
Statues at Gili Meno
The statues beneath the sea level is a project called ‘Nest’ of sculptor and underwater photographer Jason DeCaires Taylor. Placed to act as an artificial reef, the underwaterstatues at Gili Meno ensure that corals start growing on it. This resulted in many fish swimming around thestatues. At the same time, it functions as a dive and photograph site that creates jobs for the locals on the Gili Islands.
Jason placed multiple human-made reefs in the shallow waters around Gili Meno and other locations around the world.

The expectations are that thestatues will turn into a fully established reef with a lot of fish finding food.
Read: 3-week Bali Travel Guide
Taking a boat to snorkel at Gili Meno is one of the best things to do on Gili Air. From both Gili Air and Gili Trawangan is takes a short 15-minute boat ride to reach the diving/snorkeling site. You don’t need to be a skilled diver or snorkeler to see thestatues with your own eyes as they are right below the water surface.
Due to its easy accessibility the snorkeling site is slowly becoming famous with photographers and visitors. Best is to visit the site in the early morning.
Snorkeling at Gili Meno
Between Bali and Lombok
Read about: Things to do on Gili Air
Did you know that …
When you purchase something through our links we earn a small fee. However, you still pay the same. Win-win!
- Find Hotels via Booking.com
- Find a Rental Car via Sunny Cars
- Find Cheap Flights via Skyscanner
- Get a Travel Insurance via Heymondo
- Book Tours & Attractions via Viator
- Book a Bus/Train/Transfer via 12Go
Looking for more travel information? Plan a chat with us for personalised travel advice or get an answer from the Salt in our Hair Travel Community on Facebook.