Why GILI AIR is my FAVOURITE Island in Indonesia 🇮🇩 Lombok Travel Guide

The Gili Islands in Indonesia are famous but most people only know Gili T the party island. But I loved the chill vibes of Gili Air and the best beaches on Gili Meno.
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If you've never heard of The Gilis they are coral islands off the coast of Lombok Indonesia. It's an easy ferry ride from Bali or a 5 minute local ferry costing on 18000 IDR from Lombok. As soon as I arrived in Gili Air I knew it would be amazing and immediately booked extra days. They are known for the best places are for diving and snorkeling but really you can also just laze around and take it easy. After a few days relaxing I went on a snorkeling tour that included stops in Gili Trawangan and Gili Meno.
While everyone wants to see the beaches in Bali, I must say they have nothing on the Gili Islands, I thought I was in the Caribbean or Maldives, they were that gorgeous.
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00:00 Arriving at Gili Islands
01:05 AliBaba Bungalows
02:23 Gili Air Beaches
04:22 Gili Islands Snorkeling
08:14 Gili T
08:25 Gili Meno
12:02 Best Restaurant in Gili Air
15:05 Traditional Lombok Food
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  • @lizcarlyle2477
    @lizcarlyle2477 Жыл бұрын

    Great food in Gili Air! Gorgeous video swimming with turtles! Terima kasih.

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    In another video someone said the food in the Gilis wasn’t great but that was not my experience at all on Gili Air

  • @jeffnorris7789
    @jeffnorris7789 Жыл бұрын

    Watching your drone footage makes me wanna spend $ I can't afford! Watching you eat makes me wanna eat things I can't find in Cincinnati. You're one great inspiration. Yes.

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    Well I’ve heard Cincinnati is a great food city 😊

  • @libradarlington
    @libradarlington Жыл бұрын

    I want to go there too, love it ❤

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    I want to go back, it’s so fantastic

  • @bluestarfishsea
    @bluestarfishsea Жыл бұрын

    Wow Gili meno beach 😍👌 Great video!

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    Without a doubt one of the most beautiful beaches I’ve been on

  • @jeffs9302
    @jeffs93023 ай бұрын

    I have not been there except when the boat stopped to pick up some people on our way back to Lombok from Gili Trawangan. But I am going to make it a point to go to Gili Air next time. As an American, I don't much like their food. I did at first, then it got old fast. Didn't like having rice 2 or 3 times a day. Nasi Campur got boring fast for me. But the Mangosteens, Dragonfruit and Rambutan were amazing. I really miss them. Thanks for posting the video. Brought back some good memories.

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    3 ай бұрын

    Oh you’re so welcome. And there are lots of western spots there too, but Alan is Indonesian and I write about traditional food so we mostly eat local food 😊

  • @estellearlaud
    @estellearlaud Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for really showing the true places. So many videos are just to look at the people who make them , without infos like you do. Great!

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much this is what I strive for, useful videos!

  • @markj1350
    @markj1350 Жыл бұрын

    We will be there next week ! Was there last July just after reopening from Covid. Hoping the weather won’t be too rainy. 🤞🤞🤞Think u did a great job representing the island.

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh thank you! I really loved it, I'm surprised more people don't go here instead of Gili T

  • @shaneguerin8234
    @shaneguerin82343 ай бұрын

    vibes After Vibes ! 🙌 Thank you so much for this vlog !! 😎🙏🙌

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    3 ай бұрын

    You’re so kind, thank you 🙏

  • @themediterraneanguy
    @themediterraneanguy11 ай бұрын

    Have fun in Indonesia , I always follow your adventures , great video contents , keep us updated

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you! What would you like to see in Indonesia?

  • @themediterraneanguy

    @themediterraneanguy

    11 ай бұрын

    @@ayngelina visit bali. try local food and meet new people

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    11 ай бұрын

    I’m not so interested in Bali as it’s overcrowded with tourists. Is there a part of the island you like?

  • @talltree8697
    @talltree86978 ай бұрын

    Enjoying the moment your in

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you 🙏

  • @idkreatif8701
    @idkreatif8701 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing trip

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    I’d heard the island was nice and I could just go for a day trip but I think I could easily stay a month.

