Gili Meno island — Local services in Gili Meno

This is my favourite island among the 3 Gilis. Pros: -It's quiet but it has enough activities and people to not make it look deserted. -There are plenty of beach area that are not occupied by vendor's lazy chairs, beanbags, etc, so you can have space of your own without getting into someone's restaurants. -It's the cleanest among the 3 with the least amount of rubble and rubbish. -The snorkeling is the best, it has a lot of reef area and many, many turtles!!! I would say 50% of the beach line has reef, 30% no reef but the water clear and it has many turtles. Cons: -It is not worth renting a bike as half of the island perimeter is just sand, you can't ride on it. -3G/4G signal is very patchy especially in the middle of the island. -The food is the worst among the 3 islands, not many choices and slightly more expensive. -The public boat to Lombok might take forever to get filled (they only go once they filled the quota of passengers), as there are not many people going in and out of lombok...

Beautiful place ruined by trash and garbage. Some local people don't even collect garbage in front of their warung on the beach. If you want to take your bike and find a clean spot around the island is quite hard, plastics and trash are almost everywhere. There are some places that clean they small pieces of beach, but that's all, if you walk 2 meters further you'll find the same trash. It's a shame to see that in such supernice beaches. I suggest to rent a boat and go snorkeling somewhere more quite around the island. I love Indonesia (it's not the first time i come here), but i still don't understand how places like this can be ruined by trash from the people who lives there (don't tell me is tourists fault please). It is a beautiful place, i took a swim with turtles in the water almost everyday in a cristal water, but be prepared to see the contrast of awesome place and lot of plastic (like a lot of other place in...

An incredible island with such turquoise water that it doesn't feel real! We've seen the best sunsets there.

You can see turtles pop up to get some air everywhere but sadly, a lot of boats chase them away. We recommend not supporting it and choosing to swim by yourself. Come by public transport from Gili T or Gili Air if you are staying there and avoid organized trips - they are not worth it. Fast boats only hurt and scare turtles.

Also please don't touch turtles - it leaves oil and bacteria on their shells or skin. You can come to the Sanctuary on the island to educate yourself first.

We also felt sad for the horses, they often get treated poorly, get left to the stand under the sun without water and they look overworked. We didn't want to support this and chose to walk. The whole island takes 40 mins to circle so we highly recommend choosing to walk or cycle if you are fit...