Jemeluk Bay snorkelling spot

Great spot to dive, freedive and snorkel. 4 stars as unfortunately my session ended up with a pocket full of plastic debris picked up in the water.

Sep 19, 2024

Although the snorkeling is acceptable, this is not a beach to enjoy walking, a regular swim or sunbathing. It's full of boats in the shore and it's pebbly, and not super clean. Access to the beach itself is not obvious since most of the beach facing buildings are restaurant or diving resorts.

Sep 24, 2024

This pin is not on Jemeluk bay, it's on Lipah Bay, which is gorgeous, and has been very quiet the whole time we've been here. Very quiet, nice black/ white sand beach, lots of nice fish to see while snorkelling

Nov 20, 2024

A bay with a beautiful reef with lots of hard corals and a lot of fish (anemone fish, parrot fish, some barracuda...). Very beginner-friendly conditions. Accordingly, there are a lot of snorkeling tourists, but the bay is big enough. The bay is also the main starting point for diving trips.

Jul 21, 2024

As the ocean goes it is a nice bay. I came here for a morning swim around 9 am. I saw some colorful fish and some sculptures. I did not see more than that, no turtles or so, and some coral in a bit of a bad shape. Super sad, I saw plastic in the ocean and trash around. As a first impression, I was sad to see such an incredible amount of boats parked in the sand (plus 14 boats in the water) and barely any free space to walk and enjoy the beach as a natural space for recreation. It is overcrowded with businesses almost all the way to the water or at least that is how it felt to me. Finding an exit or entrance to the street is a bit hard (at least as a first time visitor). There were not too many tourists, maybe around 20 people besides me. A group from Korea is maybe (8), some older people (7), and four other people, a couple and two sets of friends. The annoying part is once you are on a walk on the sand every single business tries to lure you into their restaurant...every ambulant vendor talks to you as well. I know this is how the locals make money, but I wish it was more chill and you could be left alone. I wish they were attracted customers by having a clean nice space, delicious food, good reviews online and other marketing tactics, not overusing spaces and plastics and yelling or talking to you directly as you pass by. I imagined having a calm stroll and peaceful morning work out at the beach... wrong expectation. I would say support the businesses if you can, be patient, spend most of the time in the water if you want to be left alone, or come when businesses are closed (maybe early in the morning?) On the other hand, even though there are no lifeguards you might be well observed at all times by locals. I imagined this place to be a true natural gem by some snorkeling articles I read, but I wonder if it still is or is endangered.

Mar 16, 2024