Blue Marlin Dive Gili Trawangan

Together with my daughter we did the Advance Open Water Training. From the first moment we entered the office till the last drink on the Monday evening party, we had a great time! Very well balance between the relax holiday attitude and super professional guidance in our dives! All credits to BMD, and specially Grant (our dive instructor) to make it a life time memory.

We've had an amazing time and a fantastic experience with Blue Marlin and the entire diving team. From the first conversation we were provided with clear information and transparency on pricing. The diving school is very professional, incl. equipment, knowledge and quality of the diving team. We've completed our PADI Open Water courses as a family, incl. three children, and the Blue Marlin team has done an amazing job to train all of us and respond super flexibly to any needs or requests. Highly recommend to go with them for a dive or a course.

We are a family of 4 with boys aged 17 and 22, who although Padi qualified had not dived since 2019. From the minute we came into the meet the team through to the dive the experience was friendly, calm and totally professional. Such a wonderful experience and cannot recommend them enough. Evan was our dive instructor - calm, patient, full of knowledge and made the dive experience safe and incredible. The boat crew were also wonderful - taking our diving gear of us as we got back to the boat and helping to bring it back to the base.

Our review refers to the dishonesty of this company and not about the actual service they provide. We inquired a week before we wanted to dive about the options. Everything seemes good. The day we came back we sent a message to the manager for diving the next day. I sent him several questions (availability price etc.)and he just responded "we go center tomorrow". In the eve we passed by at the dive shop to book dives with them the next day and he replied that five minutes ago the last spots were booked. So far so good, this can happen although we contacted him in the afternoon. First he tried to convince us to go with them the day after tomorrow. As we kept telling him that we'll leave the day after tomorrow and how important the diving at Komodo (main reason why went to Flores) to us is he pretended that he was willing to help us. He said that he was checking their Whatsapp group (apparently all dive centers have a joined group) and told us that there was only one other company out the next day which was full either. No need to ask around as he can see it in the group who goes. Of course we didn't like this answer and asked at other dive shops. This is what really disgusted us. The first one we asked (dragon dive) had spots free and would go the next day and they are also part of the WhatsApp group which i asked before writing this review. A company that does apparently not compete fair even though they can not satisfy customer needs. P.S also the arguments to convince us (equipment at other dive shops isn't that good, crowded diving spots which wouldn't happen to blue marlin as they have a speed boat and thus are always ahead of others) were not right. Although on a slow boat it was very comfortable and the equipment was excellent and no crowded spots. Last but not least it hast to be mentioned that the company charges its customers 400k for the entry to the national park although it costs just 275 k. And no, I am not talking about weekends. From a moral point definitely no company to recommend.

We choose Blue Marlin Diving especially as we knew Dive Instructor Chris Gamlin had began working for the shop. Both my Girlfriend and I had dived with him in Thailand and had such and amazing and professional experience with him. Yet again we had an amazing Dive with him seeing lots of marine life and feeling safe & comfortable that we were being lead by a real professional. Blue Marlin is the oldest and most prestigious dive shops on Gili T. If you’re interested in recreational or Tech diving at any level this is the shop you should visit. Chris Gamlin - IG - scuba._.chris

Had the absolute best experience doing my open water with Blue Marlin Dive Gili T. Highly recommend them if you are choosing to dive on the Gili's. 3 days well spent with my friends. Thanks to Firman and Chris for making our dive experience so much fun, knowledgeable and very safe. These guys are very professional and take a lot of care with their students. All staff (bar and diving) are very friendly and great atmosphere.

Did two dives with Blue Marlin, their staff is quite nice and the Director Holly is super friendly. I wanted to do some macro diving, and they suggested two sites, including one called Nudibranch heaven, so I was super excited. Unfortunately, I did not get to go, as they convinced me to go to their house reef instead. The dive was quite good, no current (which is already a win for me) and great visibility, but with the exception that as it was low tide and I was wearing a shortie, my leg scrapped a coral, and I got coral burn. But I did not allow that to take away from my dive, and managed to take some great photos. The guide found and incredible amount of sea slugs and that made up for the injury. The other dive site was Turbo, and I stayed in the shallows to do some macro. In conclusion, I would definitely recommend diving with this guys, but I would advice to wear a full wetsuit, specially if you choose the house reef

The family was in Lombok for a few days and my daughter and I decided spur of the moment we would like to get a couple of dives in. Blue Marlin was awesome to accommodate our late request. They communicated extremely well and our diving experience was fantastic.

My husband and I had a wonderful dive experience with Blue Marlin Dive Gili Trawangan. The service at the resort was excellent thanks to server Wayan, our breakfast dishes were delicious thank to chef Budi, and our dive trips were memorable. Dive instructor Adi @ardymocca2185 took us to great dive sites, most notably Khalik, Turtle Heaven, Deep Turbo, and the Glenn Nusa shipwreck. I was able to take many videos of sharks and other residents of the shipwreck, only because I had Adi by my side to keep my buoyancy intact. Two thumbs up for Blue Marlin Dive Gili Trawangan! Nani Murtaqi.

Top class PADI dive center running a seamless and smooth operation. Quick and professional feedback on our WA inquiry, "by the book" PADI briefing, equipment checks and debriefing. Quality equipment for rent and a tidy boat. Special thanks to Adi, our dive guide, who has an amazing eye for the hidden marine life. He also kept a eye on us throughout the dives and helped my wife to battle through a rather strong current without breaking a sweat. Definitely will book my dives with Blue Marlin next time we are in Gili T.