Our Field School and Adventure Centre is set right on the beach on Lombok’s south-western spit, in a relatively undiscovered area known as the Secret Gilis. These islands remain largely unspoiled, meaning that when we conduct research and conservation activities, it’s rare to encounter other dive boats or tourists on the reefs. This beautiful environment offers an unparalleled setting for fieldwork and exploration.
The Rooms
You will have your own comfortable room in an eco-conscious, Lombok-style hut. Built using sustainably sourced bamboo and “alang-alang” thatching, the huts are set either side of a quiet, shady avenue. Every room has:
- A large single bed
- Electric fan
- Power points
- Shelves and clothes rail
- Bedside table with lamp
- Mosquito netting.
Staff make the beds and sweep the rooms daily. Towels and sheets are changed weekly and a laundry service is available.
The Den
The heart of the centre is The Den. It’s where we have meals and hang out in the evenings.
It’s also the place for dive briefings, practical training sessions, and evening entertainment, such as movie nights, games nights, and more.
There are bean bags, books, games, yoga mats and sports equipment – and even a darts board.
Learning Spaces
Next to the Den, our bamboo classroom provides a dedicated space for lectures, workshops, and course materials, combining sustainable design with functionality.
With educational posters lining the walls and science shelves filled with books, papers, and ID guides, there is always something to learn.
At the back of the site we have our conservation work shed, where many of our artificial reef structures are made.
The work shed also houses our recycling zone, and our compressor ensuring we always have enough dive tanks to get under the water as much as possible.
Dive Store
Our dive store houses all our scuba gear and project equipment and is where you will kit up each day.
It is near the beach in easy reach of our dive boats, and allows you to get straight into the water for shore dives on two of our House Reef nurseries.
Like the rest of our centre, the store is constructed from locally sourced, sustainable materials.
Rest & Relaxation
For relaxation, we have a hammock area right next to the beach, as well as a fire pit for evening gatherings.
Wooden benches and bamboo “barugas” offer beach seating, whilst our ocean facing hangout platform provides the perfect place to pull up a beanbag or take part in some revitalising ocean-view yoga.
If sports and fitness are your thing we have you covered. From volleyball net and basketball court to table tennis and badminton set, we have a broad range of sporting options.
Alternatively head up to our recycled gym towards the back of our site and get a pump with our home-made equipment.
Kitchen, Showers and Loos
Behind The Den you’ll find our kitchen where our wonderful catering team prepares all meals.
There are also Sunday Funday Pizza Nights when meals are prepared out in front of the Den in our own turtle-inspired Pizza Oven.
Unlike many centres we have a modern, dedicated toilet and shower block for our guests.
This has individual shower cubicles and separate washing and toilet facilities. All kept clean to immaculate standards.