Nusa Penida Coral Nursery Snorkel Tour

Nusa Penida is famous for the iconic Kelingking beach, but did you know what Nusa Penida also boasts some of the richest biodiversity among Bali’s coral reefs? Come visit our beautiful restoration site with fields of colorful Acropora coral.

This site was destroyed in the 1990 and 2000’s by pontoon docking due to tourism. Restoration was attempted by the pontoon operator but failed. When we started, we found a large rubble field a few hundred meters long. After 10 years of work, 1 km of the reef has been restored and is now thriving. It is a must see in Nusa Penida. You can even see our restoration site from Google maps via Satellite view!

Come marvel at the fields of different colored Acropora coral with the thriving fish population that now call the reef home. This site is shallow and we swim out from shore to access the restoration site and coral nursery.

The tour starts at 9am.

If you do not see the dates open for booking or you are a solo traveller and don’t meet the 2 person minimum, please contact us to see if we can accomodate you.

*All proceeds will go towards funding coral restoration with Ocean Gardener and supporting the local community through the income earned by the local guide.

Prerequisites

Able to swim
Confident in the water

Includes

Led by a marine biologist
Snorkelling equipment (Snorkel, Mask, Fins). You are welcome to use your own equipment.
Refreshments and snacks

Excludes

Transportation to/from the location.
Accomodations

If you need help arrange accomodations and transportation, please contact us after booking and we’ll be happy to help you arrange it.

Cancellation Policy

Full refund if cancelled 7 days before the event.

Learn about reefs and their restoration

You will start first with a presentation to give you a background on the coral reefs and their importance to help you understand the corals better when you see them in person during the snorkel part of the tour. You will learn about

Introduction to Coral Biology
Growth forms
Hard vs Soft Corals
Introduction to coral farming
Threat on coral reefs

Snorkel the nursery

We will collect your snorkel and fins and head out to the coral nursery. Your guide will point out specific corals and

Plant a coral

You will work with the marine biologist to fragment a coral cutting from a donor colony and attach it to a substrate so the coral has something to anchor to so it can continuing growing. You will plant your new coral colony in the coral nursery. We will continue monitoring your colony and subsequently, when the colony is large enough, we will outplant them to restore the surrounding reefs.