Nusa Tiga is a beginner-friendly dive site located on the southeast coast of Lombok, Indonesia. The name refers to three small islands connected by shallow sandbanks and beaches, creating a sheltered diving environment perfect for novice divers. The site features two main dive areas: Nusa Tiga East and Nusa Tiga West. Nusa Tiga East has an extended shallow plateau stretching 400 meters with hard and soft corals. The gentle rubble slope descends to 22 meters and is home to a multitude of special critters and bucket-list creatures including blue ring octopus, poison ocellate octopus, seahorses, pipefish, decorator soft coral crabs, rhinopias, flatworms, nudibranchs, and even frogfish. Divers may also encounter passing mobula rays. Nusa Tiga West’s most northern point features a steep rock face with a huge family of hard tube coral. The area is fishy with amazing soft corals, sand patches, and staghorn corals perfect for critter hunting. This side is mostly protected from currents, making it ideal for beginner divers. During your dive, you can come across semi-healthy coral reefs, lots of different types of critters and fish, and when lucky, run into black-tip reef sharks and sea turtles. The site recently became a favorite among dive guides for its macro diving opportunities and sheltered conditions.