Dive in Sunda Straits Islands

The Sunda Straits, the historic water way between Sumatra and Java, is also home to some of the most remote and pristine areas left in Western Indonesia.

From the sparsely populated islands off the Sumatra coast to the 120,550ha wilderness of the World Heritage listed Ujung Kulon National Park and the world famous Volcanic Island of Anak Krakatau, the sites offers a smorgasbord for those looking for adventure or a relaxing escape.

Dive in Sunda Straits

Through these straits the Indian Ocean meets the Pacific and as a result this region is enormously rich in marine life. Combined with a diverse range of bottom topography this area presents the diver with wide range of diving options from deep walls and towering pinnacles formed by past violent volcanic eruptions, to soft and hard coral coastal reefs and isolated coral cays.

The Sunda Straits are located only 90km North West of Jakarta 1 hour 30 minutes flight from Singapore and 2 hours flight from Kuala Lumpur. Getting there is too easy!

The Sunda Straits offer a wide variety of diving for divers of all levels.

The major diving sites includes;

The Thousand Islands

This group of approximately 500 islands, cays and sand bars stretching 60NM North West of Jakarta provides a wide range of reek and wreck dives. Depths range from 8m to 15m with the wrecks in 30m.

The HMAS Perth and USS Houston

These two allied Battle Cruisers were sunk by the Japanese during the Battle of Sunda Straits. Lying in 30m to 36m of water, they make a truly rewarding dive and are a favorite of nitrox and technical divers.

Sibuku and Sangyang

These two islands off the southern tip of Sumatra offer a diverse array of hard and soft coral reefs and an abundance of marine life including turtles, reef sharks, etc. Depths range from 5m to 35m. Dive sites include the wreck of Dutch Destroyer Evertsen, Volcanic pinnacles, offshore and fringing reefs.

Krakatau

This group of 4 islands includes the active volcano Anak Krakatau. Past eruptions have created a truly spectacular dive-scape, with deep walls plunging down to 100m, raw landscapes created by lava flows, and ancient coral reefs and coral walls. Keep an eye out for large pelagic.

Ujung Kulon

This vast world Heritage listed wilderness includes approximately 45,000km2 of marine habitat including reefs and volcanic outcorps.

Drift diving through the Panaitan Straits or exploring the volcanic rock reefs of Tanjung Layer make for memorable diving. The reefs are some of the richest in the region in terms of variety and abundance of fish and other marine life.

Not just diving, take a canoe trip up the Cigenter river into the heart of the jungle and see if you can spot some of the regions unique wildlife such as the rare Java Rhino or the wild Bali Cattle.

Dive in Sunda Straits