Gili Divers' Blog

Have you ever been sitting in your office job dreaming of living life barefoot in the sand? You go there in your thoughts but you don’t actually believe it can be done. Leaving everything you’ve got at home; your apartment, job, the safety of it and the...

I came to Gili Trawangan to do my open water course when I first started backpacking. Before my first dive we learned skills in the pool and learned the basic theory about diving. Prior to every dive the instructors and divemasters will do a dive briefing...

One of my concerns when coming to Asia was being able to keep up my veggie diet. I'm glad to say in reality it's been super easy. Gili T is a small island but it’s filled with plenty of options from local dishes to our favorite western delights. Every restaurant and...

I have been a certified for 10 years now but never thought about becoming a divemaster. Not only that, for no particular reason I also hadn't even dived for 5 years when I decided to come back to Gili Trawangan for a 2-week holiday in September. Once I had...