Things to do in Gili Trawangan

13 activities, venues and outings in Gili Trawangan, from theatres and live music to parks and tours.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

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The Yoga Place Gili
Offers yoga and meditation all day for all levels in a peaceful surrounding. Daily stand up paddle yoga at 08:30 and sunset beach yoga at 16:30. Also has a vegetarian and vegan restaurant, which serves big fresh juices with no sugar added. Available food offerings include smoothie bowls, colourful salads, big veggie burger and vegan bean chili. Big portions.
Closed · opens 7 amUp to Rp 100,000
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Aquaddiction Dive
Uber Scuba
SSI diving courses up to instructor level. Behind the dive centre there are 5 renovated bungalows and the new Aqua hostel. Aquaddiction specialise in teaching small groups of people Scuba Diving. Professional training is available and many new Divemasters have begun their career through the Aquaddiction Divemaster Trainee (DMT) program. They also offer courses for more advanced divers in Deep diving (40 m), Nitrox and Sidemount.
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Big Bubble Diving
This operation has quickly built a stellar reputation for professionalism and being extremely friendly. British owned and run with native English and French speakers as instructors. Large purpose built dive pool and good quality bungalows behind the diveshop. A full range of PADI and SSI courses plus daily fun dives.
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Blue Marlin Dive
The oldest dive shop on Gili Trawangan. PADI and TDI licensed with professional instructors and well maintained gear. Has its own large pool and a fully equipped dive shop. Also a full technical dive centre with Closed-Circuit Rebreather training and Tri-Mix. Behind the centre there are eight bungalows and three newly renovated rooms. In front an open air cafe which is often busy. On Monday nights Blue Marlin hosts a very loud party up on the second level above the dive shop.
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DSM Lombok
PADI Dive centre at Senggigi and on Gili Trawangan, French-owned.
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Dream Divers
As it is German-owned and -run, this is the preferred choice of most German visitors to the island. A PADI centre with the same courses and services as all the others.
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Gili Divers
English/Swedish management with an experienced and professional team of multi lingual instructors and divemasters. PADI and SSI courses up to professional level. New dive equipment. Gili Hotel and The Deck are associated with this diveshop. Also arrange snorkel and dive liveaboard trips to Komodo.
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Manta Dive
One of the longest established dive operators with international staff. The only 5-star SSI Diamond Instructor Training Facility in the region. All PADI and SSI courses are provided in main European languages, including introduction dives and Scuba Ranger courses for children. Daily dive trips around all 3 Gili Islands and frequent muck-dive trips to neighbouring Lombok. The dive school has direct access to the beach and boat. 8 traditional and 3 modern bungalows, café serving breakfast and lunch, free WiFi and freshwater swimming pool. A rustic beach bar serves sandwiches, salads and breakfasts. Also has a shop on Gili Air.
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South Sea Nomads
This is the Gili islands only party boat, it operates M, W and F and more often in high season. Starts at 15:00 and goes around the 3 Gili islands. They stop off at Gili Air for a swim and snorkel before watching the sunset over the water toward Bali. Dinner is served onboard on the way back to Gili Trawangan where the party continues onboard. They also offer budget overnight boat trips, one is 3 nights island hopping to Sekotong and another is 5 nights to Moyo and Satonda where they camp on the beaches, snorkel reefs, dive World War II wrecks, visit waterfalls and volcanic lakes.
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Stud Horse Riding Adventure
A small stable of horses available for riding around the island. Book more than a day ahead for a sunset ride.
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Subwing Gili
Subwing is a water toy which allows you to swim like a dolphin or to fly underwater along the reef.
The price is Rp 350,000 per person for 2 x 25 minutes
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Trawangan Dive
New gear, good boats and a saltwater pool for training. They also have 6 well appointed bungalows (US$55/60 single/double) with A/C, flat-panel TV/DVD and hot and cold showers.
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Vila Ombak Divers
PADI 5 star dive centre that accommodates small groups of divers, introduction dives and PADI courses. 3 dives per day from their boat, you can choose to dive 1, 2 or 3 times per day.
Closed · opens 8 am

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Gili Trawangan (CC BY-SA 4.0).