We were visiting this Island for snorkeling. I specially want to mention our Tourguide “Nicho” from “Bajang Enterprises Tour and Travel” He knew all the good places arround and was planing our trips perfectly. His office is near the Ombak Vila. He is very kind and his service is awesome!!!

Great to meet new people. Local people are very honest and kind. Sometimes you need to work with the prices (snorkeling, etc.) - compare multiple places and negotiate. But in general, people don't want to abuse tourists and get unreasonable money (few exceptions). Lots of things to do: snorkeling (amazing swimming with turtles), diving, surfing, trips to other islands. For massages, I advice to go outside of resort - same quality, but authentic, half the price. I forgot my credit card at ATM, and hotel helped me to contact security guy, they found on CCTV who took the card. I had it back in 3 days. Amazing. Overall very nice place to stay for some 4-5 nights.

The best was that we chose a good and quiet resort, we could walk around this small island and we had good food, drinks and cheap massages. The poor side was that I paid a lot for pearls that were absolute rubbish. It was a roadside stall, so I should have known better. I was disappointed to see large tourists crammed the horses and carts full of themselves, their families and luggage. That was shameful, more than two people should hire two carts. Be aware that the roads aren’t signposted, the World War Two bunker was a great walk, you will find the concrete track access to the right if you walk the road beside the night market.

Gili Trewangan island is a gorgeous small Indonesian Island. It’s locally referred to as Gili T island. You need to catch a ferry from the Sanur (Bali) Ferry Terminal & the trip takes around 4-5 hrs. There is a Departure tax that has to be paid (cash only) at Sanur. You can easily travel around the island because it’s 2 kms wide & about 2 klms long. The island is noticeably quiet compared to more populated islands because the only modes of transport are: walk, bicycle, electric scooter or local horse & cart…..NO cars, NO trucks, NO motorcycles. NO hustle & bustle of people trying to sell you items & not many tourists were there. There is an ‘Arrival’ tax & ‘Departure’ tax for Gili T (cash only). There are many bars, restaurants, cafes, shops & beauty salons. Many of the restaurants have inside dining & dining/drinking on the beach, sitting either on beanbags or at tables/chairs. The sunsets are incredible to watch from the beach. We easily bicycled around the entire island every day (5 klms) & the views from different parts of the island are different & all beautiful. We WILL definitely travel back to Gili T island & stay longer next time 😊

Loved our 4 days on Gili T. Nice and laid back with some great restaurants and bars. Love the fact there is no motorised transport, horse & cart or cycles. Had a couple of days diving with Manta Dive (seperate review), cycled round the island (takes about an hour), see turtles while snorkeling in front of our hotel.Will definitely return.

Lovely place. Good diving sites. Good food, friendly people. Only problem is the mosque, because the prayer call is taking 10min-2h. They also read and call there everything. So its not quiet place to stay. I recommend more the Gili Meno. There is also very much rubbish wich is very sad.

Going downhill. This is my 4th visit to gili T, twice before covid and the earthquakes, and twice after. I would say I preferred it better before Covid times, I feel gili T has become way too busy and touristy and there is definitely a rubbish problem with a lot of the rubbish being burnt overnight. Prices have gone up, tacky foam party bars appearing on the west side of the island, lots more in construction that will change the face of the ‘ quiet ‘ side. I would say 80 percent of the visitors here are under 25, and that is def due to social media and instagram… Something def needs to be done regarding too many tourists here, it has changed so much since we first came in 2018! And not in a good way. It is almost like gili T is trying to be like kuta in Bali. A lot of the local people who run the little shops hate it. Will sadly be my last visit here… also, please walk and don’t use the horse and carts… that is what your legs are for… walking

Beautiful island and beaches, however this review pertains to a far more serious issue- We are a family of 4 with two kids 15 and 12. On our first day we were walking from back from the sunset to our hotel and a guy shouted out “marijuana for you guys”? From a corner shop! We were shocked We thought this was a one off but it happened several times in the streets over the next couple of days, most guys were selling something called mushroom. It’s sad to see this being done openly. I saw many bag packers walking into small shops and coming out with small paper or plastic bags. It’s supposedly a paradise for young adults who are bay packing and indulge in this kind of stuff. I know I am a party pooper for them but this is a shout out to all parents who know about their teens wanting to go to such places.

This is an Island where no motorised vehicles are allowed. So no noisy motorbikes or cars .. no industrial factories .. ergo no pollution. If one wishes to explore there's plain pedal cycles , quaint but brisk horse carriages and of course one's own two legs to walk around on . Lol .. it's a paradise for fruits seafood and good fresh food . This island runs on it's own laid back laws and maintains itself admirably as far as law and order goes . Like Bali there's no choking restrictions as usually exist in some societies and so tourists are freely able to enjoy themselves as they would anywhere in the world. Of course there's reasonable bounds of behaviour expected from visitors . So many pros and such few cons. The only 2 things I'd say they could improve is 1. Another couple of jetties for incoming tourist boats to tie up on . Currently their jetty is always overcrowded and that creates daily boat delays upto 30 minutes to an hour sometimes. 2. Streetlights from 2 kms outside the Trawangan market are not always functioning correctly and the pitch darkness is a bit dangerous for senior citizens walking to places for dinner and back . Other than that it's a GREAT place and I'll CERTAINLY return

The island offers a range of activities such as scuba diving, snorkeling, yoga, and cycling. The absence of motorized vehicles adds to its charm, and transportation is mainly by bicycle or horse-drawn carriage (cidomo). Do you need guidance on what you can expect and how to plan your trip? call me +62 81230002243