PADI courses
Open Water, Advanced, Rescue and EFR, taught at a maximum 4:1 ratio on all three islands.
Silo · Certification
Gili Trawangan Dive Shop Daily trips, courses and rental on the island
Water at 28–30 °C all year and visibility past 25 metres, with no strong currents at our training sites. Certified divers can join a boat the same morning; beginners can start a course the same week.
- 28–30 °C
- Water, year round
- 25 m+
- Typical visibility
- 20+
- Local dive sites
- 3 daily
- Boat departures
- 1:4
- Max students per instructor
- 365
- Days open per year
What we run
Courses, Fun Dives and Rental
One shop, three kinds of diver: the ones learning, the ones already certified, and the ones who travelled light.
Daily fun dives
Three departures a day — two-tank morning, single-tank afternoon, and a night dive.
Equipment rental
Full Scubapro and Aqualung sets, dive computers and torches, by the day.
Specialties
Enriched Air, Deep Diver, Wreck and Peak Performance Buoyancy, alone or alongside a course.
Refreshers
ReActivate and Scuba Review for divers who have been out of the water more than a year.
Conservation
Project AWARE reef clean-up dives, and a Gili Eco Trust partnership.
The Lombok Strait funnels water from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean, which is why the reefs here are as dense as they are — and why our training sites stay free of the strong, unpredictable currents that make learning harder.
Rates
Fun Dives and Rental
For certified divers. Ask us for the current rates; courses are quoted separately.
Two-tank morning trip
Ask for price USD
08:30 departure
Two dives with a surface interval on the boat. The full morning, and the best conditions of the day.
Book this optionSingle-tank afternoon
Ask for price USD
13:30 departure
One dive, back by mid-afternoon. Good if you are diving around a ferry or a flight.
Book this optionNight dive
Ask for price USD
18:30 departure · minimum 2 divers
The same reef, completely different animals. Torches provided on request.
Book this optionRental for certified divers, by the day: a full set — BCD, regulator, mask, fins and wetsuit — plus Suunto dive computers and torches for night dives. Ask us for the current rates. We accept Wise, international transfer, and Visa or Mastercard (3% bank processing fee); cash in IDR, USD or EUR at the shop.
What you will see
The Reef Around the Gilis
Nutrient flow from the Lombok Strait supports a denser ecosystem than the depth alone would suggest.
Green and hawksbill turtles
Close to guaranteed
Resident populations graze the reef all year. Turtle Heaven is named for a reason.
Turtle Heaven, Halik
Blacktip and whitetip reef sharks
Deeper water
Patrolling the descending slope past 25 metres, usually seen on the Advanced deep dive.
Shark Point, north Trawangan
Coral gardens and macro life
For photographers
Nudibranchs, crustaceans and ghost pipefish in the crevices; clownfish, angelfish and moray eels on the bommies.
Meno Wall, Hans Reef
Standards
How the Shop Runs
PADI 5-Star IDC
PADI Center S-26789. Audited annually against the standards for training, equipment and customer experience.
Serviced gear
Scubapro and Aqualung, fully serviced by certified technicians every six months — ahead of the manufacturers' own schedule.
Two dive boats
Fifteen-metre fibreglass boats with emergency oxygen, first aid kits and marine VHF radios.
Air quality
Bauer compressors with quarterly air quality testing.
The Bali address is our administrative office for bookings. Every dive operation runs from the islands themselves, and the boat journey between Trawangan, Air and Meno is under 15 minutes.
Not certified yet
Start With Open Water
Fun dives are for certified divers only. If you have never dived, the PADI Open Water course takes three days and leaves you qualified to 18 metres anywhere in the world — after which every boat on this page is open to you.
PADI Open Water course
Before you come
Common Questions
No. Fun dives are for certified divers. If you have never dived, start with the PADI Open Water course — three days, and you are qualified to 18 metres worldwide.
Walk-ins are usually fine outside peak season. From July to September and over December to January, message us a day or two ahead — boats fill.
If it has been more than 12 months, PADI standards require a refresher first. A ReActivate session or a Scuba Review with an instructor takes a morning, and then you can join any boat.
Yes. We rent full sets, dive computers and torches by the day — ask us for the current rates. We ask to see your certification card.
From Bali, fast boats leave Padang Bai daily and take 90 to 120 minutes. From Lombok airport it is a 90-minute taxi to Bangsal Harbour and a 15-minute public boat.
Get on a boat
Four Steps to Diving Tomorrow
Message us with your certification level and the day you want to dive. We reply within four hours during operating hours.
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Message us
Your certification level, last dive date, and which day you want.
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We confirm
Boat space, departure time, and whether you need a refresher first.
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Get fitted
Arrive 30 minutes before departure to size your equipment.
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Dive
Pay at the shop. Cash in IDR, USD or EUR, or card.