  • @bartel-shop
    @bartel-shop Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your video 😊ᓚᘏᗢ

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    My pleasure 😊

  • @feriliwa9519
    @feriliwa95193 ай бұрын

    Meeting with bang Malik is good mis🙏

  • @brothersman524
    @brothersman524 Жыл бұрын

    While I loved Gili T and Gili Meno, but I agree that Gili Air is the best one IMO

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    Where did you stay in Gili Meno? I'd like to go back and explore moe.

  • @brothersman524

    @brothersman524

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ayngelina I just did the day trip to the Gili Islands - didn't stay there

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    Ahh if you have an opportunity to go back I loved Gili Air and it was so cheap

  • @michaelreid8857
    @michaelreid8857 Жыл бұрын

    Ayngelina. I honestly wish to thank you for your Indonesia series. Prior to viewing it, I had no desire to see Indonesia. Now thanks to you, I will make it part of my next Asian trip. I would still love to get your overall opinion on Asia, at the end of your journey!

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    Michael that makes me so happy to hear as I never wanted to visit Indonesia either but it has so much to offer. Wait until you see next week’s video as the views in Nusa Penida are like nothing I’ve ever seen.

  • @michaelreid8857

    @michaelreid8857

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ayngelina CAnt wait

  • @hungry_void
    @hungry_void Жыл бұрын

    I was just in Indonesia and I went to almost every island and gili air was by far my favorite!

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    What other islands did you visit?

  • @marmary5555

    @marmary5555

    10 ай бұрын

    Indonesia has 17k islands in total and 6k inhabited islands. Do you mean you visited all 17K islands 🥴 or you visited the biggest islands?

  • @Suryadibiasa1
    @Suryadibiasa1 Жыл бұрын

    I enjoy watching your video

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much, I hope you subscribe and stick around for others.

  • @Suryadibiasa1

    @Suryadibiasa1

    Жыл бұрын

    I've subscribed

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @0xFi.
    @0xFi.11 ай бұрын

    Got chills just to see pictures ! went there because I won 1 week in the ocean 5 hotel with free padi certification and 3 day in a private villa in the center of the island (yeah not kidding, luckiest night of my life) that i won at a bingo in Ubud 😅 and... I fell in love, the ocean 5's team almost got me to stay with them to become a diving instructor, this place is something special, the community is awesome, everybody know each other, local and tourist are open, lovely... I've been to many places in many countries, this one is THE one, if one day I feel depress, I definitely move there. I didn't try Travagan but I went to Meno as well (yeah I won a divin session with Mantas in Meno that same night too, like I said "luckiest" 😅) but definitely difficult to be better than Gili Air

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    11 ай бұрын

    I was there a couple months back and I will definitely return

  • @Jetmab04
    @Jetmab04 Жыл бұрын

    Very, very beautiful Ayngelina - thanks so much for sharing and, keep enjoying 🤗

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much

  • @MAKLAMPIR915
    @MAKLAMPIR915 Жыл бұрын

    Belitung islands, komodo islands, karimunjawa

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh that is definitely on my wish list.

  • @iluv2_travel
    @iluv2_travel4 ай бұрын

    6:08 just wow. that view!

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    4 ай бұрын

    It’s so beautiful there

  • @lombokrevie
    @lombokrevie Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for coming ❤❤

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    I can’t wait to return!

  • @lombokrevie

    @lombokrevie

    Жыл бұрын

    Let's enjoy more places

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    what do you recommen?

  • @lombokrevie

    @lombokrevie

    Жыл бұрын

    Rinjani mountain

  • @themalfin
    @themalfin11 ай бұрын

    I've been there 6 month ago with my gf from Poland in Gili Air very beautiful place💞. And anyway i'm from Indonesia,East Kalimantan

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    11 ай бұрын

    That's so nice, I would love to visit Kalimantan

  • @themalfin

    @themalfin

    11 ай бұрын

    @@ayngelina Good news. If you go to Kalimantan you can see native animals that come from Kalimantan. such as OrangUtans, Bekantan(Gold monkey) Pesut (freshwater dolphins) and many other species. There are also tours that can spoil the eye

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    11 ай бұрын

    any special foods you recommend I try?

