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LOMBOK
SAILING CRUISES
05
Days 04 Nights
 Lombok
(1990 pop. 2,403,025) is an island in West Nusa Tenggara
province, Indonesia. It is part of the chain of the
Lesser Sunda Islands, with the Lombok Strait separating
it from Bali to the west and the Alas Strait between it
and Sumbawa to the east. It is roughly circular, with a
"tail" to the southwest, about 70 km across and a total
area of about 4,725 km² (1,825 sq mi). The
administrative capital and largest city on the island is
Mataram.
Culture
 Lombok's people are 85% Sasak, culturally and
linguistically closely related to the Balinese, but
unlike Bali's Hindu they are Muslims. A notable
non-orthodox Islamic group found only on Lombok are the Wektu Telu ("Three Prayers"), who as the name suggests
pray only three times daily, instead of the five times
required in the Quran.
Climate
While tropical,
hot and humid, Lombok is drier than neighboring Bali,
which makes it a particularly attractive option during
the October-December rainy season (it rains on Lombok
too, but rarely for more than an hour). The peak of the
tourist season, though, is May through August.
The
Gili
Islands (Indonesian:Tiga Gili [Three Gilis], Kepulauan Gili
[Gili Islands]) are an archipelago of three small islands —
Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air — just off the
northwest coast of Lombok, Indonesia.
The
 islands are a popular destination for Western tourists
looking for a remote island experience. Each island has
several small resorts, usually consisting of a small
collection of huts for tourists, and a restaurant. Most
local inhabitants live in the hilly interior of the island.
Automobiles and motorized traffic are prohibited on the
islands by local ordinance, so the preferred method of
transportation is bicycle or the horse-drawn carriage called
a cidomo. Diving in and around the Gilis is also popular,
although the prices are fairly high due to local cartel
activities. The name "Gili Islands" is a bit of a misnomer,
because Gili simply means "small island" in Sasak.
GILI TRAWANGAN
Gili Trawangan is the largest of Lombok's Gili Islands and
is the only one to rise significantly above sea level. It is
3km long and 2km wide with a population of about 1000. Of
the Gilis, Trawangan has the most tourist facilities; the
pub Tîr na Nôg claims that Trawangan is the smallest island
in the world with an Irish pub. The most crowded part of
Trawangan lies on the eastern side.
On
 Gili
Trawangan (as well as the other two Gilis), there are no
motorized vehicles. The main means of transportation are
bicycles (rented by locals to tourists) and cidomo (a small
horsedrawn carriage). For traveling to and from each of the
Gilis, locals usually use motorized boats and speedboats.
The Gili islands are renowned not only for their friendly
inhabitants but the total tropical island paradise feeling
that they have. The white coral beaches, the warm and
inviting waters all invite to snorkeling, sun bathing and of
course diving. The diversity of aquatic life is astounding
and just off the shores you can find turtles, sting rays,
reef sharks, baracudas, and a myriad of small and large
fish.
Some of the first inhabitants of Gili Trawangan were from
Sulawesi who are fishermen and farmers. Previously Gili
Trawangan was covered in forest and deer lived on the
island.
GILI MENO
 Gili
Meno is the middle of Lombok's three Gilis. It has
population of about 300, mainly concentrated on the center
of the island. The main income of the population comes from
tourism, coconut plantation and fishing. On the west side of
the island there is a small shallow lake that produces salt
in the dry season. Until a few years ago there was also a
small production of seaweed on the reef at the north end of
the island. It has swimming beaches all around the island,
as well as an impressive bird sanctuary.
GILI AIR
Gili Air is the smallest of the Gilis and it's closest
to the Lombok mainland, making it popular with honeymoon
couples and travelers seeking a quiet retreat. It has
population of about 1,000 and administratively lies in the
West Nusa Tenggara province. The island offers excellent
snorkeling and SCUBA diving off its east coast, and turtles
can be seen along the coral reef.
Gili
 Meno, the central island, is home to only a few hundred
residents. The most quiet and least exploited island of the three,
makes Gili Meno also the most attractive. Drinking water is brought
in from Lombok. The sources of the island only bring in salt water
which is hardly good enough to bath in. Just inland is a big salt
lake, which is separated by small dykes for salt mining, which takes
place in the dry season (May until October). The dry times are
sometimes marked by cholera on the island. The rest of the year
there are malaria musquitos; don't forget tablets and a musquito
net.
The hotels and bungalows are located along the southeastern coast.
They offer a nice view over Gili Air and Gunung Rinjani in the east.
The best place for snorkling is the northeastern coast, near the
Blue Coral Bungalow, which has it's name from the blue-colored
corals just offshore. The reef offers a big variety of coral
spiecies and small, colorfull fish.
Fomous Gili Nanggu
Gili Nanggu is a
small Island Southwest of Lombok with a beautiful white
sandy beach, it is surrounded by many small Islands, which
also beautiful
place for snorkelling and swimming
There are also
several Gili islands in the near gili nanggu ideal for
snorkeling and diving such as Gili Kedis, Gili Poh, Gili
Gede and many more to west side f sekotong bay.
East Lombok Gilis
Travelers heading up the east coast of
Lombok and not intending to go over to Sumbawa will pass through
Labuhan Lombok. This part of the NE coast
is parched and things get scarce. The Labuhan Lombok area has some
of the tallest mahogany trees on the island.
Heading north from Labuhan Lombok you’ll
come to Labuhan Pandan, another 13kms
up the road. There you will find a nice beach, Pantai Pulo
Lampu.
There are around 05 islands in east lombok
and most of them is untoucheble by tourist who concentrate in Gili
Trawangan, Meno, Air and Nanggu.
Here is list of Gili Islands in East of
Lombok;
01. Gili Lawang
02. Gili Sulat
03. Gili Petangan
04. Gili Lampu
05. Gili Bidara
CRUISING AREA AND ITINERARY:
Day 01, Airport-Teluk Kode-Gili
Air-Gili Lawang
Day 02, Gili Lawang-Gili Sulat-Gili
Lampu-Gili Trawangan
Day 03, Gili Trawangan-Gili Nanggu-Gili
Ringgit
Day 04. Gili Ringgit-Gili Asahan-Gili
Poh
Day 05, Gili Poh-Teluk Kode-Airport
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