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| Beach on Gili Air - Lombok |
Three
little islands, visible from far away: Gili Air, Gili Meno and Gili
Trawangan. The tropical dream for every tourist in Indonesia. White
sand beaches, food from all over the world, perfect views no matter
where you are. We spent a couple of days on Gili Air, the Island for
backpackers and families. Gili Meno is catering more to honeymooners
with its exclusive and spacious resorts while Gili Trawangan is
occupied by the party crowd seeking house, trance and magic
mushrooms.
You
have to consider a little higher budget on these islands then for
other places in Indonesia if you want to get the full program like a
hotel room with western standard, seat toilet, view on the beach and
AC. But
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| Relaxing in a beachside restaurant |
that means still somewhere between 600’000-3 million IDR
(40-200 EUR) per night. Budget rooms (western standard but with fan
instead of AC and maybe 200 meters from the beach) cost around
250'000 to 500'000 IDR (18-36 EUR). These are high season prices. Out
of the high season (July, August, December), prices drop
considerably.
One
main “street” goes around the island, you can find hotels all the
way around. Jogging it takes you about 45min, which is totally worth
getting up at 5 am. to enjoy the sunrise and do your work out. You
can find many people doing sports and yoga welcoming the day. Also,
in the early morning the view on the volcanoes Agung (Bali) and
Rinjani (Lombok) are usually clear. But that is only the beginning.
The island offers a lot of
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| Between two dives around the Gili Islands |
sport and fun activities, such as diving,
snorkeling, stand up paddling, kite surfing etc.. Trips to other
islands or trekking to Rinjani are available too (see our post about
the Rinjani trek).
We
decided to relax and enjoy – fresh seafood, delicious drinks, nice
conversations with travelers, the perfect view of the stars… A
perfect place for the touristy part of your journey across
Indonesia.
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