Activities and Things to Do in Gili Trawangan

gili trawangan

gili trawangan

Gili Trawangan is a very famous small island, which located in northwest of Lombok. This gili is the biggest gili from the other two gili near them. This island surrounds with with sand and a Cristal beach. Most traveler said you are never visiting Lombok unless you visiting gili trawangan. This Trawangan has a reputation as a party island, a Shangri La for backpackers and hedonistic Indonesians, awash with budget-priced digs and dive center. Shoestring raves do still flood here, but the island’s increasingly up market facilities – a mushrooming luxe-fest of lounge bars, sushi restaurants and boutique hotels – has meant that Jakartan hipsters and weekending Singaporeans are almost as common as rupiah light gap-year students. It’s the one corner of Lombok where tourism is really vibrant, and while there are still plenty of tranquil corners, the island’s main strip buzzes every night until the early hours. Unfortunately, environmental management has yet to catch up with the pace of development, and discarded garbage blots the landscape, particularly in the village just inland from the beach. Diving is so critical to the local economy that the island’s fishermen are paid by the scuba schools not to fish on Trawangan’s reefs, a pioneering initiative that has resulted in greatly increased diversity, with turtles and top predators such as reef sharks frequently spotted here. Culturally, this moratorium is not without its difficulties however, as the islanders are descended from Bogies fishermen who arrived in Trawangan 55 years ago.

Getting to gili trawangan it easy to be done, we can start from bangsal and buy the ticket on the koprasi. Boats dock on the eastern side of the island, which is also home to virtually all of Trawangan’s accommodation, restaurants, stores and facilities. The best stretch of beach is just north of the jetty. There are a few places to stay at other points around the coast (and one inland) but they’re quiet and away from the action. Several stores will change cash or travelers checks, but rates are poor. Dive shops give cash advances on credit cards for a hefty 7% commission. There is no post office, but stamps and postcards are sold in the calling center and Art Market. If you need emergencies you can contact Satgas (a community organization which controls security on the island), you can Contact this Satgas via your hotel or dive school. There is also Clinic available there. It opens at 9 am till 5 pm which located Just south of Villa Ombak Hotel.

Activities, Sites and Things to Do in Gili Trawangan

1.      Turtle Hatchery

turtle hatchery

At the southern end of the beach, there’s a glass aquarium housing the hatchery, where green and hawksbill turtle hatchlings are raised until they are around nine months’ old (around 25 cm in length). It’s a small scheme set up by a local restaurant owner that releases several hundred turtles into local waters each year. The turtles are fed three times a day on chunks of fresh tuna; if you want to support this conservation project there’s a donation box beside the tank Activities.

2.      Diving

Trawangan is a veritable diver’s delight with seven established scuba schools, no cowboy outfits and inexpensive price. Big Bubble; www.bigbubblediving.com. Blue Marlin Dive Center; www.diveindo.com. Dive Indonesia; www.diveindonesianonline.com. Dream Divers; www.dreamdivers.com. Manta Dive; www.manta-dive.com. Trawangan Diving; www.trawangadive.com. Villa Ombak Diving Academy;gilidive@mataram.wasantara.net.id.

3.      Trips and Snorkeling

gili trawangan beach

Glass-bottomed boat trips. You will be charge for Rp 80.000 per person; including snorkeling equipment to coral reefs can be booked at many stores on the main strip. There’s fair snorkeling off the beach north of the jetty, though there’s plenty of coral damage in evidence here and strong currents further out from the shoreline. The reef is in better shape close to the lighthouse off the northwest coast, but you’ll have to scramble over some low coral to access it. Snorkeling gear can be hired for around Rp 50,000 per day from shacks near the jetty.

4.      Surfing and Water Sports

Trawangan has a fast right-hand wave that breaks over a coral outcrop that is not sharp. It’s best at high tide and can be surfed all year long. You’ll find it just south of Vila Ombak. Fun Ferrari Horizontal; water sports per 15 minutes including tuition Rp 250,000, fishing per person US$50 offers water-skiing, parasailing, wakeboarding and sports fishing.

5.      Walking and Cycling

Trawangan is perfect for exploring on foot or by bike. You can walk around the whole island in a couple of hours – if you finish at the hill on the southwestern corner, which has the remains of an old Japanese gun placement at sunset you’ll have terrific views of Bali’s Gunung Agung. Bikes can be hired from Rp 40.000 a day from just south of the jetty.