
• 2.5 - 8 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: A private fishing boat in Lovina for $30 with a snorkel stop as an add-on. A quiet option for two or three people.

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Private Yacht Snorkeling

The seventh trip is the Golden Horizon private yacht at $496, 9 to 10 hours, which starts at Mertasari Beach and snorkels Manta Point, Gamat Bay and Mangrove Point before lunch with an infinity pool and a private land trip to Kelingking Beach. It is priced for your group, with premium gear and a GoPro included, but with 2 reviews I can only say it exists. I compare it with the other private boats on my yacht charter page, and the Lovina fishing boat is covered with the other angling trips on my fishing charter page. For dusk on the water, my sunset cruise page has the Lovina sunset snorkeling boat too.

Golden Horizon

Private Yacht Nusa Penida Manta Snorkeling & Land Tour

• ★ 5.0 (2 reviews)
• 9 - 10 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: A private yacht to Manta Point and Kelingking Beach for $496. Only 2 reviews, so ask about the water and land split.

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Which Snorkeling Tour in Bali Fits You

The right snorkeling tour in Bali depends on how far you want to travel. If you are staying in the south and want the famous Nusa Penida bays, the Wonderland trips are the proven ones, with 3,303 and 1,710 reviews, and the listing for the 3-spot trip says a GoPro, towel and shower are part of the package. If you are traveling with friends who don’t snorkel, the Lembongan trip is better for a mixed group, because the lunch and the optional mangrove paddle give them something to do. If you are in Lovina or in the north anyway, the dolphin trip at $14 is the best price for snorkeling in Bali, though the day starts at sunrise and the listing says the length with hotel transfers varies from 2 to 10 hours.

I’d avoid choosing on price alone. The $28 Manta Point trip is the cheapest Nusa Penida route, but some options start at Penida Port, so you may need to arrange the crossing yourself. The private yacht at $496 is expensive for two but fair for a group of ten, since the price covers the yacht, crew, lunch, gear and the private land tour. Whatever you pick, bring reef-safe sunscreen and tell the guide if you are a weak swimmer, because every guide on these trips controls the pace.

What to Check Before You Book

Three things matter more than the star rating. First, read the option title, because the same listing mixes snorkel-only, land-tour and private options with different lengths. Second, check lunch and gear: the Wonderland trips don’t include lunch, and the Lembongan snorkel-only package leaves out the buffet. Third, look at sea conditions: all the listings say spots depend on weather, and Indonesia’s weather agency BMKG publishes marine forecasts. All seven trips give a full refund up to 24 hours before the start.

For the wider comparison, my guide to every Bali boat tour I compared shows the dinner, sunset and fishing trips next to these. If you want to see the complete range of snorkeling in Bali before you choose, the Lovina and Nusa Penida trips are the two ends of it: $14 for a morning off the north coast, $44 to $47 for a full day at the islands.