Recently (in 2019), at the end of a dive at the Air Wall diving site (west of Gili Air Island, at 15 minutes from the dive center by boat), the group of 3 divers had a rare encounter with a beautiful blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena). We were ascended slowly from our […]
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There are two wrecks in the Gili Islands dive sites : The Glenn Nusa I is the subject of this article (with also a movie at the end of this post). The ship wreck is very recent, it is a new dive site and the dives are very interesting. Purchase […]
The Gili Islands are famous for the two species of sea turtles that abound in these waters. Other remarkable species are sighted in our waters, including the famous Manta Ray or the Bamboo shark. West of Gili Trawangan, there is also a nice wreck dive. Video of Manta rays in […]
Cycling is one of my favourite things to do when I am not diving. Since we have moved our operation to Sire beach-Lombok, I have been cycling regularly around Sire area almost every day. The serenity, greeneries, untouched beautiful and quiet beaches are what I love during my cycling trip. […]
Our dive center has two fibre boats. The newest and smallest is Terumbu (Terumbu means coral in Indonesian).We personally designed the boat as we want it neat and simple with ample space to move around, most importantly comfortable and safe. Then we commission a local tukang to build the boat. […]
In January 2019, one of our diving boat, Terumbu was dry docked on the beach for an annual overhaul and we had an unpleasant surprise at the end. Why an annual overhaul ? All the locals boats need regular maintenance (one time per year) to ensure that the boats are […]
On 17th May 2019, we were informed about compulsory entry ticket for diving and snorkeling in Gili islands (Trawangan, Meno and Air). Entry ticket is compulsory for all water activities in the protected marine area of the Gili islands Price of the entry ticket – Marine fee of the Gilis […]
We were formerly known as Vila Ombak Divers located in Gili Trawangan . During our operation in Gili Trawangan, we faced increasing disputes and problems with the management of the property on their maintenance and services (dirty….). We tried many times to improve our working relation but were not successful. […]