Green turtle while diving in Gili Islands
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Gili Islands Dive Prices 2026: What Diving Actually Costs

The Gili Islands (Trawangan, Air, Meno) run on a fairly tight price band across our tracked operators, which makes them easy to compare directly. A single fun dive runs IDR 545,000-640,000; a night dive runs IDR 665,000-790,000; PADI Open Water certification runs IDR 5,975,000-6,900,000. Multi-dive packages vary more, since a 3-dive and a 10-dive package aren't really the same product, so both are shown separately below rather than averaged into one misleading number. Since the listed prices barely differ operator to operator, the real choice comes down to what isn't on the price tag: whether the marine park fee is included, and how big the group in the water actually is.

Real fun dive, night dive, and PADI course prices from our tracked Gili Islands operators.

Prices shown in

  1. hawksbill turtle underwater
    Franziska_Stier · Pixabay Content License · source

    Indonesia / West Lombok

    Gili Islands

    Beginner-friendlyBudget

    Open Water course from IDR 5,975,000 · Day trip from IDR 545,000

    A single fun dive runs IDR 545,000-640,000 across our tracked operators; a night dive runs IDR 665,000-790,000. Discover Scuba Diving (a try-dive for non-certified divers) runs IDR 995,000-1,350,000. PADI Open Water certification runs IDR 5,975,000-6,900,000, and Advanced Open Water runs IDR 4,975,000-5,900,000. Multi-dive fun-dive packages exist at two different dive counts: a 3-dive package at IDR 1,728,000 and a 10-dive package at IDR 5,000,000.

All tracked dive prices

  • Scuba Froggy

    Day 1: Gili Islands + night dive (3 dives); Day 2: Gili Islands (2 dives); Day 3: Kuta/Gerupuk (2 dives). Sites: Air Wall, Air Slope, Meno Wall, Secret Reef, Halik Point, Shark Point, Bounty, Boro Bagik, JJ Air, Coral Garden, Gerupuk slope

    Package

    USD 290

  • Gili Island Diving Center

    Fun Dive - Single Tank

    Day trip

    IDR 545,000

  • Gili Divers

    Dive & Stay - Private Room Package (Gili Trawangan)

    Package

    IDR 550,000

  • Dive Central Gili

    Fun Dive

    Day trip

    IDR 640,000

  • Gili Divers

    Fun Dive

    Day trip

    IDR 640,000

  • DSM Dive

    Fun Dive

    Day trip

    IDR 640,000

  • Trawangan Stingray Divers

    Day Trip (Gili Trawangan;Gili Meno;Gili Air)

    Day trip

    IDR 640,000

  • Gili Island Diving Center

    Night Dive

    Day trip

    IDR 665,000

  • Trawangan Stingray Divers

    Bubble Maker - Pool only (60 mins)

    Course

    IDR 700,000

  • Trawangan Stingray Divers

    PADI Discover Scuba Diving 2 - 1 dive only

    Day trip

    IDR 700,000

  • Dive Central Gili

    Night Dive

    Day trip

    IDR 790,000

  • Gili Divers

    Night Dive

    Day trip

    IDR 790,000

  • Trawangan Dive

    Night Dive

    Day trip

    IDR 790,000

  • Trawangan Stingray Divers

    Night Dive (Gili Trawangan;Gili Meno;Gili Air)

    Day trip

    IDR 850,000

  • Trawangan Stingray Divers

    Sunrise Dive

    Day trip

    IDR 850,000

  • Trawangan Stingray Divers

    Sunset Dive

    Day trip

    IDR 850,000

  • Gili Island Diving Center

    Discover Scuba Diving (Try Dive)

    Day trip

    IDR 995,000

  • Trawangan Stingray Divers

    Scuba Review / Refresher - pool + 1 dive

    Course

    IDR 1,150,000

  • Gili Divers

    Discover Scuba Diving (Try Dive)

    Day trip

    IDR 1,350,000

  • DSM Dive

    Discover Scuba Diving (Try Dive)

    Day trip

    IDR 1,350,000

  • Trawangan Stingray Divers

    Bubble Maker - pool + 1 dive

    Course

    IDR 1,350,000

  • Trawangan Stingray Divers

    PADI Discover Scuba Diving - pool + 1 dive

    Day trip

    IDR 1,350,000

  • Trawangan Dive

    3-Dive Fun Dive Package

    Day trip

    IDR 1,728,000

  • Trawangan Stingray Divers

    Enriched Air - Classroom only

    Course

    IDR 1,950,000

  • Trawangan Stingray Divers

    Wreck Dive - 2 dives

    Day trip

    IDR 3,000,000

  • Trawangan Stingray Divers

    Deep Dive - 3 dives

    Day trip

    IDR 4,000,000

  • Trawangan Stingray Divers

    Divemaster PADI Application Fee - Knowledge development, confined water (pool), open water & practical assessments

    Course

    IDR 4,000,000

  • Trawangan Stingray Divers

    Divemaster Crewpack - Knowledge development, water skills, practical application, internship/workshops

