When you arrive on the Gilis the unmistakable sound of bells in a slow rhythm might make you think Santa is around the corner. But it’s actually our main form of transport just making you aware that they are [...]
Asking someone what they’d take to a desert island is one of the most common questions in interviews. Perhaps we think it’ll give us some deeper insight into a person we are interested in getting to know better. The [...]
As one can imagine, the rich history of maritime exploration brought with it a number of superstitions about the sea. This can probably attributed to the fact that taking to the seas used to be a particularly dangerous venture [...]
The Lombok earthquake was indeed a traumatising experience to residents and tourists on Gili Air when it occurred on 5 August 2018. Even to locals, who aren’t unaccustomed to tremors once every often, the sheer magnitude of this specific [...]
Just after 19:45 on 5 August 2018, a magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck the Gilis’ neighbouring island of Lombok, leading to widespread damages and loss of life. While the Gilis are not unfamiliar with earthquakes – we are located right in [...]
The 5 August Lombok earthquake was devastating in every sense of the word. At least 321 people died, another 1,033 were injured and 270,000 people were displaced from their homes. Gili Air, home to Grand Sunset, also suffered significant [...]
Visiting Gili Air, with its laid-back and relaxed atmosphere and lack of cars and motorcycles recalls the days, not too long ago, when the Gilis were an uninhabited paradise that were only frequented by Bugis fishermen and sailors who [...]
#prayforlombok and please share. If you've ever been to the Indonesian island paradise of Gili Air, part of the Gili Islands trio, and visited Grand Sunset, you know the best part of the experience is the local people. They [...]
If you’ve liked our Facebook page, you might have noticed that we were lucky enough to have been able to provide a helping hand to around 100 green turtles that recently hatched close to Grand Sunset Gili Air. While [...]
