Gili Trawangan, Indonesia Travel Blogs

The Gili Islands
May 12, 2009 (24 photos)

... , unfortunately much of the coral is dead and it wasn't a patch on the Perhentian Islands. After two nights we moved on to Gili Trawangan, the "party island". It was quite sad to see this beautiful island trying to be Ko Phi Phi, at times it towed the ...

Paradise Island
Nov 24, 2007 (7 photos)

I caught the speedboat to the Island of Gili Trawangan for 2 days to escape the hassles of Kuta. This took 2 hours at high speed and I got completely soaked on route as the boat smashed through the waves! The boat broke down about halfway along and I wasnt ...

The Wonders of Soil and Water
Jul 7, 2004 (14 photos)

... with it. Ingo was stressed trying to deal with the fish's minuscule bones. Before getting on board and along the way back to Trawangan, we took some photographs together. On Trawangan we departed our ways.            Germans, Italians, Indonesian I went ...

Not doing much at the moment
Oct 5, 2005

... he wears clothes i.e. you can see the outline of the body, but not actually see any of the person underneath. Between Lombok and Gili Trawangan we had to venture onto a small boat that perhaps only carried 12 people at a time. The boat was small and the ...

Did you see the monkey fish?
May 12, 2008 (12 photos)

A full day's journey brought us to be boating to little Gili Trawangan at sunset.  Off in the distance, Bali's volcano was looming out of the clouds, dark gray against a technicolor sky.  It was beautiful.  Thus began yet another island ...

Gili Trawangan - Day 166-172
Aug 7, 2008 (19 photos)

... was pouring over the sides. After a few minutes of tension, the sea calmed down and the boat finally stuck sand Gili Trawangan! I was warned about the lack of affordable accommodation on the island, the warning turned out to be completely true. Walked ...

Diving into the Night
May 14, 2008 (1 photos)

... on Trawagnan.  And we wanted that license.  Then we hauled ourselves after our gear onto a tiny boat and shot over to Gili Meno and its sunken pier.  Thus, our first night dive would also be our first wreck dive, but the wreck wasn't quite ...

Gili Trawangan - Day 176-179
Aug 15, 2008 (5 photos)

... to book something, wouldn't have left the island otherwise. Could have easily stayed here until my visa ran out. The Gili's and Indonesia in general have been invaded by the French. So many French travellers and holiday makers in the country at the ...

Welcome to My Paradise - Quotes from Trawangan
Jun 21, 2006 (8 photos)

... , I've lost most of the best quotes to my horrible short term memory. Here are a few of my favorites that I wrote down from Gili Trawangan. Sandy: Now this is what I expected Bali to be like. (looking out over the beach) Ray: Too bad we're on an ...

My First Encounter with an Earthly Paradise
Jul 6, 2004 (9 photos)

... houses (Rumah Panggung). In less than an hour, with occasional stops to enjoy the view, I was back to where I had started. Gili Trawangan, the biggest among the three Gilis, and also the most crowded, is truly the ideal place to where you can retreat ...

Time for the buddy check
Jun 23, 2008 (12 photos)

... along the beach dead in their tracks. The whole night we talked about how lucky all of us are to be in the Gilis in Indonesia for this experience. Not sure what time we finally made it to bed. Travelers note: When picking a room on Gili be aware there ...

Time to stuff the sausage please
Jun 24, 2008 (7 photos)

Slept in until the afternoon dive time, the gods were with us as the electricity stayed on so we had air con and the roosters were relatively quiet. We dove Meno Bounty, which is a sunken former floating restaurant. We called it tire point due to all the ...

Island fever
Jun 26, 2008 (19 photos)

After another morning of banana pancakes we decide to spend another day in Gili doing a walking tour of the tiny island. We book our transport to our next destination, Ubud back in Bali. We than head north along the beach stopping to swim, snorkel, snack ...

Damn chickens! and dive pictures
Jun 25, 2008 (13 photos)

The entire trip we had been plagued by the sound of chickens. I thought those F'ing things started at sunrise but noooo, they like to get going around 3 a.m. We've had a bunch of them living near our bungalow and they've been keeping me up every night. ...

We Jump together, We swim together
Jun 22, 2008 (15 photos)

... . Thank goodness Jason hooked us up with Dramamine or we would have been feeding the fish as well. We did make it to Gili Trawangan safely and were amazed with the little islands blue water. We were greeted by a couple touts with little pony and buggy ...

