MANTA DIVE - Gili Trawangan and Gili Air, Lombok, Indonesia.

Manta Dive is a 5 Star PADI and SSI Resort owned and run by a highly skilled team of westerners and Indonesians. Although English owned, we also speak Swedish, French, Dutch and German and have teaching materials in many more languages, so language is not a problem if you’d like to dive with us.

We offer all PADI and SSI diving courses from the total beginner through to instructor and for those who are already certified, fun dives are run daily.

We have the most experienced instructors and dive guides on the Gili islands .

We pride ourselves in offering the best service possible while making sure that your
time with us is not only safe but is also a lot of fun.

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DIVE COURSES AND FUN DIVE INFORMATION -

DISCOVER SCUBA DIVING - $60

Discover Scuba Diving is a trial dive, which gives you a chance to experience diving without completing a course. This involves an instructor taking you in the pool, teaching you a few basic skills and then taking you on a dive no deeper than 12m. The instructor in this case is responsible for looking after all your equipment and buoyancy.

On completion of this trial you do not receive a certification, you do however receive a certificate from PADI or SSI which entitles you to go diving again, to a maximum of 12m for up to one year accompanied by either an instructor or dive master. Or the Pool and Dive you have completed is the first section of the SSI or PADI Open Water course so may choose to continue on and become an Open Water Certified Diver.

SCUBA DIVER - $250

A two day course, essentially half of the full Open Water Diver course.

The first day is spent on theory and pool work covering a wider range of skills than on the Try Dive. On the second day your Instructor takes you on two training dives from one of our boats where you have your first encounters with the fascinating array of marine life around the Gilis.

After this course you will be permanently certified to dive to a maximum depth of 12 meters but only when accompanied by a certified dive master, assistant instructor or instructor. In addition, you'll probably be sorely tempted to complete a further day or two and complete the Open Water Diver Course.

OPEN WATER COURSE - $350

For those wishing to learn to dive the PADI and SSI Open Water course takes 3 or 4 days and is comprised of pool work, theory and diving! The theory is based on reading a book and watching some videos so you can easily visualise what you are learning.

All skills are learnt in the comfort of our own pool, so by the time you make your first dive you will be very familiar with the equipment, how it works and how to control your buoyancy in the water.

During the course there are 4 dives. Two dives to 12m and two dives to 18m. During the course there are also a few quizzes and a final exam. Once all of this is completed you will then be permanently certified to dive to 18m.

ADVANCED OPEN WATER - $275

If you would like to continue with your diving education then the PADI or SSI Advanced open water course will take you 2-3 days and involves five dives. During this course you will be introduced to different diving techniques and on completion you will be certified to dive to 30m.

Two dives are compulsory (deep and navigation) and the other three are elective, although we do recommend the Night dive, the Nitrox Introduction Dive, the Diver Propulsion Vehicle dive, Multi Level dive and the Naturalist dive, as they are perfect for our surrounding dive sites. It is a practical course with only a little reading and there are no quizzes and exams during this course!

EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE AND RESCUE - $450

These courses come after the Advanced Course. The Rescue Course, together with the Emergency First Response (EFR) first aid course takes 4 days. The PADI Rescue course teaches you how to deal with a variety of problems that may be encountered whilst diving. Beginning with diver distress and exhaustion, then leading up to missing diver searches and unresponsive victims.

The Emergency First response course is completed prior to the Rescue course. It is a short course that looks at first aid procedures in a non diving situation. It combines CPR and First Aid into a single course teaching you the same emergency protocols used by paramedics and doctors.

SCUBA TUNE UP - $60

If you have not dived in a while and would like to refresh your skills, participate in a Scuba Tune Up course. This involves both theory and practical elements. You will be given a short book which recaps the main theory points from your Open water course, and then you will be taken into the pool to practise all the skills you learnt under the supervision of an instructor or Divemaster. This tune up also includes a dive once the theory and pool work is completed.

FUN DIVES - $38

For customers who are already certified we take out between 2-4 fun dives a day, with night dives on request. Time is varied according to the tides and conditions however usually they leave at 9am, 11:30am, 2:30pm and 6:30pm.

The Gili islands are fringed by coral reef and support a massive array of Marine life. There is a variety of dive sites around the three islands all within 20 min boat ride, offering walls, slopes, canyons and muck diving for all levels of diver.

Apart from the thousands of species of fish you can also see…. Reef Sharks, Turtles, Sting rays, Lionfish, Moray Eels, Cuttlefish, Octopus, Scorpion Fish, Sea Snakes, Bump Head parrot Fish and the occasional Manta.

The diving is year round with visibility usually around 20m+ and the water temperature averaging 27 degrees Celsius.

Herman, Dan and Mohammed our friendly dive guides have each logged thousands of dives around the Gilis and their experience and local knowledge means you see the best the Gilis have to offer.

DIVE MASTER - $750
Age 18+.  Duration 4 weeks+

Having trained thousands of student divers at Manta Dive we believe that the best way to become a really good Dive Master is to experience how a dive centre operates on a day-to-day basis.  Of course you still have to read the books, take the exams and practice the exercises, but by actually helping the instructors and dive guides with real students and qualified divers you will gain experience and pick up a wealth of knowledge that you cannot learn from any manual.

If you are thinking of becoming an Open Water Scuba Instructor then this is the best possible way to prepare for it.

* FREE FUN DIVE WORTH $ 38US WITH ANY OF THESE DIVE COURSES
OR 5 FUN DIVES ONLY WHEN BOOKING THROUGH ISLAND PROMOTIONS

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THE GILI ECO TRUST

Concerns about conserving the Gili Island’s dive sites have led to the creation of the Gili Eco Trust. All dive centers operating in the Gili islands have a fixed price agreement and have agreed to charge a one - time Rp50,000 ‘reef tax’ to every diver. This money is then used to pay for beach cleaning, recycling and conservation of the reefs, including the 33 artificial reef regeneration BIO ROCK projects.

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