The Gili Weekender
4 or 5 day dive vacation on Gili Air
GiliTA TRAVEL PROPOSITION – INDONESIA - Ask Julie
Duration: 4 days/3 nights or 6 days/5 nights
Destinations: Gili Air (Lombok)
Prices From:
- Homestay 3 days €324* per person (double occupancy)
- Quality 3 days €386* per person (double occupancy)
- Luxury 3 days €644* per person (double occupancy)
Included in price: Travel Design, travel consultancy before and during your trip, lodging, 5 dives per person and transfers with a private driver/guide.
The mission statement of Julie’s company is “Let’s Feel Free”. Extra activities (see Section ‘Gili Activities’) are available to be booked by the guests on location. We believe during a trip you have to keep a certain form of freedom. So you don’t have to climb a volcano summit if it is pouring with rain, but you can instead have a spa treatment or shopping day. The GiliTA team will remain available to book tours & activities on location, and can be contacted WhatsApp for advice and ideas. We can also book some activities in advance on special request.
PRICING
For Low Season, Double Occupancy, including 5 dives, the prices are as follows:
- Low Season Single Occupancy Surcharge per person per night
*Homestay: €12 / Quality: €30 / Luxury: €100
- High Season (Double Occupancy) surcharge: July 1st to September 30th / Christmas till New Year / Chinese New Year / Easter holiday / Nyepi holiday)per person per night:
*Homestay: €23 / Quality: €10 / Luxury: €50
- High Season (Single Occupancy) surcharge: July 1st to September 30th / Christmas till New Year / Chinese New Year / Easter holiday / Nyepi holiday)per person per night:
*Homestay: €21 / Quality: €49 / Luxury: €200
TRAVEL SUMMARY
DAYS 1-4 / 1-6: GILI AIR
The Gili Islands consist of three islands: Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air. Located between Lombok and Bali, Gili Air is the closest to Lombok. The Gili islands have something to make every traveler happy. After travelling the world for 6 years, I’ve decided to call this eco-island home. The island is most famous because it’s crawling with marine life. Gili is the ideal place for relaxing, snorkelling, scuba diving and beach parties.
TRIP DETAILS
GILI AIR ISLAND
The perfect blend of tranquility, clean air, clear waters, exciting diving and diverse marine life!
As soon as you set foot on Gili Air, you’ll feel your body and soul fill up with an extreme sensation of relaxation, you’ll naturally slow down: it’s the magic of Gili Air. The island has plenty of things to do. It is surrounded by white sandy beaches, crystal clear blue water and pristine coral reefs. Ideal for snorkelling, scuba diving, surfing and any other water sport.
On this eco- island, no motorized vehicles are allowed. The island is travelable by foot in around one hour and a half, but you can choose to use a bicycle or a Gili taxi (horse and cart). Enjoy the peace and quiet of an island that is free of traffic. Allow yourself to have your spirit lifted and your body and soul nourished.
Gili Air is a fantastic place to dive; great visibility, diverse marine life, an abundance of turtles, knowledgeable instructors and high quality dive schools. Gili Air is located in the coral triangle, which is an area in the tropical marine waters, where the biodiversity underwater is the most developed in the world, 50% more species have been discovered here then in the Red Sea. You can see up to 15 turtles on a dive.
We recommend our guests dive with Blue Marine Dive, our preferred partner and a well establish school with great attention to detail and a fun atmosphere. The best thing about Blue Marine (apart from the staff) is that they regularly go to all of the best dive sites, Simon’s Reef, Deep Turbo, Deep Halik, Glen Nusa Wreck, Simon’s Wall which makes them unique on the island!
TRANSFERS TO GILI AIR:
Transfer are easy and usually takes around 5 hours from Bali or 3 hours from Lombok Airport. From Bali you will travel via a private driver and fast boat from Padangbai, and from Lombok via a private driver and private speedboat
LODGING:
- HOMESTAY: Simple but good accommodation, usually with AC and private bathroom.
