In amongst the beautiful sloping corals of South Lombok’s stunning reefs, we also have a few sandy patches where we can look for macro critters. We usually glide pretty close to the sand to find these smaller animals but over the past week we’ve had good reason to stay a little higher in the water…
Reef Sharks in Lombok’s Gili Islands Reef sharks are relatively common in the Indo-Pacific and we get excited every time we see one around the Gili Islands! Here at Two Fish Divers Gili Air, there is nothing we like more than seeing a shark gracefully swim passed us! Sharks are curious and often seem to…
Have you heard about muck diving in Lembeh or Amed in Indonesia? Our operations in LEMBEH and AMED allow our guests to dive in TWO of the best muck diving locations in Indonesia. At both locations there is an array of rare and bizarre-looking critters, many of which are endemic to their respective areas, making them a muck diver’s…
Highlights from Indonesia Check out all of the highlights from our Two Fish Divers locations around Indonesia! It’s been an amazing last few months of 2019 but an image says a thousand words, so we are letting the pictures do the talking! Gili Air From resident turtles showing off through to Divemaster Interns, beach cleaning…
Spiny Waspfish Every day is a school day, so the adage goes and especially so for divers. So it was to our surprise and pleasure this week to find a critter that was new to us but well known to the divers in places like Lembeh, the Spiny Waspfish AKA Spiny Leaf fish, Ablabys macracanthus.…
Banded Sea Snakes The yellow lipped banded sea snakes are often seen in the waters around Indonesia, including the Gili Islands and our island of Gili Air. This interesting species of snake is well known for its highly toxic venom, however, humans are rarely bitten, due to their extremely docile nature and poor eye sight,…
Sara’s Final Week: PADI Divemaster in Gili Air… I am utterly blown away by how quickly the time of taking my PADI Divemaster in Gili Air has just flown by. It has been such a great experience and one that I will remember forever. Jenny and Komang are really such great instructors and I am…
It’s been a great week for finding cuttlefish in Gili Air! Cuttlefish are spotted frequently around the Gili Islands, including the broad club cuttlefish above which was captures on camera on our House Reef this week by our guest, PADI Instructor John McDowell, visiting from the Bahamas. Cuttlefish are not actually fish, they are cephalopods,…