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Gili Air Sunset Beach
Beach in Gili Islands (Islands).
Gili Air Sunset Beach is the white-sand shore along the northwest and west coast of Gili Air, the Gili island closest to Lombok, looking across to Gili Meno, Gili Trawangan and Bali's Mount Agung. Beach bars and cafes, several with swings, line the sand, and people gather there in the evening to watch the sunset. A shallow reef flat with seagrass lies just offshore, and the water is too shallow for swimming at low tide, so swim at high tide.
Gili Air Sunset Beach at a glance
- For children: Good (3/5). Calm but very shallow reef flat with sea grass and coral rubble: paddle at high tide in reef shoes; low tide is shallow and rocky.
- Swimming: Good (3/5). Swim around high tide only: the reef flat is shallow over sea grass and coral, and the current is strong at the reef edge.
- Surfing: Poor (1/5). Shallow reef flat with flat water most days; Gili Air's fickle reef wave breaks off the island's south tip.
- Snorkeling: Good (3/5)
- Sunset: Very good (4/5)
- Scenery: Very good (4/5)
- Peace & quiet: Good (3/5)
- Food & facilities: Very good (4/5)
- Easy to reach: Excellent (5/5)
- Sand: White sand
Rated from 0 (none) to 5 (excellent), compared with the other beaches on our list.
Where to stay near Gili Air Sunset Beach
- BASK Gili Meno: Lombok, from about $300 a night (2.7 km in a straight line)
- Pearl of Trawangan: Lombok, from about $100 a night (3.8 km in a straight line)
- Kuno Villas: Lombok, from about $200 a night (4.8 km in a straight line)
More to see nearby
- Gili Air (nature) (700 m in a straight line)
- Gili Meno Beach (beach) (1.5 km in a straight line)
- Gili Meno Salt Lake (nature) (2.4 km in a straight line)
- Gili Meno Underwater Statues (landmark) (2.8 km in a straight line)
- Gili Trawangan Beach (beach) (3.5 km in a straight line)
- Turtle Beach (beach) (3.9 km in a straight line)
Photo: Felix Dance, CC BY 2.0
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