Travelogues West Nusa Tenggara

February 3rd – February 6th After Gili Trawangan, we wanted to experience the slightly quieter island life once more, so we took the ferry to Lombok. The island is truly...

January 31 - February 03, 2026 We also wanted to see a bit of the Indonesian island landscape, so on January 30, we took the train from Malang to Ketapang in East Java and from...

Snorkeling trip to the Gilis in the southwest of Lombok

Snorkeling Trip around the Three Gilis

Hello from Lombok! A week ago, I arrived in Lombok with my travel partner Sarah, where my brother Lucas was waiting for me. The reunion was very nice, even though it's strange...

Hello hello, it's time for a little update again!🌞 After we were in Tioman, we returned to Kuala Lumpur for 2 nights. We enjoyed our last time as a trio there before one of the...

Senggigi is known for its 13km long coastline with partly black beaches and was once the tourist hotspot of Lombok. This has changed as the Gilis and Kuta Lombok started...

From Tetebatu, I traveled to Sembalun, which is one of the two starting points for the treks to Gunung Rinjani. Most people choose the two- or three-day trek with one or two...

I had a small bungalow here for three nights on a former banana plantation, which only opened two months prior. Imir, the owner, offered to show me the area as a local guide for...

I traveled to Mataram primarily because I wanted to extend my visa by 30 days at a branch of the immigration office there. I had already done my research and found out that it...

Island life over the last few days has been quite frugal and staying here has slowed things down noticeably. I'm not sure if I've ever moved as slowly as I have here in my...

The almost two-hour crossing from Padang Bai to Gili Air was quite uncomfortable, but problem-free. My knees were next to my ears on the narrow seats...comfortable is not...

Gili Trawangan turned out to be a real surprise. Branded a bit as a party island, we wanted to decide against it, but it really was fantastic. The boat trip from Sanur to Gili...

March 19, 2024 Lombok In the morning I saw the film “Justice League” in the cinema. Not particularly remarkable. At lunch our "100 days at sea" was celebrated with a...

Hello dear ones ☀️ Wow, 4 weeks have passed already. It's incredible how time flies, and now my last week is approaching before I briefly return to Germany. After my Sulawesi...

Hello dear ones, another week has passed and the last few days have been wonderful. Last Friday I took the boat from Bali - Padang Bai to Gilli Air. The Gili islands are just...

Angekommen in der Stadt Kuta mussten wir leider schnell feststellen, dass unsere Unterkunft alles andere als sauber war. Im Bett waren viele Haare, das Laken und die Handtücher...

View from the rooftop bar

Today we traveled east into the interior of the island with our scooter to see several waterfalls and rice terraces at the foot of the volcano. The scooter tour has once again...

Yesterday we arrived on Gili Trawangan. The speedboat ride was torture - crowded boat, cramped seats, no air conditioning, and the windows had to remain closed because of the...

Hello there, After our stopover in Nusa Lembongan, we took a ferry to Gili Air. Our last destination on our journey through Indonesia. Gili Air is a small island where...

Our next destination was the small island of Gili Air, which belongs to the larger island of Lombok east of Bali, along with the other two "Gili" islands (Meno and Trawangan)....

Diary entry #12,389 Woke up for the sunrise, then had a lovely yoga session. And guess what Svend did? That's right, slept. At noon, we went to eat at the harbor and snorkled...

Today we had to walk to the club as we had left our bikes there. Unfortunately, I had lost the key, so a local had to break the lock (surprisingly easy and quick). Afterwards,...

The day started with 1 hour of yoga. Svend slept until 12:00 as usual. After the yoga session, I rented a bike to explore the island. Of course, I had snorkeling equipment with...

Actually, it would be a sleepless night, but I slept for 3 hours on the airplane, 1 1/2 hours at the airport, and 0.5 hours on the speedboat. The journey went smoothly, even...

Hello friends, It's been a while since the last update. The reason for that is because Gili Air is just too beautiful and I go diving every day. Due to this, I haven't been...

Ticket purchase.

09.-11.01.2020 Yesterday I had booked the transfer to the Gili Islands. I wanted to go in the afternoon, but later I was informed that the ferry only goes in the morning. Well...

Heyho, today our day started a bit earlier than usual, because Mareike, me, Annyke and Aaron, an Australian couple we met during our G Adventure trip, went on a day trip to...