Gili Layar

Vibrant coral gardens and walls with rich macro life.

- Access
18m Avg Depth
28m Max Depth

About this dive site

Gili Layar offers a captivating diving experience with six distinct locations. Explore a vibrant underwater garden, navigate along impressive walls adorned with colorful soft corals – a truly spectacular sight. The reef teems with marine life including lionfish, white-mouthed fish, giant moray eels, striped razorfish, juvenile sweetlips, porcupinefish, map pufferfish, and schooling batfish. A special highlight is the pygmy seahorses residing in the north reef corner; a miniature marvel of the underwater world.

Diving Freediving Snorkeling

Site Ratings

Big Marine Life Good
Macro Marine Life Excellent
Landscape Quality Excellent
Water Visibility Very Good Viz
Famousness Well Known

Plan Your Visit

coral reefwall divemacro photographybeginner friendly

Marine Life

pygmy seahorselionfishwhite-mouthed moray eelgiant moray eelstriped razorfishjuvenile sweetlipsporcupinefishmap pufferfishschooling batfishsoft corals

Things to Note

Difficulty:

All levels

Shallow reefs for beginners and deeper walls for advanced divers, with generally mild conditions.

Hazards:
currentdepthmarine lifeboat traffic
Current Strength:

Mild

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