The Ultimate Guide to Diving in Indonesia: Exploring the Tropical Seas with the World's Greatest Marine...

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Sarah Ann Wormald

The Ultimate Guide to Diving in Indonesia

Exploring the Tropical Seas with the World's Greatest Marine Biodiversity

Sarah Ann Wormald

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Tuttle Publishing
11 November 2025

Sub-aqua swimming; Eco-tourist guides

Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago, is a true diver's paradise!

The tropical seas around Indonesia's 17,000 islands span several ecological zones and host the greatest variety of marine life and biodiversity found anywhere on this planet. These warm, crystal-clear waters are home to stunning coral reefs, deep trenches and shipwrecks-not to mention majestic creatures ranging from seahorses to fish, whales, dolphins, sharks and manta rays.

The Ultimate Guide to Diving in Indonesia is the first and only comprehensive guidebook dedicated entirely to Indonesia's unique and exciting dive sites and facilities. Seasoned dive instructor and long-time Bali resident Sarah Ann Wormald presents descriptions and photos for each major dive site, including recommendations for the best operators and services to use. Maps of each area, marine life and conservation stories, and detailed travel tips from a local expert help to guide you in planning your visit.

This updated and expanded third edition features many new photos, dive operators and dive sites that have surfaced over the past few years. Unique highlights include the burgeoning night-time blackwater diving scene, wall diving around Selayar Island and whale and dolphin watching off the coast of Alor.

Wormald covers each major region in Indonesia in detail, among them:

Bali - ""The Island of the Gods,"" famous for its marine life and the USS Liberty shipwreck off Tulamben North Sulawesi - Where active volcanoes tower over lush plateaus and gorgeous coral reefs Nusa Tenggara - The vast region from Lombok to Timor featuring everything from submerged seamounts, walls and drop-offs to freshwater caves, slopes and sandy muck diving bays Maluku - An often overlooked but unique sites that host the perfect combination of reefs and critters Raja Ampat and West Papua - Quickly becoming the ""mecca"" for Indonesian diving, with beautiful landscapes, white sand beaches and shallow water corals which make it the postcard trip of a lifetime

Whether you are a first-timer or an experienced diver, this book has everything you need to plan and fully enjoy the magic of Indonesia's tropical diving paradise.

By: Sarah Ann Wormald
Imprint: Tuttle Publishing
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9780804859042
ISBN 10: 0804859043
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 11 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sarah Ann Wormald is originally from the UK where she previously worked as a solicitor. She began diving in the Red Sea and then moved to Indonesia in 2007. Since then, she has become a dive instructor, enabling her to share her passion for underwater exploration with others. When Sarah is not teaching, she travels around Indonesia to dive and take photos. With this project, Sarah's aim has been to promote operators who dive safely and protect and care for the reefs and their inhabitants. Sarah currently lives and works full-time in Indonesia.

Reviews for The Ultimate Guide to Diving in Indonesia: Exploring the Tropical Seas with the World's Greatest Marine Biodiversity

""It looks great, a quality feel and the pictures make you really want to go there and dive. The perfect resource for those wanting to visit the area and choosing the right place for them and diving it safely."" —Deeper Blue blog ""This highly informative and impressive collection of dive destinations and location details forms an invaluable tool in planning and in the diving of this area. The compact fact-packed paperback, with a protective cover, makes it an ideal and valuable traveling companion. This will be the only book I will need on my next adventure to Indonesia."" —On the Edge blog ""The book covers popular diving areas in Indonesia including Java, Bali, Sulawesi, Nusa Tenggara, Maluku and Raja Ampat. It includes a lot of information about different dive sites, liveaboards, marine life, best times to visit, dive operators, accommodation and other useful tips. The book has also good and detailed maps and beautiful pictures below the surface which makes you to want to book a dive trip right away!"" —Scuba World