Turtle Beach
Beach in Gili Trawangan (Islands).
Turtle Beach is the sandy stretch at Turtle Point on Gili Trawangan's northeast coast, north of the harbor. Green sea turtles graze on seagrass a short swim out, so people snorkel straight off the sand with gear rented from beach shacks, often drifting south with the current, and the reef drops off into deep water farther out. The shallows near shore are sand and dead coral, so reef shoes help at low tide, and snorkelers should watch for passing boats.
Turtle Beach at a glance
- For children: Good (3/5). Turtles a short swim out for children who snorkel; a current runs south and boats pass, so little ones stay at the edge.
- Swimming: Good (3/5). Calm water, but a drift current runs south along the shore and boats pass; dead coral underfoot at low tide.
- Surfing: None (0/5). Sheltered northeast shore facing Gili Meno: the water is usually flat.
- Snorkeling: Very good (4/5)
- Sunset: Poor (1/5)
- 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 Turtle Beach
- Kuno Villas: Lombok, from about $200 a night (1.0 km in a straight line)
- BASK Gili Meno: Lombok, from about $300 a night (1.2 km in a straight line)
- Pearl of Trawangan: Lombok, from about $100 a night (1.7 km in a straight line)
More to see nearby
- Gili Trawangan Beach (beach) (600 m in a straight line)
- Gili Meno Underwater Statues (landmark) (1.1 km in a straight line)
- Gili Meno Salt Lake (nature) (1.4 km in a straight line)
- Gili Trawangan Sunset Beach (beach) (1.6 km in a straight line)
- Gili Beach (beach) (1.9 km in a straight line)
- Gili Meno Beach (beach) (2.5 km in a straight line)
Photo: Lasthib, CC BY-SA 4.0
