AT WORK
Instructors and DMs typically run 2–4 dives per day, split between pool or OW course sessions in the morning and fun dives or DSDs in the afternoon. Shops are small, most operating 4–10 staff. Gear moves by handcart to fibreglass boats that run a few minutes offshore. Tank fills, admin, and student briefings fill the gaps between dives. Long days, tight teams, and a repetitive rotation. Expect to know your sites, your gear, and your students well within the first week.
AFTER WORK
Everything on Gili T is reachable by bicycle. The main strip runs along the east coast with cafes, beach bars, and warungs from north to south. Evenings are social: sunset drinks at the strip, night markets, occasional live music. Days off mean island-hopping to Gili Air or Gili Meno for a change of pace, or freediving off the north coast. It is a small island, which means everyone in the dive industry eventually knows everyone. Some find that community invaluable. Others find it claustrophobic. There is no private retreat once you live here.
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