Drift
down to 40 m
Halik
Coral bommies on a 5-15 m platform off north Gili Trawangan, with juvenile white-tip reef sharks in small caves and humphead parrotfish.
- Advanced
- Whitetip reef sharks
Open Water≤18 m
Biorock
Dive site in Gili Islands, Indonesia
Biorock reef-restoration structures from 2006, now coral-covered to about 18 m, within walking distance on Gili Trawangan's east coast.
- Max depth
- 18 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
The story
Delphine Robbe of the Gili Eco Trust brought Biorock technology to the Gili Islands to launch a coral reef restoration program. The Trust encourages an eco donation of 50,000 IDR from every diver to offset their impact.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
The dive
A artificial reef dive.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: padi.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Artificial reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
Season in Gili Islands
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Apr–Oct.
Source: manta-dive.comWhere is the Gili Islands?
The point shows the Gili Islands area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Gili Islands
Reef
down to 24 m
Manta Point (Sunset Reef)
Gently sloping staghorn coral gardens off south Gili Trawangan: a relaxed, slow dive with reef sharks, turtles and batfish in the shallows.
- Open Water
- Manta rays
Artificial reef
down to 6 m
Nest (Underwater Statues)
A circle of 48 life-size figures by Jason deCaires Taylor in about 4 m of water at Gili Meno, slowly colonised as a reef.
- Open Water
- Turtles
Drift
down to 50 m
Shark Point
A popular drift on north-west Gili Trawangan: a 6-18 m reef slope above deeper ridges, with jacks, reef sharks, batfish and turtles.
- Advanced
- Blacktip reef sharks
Pinnacle
down to 40 m
Deep Turbo
Drop into the blue north of Gili Trawangan onto pinnacles rising from the sand, where spotted eagle rays and reef sharks pass by.
- Advanced
- Blacktip reef sharks
Drift
down to 30 m
Meno Wall
A Gili Meno wall and top night dive, with Spanish dancers, lobsters, crabs from tiny to huge sponge crabs, and sleeping turtles.
- Advanced
- Cuttlefish
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.