GILI EXOTIC PACKAGE 2008

4 Days / 3 Nights

Lombok and Gili Islands are perfect for travelers searching for peace, tranquility and relaxation: guests spend their time under the warm sun next to the beach, relaxing by the pool or snorkeling in the peaceful ocean in front of the hotel where numerous fish inhabit the corals of the Indian Sea.

TOUR ITINERARY
Day 01: Pick Up & Transfer Service.
Our guide will meet you at the airport to be transferred to the hotel. Check In and free at your own leisure.

Day 02: Free program. (Breakfast)
Relax and free at your own leisure. Try some optional activities i.e: snorkeling or sunbathing by the white sand beach.

Day 03: Gili Explorer Tour with Glass Bottom Boat. (Breakfast)
See the highlight of the Gilis, enjoy Snorkeling tour by Glass bottom boat to Gili Meno and Gili Air, back to the hotel by afternoon, relax and free at your own leisure.

Day 04: Transfer - Out. (Breakfast)
Pick up and transfer service to the airport - end of the program.

Price: On Request (please advice us the number of participants)

Includes:
3 Nights accommodation at Gili Trawangan hotel
All daily breakfast + tax & service charges
Private airport transfer (AC Car)
Boat charter to Gili Trawangan
1 x Gili Explorer tour with glass bottom boat

PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDES:
International/Domestic Airfare
Airport taxes
Personal expenses

SCUBA DIVING IN LOMBOK
GENERAL INFORMATION

Three small islands, surrounded by coral, The Gilis, off Lombok's west coast, are fast becoming one of her main draw cards. Dive centres with all the high tech equipment and professional instructors ensure that visiting divers at all levels of experience and ability can dive in waters that have more varieties of fish than anywhere in the world - and that includes The Great Barrier Reef and Red Sea.

Gili Trawangan
Now appears to head the list as the most popular island - it has long had a reputation as the party' island mainly through a concentrated and central foreshore area of restaurants, dive operations and hotels including some luxury boutique choices.

Gili Meno
Still the quietest island is a place to escape to and although it has a smaller list of accommodation options those that it has are tending towards a more up-market clientele. Snorkeling off beaches of pure white sand the coral is superb.

Gili Air
Has the largest local population and while it has more of a lived-in feeling than the other two islands for some that is quite possibly its attraction. On Gili Air it's possible to likewise enjoy the marine possibilities but also one can absorb some of the local culture missing on the other islands.In addition to the Gilis there are many other dive and snorkel possibilities such as an area now being promted on the rugged south coast where the experienced can now dive among hammerheads and rays.

DIVE SITES AROUND THE GILI ISLANDS

There are over 3,500 marine species living in the reefs and seas of Indonesia. In comparison to the Great Barrier Reef (1,500 species) and Red Sea (600 species), 25 % of all reefs in the world are in Indonesia.

The drop-offs, plateaus and slopes of the Gili's reflect a good cross-section of what Indonesia has to offer. Dive in and be fascinated by turtles, White-tip Reef Sharks, Cuttlefish, Moray Eels, Angel Fish, Ghost Pipefish and more.

Around the three Gili Island in the north-west of Lombok (Gili Air, Gili Meno, Gili Trawangan), are more then 15 different dive spots and there are new reefs being explored all the time.

Shark Point & Volkers' Golf Course

Shark Point, to the east of Gili Trawangan, is a popular dive spot in the mornings. This dive site consists of different levels (24m, 20m, 18m). It starts with a slope of hard and soft corals, the "native territory" of Green and Hawksbill Turtles.

The different levels are sandy areas with small coral locks - the variety of underwater life is large, starting with schools of Trevally Napoleon Fish to White-tip Reef Sharks and Rays in the sandy areas, ending up with Ribbon Eels, Leaf Fish and even Mantas.

Volkers' Golf Course is about 500 m east of Shark Point and starts at a depth of about 20m. It looks green like a golf course and is the best site to see Sharks, Schools of Mackerel and Doctor Fish.

Because of its depth and the sometimes very strong currents, it is a dive for advanced divers.

Meno Wall
Meno wall, off the west coast of Gili Meno, goes down to depths of 18m. It offers a lot of small coral fish like Lionfish, Soldier Fish, Gobies, crabs, as well as Wart Slugs and Nudibranches coming out of hiding. It is also called "Turtle Heaven" because of the many resident Hawksbill and Green Turtles.

Air Wall
Air Wall, to the west of Gili Air, is a very beautiful wall that, due to the soft coral cover, shines yellow-orange depending on the position of the sun. The highlight of this wall is a coral block at 22m in which Leaf Fish (Scorpion Fish) make their "home", surrounded by shrimps, Pipe Fish, White-banded Cleaner Shrimps and thousands of Glass Fish. Look into the deeper parts for White-tip Reef Sharks.

Coral Fan Garden & Basket Coral Garden
Also popular for morning dives are the two dive spots in the north of Gili Trawangan: Coral Fun Garden and Basket Coral Garden. In the first few metres you have the feeling of being in an aquarium - schools of colored Fairy Basslets, Fusiliers, Banner Fish live here. Deeper, around the big coral and stone blocks, Groupers, Batfish, Trumpet Fish, hiding Octopus and Bearded Scorpion Fish. Look out to the blue: sometimes Eagle Rays, Mantas or Reef Sharks can be seen.

Manta Point
In the rainy season, when the water is rich with plankton, this dive site in the south of Gili Trawangan gives you the best chance to see Manta Rays. But even without the Mantas, you still have a good chance to see Reef Sharks and Turtles.