Learn to Dive PADI DISCOVER SCUBA Have you ever wondered what it’s like to breathe underwater? While not an actual scuba certification, during the Discover Scuba Diving experience you’ll learn how to use scuba equipment in shallow water and get a quick and easy introduction to what it takes to explore the underwater world. BUBBLE [...]

1: Oceans 5 House Reef Location    : South Gili Air Max. Depth    : 18m A few steps out of the dive shop lies the Oceans 5 House Reef: a sandy bottom that slopes down to 18 meters. A large pinnacle forms the middle point of the reef. The house reef is home to crocodile fish, [...]

Fun Diving with Oceans 5 around the Gili Islands Welcome to our paradise! Sea turtles, reef sharks, frog fish, pipe fish, moray eels, pygmy seahorses and all kinds of rays, all within a 5-15 minute boat journey or even in front of the shop (Oceans 5 house reef)… Gili Air offers a large diversity of [...]

Accomodation on Gili Air Oceans 5 will build bungalows after high season 2010. Until then we recommend our guests to book one of the accommodations on Gili Air, near Oceans 5. If you’re visiting during the holidays, or in peak season it is advisable to book in advance.  If, however you want to just show [...]

Oceans 5 Dive Shop Oceans 5 is the newest dive shop on Gili Air and offers fun dives (dives for certified divers with a guide)and all PADI, Reef Check and IAHD courses. Owned by a Dutch couple that made their dreams reality, Oceans 5 is a dive shop that offers quality in a beautiful setting. [...]

Sander – Owner Sander has been a dive instructor since 2005 and decided to make his dreams come true by opening a dive shop that offers diving for everyone: Oceans 5. Sander teaches PADI, Reef Check and IAHD dive courses in English and in Dutch Favorite Dive site: Takat Malang Simone – Manager Simone is [...]

Diving in Lombok is incredible and is far superior to the excellent diving that Bali has to offer. The reason for this is partly due to there being more areas that are protected from the fierce swell of the Indian ocean but mainly due to the proximity of Lombok especially on the west coast to [...]

Gili Air is the smallest of the Gilis and it’s closest to the Lombok mainland, making it popular with honeymoon couples and travelers seeking a quiet retreat. It has a population of about 1,000 and administratively lies in the West Nusa Tenggara province. The island offers excellent snorkeling and scuba diving off its east coast, [...]

Gili Meno is the middle of Lombok’s three Gilis. It has a population of about 400, mainly concentrated on the center of the island. The main income of the population comes from tourism, coconut plantation and fishing. On the west side of the island there is a small shallow lake that produces salt in the [...]

Gili Trawangan is the largest of Lombok’s Gili Islands and is the only one to rise significantly above sea level. It is 3km long and 2km wide with a population of about 700. Of the Gilis, Trawangan has the most tourist facilities; the pub Tîr na Nôg claims that Trawangan is the smallest island in [...]