Gili Poh, Gili Lontar & Gili Rengit

A Day Island hoping by having fisherman boat was challenging. Even it was more challenging since there was no any life vest provided, the boat had no roof and it was midday. Can you imagine? I was sitting and keeping my balance while holding my blue umbrella on that boat. It took me awhile to send my nervous away. 

My boat anchored first on Gili Poh. Gili Poh is quite small. It only hosts some variety of plants. In the southern part of this Gili, there is a small savanna which circles an empty tower. Meanwhile on the eastern part, lies down a jam field. Some family comes here to do the gardening and go back to the main island—Lombok—before the dark.

When my watch pointed to 12 o’clock , the fisherman brought  me to Gili Rengit. It took around 20 minutes from Gili Poh to Gili Rengit. Gili Rengit is slightly bigger than Gili Poh. Meanwhile the facility in Gili Rengit is much better than Gili Poh.  Electricity has reached this island, the jetty is well built and there was a progress construction of the only hotel in this place. Gili Rengit is well known as an anchored place of many cruises and yacht. Usually, it is used as a private party place. 

The last Gili that I visited was Gili Lontar. From afar, Gili Lontar looked like a big plate with veggies on it. Lontar is taken from the name of trees that it used to host. The thing that I like most from this place is its pinky beach. The wave white foam looked more beautiful when it disappeared on the pinky sand.

If you are interested to see these places, it would be better if you drive a car or catch taxi.  Usually there is no public transportation up 4 p.m. From Mataram to Sekotong, it takes around 1 and half hour. Then you also need to go to some village to find a fisherman that can take you to these islands since there is no public boat available.