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Gili Air - Indonesia

* What to do * Getting to Gili Air * Accommodation on Trawangan

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Gili Islands

• Gili Trawangan
• Gili Meno
• Gili Air

Lombok

• Mataram
• Senggigi Beach
• Gili Islands
• South Lombok
• Mount Rinjani
• Senaru
• Chakranegara

Other Indonesian locations

• Bali
• Flores
• Gili Islands
• Java
• Kalimantan
• Komodo
• Lombok
• Maluku
• Sulawesi
• Sumatra
• Riau Islands
• West Papua
• West Timor

Gili Air is closest to the mainland and is only around 1.5km in width and height. You can walk around the island in a few hours.

Majority of accommodation is located on the southeast coast though there is guesthouses and bungalows scattered all along the coast. Majority of the hotels do not have a webpage. See our lists of the hotels with web pages and contact phone number for the others.

PADI scuba dive centres on Gili Air

Oceans5 is a new dive center on Gili air. Oceans 5 offers all padi courses, iahd courses and reef check conservation programs.

Blue Marlin Dive is a PADI 5 star dive centre offering scuba dive trips and PADI dive courses on Gili Air.

Manta Dive offer both PADI and SSI Education courses.

Internet cafes on Gili Air

There are internet cafes on Gili Air though expect the connection to be very slow and often not working. They still rely on dial up connections via telephone lines to get internet connections.

Getting to Gili Air

See our main Gili Islands webpage for more information about getting to the Gili Islands. This includes ferries from Lombok and Bali and also shuttle ferry between the 3 main Gili Islands.

Last updated 4th September 2010

Accommodation on Gili Air

Following is a list of hotels, guesthouses, bungalows and resorts on Gili Air with current prices and contact details:

Mawar Cottages basic accommodation from 110,000Rp low season (US$11) and 165,000Rp high season (US$16).

Gili Air Santay Bungalows a family run business with 10 bungalows set in tropical gardens. Prices from 100,000Rp (US$10) low season or 200,000Rp (US$20) high season.

Tyrrell Cottages is brand new accommodation opened in March 2009 located on the main beach 45m from the ferry port. Prices from US$35 per night low season and US$45 high season. 

Coconut Cottages are located on Gili Air Island which is a short boat ride from Lombok. There are no cars or motorbikes on Gili Air so a relaxing environment. Prices from 250,000Rp per night (US$21).

Hotel Gili Air is located on the northern side of Gili Air with 30 bungalows/chalets. Room prices start from US$17 in low season and US$28 in high.

Blue Marlin Bungalows comfortable accommodation from US$35 per night (+US$10 in the high season)