Things to do outside of the PADI IDC Indonesia course | Gili Trawangan Activities

It’s already a well-known fact that the PADI IDC Indonesia with Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod is the best place to train as a PADI Instructor, but what else is there to do in Gili Trawangan?

The island of Gili Trawangan offers a huge variety of things to do. In the past Gili Trawangan has been publicized as a party islands and it is true for those looking for parties the Island has the entire range of evening entertainment including discos, reggae bars, live music lounges and beachside relaxation spots, but there is so much more to the islands than this stereotype and in face on the other side of the islands to the party scene you can find deserted beaches scattered with the occasional piece of driftwood.

Restaurants on the islands serve a variety of local and international cuisines from around the world and there is a massive range of eateries available from great Indonesian cuisine to the stand up hotdog stalls to 5 star fine dining restaurants that easily rival their city based equivalents.

There is also a variety of alternative recreational activities available on the island including Horse riding, Cooking classes, Yoga, a modern air conditioned gym, Mini golf and plenty more. Amongst the many activities on the island, diving has to be by far the biggest industry and therefore it becomes a great place to live and start out as a PADI Scuba Diving Instructor especially as the diving industry in the Gili Islands grows exponentially year on year.

So, all in all the PADIIDC Gili Islands program with Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod is the perfect place to start a brand new career as a scuba diving instructor and the Gili Islands offers a whole range of activities suited to tourists and residents alike. The course runs every month at Trawangan Dive, which is the only PADI 5 Star IDC Career Development Center (CDC) in Gili Trawangan and the first ever to be established in Lombok and the Gili Islands. All Instructor level programs are fully conducted by Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod, who has a worldwide reputation for excellence and success when training new PADI Instructors. Having worked within the industry for over a decade Holly has travelled to multiple worldwide destinations and undertaken a variety of diving related jobs and is therefore highly qualified when it comes to advising candidates of what to expect when applying for particular roles and in particular destinations. Having won multiple awards for her “commitment to the diving industry including the PADI “commitment to instructor training” the PADI “Elite Instructor 300” award and the PADI “Platinum Status”; she has through experience and hard work devised the perfect schedule allowing instructor candidates to take full advantage of there training

All Instructor level PADI training takes place at Trawangan Dive which is currently the only PADI 5 Star IDC Career Development Center (CDC) in Gili Trawangan and was actually the first ever to be established in Lombok and the Gili Islands. The Dive resort comprises of accommodation, a beach side restaurant, and beach side bar and is the perfect place for any diver to take their PADI Courses. To see previous Instructor candidates in action check out the PADI IDC GiliIslands 2014 Video contact our PADIIDC Indonesia Platinum Course Director.

PADI IDC Indonesia |Gili Islands | Divemaster, Instructor and Beyond!

By joining the PADI IDC Indonesia; PADI Divemasters and PADI Instructors can develop their career to a level that will not only make them highly employable, but will develop their confidence to deal with all the challenges and obstacles a PADI professional  can expect to find within industry.

There are a range of career enhancing options available at our PADI CDC Center in Gili Trawangan. Our PADI IDC Indonesia Komodo experience program will allow instructors to experience running a successful livaboard operation by shadowing the cruise director on board our Livaboard trip in Komodo. For those who have a real passion for the environment we run The PADI IDC Gili Islands Biorock IDC and conservation Program which allows candidates to finish their instructor training and progress straight onto the 2 week Biorock program which teaches you about general environmental conditions and ways in which they can be identified and protected. Students will look at the way in which the reefs have been protected in the Gili Islands and see first-hand the effect this has had on the immediate environment. Other Career Development options include Technical Diving and Videography programs.

The IDC course itself is taught on a 10 day schedule with a recommended additional 4 days of pre-IDC preparation. The course is a very serious course but at the same time can be fun. Trawangan Dive is the only PADI Career Development Center (CDC) in the Gili Islands and therefore is a very busy center allowing candidates to meet a range of other professional and non-professional divers, taking their first steps in networking themselves within the dive community. Also should Instructor candidates wish to take an experience internship they will be shadowing some of our experienced instructor learning the course format, picking up some valuable tips and of course picking up their first certifications. Check out our PADI Instructor Training website for more information about the IDC Course here in Gili Trawangan. We can also be found on our PADI IDC Indonesia Facebook page where you can check out previous candidates and follow their progress. For more information don’t hesitate to contactour PADI Course Director directly for more info.