Lombok Island it’s naturally gifted with many wonderfulspots in all parts of the island. This Small Piece of Heaven is blessed withbeautiful beaches, lush green rainforest, and also exotic small Islands.
You can find many small Islands in many corners of Lombok.The most popular ones are of course the Gili Islands on the northwest coast.And yet, there are still several oh rather unknown small Islands surroundingLombok. Here are several wonderful small islands that you can explore at thecoast of Lombok.
Gili Kedis
This small island is located at Southwestern coast ofLombok. This island is so small you can walk around it in just five minutes.Gili Kedis is basically a white sand stretch located at Sekotong District, justbuy the other small islands. There are a few vegetation on this island butthere’s that. You cannot find anything else here.
Even so, this island is so exotic and you will have a greattime taking pictures, especially if you bring your drone with you. From above,this island is just mesmerizing. Or you can just swim in its shallow Waters,enjoying whatever little creature you’ll probably meet there underwater.
Gili Kapal
This is a curious Island. This island disappears during hightides and will only show itself during low tides. That means if you want toexplore this island properly, you’ve got to come in the morning. In theafternoon, the Island starts sinking and you can only find shallow water withthe white sand seabed.
If you manage to come when the island is above the sea level, you will find a wonderful stretch of white sand in the middle of the sea. There’s nothing else but sand and yet that is what makes this island wonderful.
Don’t forget to bring your best camera since you cannot too many pictures of this island. It’s just so stunning. Gili Kapal is located at Alas Strait, accessible via Sambelia, East Lombok.
Gili Pasir
Similar to Gili Kapal, Gili Pasir is a wonderful smallisland. It disappears during the high tides and only shows itself during lowtides. The difference is that Gili Pasir is even smaller. Since it onlyresurfaces during low tides there is no vegetation that manage to survive here.Nonetheless, that’s what makes this island even more exotic.
The other wonderful thing about this island is that you canfind starfish easily here. Many colorful starfish wanders around on the whitesand and the stretch of seagrass. Wonderful Island is located in Tanjung LuarVillage, Keruak District, East Lombok.
Gili Petelu
Gili Petelu, in the local language, literally means threesmall Islands. There are indeed three small Islands in the area. They are smallhilly islands that protrude from the sea, providing a base for grass and fewtrees to grow. There is also a small white sand beach in one of the island.
Gili Petelu is located in Jerowaru District in South EastLombok. You can only reach these islands with a boat, usually a fisherman’sboat. When you get here, you explore you can enjoy the spectacular panoramafrom the top of the Hills. As a side note, these islands are so close with theBeautiful Pink Beach of Lombok.
Exploding Lombok will never be a dull experience. Even ifyou venture a bit out of it, you will find small beautiful islands that you canjust explore in minutes.