Why Tech Divers Are Suddenly Talking About Gili Air
The Secret World Below 40 Meters Tech Diving Gili Islands | Oceans 5 Gili Air For years, the Gili Islands were known as a tropical paradise for beginner divers, turtle encounters, warm blue water, and relaxing drift dives. Thousands of divers travel every year to the Gili Islands to complete their first scuba certification, enjoy colorful coral reefs, or simply escape busy life on land. But something is changing beneath the surface around Gili Air. A new generation of divers is arriving with twin tanks, stage cylinders, long hoses, decompression software, and an obsession with exploring deeper, longer, and more challenging underwater environments. Technical diving — often called “Tech Diving” — is no longer reserved for elite cave explorers or expedition divers in remote parts of the world. And surprisingly, one of the emerging locations for technical diving in Indonesia is now the tiny island of Gili Air. Even more surprising? Oceans 5 Gili Air is currently the only TDI Dive Cent...
