Gili Meno: What You Need To Know About This Little Paradise

February 14, 2013 | admin

The popularity of the Gilis Islands in Lombok, Indonesia has been widely known around the world. Those islands are dubbed as one of the world’s best paradise for divers. Gili Trawangan is the largets island and now it is becoming a busy diving destination that never sleeps. However, the two siblings, Gili Air and Gili Meno are equally beautiful dive spots that you cannot simply miss.

Gili Meno is the smallest of all three gilis. This island is also the most quiet and is as not as busy as Gili Trawangan. No wonder Gili Meno is considered the best place for those who want to stay away from the city life. You can get to Gili Trawangan or Gili Air first (by boat) before continuing your trip to Gili Meno by Hopping Boat in the early morning. The boat regularly departs twice a day daily around ­9:00 – 10:00 AM and 14:00 – 15:00 PM.

No need to worry about electricity as electricity supply is now available in this tiny paradise. Make sure you prepare your cash as there is no banks on the Gilis (but there is now one ATM machine on Gili Trawangan).  It is advisable to bring your important medication kits just in case as no doctors are available on the island. Despite being the least visited, Gili Meno actually has much to offer you. There is a bird sanctuary set up by an Australian businessman living in Bali. Lots of tropical birds are seen here, from the colorful parrots to macaws.

As The Gilis are famous as the world’s top dive spots, diving center is common on the islands. One of the diving center in Gili Meno is Blue Marlin. This center is available on the other two Gilis as well as the neighbouring beautiful Senggigi beach.

This center offers diving courses, handled by their certified instructors. For PADI Discover Scuba Diving, the price is only Rp. 650.000,-. Other courses are PADI Open Water Course (Rp. 3.700.000,-), Scuba Diver Course (Rp. 2.900.000,-) and many more. You will enjoy the diving experience as the instrucstors there are really professional and prioritize divers’ safety and comfort. In addition to a wide variety of diving course, there are also specialized courses you can choose, from deep diver, night diver to peak performance buoyancy course.

Blue Marlin Gili Meno is one of the most recommended diving centers in Gili Meno. The service is friendly, personalized and the center really makes sure that every diver who want to take course gets attention from instructors. The center is also equipped with multilingual guides. Many tourists expressed their satisfaction on the world’s largest traveling site.

For your information, prices for food and accommodation are a bit more expensive on Gili Meno than the rest of the Gilis. However, you still can find cheaper places to sleep and the prices for bungalows are negotibale outside of peak season (July, August and December).

So, are you ready to have the best diving experience there with the best diving center in Gili Meno? Pack your luggage and book your trip right away.

Diving in Gili Meno

February 12, 2013 | admin

Gili Islands are three pleasant atolls where the beaches are still clean and the water is so clear with the beautiful sunset over Mt. Agung in Bali and sunrise over Mt. Rinjani in Lombok. It is located on the Northwest corner of Lombok. There are three Gilis; Gili Trawangan, Gili Air, and Gili Meno. Visiting Gili Islands is just a short two-hour boat trip from Bali to get there.

One of the most attractive islands is Gili Meno which is located in the middle of the islands. It is the smallest of the three Gili Islands and the quietest island with fewer tourists. The island lies directly in line in the middle of the other Gilis of Trawangan and Air, both only separated by about 1 km of water. Gili Meno is the quietest and most undeveloped natural island of the three islands. The special features of this island are the salt lake, beautiful scenery and spectacular diving sites. The beach on the Eastern part of the island is very nice and the underwater sea is awesome.

Gili Meno has a population of about 300 locals. The interior of the island is mostly palm trees surrounded by grass which is kept neat by the cows munching lazily in the shade. What a lovely countryside! In addition, there are no cars or motorbikes on the island due to the local regulations. All transportation there is done by horse-drawn carts or walking. Diving in Gili Meno is pretty good. It has quite strong currents and incredible swimming pool visibility. This is the most idyllic island among the other islands in Asia.

Fresh water is shipped from Lombok in Gili Meno. Eco-friendly practices are not an option, it is a necessity. There are many options for an enjoyable holiday on the island. You can rent snorkeling equipment, just snorkeling off the shore to see the magnificent coral reefs and fishes or even join a diving course to see the magnificent underwater world by diving in Gili Meno.

In Gili Meno, there are some stunning dive sites such as Sea Turtle Point, Meno Wall and Blue Coral Point. Furthermore, there are few quality scuba diving operations on the island. The blue coral garden around the Northeast of Gili Meno can be reached by snorkeling off the beach or diving. Turtle point and Meno wall are located in the Northwest of Gili Meno which can be reached only by boat. You can also join one of the boat dive trips that are available there. You cannot refuse diving in Gili Meno, can you?

There are also diving equipment shops in Gili Meno. So, you do not have to worry as you still can enjoy the gorgeous underwater life in Gili Meno easily. It is a small and quiet island where divers are for a treat both in and out of the water. You can experience a life without traffic and stress in Gili Meno while enjoying the sunshine, perfect white beaches and palm trees.