Sumbawa: Whale Shark Scuba Diving in Saleh Bay

Join a sunrise boat trip to Saleh Bay's traditional bagan platforms to dive with whale sharks. Includes hotel pickup, dive briefing, and a light breakfast served on board.
Your day starts early, well before sunrise, with hotel pickup at 2:30 AM for the roughly 1.5-hour transfer to the harbour. By 4:30 AM you'll board the boat for the crossing to Saleh Bay, settling into the cushioned seating for the journey out.

Around 6:00 AM you'll reach the whale shark grounds near the area's traditional bagan fishing platforms, where the crew prepares your diving gear and the dive master runs a short safety briefing. As the sun rises around 7:00 AM, you'll get in the water to dive with the whale sharks in their natural feeding grounds, with the option to snorkel afterward if you'd like more time observing them from the surface.

Once you're back on board, the crew serves a light breakfast of bread, coffee, tea, and fresh fruit while you head back toward the harbour, leaving the whale shark area by around 9:00 AM. From there it's back to Sumbawa's central town and a transfer to your hotel, wrapping up by early afternoon.

Saleh Bay is one of the few places in Indonesia where whale sharks gather reliably around bagan platforms, offering a close-up encounter rather than a distant sighting. The early start is the trade-off for timing the dive to the sunrise window when the whale sharks are most active near the platforms.

Para garantir a disponibilidade, reserve o mais cedo possível. A reserva antecipada vale a pena considerar especialmente se você estiver planejando a viagem durante a alta temporada, como feriados ou fins de semana.

Esta excursão você pode cancelar sem custo até 24 horas antes do início da viagem. Se você cancelar após 24 horas ou não comparecer à excursão, ainda será cobrado o preço total da atividade. Chegar atrasado na coleta ou partida será considerado como não comparecimento.