Access
Shore entry
Enter the water directly from the shore.
SERAYA · BALI
Turn every dive into an underwater treasure hunt for nudibranchs, shrimps, crabs, octopuses and other small marine life, with a private guide and a pace adapted to your objectives.
Shore entry
Enter the water directly from the shore.
3–40 m
Depth and route depend on certification, experience and the planned profile.
Different experience levels
Seraya can introduce macro diving or support a specialised photography dive.
Macro & muck diving
A careful search of the bottom for small marine organisms.
Usually little current
Conditions remain variable and are checked before entry.
Dedicated macro diving
Guiding and pace can be organised around photographers' needs.
Seraya is our favourite site for macro photography. Every dive feels like an underwater treasure hunt where patience and careful observation can reveal remarkable small marine life.
Much of the experience is about carefully searching the sand, rocks and other surfaces for small and well-camouflaged marine life.
Depending on conditions and season, nudibranchs, shrimps, crabs, octopuses and many other small organisms may be observed. Wildlife encounters are never guaranteed.
Some subjects are relatively easy to find, while others require much more patience and attention.
We explore slowly and carefully. Your guide is dedicated to your booking and adapts the pace to your experience, photographic goals and the type of subjects you are looking for.
During a photography-focused dive, the briefing, route and rhythm are organised so you have time to observe or photograph subjects without being rushed by an unsuitable group.
Good buoyancy helps you remain stable above a macro subject, compose photographs and limit unwanted movement.
Good buoyancy helps maintain an appropriate distance from the bottom and the animals being observed.
A stable position makes focusing, lighting and composition easier.
Controlled finning helps avoid unnecessarily disturbing the bottom or the small organisms living there.
For divers who want to dedicate their dive to macro observation and photography, Scuba Tribe Bali offers an organisation specifically adapted to this style of diving.
Guiding is adapted to finding macro subjects and supporting underwater photographers.
An underwater magnifying glass can be made available, and a camera suitable for macro photography may also be offered depending on availability.
Nitrox can be included only for appropriately trained and authorised divers. Dive time is optimised according to gas consumption, planned reserve, certification, no-decompression limits or the applicable decompression plan, and conditions.
The ascent must respect the planned gas reserve, with at least 50 bar remaining unless a more conservative plan requires a higher reserve.
MACRO GALLERY
Discover some of the small organisms and underwater details divers and photographers can look for at Seraya.
Scroll through the photographs and select one to enlarge it.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Yes. Searching for small organisms is rewarding without a camera. An underwater magnifying glass may be available, and a macro-capable camera may be offered depending on availability.
Yes. It is a good place to discover macro and muck diving, with relatively easy-to-spot subjects and much smaller organisms, helping you learn to spot gradually.
Yes. Your private guide, briefing, route and pace are adapted to photography so you can work on subjects without being rushed.
Its purpose is to optimise useful observation and photography time. Nitrox is only for trained and authorised divers. Duration depends on consumption, planned reserve, certification, profile and conditions. At least 50 bar must remain for ascent unless a more conservative plan requires more.
Good buoyancy is strongly recommended for stability, avoiding unnecessary disturbance of the bottom and protecting organisms. Your guide can adapt the dive and help you improve.
READY FOR AN UNDERWATER TREASURE HUNT?
Tell us about your certification, underwater photography experience, equipment and the subjects you are interested in. Your private guide will help plan a dive around your objectives.