    Course

    IDR 4,500,000

  • Trawangan Stingray Divers

    Scuba Diver - Nitrox classroom, no dive

    Course

    IDR 4,900,000

  • Gili Island Diving Center

    PADI Advanced Open Water Course

    Course

    IDR 4,975,000

  • Dive Central Gili

    10-Dive Fun Dive Package

    Day trip

    IDR 5,000,000

  • Dive Central Gili

    PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course

    Course

    IDR 5,900,000

  • Gili Divers

    PADI Advanced Open Water Course

    Course

    IDR 5,900,000

  • DSM Dive

    PADI Advanced Open Water Course

    Course

    IDR 5,900,000

  • Trawangan Dive

    PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course

    Course

    IDR 5,900,000

  • Gili Island Diving Center

    PADI Open Water Diver Course

    Course

    IDR 5,975,000

  • Gili Island Diving Center

    PADI Rescue Diver Course

    Course

    IDR 5,975,000

  • Trawangan Stingray Divers

    PADI Advanced Open Water - 2 core dives + 3 elective dives

    Course

    IDR 6,000,000

  • Dive Central Gili

    PADI Open Water Diver Course

    Course

    IDR 6,900,000

  • Dive Central Gili

    PADI Rescue Diver Course

    Course

    IDR 6,900,000

  • Gili Divers

    PADI Open Water Diver Course

    Course

    IDR 6,900,000

  • Gili Divers

    Rescue Diver Course (Stress & Rescue)

    Course

    IDR 6,900,000

  • DSM Dive

    PADI Open Water Diver Course

    Course

    IDR 6,900,000

  • DSM Dive

    PADI Rescue Diver Course

    Course

    IDR 6,900,000

  • Trawangan Dive

    PADI Open Water Diver Course

    Course

    IDR 6,900,000

  • Trawangan Dive

    PADI Rescue Diver Course

    Course

    IDR 6,900,000

  • Trawangan Stingray Divers

    PADI Open Water - Classroom chapt 1-5 + pool + 4 open water dives

    Course

    IDR 6,900,000

  • Trawangan Stingray Divers

    PADI Rescue Diver - Classroom + swimming + min 4 dives

    Course

    IDR 6,900,000

  • Trawangan Stingray Divers

    PADI Rescue Diver + React Right - Classroom + pool + min 4 dives

    Course

    IDR 8,950,000

  • Trawangan Stingray Divers

    PADI Divemaster Course - Classroom + diving skill package

    Course

    IDR 18,990,000

Before you book

Coral reef
joakant · Pixabay Content License · source

Gili Islands

Season

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Also good: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.

Getting there

  • Fast boat from Bali (Padang Bai or Amed, ~2 hr) or from Lombok (Bangsal harbour, 15 min by public boat or 30 min by fast boat).
  • The three islands.
  • Gili Trawangan, Gili Air, Gili Meno Have their own docks.
  • No cars or motorbikes on any island, horse carts and bicycles only.

Minimum stay

2 nights

Good for your first trip if

Open Water minimum. No special certification needed for any standard site. One of Indonesia's most popular learn-to-dive destinations, with widely available, competitively priced PADI Open Water courses.

Know before you go

  • Relatively low-risk diving, no strong thermoclines, manageable currents, warm water.
  • The main risk is surface currents between the islands catching snorkellers out, stick close to the reef.
  • Nearest recompression chambers are in Bali and Mataram (Lombok).
  • Most dive shops carry oxygen.
  • No serious medical facilities on any island; evacuation to Lombok takes 45 min.

Top dive sites

Top sites in Gili Islands

sea turtle underwater
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Turtle Heaven

Beginner-friendly

Depth5–18 m

Shallow reef with multiple resident turtles resting and grazing on coral. One of the most reliable turtle encounters in Indonesia, calm and accessible.

  • green turtles
  • hawksbill turtles
  • coral gardens
  • reef fish
blacktip reef shark underwater
Franziska_Stier · Pixabay Content License · source

Shark Point

Intermediate

Depth8–25 m

Channel site between Gili T and Meno with resident reef sharks often resting on the sandy bottom. Calm conditions make this a relaxed, approachable shark dive.

  • whitetip reef sharks
  • blacktip reef sharks
  • sandy bottom
  • coral outcrops

Common questions

How much does a fun dive cost in the Gili Islands?

IDR 545,000-640,000 for a single dive across our tracked operators. A night dive costs more, IDR 665,000-790,000, and a Discover Scuba Diving try-dive for non-certified divers runs IDR 995,000-1,350,000.

How much does PADI Open Water certification cost in the Gili Islands?

IDR 5,975,000-6,900,000 across our tracked operators. Advanced Open Water, for already certified divers, runs less: IDR 4,975,000-5,900,000.

Is it cheaper to buy a multi-dive package than book dives individually?

Depends on the dive count. Our tracked operators offer a 3-dive package at IDR 1,728,000 (IDR 576,000 per dive) and a 10-dive package at IDR 5,000,000 (IDR 500,000 per dive) -- both work out slightly cheaper per dive than a single fun dive at IDR 545,000-640,000, with the larger package giving the bigger per-dive saving.

Is there a marine park fee on top of the listed price?

It depends on the operator, and it's the one real gap between otherwise near-identical prices. DSM Dive, Dive Central Gili, and Trawangan Dive all charge a one-off IDR 100,000 marine park fee per person on top of the listed course/dive price. Gili Island Diving Center states explicitly that park fees don't apply. Gili Divers doesn't mention a fee either way on its listing, worth confirming directly before you book if the fee isn't shown. Since prices are otherwise nearly flat across operators, this is one of the few things actually worth comparing, along with group size on the boat.

How this guide was built

Every fact above is pulled live from the same destination and operator records used on Dive Curated's destination pages. It can never drift out of sync with what those pages say.

Beginner-friendly
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Price
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