Gili Trawangan tourist areas in West Nusa Tenggara is one of the world's favorite destination which offers nautical travel experience very enjoyable. These destinations away from the noise, giving you the charming landscape of beaches, and natural beauty of the underwater charming.
In 2011, Lonely Planet Best ever released a travel guide book and enter the tourist area of Gili Trawangan regarded as one of the "Top 10 Region" most recommended site to visit. North Lombok attractions that one is able to provide a memorable travel experience for you.
Attractions Gili Trawangan is administratively located within the territory of West Nusa Tenggara province, located in the northwest of the island of Lombok. Gili Trawangan is actually a small island along the 2 km and has a width of 1.5 km. You can surround this beautiful island with a walk for two hours.
Interesting Spot Tourism Gili Trawangan
Here are a number of objects and interesting spots that you can find when searching the beauty of Gili Trawangan travel.1. The white sandy beach
Contour beach in the tourist area of Gili Trawangan is no different from other Lombok beach, has white sand beaches clean and beautiful panorama. Crystal clear sea water, rich in marine life. From the shore, you can relax while enjoying the magnificent Mount Rinjani and Mount Agung in the distance.
2. Nature underwater
Snorkel and diving activities is one of the most popular thing in this area of Gili Trawangan travel. You can find international licensed diving services with offices there. Thus, it would be very easy to find guides and diving equipment needed.
There are a number of well-known diving spot in Gili Trawangan. Each has its own uniqueness. Some of the popular diving spot, among them Jack Point, SharkPoint, Halik Reef, CoralFanGardern, Bounty Reef, Trawangan Slope, Simon Reef, and Turbo.
Typically, each operator diving there has spots featured with varying levels of difficulty according to your diving skills. If you are reluctant to dive, you can still enjoy the beauty of marine life by snorkeling Gili Trawangan alone.
When diving, you can see the beauty of the underwater world enchanting Gili Trawangan, including green turtles encountered there. These rare animals can be seen at a depth of 10-20 meters below sea level.
3. Sunset in Gili Trawangan
It is one more thing that liked among connoisseurs of the trip. The charm of the sunset (sunset) in Gili Trawangan looks so beautiful on a site called Sunset View to the west of the island.
You can go there by walking, biking or riding ,, wagon. You will find many tourists who gather there. This location is favored as a place to relax while waiting for the sun to mingle back into the dusk. Do khawati if you are hungry or thirsty, there are plenty of food vendors there.
4. Conservation of the turtles
Turtle conservation is located near the port of Gili Trawangan. Here the children reared turtles, which would then be released into the ocean to multiply freely. Typically, there will be a kind of traditional ceremonies in the release of these animals into the sea.
5. Presean
Presean is a traditional martial art of Sasak community in West Nusa Tenggara. This art can you see around the Art Market. Art is fairly extreme, maybe you'll see a player who was injured when he fought in the martial arts performances. This activity is typically celebrated with accompaniment beleganjur, the traditional music of Lombok, including commentator voice over the loudspeaker.
6. Live music
Accommodation on the island of Gili Trawangan is fairly excellent. A number of bar and cafe there is typically provide live music performances. Of course, this is one of the exciting entertainment during a visit to Gili Trawangan. Among foreign tourists, bar and cafe is one of the favorite places to enjoy a wonderful evening at Gili Trawangan.
Hotels in Gili Trawangan
You can search for hotels or inns in Gili Trawangan online to ensure room availability. One of the most popular online booking is AGODA.
Access to the Area Tourism Gili Trawangan
Travel to the tourist area of Gili Trawangan can be started from the island of Bali. You will easily find a number of travel agencies that may offer tour packages Bali and Lombok in an integrated manner, and even travel packages Gili Trawangan.
To be able to arrive at Gili Trawangan, you can ride public transportation from the city of Mataram. Itineraries will be passed is Mataram - Rembiga - Pamenang. Arriving at Pamenang, proceed by boat towards Trawangan. The travel time required is approximately 45 minutes. Arriving at the port Trawangan, you can find travel agencies that offer travel packages Gili Trawangan, including diving (diving), snorkelling, riding cidomo, and others.