Explore Gili Air

Of the Gili Islands, Gili Air is the closest to Lombok and has a completely different atmosphere to its sister island Gili Trawangan. As soon as you step onto Gili Air, you feel as if you have entered a close knit local community who are happy to share their tropical island paradise with you. Walk among sandy streets and enjoy the slow-paced lifestyle or immerse yourself in the crystal clear water to discover a whole host of incredible dive sites.

With a few dive sites located directly from Gili Air’s coastline, in a matter of minutes you can find yourself in swift drift dives or finning slowly along thriving coral reefs with sea turtles. With Gili Meno and Gili Trawangan only a stone's throw away, scuba diving in Gili Air enables you to visit the diverse waters surrounding all of the Gili Islands. Macro photographers will delight in sandy sea-beds covered with an array of tiny critters while there’s also the chance to dive alongside graceful manta rays. There are sites where reef sharks are present in large frenzies and even the chance to see a majestic whale shark gliding effortlessly through the waves.

On Gili Air there are a number of dive centres that will assist you with your underwater adventures. Some of these dive centres have dive resorts where it’s possible to enjoy luxury accomodation and superb diving. Gili Air diving is great for completing dive courses as there are calm dive sites as well as deep dives and drift dives for speciality courses. Being only a short ferry ride away, you have easy access to the stunning dive locations of Lombok and Bali. If arranging all of the travel to hop from island to island seems too intense, plenty of liveaboards are available in the West Nusa Tenggara region. You can even find yourself waking up to a brand new dive location every day!

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  • Basic Diver

    Basic Diver

    SSI Basic Diver Program at Oceans 5 Gili Air The SSI Basic Diver Program at Oceans 5 Gili Air is the perfect introduction for anyone curious about scuba diving but not yet ready to commit to a full certification course. This program allows you to safely experience the underwater world while learning the fundamental skills needed to dive under the supervision of an SSI Professional. During the Basic Diver program, you will learn essential diving skills and basic theory that will prepare you for your first underwater adventure. After a short briefing and skill practice with your instructor, you will enter the ocean and experience scuba diving to a maximum depth of 12 meters. Throughout the entire dive, you will be accompanied and closely supervised by an experienced SSI Professional, ensuring your safety and comfort at all times. This program is ideal for beginners who want to discover what scuba diving feels like in a relaxed and supportive environment. Around the beautiful reefs of Gili Air, Basic Diver participants often encounter colorful coral reefs, tropical fish, and sometimes even sea turtles during their first dive. One of the great advantages of the SSI Basic Diver Program is that it can be credited toward further diving education. If you decide that you love diving and want to continue, the entire Basic Diver program can be applied toward the SSI Scuba Diver Course or the full SSI Open Water Diver Course within six months. This means your first dive experience becomes the first step in your diving journey. At Oceans 5 Gili Air, the program is conducted with small groups and experienced instructors who prioritize safety, comfort, and personal attention. Our goal is not only to show you the beauty of the underwater world but also to make sure your first diving experience is relaxed, enjoyable, and unforgettable. If you have always wondered what it feels like to breathe underwater, the SSI Basic Diver Program at Oceans 5 Gili Air is the perfect place to begin your adventure.

    Oceans 5, Gili Air, 83352, Jl. Pantai, Gili Indah, NB, IDN
    June 27, 2026 +193 More
    $83.47
    IDR 1,500,000.00

    Dive Activity

    Diving in Gili Air

    Many of Gili Air’s dive sites are sheltered from strong currents making them perfect for dive courses. Air Slope provides a gentle drift dive across a flourishing patch reef while the stronger current and deep wall dive at Air Wall is great for those taking part in advanced courses. At Takat Malang you can find yourself drifting through various overhangs, outcrops and swim throughs while sites like Haan’s Reef and the Secret Reef provide an ideal opportunity to hunt out the multitude of ‘small stuff’ that shelters in Gili Air’s seabed. Search in black sand muck dives or discover artefacts of long-lost wrecks sitting at the bottom of the ocean.

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    Dive Sites

    The best Months to dive in Gili Air

    Scuba diving in Gili Air is possible all year round but it is best to avoid December and January. Around December and January rainfall is at it’s heavist which can cause reduced visibility in dive sites close to the shoreline. Most people come to Gili Air betweenb May to September but if you plan to see manta rays you’ll need to visit from December through to March. It’s also the best time to see whale sharks, with these elegant giants appearing in the water from January through to March.

    Top Wildlife Sightings in Gili Air

    Gili Air diving will invite you into a world where you can glide among eagle rays and manta ray while schools of barracuda, dogtooth tuna and batfish surround you enjoying the strong current. At calm sites you can search black and white sand seabeds for frogfish, leaf scorpionfish, mantis shrimp, pygmy seahorse, spotted morays, pipefish and a variety of nudibranch - you’re certain to leave the water reaching for your species ID books. Reef sharks are common visitors and green and hawksbill turtles flourish due to sea turtle conservation projects in the area. Under the power of a full moon, huge schools of parrotfish circle dive sites and occasionally spotted whale sharks or playful dolphins can be witnessed during surface intervals!

    Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

    Green Turtle

    Green Turtle

    9.9k Sightings
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    449
    F
    443
    M
    532
    A
    762
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    951
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    D
    391

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 200

    Moray Eel

    Moray Eel

    3.5k Sightings
    J
    190
    F
    190
    M
    210
    A
    267
    M
    287
    J
    336
    J
    393
    A
    420
    S
    399
    O
    398
    N
    253
    D
    156
    Hawksbill Turtle

    Hawksbill Turtle

    2.8k Sightings
    J
    130
    F
    126
    M
    143
    A
    170
    M
    254
    J
    291
    J
    387
    A
    387
    S
    377
    O
    273
    N
    152
    D
    76

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 300

    Octopus

    Octopus

    966 Sightings
    J
    61
    F
    115
    M
    81
    A
    65
    M
    84
    J
    68
    J
    61
    A
    104
    S
    142
    O
    101
    N
    43
    D
    41

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 600

    Wrasse

    Wrasse

    345 Sightings
    J
    24
    F
    21
    M
    22
    A
    32
    M
    26
    J
    27
    J
    33
    A
    31
    S
    42
    O
    46
    N
    29
    D
    12

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 28

    Clownfish

    Clownfish

    5k Sightings
    J
    264
    F
    242
    M
    252
    A
    396
    M
    469
    J
    478
    J
    606
    A
    650
    S
    609
    O
    521
    N
    309
    D
    192

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 130

    Pufferfish

    Pufferfish

    4.7k Sightings
    J
    234
    F
    247
    M
    250
    A
    355
    M
    463
    J
    439
    J
    566
    A
    605
    S
    593
    O
    486
    N
    295
    D
    144

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 90

    Angelfish

    Angelfish

    4.2k Sightings
    J
    199
    F
    192
    M
    221
    A
    282
    M
    346
    J
    457
    J
    498
    A
    582
    S
    501
    O
    462
    N
    286
    D
    134

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 12

    Lionfish

    Lionfish

    3.8k Sightings
    J
    231
    F
    235
    M
    243
    A
    302
    M
    305
    J
    324
    J
    378
    A
    461
    S
    462
    O
    387
    N
    266
    D
    158

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 40

    Triggerfish

    Triggerfish

    3.2k Sightings
    J
    174
    F
    160
    M
    159
    A
    286
    M
    288
    J
    284
    J
    351
    A
    390
    S
    368
    O
    354
    N
    237
    D
    124

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 8

    Bannerfish

    Bannerfish

    3k Sightings
    J
    140
    F
    139
    M
    143
    A
    212
    M
    243
    J
    308
    J
    346
    A
    409
    S
    352
    O
    338
    N
    231
    D
    124

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 3

    Trumpetfish

    Trumpetfish

    2.9k Sightings
    J
    136
    F
    159
    M
    148
    A
    259
    M
    260
    J
    262
    J
    325
    A
    360
    S
    371
    O
    323
    N
    213
    D
    117

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 25

    Boxfish

    Boxfish

    2.9k Sightings
    J
    113
    F
    142
    M
    144
    A
    259
    M
    304
    J
    282
    J
    306
    A
    357
    S
    376
    O
    326
    N
    200
    D
    90

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 130

    Butterfly Fish

    Butterfly Fish

    2.7k Sightings
    J
    165
    F
    132
    M
    152
    A
    200
    M
    214
    J
    276
    J
    314
    A
    361
    S
    304
    O
    312
    N
    210
    D
    102

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 100

    Parrotfish

    Parrotfish

    2.7k Sightings
    J
    133
    F
    136
    M
    157
    A
    205
    M
    236
    J
    244
    J
    330
    A
    372
    S
    326
    O
    303
    N
    196
    D
    101

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 250

    Scorpionfish

    Scorpionfish

    2.4k Sightings
    J
    132
    F
    105
    M
    125
    A
    183
    M
    230
    J
    203
    J
    231
    A
    318
    S
    315
    O
    275
    N
    166
    D
    109

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 85

    Surgeonfish

    Surgeonfish

    2k Sightings
    J
    124
    F
    78
    M
    99
    A
    134
    M
    155
    J
    166
    J
    193
    A
    294
    S
    273
    O
    231
    N
    157
    D
    82

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 3400

    Shrimp

    Shrimp

    1.4k Sightings
    J
    85
    F
    68
    M
    75
    A
    140
    M
    170
    J
    160
    J
    151
    A
    150
    S
    113
    O
    135
    N
    92
    D
    56

