{"id":24410,"date":"2018-05-17T13:56:14","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T20:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/?p=24410"},"modified":"2025-08-21T13:08:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T20:08:07","slug":"gili-trawangan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/gili-trawangan\/","title":{"rendered":"A QUICK GUIDE TO GILI TRAWANGAN, INDONESIA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Turquoise water, marine turtles and the most beautiful reefs. Gili Trawangan is a true dream destination you definitely shouldn’t miss when coming to Indonesia. Next to Gili Air and Gili Meno, Gili Trawangan is the biggest of the tree Gili Islands. The Island is inhabited by only roughly 700 people. They live from tourism and fishing. With a circumference of less than 7km, this island is pretty small. You can walk around it in about one hour!<\/p>\n

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When we first got there, we were blown away by the true beauty of the Gili T and the open hearted mentality of the locals. It is definitely a must, if you are traveling to Indonesia. Here is a quick guide to Gili T to help you make your stay on this island as magical and paradisiac as possible!<\/p>\n

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HOW TO GET TO GILI TRAWANGAN<\/h3>\n

First of all, lets talk about how to get there. This seems like a pretty easy question but it can actually be quite difficult. There are several slow boats as well as speed boats that go and return between the Gili Islands, Lombok and the main Bali island.<\/p>\n

A speed boat ticket will be about 200,000 IDR, that is about \u20ac12 and a slow boat ticket can be much cheaper. However, I would always suggest to go with the speed boat, they almost go every hour and only take about 20 minutes from Gili Trawangan to Gili Air, for example.<\/p>\n

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If you come from the main Bali island, this will take about one hour and will be a little bit more expensive! I would always recommend to buy the tickets one day in advance. Just to be on the safe side. The best ferry company is Eka Jaya. It even shows movies while you are traveling (pretty cool!).<\/p>\n

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WHERE THE BEST BEACHES ARE ON GILI T<\/h3>\n

If you want to see lonely beaches, crystal clear water and pure white sand, then Gili Trawangan is your best choice. There are two halves of Gili T: the sunset<\/em> half and the busy<\/em> half. The prettier beaches are definitely on the sunset half. We always spent the whole day there. We went during lunch time, had our coconuts, sunbathed and swam with the colourful fishes. Later, we had dinner watching the sun set and drank cocktails during the night.<\/p>\n

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Looking for incredible iced coffee and fresh coconuts to escape the heat? The best restaurant on the sunset half of the island is definitely Exile – it’s a great place to chill and relax. At this place you will also see one of the famous swings. And always remember, most of the time you are alone at the beach. Especially during off season, when nobody will disturb you when you grab your book and doze off at one of the many hammocks all around the beach.<\/p>\n

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WHERE TO FIND THE BEST VEGAN\/VEGGIE FOOD<\/h3>\n

Food in asian countries can be a bit difficult for the western society. Especially due to the fact that asian meals mainly contain meat or fish and dairy. It can be hard for vegans\/vegetarians to find places to eat – so here’s some help! Luckily, Gili T has lots of opportunities to eat vegetarian and vegan! <\/p>\n

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