  • @themalfin

    @themalfin

    11 ай бұрын

    @@ayngelina special from My place East Kalimantan? Yes a lot of food,cake, bread

  • @muhammadsaiful5942
    @muhammadsaiful59429 ай бұрын

    Sister you can go to Ternate Island history of spanyol and Portugal banyak disana dengan pemandangan Indah😊

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    9 ай бұрын

    Where is this?

  • @fertu8325
    @fertu83256 ай бұрын

    Lombok is beatiful

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    6 ай бұрын

    I can’t wait to go back.

  • @patricelanauze8301
    @patricelanauze83018 ай бұрын

    Many episodic cases of DENGUE in LOMBOK . My girlfriend caught dengue sickness in GILIS . We went in emergency to hospital , and after 3 days , and confirmation of Dengue , we came back to Europe . We enjoyed totally 8 days in Lombok . 3 days in Sengigi , 5 days in Gili , the fifth day she had fever , and 3 days in hospital .and finish . Our plan was 1 full month . She caught dengue in sengigi , just before Gili .

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    8 ай бұрын

    Oh wow I’m so sorry to hear that, dengue is very serious.

  • @patricelanauze8301

    @patricelanauze8301

    8 ай бұрын

    @@ayngelina the good things une gili Islande IS quietness . The sound of silence.

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes I’ve never been to Gili T but I prefer quieter islands

  • @ahmadtarmiji5677
    @ahmadtarmiji5677 Жыл бұрын

    Next exploring to, skywalk Senayan park of Jakarta city, skywalk Centeral park Neo Soho, mount Rinjani Lombok, mount Bromo East Java,raja Ampat Papua, Toraja Sulawesi,lake Toba Samosir north Sumatra,bukit Lawang see orang utan north Sumatra and labuan bajo komodo dragon island in Flores INDONESIAN.thanks for coming here,I hope you're happy here👍🇮🇩🙏

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    I was just talking about September travels in Indonesia wondering where is best to go for good weather

  • @cholpaglafilms
    @cholpaglafilms10 ай бұрын

    How long does it takes to do the 3 island tour ?

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    10 ай бұрын

    It was a half day trip they are very close to each other

  • @kelseynguyen4394
    @kelseynguyen4394 Жыл бұрын

    Hello~ May I know how to book the gilis tour like you? thank you

  • @kelseynguyen4394

    @kelseynguyen4394

    Жыл бұрын

    Or maybe how much was the trip to 3 islands?

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    So we stayed on Gili Air, it’s a ten minute boat ride from Lombok on a public boat. Once you get to the island there are lots of tour agencies and different tours you can take. Oddly enough the one close to the port was the best deal in terms of how many people were on the boat, which I think is important to ask. But the prices are pretty standard with a bit of room to negotiate but not much.

  • @fitnesschefen
    @fitnesschefen Жыл бұрын

    This is my first trip to bali, after 6 days in ubud, we are thinking of going to Gili air, its me and my daughter, and she is 11. do you reccomend this bungalow with children? or should I up the price a little? how do we get to that place when we arrive from boat? and how many days? we are not in a hurry :)

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    Everything on the island is max 20 minutes walk and the horse carriages can take you. This is like a motel type area with a pool but they do have bigger rooms so it depends on what your daughter wants to do. We spent a lot of time exploring the island and didn’t really hang out at the hotel a lot but if you think she needs a big pool there are other spots too.

  • @fitnesschefen

    @fitnesschefen

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ayngelina okay super. 20 min walk around, then it is a little island :) think we start with booking 3 days after ubud

  • @yanm764
    @yanm764 Жыл бұрын

    When I was there long time ago...there is still nothing in Gili Air. People mostly stay at Gili T

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow how long ago was that

  • @yanm764

    @yanm764

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ayngelina more than a couple of decades ago

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    It must have been beautiful.

  • @yanm764

    @yanm764

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ayngelina absolutely.. beyond words. Even Bali when I visit it in early 90ish is really different than what it is now

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    When people say Lombok is what Bali was 25 years ago do you think that’s true? Because when I was in Kuta I thought there’s no way this was all just farmland 25 years ago and is now a mess of tattoo shops, convenience stores and traffic jams.