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 350

    Damselfish

    Damselfish

    1.3k Sightings
    J
    77
    F
    69
    M
    56
    A
    91
    M
    69
    J
    96
    J
    160
    A
    177
    S
    154
    O
    159
    N
    117
    D
    65

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 150

    Sweetlips and Grunts

    Sweetlips and Grunts

    1.2k Sightings
    J
    81
    F
    66
    M
    65
    A
    80
    M
    70
    J
    102
    J
    135
    A
    182
    S
    152
    O
    142
    N
    105
    D
    57

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 3000

    Nudibranch

    Nudibranch

    1.2k Sightings
    J
    60
    F
    103
    M
    88
    A
    110
    M
    98
    J
    123
    J
    109
    A
    124
    S
    125
    O
    130
    N
    94
    D
    56

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 120

    Cuttlefish

    Cuttlefish

    1.2k Sightings
    J
    83
    F
    108
    M
    103
    A
    79
    M
    118
    J
    113
    J
    112
    A
    117
    S
    110
    O
    90
    N
    76
    D
    67

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 30

    Sand Eel

    Sand Eel

    1k Sightings
    J
    40
    F
    45
    M
    62
    A
    66
    M
    92
    J
    100
    J
    123
    A
    140
    S
    161
    O
    89
    N
    65
    D
    45

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 90

    Goatfish

    Goatfish

    912 Sightings
    J
    31
    F
    32
    M
    48
    A
    54
    M
    75
    J
    85
    J
    105
    A
    150
    S
    121
    O
    105
    N
    74
    D
    32

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 110

    Snapper

    Snapper

    791 Sightings
    J
    56
    F
    43
    M
    49
    A
    78
    M
    46
    J
    54
    J
    75
    A
    109
    S
    92
    O
    69
    N
    88
    D
    32

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 60

    Soldierfish

    Soldierfish

    629 Sightings
    J
    25
    F
    26
    M
    37
    A
    41
    M
    42
    J
    46
    J
    58
    A
    94
    S
    81
    O
    82
    N
    66
    D
    31

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 7000

    Crab

    Crab

    584 Sightings
    J
    32
    F
    50
    M
    33
    A
    39
    M
    79
    J
    73
    J
    66
    A
    49
    S
    39
    O
    59
    N
    35
    D
    30

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 130

    Pipefish

    Pipefish

    525 Sightings
    J
    24
    F
    23
    M
    34
    A
    67
    M
    89
    J
    58
    J
    75
    A
    51
    S
    50
    O
    27
    N
    27
    D
    0

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 20

    Porcupinefish

    Porcupinefish

    522 Sightings
    J
    22
    F
    20
    M
    28
    A
    67
    M
    55
    J
    50
    J
    46
    A
    64
    S
    68
    O
    65
    N
    22
    D
    15

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 3

    Cornetfish

    Cornetfish

    444 Sightings
    J
    0
    F
    11
    M
    0
    A
    32
    M
    63
    J
    52
    J
    52
    A
    77
    S
    47
    O
    67
    N
    33
    D
    10

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 50

    Frogfish

    Frogfish

    419 Sightings
    J
    27
    F
    0
    M
    10
    A
    0
    M
    52
    J
    28
    J
    16
    A
    72
    S
    80
    O
    75
    N
    31
    D
    28

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 80

    Stingrays

    Stingrays

    382 Sightings
    J
    24
    F
    26
    M
    11
    A
    36
    M
    70
    J
    54
    J
    40
    A
    35
    S
    55
    O
    31
    N
    0
    D
    0

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 30

    Stonefish

    Stonefish

    307 Sightings
    J
    11
    F
    13
    M
    0
    A
    30
    M
    31
    J
    33
    J
    32
    A
    50
    S
    49
    O
    46
    N
    12
    D
    0

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 250

    Grouper/Basslets

    Grouper/Basslets

    298 Sightings
    J
    10
    F
    13
    M
    0
    A
    40
    M
    10
    J
    12
    J
    37
    A
    44
    S
    53
    O
    37
    N
    29
    D
    13

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 120

    Flounder

    Flounder

    288 Sightings
    J
    17
    F
    0
    M
    0
    A
    32
    M
    35
    J
    23
    J
    31
    A
    48
    S
    32
    O
    49
    N
    21
    D
    0
    Common Seahorse

    Common Seahorse

    280 Sightings
    J
    11
    F
    0
    M
    0
    A
    64
    M
    158
    J
    25
    J
    11
    A
    11
    S
    0
    O
    0
    N
    0
    D
    0

    The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

    Total number of species approx.: 15

    Garfish

    Garfish

    275 Sightings
    J
    0
    F
    12
    M
    17
    A
    21
    M
    13
    J
    24
    J
    38
    A
    38
    S
    58
    O
    39
    N
    15
    D
    0