The largest of the Gili Mimpang islets, seen from Candidasa beach

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Gili Mimpang (Shark Point)

Candidasa, Bali, Indonesia

  • Advanced
  • Strong current
  • Best Apr to Oct

Gili Mimpang is an advanced dive site in Candidasa, Bali, Indonesia. The current is strong. The best months are April to October. Marine life here includes mola-mola and white-tip reef shark. 8 dive shops on Scubalo run trips here.

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Conditions at Gili Mimpang

Current
Strong
Level
Advanced

Safety

Current
Strong currents, including down currents, especially at full and new moon; experienced divers only.
Surface
Waves break on the rocks; keep a surface marker buoy and stay with the boat.

About Gili Mimpang

Gili Mimpang is a group of three rock islets off Candidasa in east Bali, known as Shark Point for its whitetip reef sharks. Coral slopes and walls draw strong currents, schools of fish and, from July to October, mola mola.

Gili Mimpang is a cluster of three small rock islets off Candidasa, halfway to Gili Tepekong on Bali's east coast. It is about 25 minutes by boat from Padang Bai, and divers call it Shark Point.

The dive usually starts over a rubble slope at about 12 metres on the side facing Bali, then follows a coral slope and wall where whitetip reef sharks patrol the reef. In the dry season mola mola come here to be cleaned by bannerfish, and the walls are covered in hard and soft corals.

Currents can be strong, with up and down currents around the rocks, especially near full and new moon. It is a dive for experienced divers.

When to dive Gili Mimpang

Best months: April, May, June, July, August, September, October.

Season

Right now
Year round
Dived all year.
Best visibility
April to October, Bali's dry season, with the calmest seas.
Mola mola
Most often seen from July to October.

Marine life at Gili Mimpang

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Questions about Gili Mimpang

Where is Gili Mimpang?

Off Candidasa on Bali's east coast, about 25 minutes by boat from Padang Bai.

Can you see sharks at Gili Mimpang?

Yes. It is known as Shark Point for the whitetip reef sharks that patrol its slopes.

Can you see mola mola at Gili Mimpang?

Yes, in the dry season, when they come to be cleaned by bannerfish.

Is Gili Mimpang suitable for beginners?

No. The currents can be strong, so it suits experienced divers.

When is the best time to dive Gili Mimpang?

April to October, Bali's dry season. Mola mola are most often seen from July to October.

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