Southwest Lombok – scuba diving the southern Gili Islands

Try scuba diving around South Lombok! Scuba diving South Gili Islands every diver can find his true dive holiday: from relaxed diving at the southern Gilis up to exciting “adrenalin dives” in Belongas Bay while diving the Magnet. South Lombok is a memorable moment for every scuba diver and offers many dive sites for all skill levels of know-how!

Until not too long ago, southwest Lombok was known mostly to surfers, who enjoy the remarkable reef breaks around the southern coastline and for now diving the southern Gilis is still an insider tip among the diving community. In addition, from the diving it’s also still one of the most beautiful places for spending a relaxing tropical holiday with exceptional sunset views and relaxing walks on the beach.

The southwestern Gilis are exceptional among the other dive locations around Lombok. Here one still finds diving as a distinct experience and exclusive dive sites with the chance to explore undiscovered waters. These new dive sites offer even the well-traveled and veteran diver an astonishing and exciting experience, and due to the great selection of dive sites there is exciting diving for all levels of training.

The south Gili dive sites represent a great cross-section of what Indonesia has to present. One can dive in and be intrigued by turtles, white tip reef sharks, cuttlefish, moray eels and much more. The southern Lombok dive sites offer even the extensively traveled and veteran diver an extraordinary and unique experience, as well as offer fun diving for families and beginner.

Southwest Gili dive sites, such as "The Lighthouse" or "Stairs to Medang" offer immaculate reefs, and are favored with trevallies, barracudas and white tip reef sharks. On the other hand, dive sites like Gili Renggit are made up of vast soft coral growth and are idyllic for macro photographers. The great selection of dive sites will become evident when taking a dive at Batu Gendang or Batu Mandi where you see a landscape of boulders covered with massive corals and you are encircled by sweet lips, napoleon fish, rays and many more.

While diving the southern Gilis you are likely to sight blue spotted stingrays, cuttlefish, scorpion fish as well as a stunning amount of macro life. A little more south in the direction of Bangko Bangko, also the likelihood of seeing turtles and white tip reef sharks are reasonably high. Diving the Southwest Gili Islands offers an ample whole range and plenty of chances for new discoveries!