Gili Islands Travel Guide

Travelers looking for a remote island experience may find Gili Islands a perfect match. Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air are Lombok region's "Triumvirate of Exclusivity" for offering limited huts, a restaurant, and a solitary diving and snorkeling opportunity for travelers escaping the jam-packed tourism circuit. The islands started out as a backpacker trail with its thatched huts and beachside cafés playing reggae music and offering banana pancakes. Nowadays, exquisite seafood banquets and stone villas have also popped up to cater to travelers from the higher end of the scale. A self-professed "eco destination," Gili...