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The two main islands of this province are Lombok and Sumbawa. Arround Lombok are a view small islands and
Gili Air is directly in front of Lombok the first of the three Gili isands. Gili islands are international known.
Gili Air is
directly in front of Lombok and the first of the three Gilis (view from
Lombok) on these photos. Because of beautiful diving areas these islands are
worldwide known for diving.
From
Mataram (capital of Lombok) you drive for little more than half an hour
through unique tropical rain forests to Bangsal, harbour for departing
traditional boots to three Gili islands.
On this
road to Bangsal, you can find many wild living monkeys
Having reached Bangsal, you can passage over to Gili Air (15 minutes
travelling time), Gili Meno (30 minutes) or Gili Trawangan (40 minutes).
Our project is realized on
the island Gili
Air.
Indonesia - nearby 13.000 islands counts this land separated by 27 provinces.
One of this provinces - Nusa Teggara Barat - (NTB), also known as Small Sunda Islands, includes Bali and eastern islands till Timor.
Gili Air
is a 173 hectare island with 1400 inhabitants, arround 250 children are visiting the island school (S.D. elementary school). |
Satellite photos of
Gili Air, Gili Meno,
Gili Trawangan
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Gili Air is a 173 hectare island, has 1.400
grown up inhabitants and 250 children. Inhabitants are from Sulawesi
originally and are called "Orang Bugis" in own language. You can circle
round Gili Air in approximately ninety minutes by feet.
Nowhere on the wourld you find so friendly and open minded inhabitants as on this island, each new arriving person, if Indonesian or tourist, is very welcome.
Cultivation of cocnut trees, fishing and tourism
are main source of income for many Gili Air's inhabitants.
Every year
40 000 overnight stays are sold to tourists. Hotels range is from cheap
Losman, (cheap possibility to sleep) until small traditional hotels.
In front of the island is one of the wourld famous reefs. Diver and snorkeling guests from oll over the wourld want to visit the beautiful
corals and fishes. Because
of special underwater environment the number of visitors is increasing
constantly.
To protect this only one island, holding on the kindness of the inhabitants and save all for next generations,
DIV
e.V. initiates a foundation named
L.K.G.A.
or
LUMBUNG KAMBUNG JAYA INDAH GILI AIR. It is a concept of
EAF
e.V.
and
DIV
e.V for inhabitants of Gili Air to tackle current and future problems of this tourist region. |
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