  • @heatherwildman780
    @heatherwildman780 Жыл бұрын

    Predator island... Watch out for the island boys ladies

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    I think you could say that on any tourist island 🏝️

  • @heatherwildman780

    @heatherwildman780

    7 ай бұрын

    @@ayngelina yea especially the fake dreadlock guys

  • @ambrosejoseph4843
    @ambrosejoseph4843 Жыл бұрын

    Hi from Cuenca. All is well.

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    Joe! How’s the weather in Cuenca right now

  • @ambrosejoseph4843

    @ambrosejoseph4843

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ayngelina mostly cloudy and rain with some peekaboo sun.

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah it’s that time of year. How are you liking it?

  • @ambrosejoseph4843

    @ambrosejoseph4843

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ayngelina I love Cuenca. Pouring rain.

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    Do you love the rain 🌧️

  • @michellefloyd6847
    @michellefloyd6847 Жыл бұрын

    I hear it’s eat go get food poisoning, how did you avoid any food related problems?

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    I only eat local food in places that are busy.

  • @noahjuanjuneau9598

    @noahjuanjuneau9598

    Жыл бұрын

    Spent last Dec/Jan in Indonesia including a week on Gili Air - ate in all kinds of places from slick resto in glitzy malls to street food to places with packed earth floors thatched roof and waiters who were barefoot - Never got sick once. The thing to be conscious of is the water. Avoid drinking tap water - always drink bottled water - in remote areas don’t get ice in your beverages.

  • @istribulebukanpale3510
    @istribulebukanpale3510 Жыл бұрын

    Go to Karimunjawa

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh where is that?

  • @istribulebukanpale3510

    @istribulebukanpale3510

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ayngelina . Java islands

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh by what city?

  • @istribulebukanpale3510

    @istribulebukanpale3510

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ayngelina . Semarang

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh awesome, that is absolutely possible.

  • @klle3419
    @klle341911 ай бұрын

    gili air is wonderful for rest and relaxation but the beaches of gili are not blue and clear. they are murkey - i stayed for 2 months and so it’s not a matter of the way or wind or rain it’s not hawaii for sure but its so low cost so it’s good for that type of trip on a rugged infrastructure place - budget vacation to just relax - the nicest people

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    11 ай бұрын

    All coastal living depends on the wind, air and currents but when I was there the colour was lovely.

  • @bundasauresrex1695
    @bundasauresrex1695 Жыл бұрын

    3 or 4 dollars isn't alot😅

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    You're right it's not at all!

  • @ErhardSchneider-xh4rh
    @ErhardSchneider-xh4rh2 ай бұрын

    Have you taken out the trash? I was there 2 days ago and everything was littered.

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    2 ай бұрын

    Oh really? Where did you see it?

  • @rustameric8416
    @rustameric841610 ай бұрын

    hi ayengelina you like Indonesian food

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    10 ай бұрын

    I love it!

  • @rustameric8416

    @rustameric8416

    10 ай бұрын

    are you still in indonesia

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    10 ай бұрын

    I will be back in a few weeks!

  • @scke3717
    @scke3717 Жыл бұрын

    Just back from all the Gillis and Lombok. Those islands are highly overrated.

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    What are your favourite islands ?

  • @nermabajramovic8522

    @nermabajramovic8522

    Жыл бұрын

    I totally agree. I am also a bit disappointed. The natural beauty of the island is there, but something just does not add up. :/.

  • @MrKsibra24

    @MrKsibra24

    2 ай бұрын

    My biggest dissapointment were the islands around bali. I thought it would be thailand vibes but i was wrong.

  • @updatename6637
    @updatename6637 Жыл бұрын

    It’s a nice place Asia, but those roosters …… they can ruin vacation !!!!!

  • @ayngelina

    @ayngelina

    Жыл бұрын

    I’ve spent so much time in Latin America I never even hear the roosters anymore 🤣

  • @libradarlington

    @libradarlington

    Жыл бұрын

    Nothing wrong with the roosters, we can share a place with them.

  • @updatename6637

    @updatename6637

    Жыл бұрын

    @@libradarlington that’s mean you never lived in quiet paradise!!!!!! :)))))

  • @libradarlington

    @libradarlington

    Жыл бұрын

    @@updatename6637 there's no paradise on earth, only in heaven after you die 🙄

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