New posts on reef life, freediving, conservation and dive-school news from Gili Air Divers.https://www.giliairdivers.com/enhttps://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/whitetip-reef-sharks-gili-islands/https://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/whitetip-reef-sharks-gili-islands/They rest motionless on the sand in broad daylight, which confuses almost every diver who sees one for the first time. Where the Gilis' resident whitetip reef sharks actually live, the biology behind that stillness, and why they're nothing to worry about.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTmarine-lifesharksdive-sitesbiologyguideGili Air Divershttps://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/seahorses-and-pipefish-gili-islands/https://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/seahorses-and-pipefish-gili-islands/From thumbnail-sized pygmy seahorses gripping a gorgonian fan to the three named seahorse species of Kecinan Bay, plus the harlequin and seagrass ghost pipefish that mimic their surroundings almost perfectly. Where to find each one, dive by dive.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTdive-sitesmacroseahorsespipefishguideGili Air Divershttps://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/wreck-diving-gili-islands/https://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/wreck-diving-gili-islands/Two very different wrecks sit within a short boat ride of Gili Air — a coral-encrusted tugboat with a resident reef shark, and a former pier turned macro playground. Plus a word on the deep WWII wreck further out, for tec divers.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTdive-siteswrecksguidemacroGili Air Divershttps://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/night-diving-gili-air/https://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/night-diving-gili-air/Every evening at 18:00 the reef changes shift — hunters come out, colours explode in the torch beam, and the plankton glows when you switch it off. What a Gili Air night dive is really like, and how to join one.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTfun-divingnight-divingmarine-lifeguideGili Air Divershttps://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/first-time-diving-gili-air/https://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/first-time-diving-gili-air/Hour by hour, what actually happens on your first try dive — the coffee briefing, the pool, the boat, the turtles — and honest answers to the three fears everyone brings to the dive shop.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTbeginnersbasic-divercoursesguideGili Air Divershttps://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/snorkeling-gili-air/https://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/snorkeling-gili-air/You do not need a tank to meet a turtle here — some days you barely need fins. Where to snorkel straight off the beach, how the classic three-island boat trip works, how to behave around turtles, and the moment most snorkelers decide to try a dive.Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTgili-airsnorkelingturtlesbeginnerstravel-tipsGili Air Divershttps://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/diving-gili-air-month-by-month/https://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/diving-gili-air-month-by-month/Gili Air dives all year in 28°C water — but the experience shifts with the seasons. Here is what to expect month by month, from the calm dry-season visibility to the manta and mola season.Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTseasonsmarine-lifeplanninggili-airguideGili Air Divershttps://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/gili-vs-nusa-penida-vs-komodo/https://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/gili-vs-nusa-penida-vs-komodo/Three of Indonesia's most-searched dive destinations, honestly compared — the Gili Islands, Nusa Penida and Komodo — by conditions, marine life, difficulty and who each one is really for.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTcomparisonindonesiakomodonusa-penidaguideGili Air Divershttps://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/plan-your-gili-air-dive-trip/https://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/plan-your-gili-air-dive-trip/How to get to Gili Air, when to come, how many days to plan and what to budget — a practical, no-nonsense guide to organising a dive trip to the quietest of the three Gili Islands.Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTplanningtravelgili-airguideGili Air Divershttps://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/how-much-does-diving-gili-air-cost/https://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/how-much-does-diving-gili-air-cost/A transparent breakdown of what diving on Gili Air actually costs in 2026 — fun dives, try dives, the Open Water course and the extras like the marine-park fee — plus how to pay less.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTpricescoursesfun-divingplanningguideGili Air Divershttps://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/best-dive-sites-gili-islands/https://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/best-dive-sites-gili-islands/From shark-patrolled canyons to a reef where you'll count ten turtles on a single dive — the sites that make Gili Air, Gili Meno and Gili Trawangan one of the best places to dive in Indonesia, and who each one suits.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTdive-sitesgili-islandsbest-ofguidemarine-lifeGili Air Divershttps://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/study-before-you-arrive-myssi/https://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/study-before-you-arrive-myssi/The free MySSI app lets you get the theory out of the way at home — so you arrive relaxed, skip the classroom, and spend your Gili Air holiday in the water. Here's how to get a free head start with us.Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTssionline-learningmyssidive-coursesopen-waterbefore-you-arrivegili-airGili Air Divershttps://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/family-diving-summer-gili-air/https://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/family-diving-summer-gili-air/Summer at Gili Air is dry season — calm water, 28 °C all day, and a whole catalogue of dives built around kids. Here is what each age can do, what it costs, and how a family week actually looks at the centre.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTfamily-divingkids-scubascuba-exploreropen-waterjunior-diversummergili-airGili Air Divershttps://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/which-gili-island-for-diving/https://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/which-gili-island-for-diving/Three islands, one reef system, very different days on land. We run dive centres on Gili Air and Gili Meno and we send people to Trawangan when it makes sense. Here is the honest comparison — by atmosphere, by dive sites, by what your week actually looks like.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTgili-airgili-menogili-trawangandive-planningcomparisongili-islandsGili Air Divershttps://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/green-turtles-gili-islands/https://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/green-turtles-gili-islands/The Gili Islands are one of the most reliable places in Southeast Asia to dive with green sea turtles. Here is who they are, where to find them, and how to approach without ruining the moment — for you and for the turtle.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTmarine-lifeturtlesgreen-turtlesconservationdive-sitesturtle-heavengili-menogili-airGili Air Divershttps://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/wonderpuss-video/https://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/wonderpuss-video/Have a look to our sighteeing of this incredible and rare creature the wonderpuss…Mon, 28 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTmarine-lifevideowonderpussoctopusgili-islandsGili Air Divershttps://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/finding-nemo/https://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/finding-nemo/Everyone that ever watched the movie Finding Nemo is very familiar with the cute orange-white striped fish that got lost in the big wide ocean. But what do we really know about those amazing creatures found all around the Gili islands?Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTmarine-lifeclownfishanemonefishreef-ecologyGili Air Divershttps://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/mirkos-reef/https://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/mirkos-reef/Mirko's Reef sits in the valley between Gili Meno and Gili Air. Open Water-friendly depths, table corals two metres across, schools of sweetlips, and a pygmy seahorse if you've got a guide with the patience to find one.Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTdive-sitesmirkos-reefmacroreefpygmy-seahorseGili Air Divershttps://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/predators-at-play/https://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/predators-at-play/A dive at Jack Point helps prove the Gili Islands have lots to offer Advanced-level divers, too. Schooling barracuda, swirling jacks, a black-tipped reef shark and the unmistakable bumphead parrotfish.Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTdive-sitesjack-pointadvancedpelagicbarracudasharksGili Air Divershttps://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/big-cleanup/https://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/big-cleanup/The Local Community in Gili Air is now taking its environment in charge by organizing monthly clean ups. That was today — and Gili Air Divers was part of it, with a team of 12 divers cleaning the reefs on the east side of Gili Air.Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTenvironmentconservationcleanupgili-airGili Air Divershttps://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/muck-diving/https://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/muck-diving/Gili Air Divers is proud of his new dive site near Lombok. The whole team went for an exploration dive at night and we found — believe it or not — 2 Ambon Scorpion Fish, plus bright yellow dwarf Lion Fish, many weird nudibranches, Blue Eye Stingfish, the whole family of Waspfish, seahorses and much more.Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTmarine-lifemuck-divingexplorationnight-divedive-sitesGili Air Divershttps://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/whale-shark-takat-piniu/https://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/whale-shark-takat-piniu/We had our first Whale Shark of the season in one of our new dive sites. After crossing a forest of giant Elephant Ear Sponge, meeting a Black Frogfish and finding a Fan covered with 8 Pigmy Seahorses, we spotted a beautiful 4-to-5 metre Whale Shark in the shallow part of the pinnacle.Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTmarine-lifewhale-sharkdive-sitestakat-piniuGili Air Divershttps://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/mandarin-fish/https://www.giliairdivers.com/en/blog/mandarin-fish/We finally found the spot where the Mandarin fish lives. He only comes out at dawn for a few moments and is very secretive — but with enough patience, you'll get the chance to discover this incredibly coloured creature.Sat, 04 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTmarine-lifemandarin-fishmacrodive-sitesGili Air Divers