Description
Dive the Gili Islands with Divine Divers Gili Meno
Overview 5 dive package
Enjoy a 10% discount with a 5 dive package.
Diving on the Gili Islands has something for all taste buds. There are colorful and vibrant reefs, walls, slopes, coral gardens, Biorocks and ridges within 10- or 15-minutes boat ride. Whether you are a seasoned diver or you are new to diving, we are here to make it happen.
Fun dives are available to all certified divers. All our dives are guided underwater exploration tours and you will get to see the best of the dive sites with an experienced divemaster or instructor. Due to prevailing currents, most Gili dive sites are best seen on a drift dive from a boat.
The dive sites around the Gili Islands have a great marine diversity with sought after critters like ornate ghost pipe fish, frogfish and nudibranchs. But also reef sharks are frequently spotted as well as octopus along with tuna, barracuda, trevally and occasional passing eagle rays.
Oh, and did we mention the turtles? The Gilis are known as the turtle capital in the world. Rightfully so! Both hawksbill and green turtles are abundant and it is hard to do a dive without seeing one of these magnificent creatures.
The Gilis offer great diving all year round with the dry season running from May to October and the possibility of a shower from November to April. This doesn’t usually affect the diving though.
Boat Schedule
Our dive boats are scheduled to depart three times a day. You will have plenty of options to see the beautiful underwater world of the Gili Islands. Our times differ slightly from the timelines of most other dive operators on the Gili Islands. This is not to torture you out of bed earlier, we simply try to make sure that we have the dive sites to ourselves by leaving at: 08:30, 11:00 and 14:00
We also schedule Night Dives several times a week and offer trips to some Lombok and macro dive sites for experienced divers. Night dives count as part of a 5 dive package. Please note, a night dive surcharge applies. This is the difference from a “NORMAL” dive to a night dive.
Gili Meno
Divine Divers is at home on Gili Meno, the middle Gili and island well known for its gorgeous beaches, pristine blue waters and home to the highly instagramable Gili Meno statues (the Bask Nest).
While each of the Gilis has its distinct personality, Gili Meno is by far the most laid back of the three without being boring. Located on the most perfect sunset beach, Divine Divers is undoubtedly in a place where the sky meets the ocean.
Why choose Divine Divers Gili Meno for your 5 dive package?
- Small groups: We only send two buddy teams with one guide or instructor.
- Experience level and air consumption matters: Our groups are usually separated by experience level. Unless you come as a group and would like to stay in that group.
- Awesome staff: Experienced, friendly English speaking and multilingual guides and instructors
- Long dives: Our cut off time is usually 60 minutes or 50 bar – as an average for the group. We will not end the dive if the first diver reaches 50 bar while others are still on 120 bar.
- Washing service: All gear is assembled and loaded before a dive and removed after. All we ask you is to carry your BCD (without tank), fins, weights and mask off the boat and into the dive center so our crew can wash it.
- Committed to first class service: We have excellent staff and management but also great Aqualung dive equipment and provide safe, top-quality course as well as guiding services
- The chill factor: Our guests love the relaxed yet professional atmosphere at the dive shop and we like to keep it that way.
Gili Islands Diving Highlights
Dives sites not to be missed for your 5 dive package:
Turtle City
A favourite of many! Turtle City is also called Turtle Heaven or Turtle Point. As the name suggests, it is all about turtles here. The dive site is located north west of Gili Meno and features a large pinnacle with lots of turtles! It is a great sight for all levels of divers.
Around the pinnacle you can also see large schools of small fish such as clown fish, damsels and sergeant majors. If you are looking for turtles, beautiful coral valley coverage with swarms of colorful fish this site is just perfect.
Meno Wall, Slope and Bounty
Our underwater backyard and house reef – yet, among the best diving grounds of the Gilis and accessible for all experience levels! Meno Wall features a beautiful vertical wall from 5 to 30 meters which is teaming with marine life and a must see for macro enthusiasts
Do you like turtles? If you are lucky, you find more than you can count on Meno Slope. But not only that, Meno Slope is also home to the famous Bask Nest, also known as the Gili Meno Statues. The 48 human like statues by Jason DeCaires Taylor are arranged in a circular formation to represent the circle of life. Located at 5 meters, they are meant to be a bridge between the human and marine world.
The statues are a great start (or end) for all dives to the Bounty, a sunken jetty covered in both hard and soft corals, and one of the most popular dive sites around the Gili Islands.
Shark Point
A site not to be missed. As the name suggests, we often find whitetip and blacktip reef sharks here. But Shark Point doesn’t need sharks to be an amazing dive site. The site features beautiful ridges with stunning hard corals parallel to the main reef.
These ridges are full of blue line snappers and schooling jack fish and a delight to the diver’s eye.
The main reef is home to octopus, the picturesque clown triggerfish and even leafy scorpion fish. Supersized turtles live and feed in the shallows. This makes Shark Point a delight for both novice and experienced divers.
Deep Turbo
Attention to all experienced divers who like it deep and beautiful. Deep Turbo is a magnificent dive site with superb coral formations and sea fans that you will absolutely love. The topography is impressive – imagine seamounts covered in healthy corals on a white sandy bottom.
There are also several overhangs and small caves where many creatures live. Many of the gorgonians are home to the elite pygmy seahorse. Being deep (average around 25 meters) and at times quite turbulent due to currents it is best dived by advanced divers on Nitrox!
Services
Our fun dives are guided dives for certified divers around the Gili Islands with an air tank.
We can offer you following add-ons on site:
- Underwater camera rental: Would you like to show off online after your dive? We have GoPro’s for rent for videos and pictures.
- Nitrox: If you want to extend your no-deco time and spend more time at depth, go on a guided Nitrox Fun Dive. Not Nitrox certified? Check out the options for an Enriched Air Specialty.
The 5 dive package comes at maximum discount.
Details (for those who like to know more)
Still in doubt? Or you have more questions? Then please check our FAQ’s for some more details or you simply contact us using your preferred way of communication.
Continue the Adventure
If fun diving is all you want, we suggest you also look at our night dive options:
- Night Dive: For the night is dark and full of beauty! Night dives are always full of surprises, exciting and relaxing at the same time
- Night Dive with UV light: Did you like the movie Avatar? Then become your own character in your personal Avatar scene!
The Gilis are also great to advance your dive skills or even start a professional career in diving. In that case you might want to look into following courses:
and many, many more 🙂