Gili Island is one of the most beautiful island that lies off the northwestern island of Lombok, Gili Island there are three, namely Gili Air, Gili Meno, and Gili Trawangan. Third island has beautiful views with clean white beaches and the water was very clear. The area around the three island is known for having a beautiful sea garden is a habitat for a variety of beautiful fish, colorful
Three regions located in the village of Gili Gili Indah, Kecamatan Tanjung, West Lombok regency, West Nusa Tenggara. Gili is a small island mansions that are often found in West Lombok. Of all the islands in West Lombok, has been only three islands (dyke) is crowded by tourists, namely Gili Terawangan located on the west, in the middle of Gili Meno, and Gili Air in the east, all three are located parallel.
This beautiful place is very suitable for tourism activities, particularly water diving or snorkeling. Tourists who love diving or snorkeling must be careful with reef fish (stonefish) in this place - although rarely found, because the reef fish are highly toxic and usually live in the coral karang.Popularitas beautiful Gili Islands region has been increased recently as a regional tourism destination -especially foreigners. Foreign tourists love this place because nature is still very natural, no motor vehicles in this place, the traffic on the island is only Cidomo (horse carriages), or sometimes a bicycle. Here we will see hawkers who go by but not as much in Senggigi or elsewhere on the island of Lombok.
Three small islands are located in the northern part of West Lombok regency, some 40 km north of the city of Mataram, capital of West Nusa Tenggara. To reach the area, can be reached via two alternative pathways that both have advantages.
First through the Gaza Mataram - Forest Pusuk - Winner. If you pass this point, you will find Pusuk Forest, one of the protected forest area is cool and beautiful with a tortuous path. Along the roadside, you will find hundreds kerajinak friends who always awaits the throw food from the tourists who pass by. When we are facing westward, then the third will behold a beautiful island that we are going.
The second pathway is Mataram - Senggigi - Winner. This path is no less beautiful with the first point above, because in addition to passing Senggigi which is the mainstay of tourism region of NTB, also will you pass through the white sandy beach area that is still a virgin as far as a dozen miles.
From this it would be more obvious to the beauty of the three gili.
Arriving in the village of Winners, precisely at the Port of Ward, then the tourists who want to ride into the three dyke existing boats. Long journey to the small islands are only about 20 minutes. The tourists, both domestic and foreign tourists who come to this three-dyke, not only can enjoy the panorama of the beach with white sand alone. But more than that they too can witness the beauty of the marine park underneath
In the third marine park this dyke can we find various kinds of ornamental fish are pretty different types of fish are beautiful ornamental as well as other marine biota, including the beautiful blue coral in the world that supposedly is only found in two places, namely in the Caribbean and in Third this Gili, Gili Terawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air. In addition, in this place, tourists can also go fishing or fish baronang Aware that flavor the meat is very tasty and tender.
Accommodation on Gili Island which is one of the most beautiful island in general the form of bungalows which are located on the pole (like house on stilts) with leaf roof equipped with a terrace on the front and a bathroom at the rear. It has two or three rooms which are equipped with anti-mosquito bed nets. Lodging rates during quiet tourist visits (low season) is usually only one-third than when crowded (high season).
In addition, the no less interesting is that from this place we can also watch the sunrise from behind Mount Rinjani, as well as gelamnya teng, we can see her red keindahaan natural hue in the western horizon from behind the towering Mount Agung Bali beautifully.