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
Advanced≤30 m
Shark Point
Dive site in Gili Islands, Indonesia
A popular drift on north-west Gili Trawangan: a 6-18 m reef slope above deeper ridges, with jacks, reef sharks, batfish and turtles.
- Usual dive
- 30 m
- Deepest point
- 50 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Current
- Strong
The dive
A drift and reef dive. Known for blacktip reef sharks, whitetip reef sharks and turtles.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: divessi.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- CurrentCurrent can be strong; you need good air management and buoyancy.
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- Strong current: dive with a local guide and carry a surface marker buoy.
- The site goes deeper than 30 m: Advanced divers stay above 30 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Drift, Reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Blacktip reef sharks
- Whitetip reef sharks
- Turtles
- Trevally
- Batfish
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
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.