Gili Trawangan – The Exotic and Untouched Beach

After Senggigi Beach, one the popular tourist resorts in Lombok is the three islands surround Lombok island : Gili Trawangan, Gili Air and Gili Meno. The largest, most popular and beautiful with white sand beach and green water sea is Gili Trawangan.

With only 7000 population in the island, it is 3 km long and 2 km wide. Among two other Gilis, Gili Trawangan has enormous facilities for tourists, even a pub claims that it's the smallest island in the world that has an Irish pub.

The eastern part of the island is the most crowded one. No motor vehicles are allowed in Gili, so for transportation, you can use rented bicycles, or Cidomo, a traditiona small horsedawn carriage. If you plan to go to Gilis, you can use motor boats or speedboats, that departed from Bangsal (local sea port near Gili), or even directly from Senggigi or Padang Bai (Bali).

The white sand beach in Gili Trawangan

People in Gili Trawangan has the origins from Sulawesi, and recognized as tough and brave fishermen. Before it's development, the island was covered with forest surrounding it, and some animals like deers, live on the forest's island.



The beach in Gili Trawangan considered one of the best in the world. Covered with white sand, you can go snorkelling or surfing to explore the beauty of Lombok underwater.


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