Bali Diving Academy

Meet the strangest fish in the ocean. 🌊

The Mola Mola — also called the ocean sunfish — is the heaviest bony fish on the planet, can weigh over 2,000kg, and comes up from the deep specifically to get cleaned by reef fish. Even its name is a little unexpected: "Mola" is Latin for millstone, referencing that flat, round shape.

It looks like it was designed by committee, and we mean that as a compliment.

Right now is peak season to see one in Nusa Penida. Swipe through for more 👉

📍 Nusa Penida, Bali
🎓 Bali Diving Academy | PADI 5★ | Since 1991

Did you know Mola Mola visit cleaning stations on purpose? Drop a 🤯 if this surprised you.

The reef is full of things that look harmless — and aren't. 🐠⚠️

Fire coral that isn't actually coral. A "rock" that's really a stonefish. A gorgeous shell hiding a venomous harpoon. Most of Bali's reef hazards aren't aggressive — they just don't like being touched, and neither should you touch them.

Save this before your next dive. Good buoyancy is still the best protection there is. 🤿

📍 Bali Diving Academy | PADI 5★ | Since 1991
🔗 Dive safely with us — link in bio

Ever had a close call with one of these? Tell us what happened 👇

Padang Bai doesn't get enough credit for its macro life. 🔍🌊

This trip alone gave us a peacock mantis shrimp flexing every color in the book, and a scorpionfish so perfectly camouflaged we almost swam right past it.

Swipe through — and try spotting the scorpionfish before you read the caption. It took our eyes a second too. 👀

Padang Bai isn't just a crossing point to the Gilis. It's one of Bali's most underrated macro dive sites — patient divers get rewarded here. 🐠

📍 Padang Bai, Bali
🎓 Bali Diving Academy | PADI 5★ | Since 1991
🔗 Book your dive — link in bio

Which one did you spot first — the mantis shrimp or the scorpionfish? 👇

You've got your Open Water card. Here's what you're actually missing. 🌊

18m felt like everything the first time. But that's just the surface of what Bali has to offer.

Advanced Open Water takes you to 30m — deeper wrecks, walls, and drop-offs that Open Water divers simply can't access. You'll learn navigation so you're not always following behind a guide. Drift dives, deep dives, night dives — all unlocked.

Most divers upgrade within their first year. Because once you've seen the reef, you start wondering what's below it. 🤿

📍 Bali Diving Academy | PADI 5★ | Since 1991
🔗 Book your Advanced course — link in bio

Still diving at 18m? What's stopping you from going deeper? 👇

Ever wondered what your dive guide is actually looking at when they pause mid-dive? 🪸🌊

Discover Reef Check is a one-day introduction to marine conservation in Pemuteran — one of Indonesia's leading destinations for coral reef restoration. You'll learn how real reef health surveys work, identify key indicator species, and put it into practice on a guided dive.

No science background needed. Just curiosity.

📍 Pemuteran, North-West Bali
⏱️ 1 day · 1–2 dives
✅ Open Water certified? You're ready.

📩 DM us or email [email protected] to book.

🎓 Bali Diving Academy | PADI 5★ | Since 1991

Ever spotted a Reef Check diver at work underwater? Drop a 🪸 below 👇

Certified. 🎓🌊

Another set of divers just completed their PADI Open Water course with our instructor — and the smiles say it all.

From first breath underwater to holding that certification card, this is what we love most about what we do. Welcome to the underwater world — you're official now.

Ready to write your own story? 🤿

📍 Bali Diving Academy | PADI 5★ | Since 1991
🔗 Book your Open Water course — link in bio
Tag someone who needs to see this and finally get certified 👇

The last 4 chances to become a PADI Instructor in 2026. 🎓🌊
If you've been thinking about it, this is the year to actually do it. Four IDC dates left before 2026 wraps up — train in Bali, teach anywhere in the world.

📅 IDC Dates:
5–18 August
10–25 September
16–30 October
20 November–4 December

📝 IE Exam Dates:
19 August · 26 September · 31 October · 5 December

Small groups. Experienced Course Director. PADI 5★ CDC since 1991.
📩 For any info, get in touch with our Course Director Mark
✉️ [email protected]

Which date works for you? Drop it below 👇

Every dive with a manta ray feels magical. But most divers never realize they're actually reading its body language in real time. 🌊

That tilt at the cleaning station? A signal. Those cephalic fins curling into a scoop? A feeding cue. The way it circles back toward you when you stay calm and still? Genuine curiosity — mantas have the largest brain-to-body ratio of any fish on the planet.

Once you know what to look for, every encounter changes.

📍 Bali Diving Academy | PADI 5★ | Since 1991
🔗 Come see it for yourself — link in bio
Which one of these have you spotted underwater? 👇

Nusa Penida & Lembongan in one day trip — mantas, mola-mola, and six dive sites to choose from.

Not sure which site fits your level? We got you.
Full day breakdown, what's included, and program options for divers, Discover Scuba first-timers, and snorkelers — all in the slides.

📍 Nusa Penida / Nusa Lembongan
🐟 Manta rays, Mola-Mola (seasonal), eagle rays, reef sharks
🤿 Certified diving · Discover Scuba · Snorkeling

Tag a dive buddy who needs to see a manta ray.