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
Manta Point (Sunset Reef)
Dive site in Gili Islands, Indonesia
Gently sloping staghorn coral gardens off south Gili Trawangan: a relaxed, slow dive with reef sharks, turtles and batfish in the shallows.
- Max depth
- 24 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Entry
- By boat
- Current
- Mild
The dive
A reef dive from a boat. Known for manta rays, reef sharks and whitetip reef sharks.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: manta-dive.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Manta rays
- Reef sharks
- Whitetip reef sharks
- Turtles
- Stingrays
- Batfish
- Sea snakes
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
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
Pinnacle
down to 35 m
Turtle Heaven (Turtle Point / Turtle City)
A site northeast of Gili Meno where green turtles feed and rest among the corals and sponges year-round.
- Open Water
- Turtles
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.