Boarding, North Lombok
Your crew meets you at the agreed point on the northwest coast — usually the Medana Bay or Teluk Nara area — with hotel pickup arranged if you want it.
Trawangan · Meno · Air
Three Gilis one private day
One boat, one crew and all three islands in a single six-to-eight hour loop. No public timetables, no shared decks, and the boat waits for you rather than the other way around.
6–8
Hour Loop
Private versus public
The boat waits for you
Public boats from Bangsal run fixed schedules, fill to capacity in high season, and only connect the islands point to point. A private charter removes all three constraints at once.
Your captain adjusts the route to the sea state on the day, snorkel stops last as long as your group wants, and instead of queueing at three jetties you anchor off quiet reef between the islands and swim from the boat.
- 3
- Islands, one day
- 1,330
- USD from, per boat
- 08:30
- Typical boarding
The classic loop
How the day runs
Adjusted to conditions and to your group. This is the shape, not a timetable.
Gili Meno Turtle Point
First in the water, before the public boats reach the site. Turtles are easiest in the first hour of light and thinnest crowds.
Gili Air, Lunch Ashore
A long lunch on Air, or on board at anchor if the group would rather stay in the water. Your call on the day.
Gili Trawangan Reefs
Reef drift on the Trawangan side while the current is running the right way, then a swim from the boat.
Return, Or Stay For Sunset
Back to Lombok, or hold position in the channel and let the day close with the sun behind Bali.
What each one is for
They are not the same
Gili Trawangan
The busiest of the three, with the best reef drift on its western side.
Reefs & bars
Gili Meno
The turtle point, and the reason most groups want an early departure.
Turtles
Gili Air
Coral gardens off the reef edge and the easiest island to eat on.
Lunch
Between The Islands
Quiet reef with no jetty and no crowd — only reachable on a private boat.
Swim stops
Sunset Extension
Stay out past the return time and take the golden hour properly.
Evening
Secret Gilis Instead
Sekotong Bay if you would rather have the beaches to yourselves.
Full day
How long is a Gili Islands private charter?
Six to eight hours is the standard format the market has settled on, and it is what all three islands need if you want real time in the water at each. Half-day versions cover one or two islands.
What does it cost?
From USD 1,330 per boat for a sail catamaran up to 14 guests as of August 2026. Motor yachts and power catamarans sit higher. The rate is per boat, so a group of eight pays the same as a group of two.
Where are the turtles?
The turtle point off Gili Meno is the reliable site. Every public boat reaches it inside the same one-hour window, so a private early departure is the difference between sharing it with a crowd and having it almost to yourself.
Where do we board?
Lombok's northwest coast, usually the Medana Bay or Teluk Nara area. Hotel pickup from Senggigi, Mataram or Kuta Lombok can be arranged as part of the booking.
Reservations
One day. Three islands. No queue
Send your date and group size. We will confirm a boat, a boarding point and a per-boat price, usually the same day.
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