Blue Marlin Dive is the original PADI 5 Star IDC Dive Center in the Gili Islands — a beachfront home for divers of every level, from a first breath underwater to a career as a dive professional.
A dive center built on training standards, not shortcuts — and a beachfront on Gili Trawangan that makes it easy to fall in love with the water.
Blue Marlin Dive Gili Trawangan has spent over three decades earning its reputation as a premier dive center in the Gili Islands. As the first PADI 5 Star IDC Center established here, the team has trained generations of divers, dive professionals, and instructors who now work across Indonesia and beyond.
What sets a dive center in Gili Trawangan apart isn't just the reef out front — it's the instructors behind the mask. Every course at Blue Marlin is led by experienced, multilingual instructors who focus on safety, confidence, and genuine skill-building, whether you're floating for the first time or logging your five-hundredth dive.
Gili Trawangan itself does a lot of the work — warm, clear tropical water, healthy coral, and marine life that ranges from curious reef fish to passing turtles. A dive center here isn't just a shopfront; it's the gateway to some of the best diving in the Gili Islands and wider Indonesia.
From a first breath underwater to professional-level training, the full PADI course range is taught in-house at our Gili Trawangan dive center.
A supervised introduction to breathing underwater, no certification required — ideal for first-time visitors to Gili Trawangan.
The foundation course for independent diving, combining theory, confined water skills, and open water dives on Gili's reefs.
The first professional rating in diving, built around leadership, dive theory, and hands-on experience guiding certified divers.
As a PADI 5 Star IDC Center, Blue Marlin trains the next generation of dive instructors with a full instructor development curriculum.
For divers ready to extend depth, bottom time, and skillset beyond recreational limits, under close instructor supervision.
Already certified? Join daily boat trips to the best sites around Gili Trawangan with small groups and experienced dive guides.
The dive sites around Gili Trawangan are a large part of why scuba diving in the Gili Islands has such a strong reputation. Warm tropical water and consistently good visibility make it comfortable for new divers, while healthy coral formations give experienced divers plenty to explore on every dive.
Sea turtles are a regular sight on Gili's reefs, often resting on coral ledges or grazing in the current, and many divers plan their trip around the chance to dive alongside them more than once.
Currents around the island also bring in bigger encounters. Reef sharks are seen with some regularity at several sites, adding an extra layer of excitement for divers who want more than a leisurely reef cruise.
Because Blue Marlin operates directly from Gili Trawangan, boat transfers to these sites are short, leaving more time in the water and less time in transit — a meaningful difference on a multi-dive day.
Diving is only part of the Blue Marlin experience. The dive center sits alongside a beachfront hotel and restaurant, so a day of diving can end with a meal a few steps from the water instead of a walk across the island.
Just a short walk from the harbor, the location keeps arrivals simple, and the team is always on hand to match guests with the right course, fun dive schedule, or room for their length of stay.