Ambon
- Best time
- Sep to May
- Dive sites
- 5
- Dive shops
- 3
Dive sites in Ambon
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Dive shops in Ambon
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Ambon Blue Rose Divers
Laha, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia
Dive shop in Laha, Ambon Bay, for macro, wall and cave diving since 2007.
Ambon Dive Explore
Laha, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia
SSI dive shop in Laha, Ambon, for muck diving and training on Ambon Bay.
Ambon Dive Resort
Seilale, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia
Small full board dive resort at Seilale, Ambon, for muck diving and drop offs.
Ambon diving guides
6 min readAmbon diving guide: muck diving critters of the Spice Islands
Ambon diving means muck diving. On the black rubble slopes of Ambon Bay, divers find the psychedelic frogfish, ghost pipefish and other strange critters that made this Maluku island one of Indonesia's top macro photography destinations. Here's what to know before you go.
20 Aug 2026
7 min readBanda Sea diving: hammerheads, sea snakes and the Ring of Fire
The Banda Sea sits in remote eastern Indonesia, reached by liveaboard from Ambon. Divers come for scalloped hammerheads, banded sea kraits and coral growing on an old lava flow. Here is when to go, what you will see and what the diving asks of you.
12 Aug 2026
About diving in Ambon
Laha, also called the Twilight Zone, runs from 12 to 30 m with no current. Outside the bay, Pintu Kota is an archway covered in sea fans at about 15 m, and Hukurila Cave is a chimney and swim through on the south coast. All three are rated for beginners.
Ambon's operators run their main season from about September to May, and the south coast dives best from May to September. The water stays around 26 to 30°C.
Questions about diving in Ambon
When is the best time to dive Ambon?
September to May, when most of Ambon's dive sites are at their best.
How many dive shops are there in Ambon?
Scubalo lists 3 dive shops in Ambon. Each listing shows the shop's certifications and languages, and you can send it a booking request from there.
Is Ambon good for beginner divers?
Yes. 4 of its 5 dive sites suit beginners, including Hukurila Cave, Laha and Pintu Kota.
What can you see diving in Ambon?
Divers most often report scorpionfish, frogfish, octopus and lionfish here.
Where else can you dive near Ambon?
Raja Ampat is close enough to fit in the same trip.
Diving near Ambon
Close enough to add to the same trip.
- Raja Ampat
About 428 km away