Beach bums
Nov 27, 2006

... staff were nuts - probably due to the properties of certain mushrooms that they sold! A few pics from our time on Gili Trawangan:     After 7 days we headed back to Bali where we spent 2 more nights in Ubud before catching a flight to ...

Gili Islands
May 7, 2008

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Me Names Gili Not Silly
Jun 18, 2008 (3 photos)

... ; 3 and a half hours later we were at the port after stopping everywhere else in Bali.  We boarded an old ship, Sure Gili Islands are only just off Bali. 7 hours on board a boat with we arrived.  Are spirits were lifted ending the boat journey ...

I've got great news i'm now officially a ...
Jun 30, 2001

... and sell sarongs, cars whipping through the streets, and scooters swerving in and out of traffic. Lombok, and especially Gili Trawangan, is the complete opposite. While Lombok is definitely greener, clearer and less crowded than Bali, Trawangan is a ...

Nyepi!
Mar 25, 2007 (13 photos)

Tsss, da hab ich doch aus Solidaritaet fuer das Land der Indonesier meinen Bart wachsen lassen, und dann hat's nicht mal viele Muselmaenner auf diesem Bali... Also hurtig, hurtig die Pracht entfernen und sich mit der lokalen hinduistischen Kultur vertraut ...

The Gilis
Sep 7, 2008 (9 photos)

... after travelling north I made it to the Gili ferry set off point. And I was pretty chuffed with myself too. I took the boat to Gili Trawangen as I had heard that it was the most lively of the 3 Gilis and thats good when you are travelling solo. I spent a ...

Dive Master course and the stress test!
Sep 10, 2005

I have been on Gili Trawangan, a very chilled out Island just off Lombok in Indonesia, for 3.5 weeks and it is great! Loving the flash Balinese hut we are staying in and the outside bathroom is fab although not enjoying the nightly feast of my feet and ...

Silly Gili
Jul 16, 2009 (5 photos)

... with.  Bonus.  Like now hanging with serious traveler type, practice further rolling of eyes and saying " Tourists, eh?"  Gili island is quite chilled, small strip of bars and cottages along the beach, lots of diving to do (saw four turtles ...

White beach greetings
Jul 26, 2004 (11 photos)

... to ask two questions: 1) Are you married? 2) Do you want to buy dinner / transport / sarong / necklace ...? Here, on Gili Trawangan, the locals have two different questions: 1) Have you been snorkeling? 2) Do you want magic mushrooms? You see, ...

Gili Paradise
Mar 1, 2008 (39 photos)

... nous ont  convaicu d'attendre.   Cela dit, nous avons fait du snorkling a tous les jours, c'etait merveilleux et surtout gratuit!!! Gili Trawagan est un endroit pour faire la fete!  Du Irish pub au live Reggae bar, il y a de quoi pour ...

So Much Fun & Relaxing On Gili Trawangan
Nov 18, 2007 (40 photos)

... for getting it with speed! ;D heehehehehehheehhehe So, thats Korumbel. Right across the road road from Korumbel, was the Trawangan Bar, also known as 420 Bar. They had cheap local drinks and pretty good local dishes. Everytime someone would ask ...

Snorkelling Other Islands and having Much Fun
Nov 16, 2007 (19 photos)

... pics of the fantabulous day of snorkeling fun, but i can write about it. Blah. Snorkel spot 1.) Off the North East coast of Gili Trawangan. Pretty cool. Clear water, strong current. I was having a hard time about it, till I remembered to put on my fins! ...

Hike to Japanese Caves and Sunset Bar
Nov 19, 2007 (64 photos)

... place: If you want that private beach, you got it. If you want a fun night out, you got it. We went back to Rudy's bar and received many hugs and email addresses (to keep in touch). Gili Trawangan, we will miss you so so so very much............

gezond en wel
Apr 13, 2007

dik in orde, hier zo en alleman is gezond en wel

Pictures for last entry from Gili Trawangan!!
Jan 12, 2006 (5 photos)

Just a short one because have put the pictures in this entry which were meant to go with the last entry! In Thailand and internet connection better! Just about to go on a 4 day dive trip around Similan islands so should be fab!