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Gili Islands

Travel Guide Asia Indonesia Lesser Sunda Islands Lombok Gili Islands

Introduction

Gili Islands

The Gili Islands are a cluster of little pearls just off the coast of Lombok, far enough from Bali to have maintained their laid-back atmosphere, but close enough to combine a stay with your Bali trip. The beaches are white, the sea is blue, the people are relaxed and the fresh fish is roasting on the barbecue. There are no cars or any other motorised transport on the island. The local style horse and carriage function as the main means of transport along with bicycles. The diving here is fantastic all year round.

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Geography

The largest of the Gili Islands is called Gili Trawangan. You can walk around the whole island in just over an hour. In the middle is Gili Meno, the smallest and least developed of the three, and closest to Lombok is Gili Air.

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Cities

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Sights and Activities

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Events and Festivals

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Weather

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Getting There

By Boat

To get to the Gili Islands you can travel there from Senggigi or Bangsal. It is 15 minutes to Air, 30 to Meno and 45 to Trawangan.
There are now also some direct services from Bali as well, all of them either via Lombok, or continuing to Lombok after the Gili Islands:

http://www.mahimahi-bali-gili.com travels there from Serangan (2 hours)
Blue Water Express travels from Benoa to Bangsal on Lombok, continuing to Gili Trawangan, taking about 2 hours
Gili Cat travels to Gili Trawangan from Padang Ai (2,5 hours).
Island Getaway travels there from Serangan (2 hours)
Perama Express to Trawangan from Padang Ai, continuing to Senggigi.

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