- QUALITY: High quality bungalows with luxury bathrooms, TV, AC, private balcony etc.
- LUXURY: The best in the area, often with private pools, luxury bedding, top quality furnishings
- HOMESTAY
Tedi Bungalow features free WiFi, a garden and barbecue. The accommodation is fitted with a seating area. A TV with cable channels and DVD player are available in some units. Every unit has a private bathroom with a bath or shower. Our price level includes air conditioning. Tedi Bungalow also includes a sun terrace. Guests can enjoy a drink at the on-site bar.
- QUALITY
Blue Marine Dive Resort Gili Air has everything you need for a dive holiday on the Gili Islands. They have four luxury Garden Bungalows situated in a quiet tranquil setting. All rooms have air condition, hot fresh water, satellite TV, mini bar and safety deposit box.
- LUXURY
10 contemporary luxury villas - Balinese conception, built in the middle of Gili Air island. Slow is a concept, based on the slow spirit (slow cooking, slow moving, slow stretching), a unique way to get back sense of the essential value of life. Each room offers the same comfort: one or two bedroom villas with terrace, swimming pool, kitchenette and office space, comfortable sunbeds and a large lovely coconut garden. Particular care has been paid to the quality of the bedding with home stylist Valérie Barkowski adding her touch of originality in relaxing island colours.
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ROOM TYPE
One bedroom villa with private pool - some rooms can be split into twin beds.
SLOW SPA:
Designed by the architect Christian Lechien, the spa at Slow Villas adds a wellness appetite to the villa complex, which is essentially designed for you to recharge and fully relax: three massage rooms, a bath for relaxation and a pilates/yoga studio.
The SlowSpa's architecture is inspired by the round curves of the island, making you think of a bamboo cathedral. The central window adds air and light to the whole ensemble with gentle curves. The peaceful feeling and the silence are supporting the architecture that's built around the natural elements, thus recalling Slow's philosophy. or Slow Spa's signature treatments we use products that are natural and alive, especially fresh aloe vera cultivated on-site.
Want to read more about our Spa treatments? Click on the following link: Click Here
SCUBA DIVING
BLUE MARINE DIVE:
Discover the relaxing underwater life of Gili Air by diving in the blue crystal water with Blue Marine Dive. The Diving in Gili is varied and colourful. The reefs are filled with fishes, blue deep colours, white tip and black tip reef sharks, and some unusual macro life! Above all, Gili Air is known for its turtles.
5 dives per person are included in your package so experience the bubbles of happiness! You can book more dives on location.
Watch the Blue Marine Dive video clip: Watch Here
ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA:
The island has plenty of things to do other than just scuba diving! It's surrounded by white sandy beaches, crystal clear blue water and pristine coral reefs. Gili Air is the ideal place for a private snorkelling trip amongst the turtles. You can surf Bonkas reef near the harbour, go horse riding, wake boarding, fishing, spear fishing, take Indonesian cooking classes, go and try SUP (stand up paddle boarding), go cycling, island hopping, watch magical sunsets, or go dolphin spotting.
The island has a thriving yoga community, you can try SUP Yoga, acro yoga, yin yoga, hatha yoga, fly high yoga, morning flow classes, sunset acro yoga jams, meditation classes and more.
Our team at Gili Travel Agency will help you to book any activities around the Gili’s on location.
Read more on Gili Air activities in our brochures:
- Gili Air Activities: Click Here
- Adventure day trips to Lombok: Click Here
- Gili Air Fitness and Wellness: Click Here
We remain available by Skype (Juthonnard1) or WhatsApp (+6281999601058) to discuss eventual changes.
Safe travels!
Julie Thonnard – co- founder at Gili Travel Agency We stay available during your trip for emergencies;
AskJulie@GiliTA.com or by phone +62 (0) 819 996 01 058 (WhatsApp) and skype (juthonnard1).