Gili Trawangan, Lombok

After staying in Kerobokan north of Kuta for 6 days to recover from a small illness I finally made my way to Gili Trawangang, one of three Islands on the west coast of Lombok. The other islands are Gili Meno, and Gili Air which is closest to Lombok. Arriving here I went to a place called Nusa Tiga on the north tip of the Island. Here I got a basic but good accommodation really close to the beach, and with a good breakfast included in the price.

After meeting up with a friend staying at the same place during the day I went for a few beers in "town" which is a 20 minute walk from Nusa Tiga. The next day started quite slowly, with a banana pancake for breakfast and hanging around on the beach for the rest of the day. In the evening I met up with some friends from the night before to have some drinks in a small bamboo hut on the beach with a reggea band playing.

Well that's how the days go by here in Gili Trawangan, on Monday I went diving at a dive site called Manta Point, the visibility was quite good and so was the dive company. It was really great to go diving again, since the last dive I did was in Australia just before Christmas.

The next plan is to meet a Swiss friend to go for a hike on the Rinjani Volcano in Lombok, this trip will take us 3 days, so 2 nights we'll spend camping in the mountain. Our trek we'll start from Senaru which is 2 hours drive from the ferry port of the Gili Islands. 

On the fast boat from Padangbai to Gili Trawangan

The sunset view from Nusa Tiga, the place where I was staying

A local boat outside of the main jetty in Gili Trawangan

Top End bar in the late afternoon, just before sunset

Sunset at Nusa Tiga, at the north of the island

Early morning at Nusa Tiga, the tide is high and the sun is rising

Sunrise at Nusa Tiga

The view towards the mountains in Lombok from Gili Trawangan