Lombok is an island located in West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. It forms part of a chain of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the Lombok Strait separating it from Bali to the west and the Alas Strait and Sumbawa to the east. The provincial capital and largest city on the island is Mataram. It is surrounded by a number of smaller islands locally called Gili. Beautiful beaches, enchanting waterfalls, large, looming volcano of Mount Rinjani, combined with relatively few tourists make Lombok a small tropical haven. There are over 3,500 different marine species living around the reefs. Lombok offers interesting scuba diving for beginners as well as experienced divers. Main diving takes place around Gili islands, which lie in the northwest of Lombok in the strait between Lombok and Bali. Around Senggigi beach on the east of Lombok there are also a couple of interesting dive sites. Drift diving, great macro life for photography enthusiasts, wall diving and diverse marine life such as sharks, rays and turtles can be found here.
Most popular dive sites
There are lots of interesting and worth exploring dive sites in the area: Bounty Wreck, Gili Meno Wall, Stairs to Medang, Blue Hole, Halik, Han’s Reef, Japanese WW-II Wreck, Shark Point. Also diving can be done on the southern part of Lombok (Belongas Bay), which is famous for such dive sites as The Magnet and The Cathedral. There are a lot of currents and large pelagics such as sharks, rays and mackerels.
Open Water Courses