In Lombok there are many tiny island which called Gili Islands that is the name given to the small islands off the coast of Lombok. There are many small islands aroung Lombok such as Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno, Gili Air, Gili Gede, Gili Panjang, and others. The name Gili has the meaning island as Nusa in Balinese language. The most important Gilis in our discussion here are 3 small islands on the west coast of Lombok those are Gili Air, Gili Meno, and Gili Trawangan. Since the beginning that it is known by the travelers these islands have been recorded as the beautiful island with fine white sand beaches with cristal clear water and blue turquise color. These Gili islands then become a popular place to relax, snorkeling and swimming, staying in simple bungalows built on the island with minimum facilities. During the course of time then Gili Air, the closest island to the mainland of Lombok developed into more standard holiday resort with accommodations, transport, and some restaurants. At the same time professional divers also come to the island to research the underwater around the 3 Gilis. It was found that the water around the Gilis has a great attraction such asfair to good variety and numbers of fish with highlight of Reef whitetip sharks and giant trevally, and visibility of water around 15 meters. Soon both Gili Meno and Gili Trawangan become islands that were changed into new resort for divers. Gili Trawangan is the furtherst west and the largest of the tree Gilis. with the size around 3.5 square kim. Gili Trawangan is already inhabited by local people with the number of population around 700 persons living her for dizens of years. They are most probably the people of South Sulawesi, mixed with Balinese and the Sasak of Lombok mainland. Today on the island of Gili Trawangan there are many good hotel such as Vila Ombak Hotel, one of the best accommodation on the island, Dive Indonesia Hotel is popular for divers with lower budget plan, Salobai Hotel is also one choice for holiday with standard facilities. Many small bungalows with minimum facilities are available on Gili Trawangan, yet due to the heat of tropical countries with low location the moisture level are high, so it is actually hard to live without air conditioner in the room, so many guest tried to stay at a Bungalow without air conditoner moved to room with this facilities. In the type of underwater attraction it is said the Gili Trawangan has the best with soft coral garden and Trawangan wall. Gili Meno is the island in the middle and has the population around 350 person who already living on Gili Meno at the same time as people in Gili Trawangan. This island is also said to have good underwater attraction, especially the west coast where one can find from shallow spread of staghorn Acropora hard and soft coral, sponges and gorgonians, a concentration of dozen harlequin sweetlips, good sized yellow margined moray, and a cute litttle blue sported stingray. While Gili Air is the most crowded island with population around 1.000 persons and as the closed island to Lombok mainland, it must have been inhabited from the beginning as old as west Lombok entering the civilization. The same as Gili Trawangan and Gili Meno, Gili Air also offers great place for divers with many hotels and accommodation such as Gili Air Hotel, the one most popular accommodation in the island. How to visit Gili Air Hotel. Since Lombok recognized as International Airport, you can fly directly from Singapore or through Bali, Yogyakarta or Surabaya airport. Expected to arrive in Lombok Airport not later than 14.00pm due to crossing the sea in the evening is not recommended. From Lombok Airport you have take a car then continued by local traditional boat to Bounty Beach Club Gili Meno. Let come to Gili Meno as the best diving site in Indonesia through our marketing office : don't hesitate to brief our staff for whole your trip in Indonesia including Bounty Beach Club for better price offer.