This is the "world village" post-Bali. This was the nickname for the three earthen sights or a small island located in Gili Indah Village, District Pemenang, West Lombok regency, West Nusa Tenggara.

This title can be proved through the existence of a number of star hotels are generally owned by foreign investors who work together with local residents as the land owner. Three coastal Gili, Trawangan, Meno, and Air, also dominated by young tourists from abroad, who tour the small island that is still clean from the pollution and separated from the island of Lombok.



The atmosphere of "world village" is very strong in Trawangan. This is indicated from the language used by tourists, such as German, French, Spanish, and Japanese; even a small group of tourists who communicates with the language of Lebanon. Nevertheless, the English-speaking travelers who are more dominant.

Not as busy as Kuta, Bali, indeed, but Ali and Khalil, both descendants of Swedish tourists Lebanese citizen, admitted Trawangan entertained with the atmosphere. "Here the atmosphere of calm, natural, no pollution, I like it," said Ali, who along with 12 colleagues stayed for three days in mid January.

On Gili Trawangan not allowed to use motorized vehicles. Which allowed only Cidomo (typically vehicles), horses and bicycles bailer. Transportation is rented out to tourists who want to walk around the island area of 338 hectares of it.

Gili Trawangan is located in the western row of choice because it has a more complete facilities, such as lodging, nightclubs, and other means of communication and transportation that almost all day to serve local residents or tourists from Port Ward, Pemenang of the Village, to Gili Trawangan, Gili included Water that was in the easternmost row.

Gili Meno

Somewhat different from Gili Meno, sandwiched between two neighboring islands, facilities and infrastructure supporting the complete lack of atmosphere despite the surrounding environment is relatively quiet and peaceful Meno, might be appropriate for family tourism.

Of the three Gili, tourists can enjoy the sunrise over Mount Rinjani, past sunset, and Mount Agung in Bali, as well as many nautical attractions are popular, such as diving and snorkeling. There are marine parks Meno Wall, a steep cliff walls in between Meno and Trawangan, which can be witnessed at a depth of 15 meters.

Gili Meno lake also features a "natural" salt water, as well as stopover areas where migratory birds, various types and colors of ornamental fish, such as tiger fish, blue moon, and fish of leadership-leadership that went out of coral reefs. The divers were brought bread to be included in the mineral water bottle. When in water, the bread is sprayed in order to attract the attention of the ornamental fish.

Unless ribbon coral and finger coral, almost everywhere in the waters there are three earthen blue coral reef. Blue coral reef into the genus Acropora. The blue color is caused Zooxanthela pigment color or single-celled algae living in blue and coral symbiosis in the network. The atmosphere was like blue coral in the Caribbean Sea.

Want to test the guts? Try to ride boats to about 100 yards south-west of Gili Trawangan. There, in addition to existing fish and ornamental fish, lion fish, cuttlefish, there is also a shark point, the nest of white tip sharks at depths of 25-30 meters. For those who follow the course dive, this location shall be visited. If reluctant wet, there are glass bottom boat translucent floor.

Towards Gili
All roads lead to it dike. If just a quick tour or "eye wash", can be chartered boat from Senggigi tourist attraction, West Lombok, the rent is Rp 350 000-Rp. 550 000. Senggigi-Trawangan taken about 60 minutes by boat.

Ride public transportation to Port of Senggigi Ward, Pemenang of the Village-Gili entrance to the three-was another alternative. Conditions in this lane paved road hotmix, with uphill terrain and coastal region as well as tracing the curve at a particular place from a distance it looks clusters of three Gilis.

May also ride public transportation from Mataram, the capital of West Nusa Tenggara, to Port Ward. On the way, the tourists stop off in the surrounding area Pusuk Forest, playing with the gray ape community and then taste the sweet palm sap that peddled on the streets.

Also look at all the red sugar production process made people around the forest area, from taking sugar palm water on the tree until the java process into sugar.

Three earthen comparative advantage becomes a magnet which tourists enjoy, among businesses, and community. Only, promote the economic calculations are achieved and then ignore the fact exacerbate the environmental aspects of environmental issues in the last two decades was felt by the public. If you fail to maintain the environmental attractiveness of the three Gilis, then undoubtedly "world village" was left by travelers.