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Gili Trawangan is the farthest islet from the shore of west Lombok and the biggest among 3 gilis located on a straight line on west east direction. The size of this small island is around 3.5 square kilometers, so it is quiet small with burden of now local population around 800 people and on season of travel during April, July andAugust can lift up by 25%. The people living on the island is believed to have been mixed between teh Bugis and resident of Lombok, as Lombok ethnic is consist of the Sasak and Balinese descendant. Their language shows close to the Sasak mixed with Balinese.

Karl Muller wrote on Underwater Indonesia that the water of Gili Trawangan has interesting variety of fish beside some damaged coral due to illegal explosive use ofcatching fish. There is a giant Clam where it was found blue spotted lagoon stingrays, reel fish, blue lined snappers, goldman sweetlips, ring tail surgeon butterfly fish, moorish idols, bronze soldier fish, and friendly cuttle fish.

A soft coral garden also exist at the north of Trawangan where tuna fish was found with the current seeps 1.5 - 2 nots. Within this water is very litle hard coral is found, butmany gorgonians, sea fans, and lacy soft coral. Here were found some types of fish such as parrot fish, goat fish, anthias, small groupers, blue spotted stingrays, hawkbill turtle, sharnose puffers, and file fish in green and orange colors.

On the east of Gili Trawangan called Trawangan slope, has moderate current which is not good for beginner. Here were met morish idols, smallreef white tip shark, yellow margin moray, soldier fish, unicorn fish, emperor fish, long fin batfish, trunk fish, and parcupine fish. The typeof coral here met were cabbages, brain and leaf hard corals.

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HOTELS AND BUNGALOWS IN GILI TRAWANGAN

Alam Gili Villas
Gili Trawangan, 5 Garden Bungalows Cozy and comfy - (4.5 x 4 m) 3 rooms have double bed, and 2 have twins. Lovely open-air bathrooms. Set back in the garden, you can also see the sea from the verandas.
Beach House Bungalows
Gili Trawangan, Beach House Villas is located directly on the beach of Gili Trawangan Lombok, set in wide lush tropical garden, the best gili for diving or snorkeling activities, just 30 minutes by speed boat from Teluk Kodek Lombok Island
Baruna Villa
Gili Trawangan, Baruna Villas has 3 Bedrooms with 2 Unsuited bathrooms, 1 non-ensuite bathroom, Kitchen and bar with dining area, Living area, Balconies and Terraces for all rooms, 294 square metres of living space
Desa Dunia Beda Beach Resort
Gili Trawangn is the newest hotel on this magical island a place that balance the comfort of first class accommodation with the natural beauty beaches on Gili
Dive Indonesia Hotel
Gili Trawangan, the farthest of the three from Lombok mainland. Dive Indonesia Hotel is prepared for Lombok diving tour on the Gili Trawangan. price US$ 45.00/rm/nt
Gili Villas
Gili Trawangan, Beach House Villas is located directly on the beach of Gili Trawangan Lombok, set in wide lush tropical garden, the best gili for diving or snorkeling activities, just 30 minutes by speed boat from Teluk Kodek Lombok Island
Salobai Hotel
Gili Trawangan, the farthest of the three tiny islands from Lombok mainland. Salobai Hotel is a perfect base for Gilis diving tour. Price US$ 60.00/rm/nt
Tir Na Nog Villas
Gili Trawangan Our guest accommodations are in the form of 10 fully equipped deluxe villas. All are fully furnished with hot water, A/C, private balconies, and plumbed for fresh water. There is a new luxury 2 bed villa at rear of complex with plunge pool. It has all mod cons, satellite TV, fully equipped western kitchen, terrazzo bathroom and sunset balcony.
Villa Ombak Hotel
Gili Trawangan is the first hotel on this magical island a place that balance the comfort of first class accommodation with the natural beauty, features grass roof
Villa Almarik Hotel
Gili Trawangan, the farthest of the three from Lombok, is Lombok hotel prepared for those who wish to experience Lombok

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SHORT NOTE ON GILI TRAWANGAN

Gili Trawangan
Gili Trawangan with the size of 3.5 sq. kms, is the largest of the three counting population 700 persons. According to Karl Muller an expert of Indonesian underwater, Gili Trawangan has the best sites for diving which is called Andy's Reef and Grand Clam. The presence of sharks are also often that can be approached up to 4 or 5 meters. Other than sharks there are mantas and remoras. The type of shark here is reef whitetips. Fish can found here were blue-line snappers, goldman's sweetlips, surgeonfish, Moorish idols and other common reef fish. The word Gili is used both on the east coast of Bali and Lombok Island to refer a small island. On the east coast of Bali is known a small island with the name of Gili Tepekong. This Gili is close to the ferry port of Padangbai, and is considered one site for good scuba diving place. It is not clearly known if the word is taken from Bali or originally Lombok. In the past Lombok was controled by one of Balinese kingdom of Karangasem which controlled up to the island of Sumbawa. There are so many small island around the island of Lombok and other then the 3 Gilis known on the west coast of Lombok there are Gili Nanggu, Gili Panjang, Gili Gede, and others. All those Gilis are small island and based with lime stone basin with good coral surrounding. How to reach Gili Trawangan is a unique travel activity for everyone who plan their holiday on the island.

How to Reach Gili Trawangan
There are many accesses from out side the island of Lombok, yet the most easiest way is from Bali both by flight or by ferry boat. By air from Bali using small aircraft of CN 25 with the capacity of 25 passengers or Fokker 28 with the capacity of 50 passengers. Flying time from Ngurah Rai International airport to Mataram airport is only 25 minutes. From Mataram airport one has to ride a car to a small port called Bangsal, just one km north of Senggigi beach area. From Bangsal port one has to take a motorized boat with only 30 minutes to reach Gili Trawangan. While if access by sea, there are many choices to reach the island espcially pre-crossing the strait of Lombok. If one staying in Nusa Dua, Sanur of Kuta, it must be transported first to the ferry port of Padangbai Bali which takes around two hours. Or one can take to stay at closest hotel to Padangbai port before crossing Lombok strait. There are plenty of hotels can be chosen in Candidasa Beach which distance is around 2 kms away from the port. Or just take 2 choices of hotel located just on the bay of Padangbai Port such as Mustika Sari Hotel or Puri Rai Hotel. From Padangbai port it needs 4 to 5 hours to cross the strait to arrive at Lembar Harbour, the biggest harbour of Lombok island located on the south west of the island. From Lembar one need to take land transport to Bangsal port which takes around 1 hour. Then the same boat as above to Gili Trawangan.