Gili
Islands Dive Sites Information
With
over 3,500 species living in the Indonesian
underwater world, we have one of the richest
diversities of marine life in the Indo-Pacific
region. In comparison, the Great Barrier Reef
has just 1,500 species and the Red Sea only 600.
Our drop-offs, plateaus and slopes reflect a
good cross-section of what Indonesia has to
offer. Dive in and be fascinated by turtles,
white tip reef sharks, cuttlefish, moray eels,
angelfishes, ghost pipefish and more. A few
impressions can be found in our photo gallery.
It doesn’t matter how much experience you have,
we will find the ideal dive site for you.
Dive
sites around the Gilis
Around the three Gili Islands in the North-West
of Lombok (Gili Air, Gili Meno, Gili Trawangan)
are more than 15 different dive spots and there
are new reefs being explored all the time. Some
of our spots are more for advanced divers, but
most are suitable for beginners. Our experienced
dive masters will always find the right spot for
you.
Shark Point east of Gili
Trawangan is a popular dive spot in the
mornings. This dive site consists of different
levels (24m, 20m, 18m); it starts with a slope
out of hard and soft corals, the "native
country" of green and hawksbill turtles. The
different levels are sandy areas with small
coral blocks - the variety is very big starting
with schools of trevally, napoleon fish over
white tip reef sharks and rays in the sandy
areas…. ending up with ribbon eels, leaf fishes
and even mantas.
Meno Wall in the West of Gili
Meno goes down to 18m. It offers a lot of small
coral fish like lionfish, soldier fish, gobies,
crabs and a lot of wart slugs and nudibranches
coming out of hiding. It is also called “Turtle
Heaven” because of the many resident hawksbill
and green turtles.
Air Wall in the West of Gili
Air is a very beautiful wall that, due to the
soft coral cover, shines yellow-orange depending
on the position of the sun. The highlight of
this wall is a coral block at 22m in which leaf
fishes (scorpion fish) found their "home",
surrounded by shrimps, pipefish, white-banded
cleaner shrimps and thousands of glass fishes...
Look out into the deeper parts for white tip
reef sharks.
Coral Fan Garden & Basket Coral Garden
Also popular for morning dives are the two dive
spots in the North of Gili Trawangan, Coral Fan
Garden and Basket Coral Garden. The first few
meters you have the feeling of being in an
aquarium - schools of colored fairy bass lets,
fusiliers, banner fishes… and deeper, around the
big coral and stone blocks, groupers, batfish,
trumpet fish, hiding octopus and bearded
scorpion fish. Look out to the blue: sometimes
eagle rays, mantas or reef sharks can be seen.
Frogfish Point One of our
favorite dive spot is Frog Fish Point in the
East of Gili Air, famous for small things and
rarities. A huge coral block from 5m - 18m
welcomes you - there are a lot of sandy areas,
where the garden eels let off steam and corals
are overgrown with anemones and their clownfish.
You can find for example ghost pipefish,
frogfish and a lot of scorpion fish. Have a
manicure there by one of the many cleaner
shrimps.
Manta Point In the rainy
season, when the water is rich with plankton,
this dive site in the South of Gili Trawangan
gives you the best chance to see Manta rays. But
even without mantas, you still have a good
chance to see reef sharks and turtles.
Malang Reef Underwater canyons
create the landscape here with a plateau
starting at 10m and dropping down to 40m. Here
you can see “everything”. Mantas, blue spotted
stingrays, scorpion fish, lionfish, and white
tips have been encountered here as well as spiny
lobsters.
Dive
sites around Senggigi
Nipah Slope A spectacular slope
reaching down to 60m. Between 10m and 25m, there
is an array of wonderful corals. A lot of
different reef fishes and with a bit of luck you
can see turtles and white tip reef sharks.
Hidden between the corals many different kinds
of shrimp and crab can be found.
Malimbu Cave A slope going down
from 10m to 15m with big sandy patches and rocks
covered in corals. Here you can find a lot of
sting rays, a big amount of reef fishes and
often turtles. In the shallower part are caves
that can only be dived when conditions are calm.
But be careful, we’ve heard a dragon lives
there…
Malimbu Slope A long, stretched
slope that goes down to 30m. The bottom is sandy
with a lot of little coral reefs. Sharks, blue
spotted rays, eagle rays, barracudas, leaf fish
– there’s just so much to see.
Shark point A big plateau that
starts at 10m and goes down to 30m or 40m. Most
of the time, you can see sharks, turtles and a
big variety of reef fish. On the north side, big
gorgonians and sponges can be found.
Alang- Alang Wall A wall that
begins at 16m and reaches down to 35m. Down
there, after a small plateau begins another wall
that goes down to 60m. Both of them are over
grown with wonderful corals. You have sharks,
turtles and a huge variety of reef fish. It’s a
perfect spot for night dives.
Dive sites south Lombok
Hammerhead sharks
Dive with us at our recently discovered dive
sites in the South. Schools of barracudas,
tunas, mackerels and different kind of sharks
(also hammerhead !), manta rays, eagle rays….
And all coral in 100% pristine condition. Real
world class diving!
The Magnet A pinnacle in the
open sea, rising up to the surface from a depth
of around 80m. Big, big fish action. Everywhere
schools of mackerel, rainbow runner, tuna and
barracuda. Here you can see white tips, black
tips, grey reef sharks and with a little luck
schooling hammerhead sharks. For advanced divers
only.
The Skull This pinnacle rises
up from a depth of around 40m and is completely
covered with soft corals. Here too, big fish
action. White tips, black tips, and mackerels,
grey reef sharks, many stingrays and schoolings
tunas.
The Cathedral Another pinnacle going
down to around 50m. Here many sharks, tunas,
mackerels and barracudas can be found. We also
watched a school of eagle rays here. At around
40m there is a big cave. For advanced divers
only.
Soft Coral Garden A chain of
small pinnacles beginning in a depth of around
25m. All pinnacles are covered completely with
soft corals. It is normally more a spot for
small fishes and corals, but even here we have
encountered manta rays.
Boulder City Starting at a
vertical wall you descend to about 30 meters.
There are a lot of big rocks forming hundreds of
swim-troughs. Sharks, napoleons and many, many
sweet lips and angelfishes have been seen here.
Contact & Booking:
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