SSI ITC Dive Resort Oceans 5 Gili Air Blog Posts
Gili Trawangan Takes a Step Towards Becoming Its Own Village Gili Trawangan has reached an important stage in its move towards becoming a separate administrative village. However, its current status is Desa Persiapan Gili Trawangan—a preparatory village—rather than a fully established independent village. What Has …
What can you do after your Open Water Course? Completing your Open Water Diver course is a moment worth celebrating. You have learned how to use scuba equipment, practised essential skills and explored the underwater world with your instructor. But what happens next? For many …
Oceans 5 Gili Air offers more than dive trips and beginner courses. Our work now includes Divemaster internships, instructor training, technical diving and marine conservation. We have developed dedicated websites for these areas so you can find detailed information about the program that interests you. …
How Far Can Scuba Diving Take You? For many people, scuba diving begins with one simple idea: I want to see what is underwater. Maybe it starts with an introduction dive while travelling through Indonesia. Maybe it is an Open Water Diver course on Gili Air. …
A Guide for Responsible Divers The Gili Islands are famous for scuba diving. Every year, divers travel to Gili Air, Gili Meno and Gili Trawangan to explore warm tropical waters, coral reefs, walls, wrecks and dive sites where encounters with sea turtles are part of …
What to Expect on a Typical Dive Day Scuba diving on Gili Air does not have to mean spending the entire day on a crowded boat. At Oceans 5 Gili Air, each dive is a separate trip. Our boats leave three times a day, and …
Responsible Divers Nine Indonesian university students have begun their Conservation Internship at Oceans 5 Gili Air. Over the coming months, they will collect underwater data inside the Gili Matra Marine Protected Area and gain practical experience that can help prepare them for careers in marine …
The Main Legal Framework The protection, management and responsible use of Gili Matra are supported by several layers of Indonesian law. Together, these regulations govern conservation zoning, coastal development, environmental protection, wastewater and pollution, business activities, public access and the use of small islands. Among …
What Are You Actually Paying For? When comparing scuba-diving prices, it is tempting to choose the lowest number. A fun dive is a fun dive, right? You receive a tank, join a boat, go underwater and return to shore. Why pay more when another dive …
Cannot Control Their Buoyancy A scuba certification gives someone permission to dive within the limits of their training. But does a certification card automatically prove that the diver is currently capable of diving safely? The honest answer is no. Some certified divers return to the …