Snorkeling with Turtles in Indonesia: Our Top 4

1.From Gili Air: Snorkeling with Turtles & Underwater Statue

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 646 reviews · 3 - 5 hours · from $16Our pick

From Gili Air, you’ll ride a glass-bottom boat to turtle sites, coral reefs, and The Nest underwater statues with an English-speaking guide. Guides such as Ojan, Henry, Jarod, and Acok are praised for helping weaker swimmers and taking GoPro photos. Group trips may include lunch time on Gili Meno.

“Absolutely wonderful trip with amazing friendly crew. Showed us even some hidden spots. Highly recommended!”

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2.Snorkeling with turtle and statue in Gilis

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 301 reviews · from $55

From Gili Trawangan, you’ll visit three snorkeling sites for turtles, coral, and underwater statues aboard a glass-bottom boat. The crew supplies gear, water, safety vests, and GoPro photos and videos. Morning and afternoon departures are available, with possible stops at Gili Meno and Gili Air.

“The experience was good but did not entirely meet the expectations. The tour guide were taking pictures, but things got a bit difficult to organise given that there were so many boats on the water doing the same thing. For example, the snorkeling around the statues was iRead more”

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3.Private Snorkeling Gili Island (Coral, Statue and Turtle)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 229 reviews · from $55Top rated

Spend about four hours snorkeling from a private glass-bottom boat around Gili Trawangan and Gili Meno. See the underwater statues, sunken scooters, coral, colorful fish, and possibly turtles, then enjoy lunch on Gili Meno. Guides such as Hardi, Judi, and Edi are praised for patient help and underwater photos.

“The guys were great. They clearly know the dive area like the back of their hand and the currents etc. I had a worry when I felt how strong the current but this was all accommodated for. Ace trip. Pinch me moments.”

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4.Half-Day Private Guided Snorkeling Turtles Underwater Statues

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 165 reviews

Spend about four hours snorkeling around Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air. Your private guide leads you to turtles, coral, underwater statues, the sunken Vespa and Blue Coral. Equipment, life jackets, island pickup and a lunch stop are included. Morning departures usually offer clearer water.

“We really enjoyed this private snorkelling tour. Given that it’s private I think it’s great value for money. The guide was sweet and patient with us. We saw many turtles which was amazing. We had multiple snorkel spots which included statRead more”

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