Gili Trawangan is the largest of three Lombok’s Gili Islands (Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air) and is the only one to rise significantly above sea level. It is 3 km long and 2 km wide with a population of about 700. Gili Trawangan offers a white sand island, surrounded by turquiose water with good sunrise over Lombok’s Mount Rinjani volcano and superb sunsets that can be seen from sunset point on the south tip of the island.

On Gili Trawangan there are no motorized vehicles. The main means of transportation are bicycles (rented by locals to tourists) and cidomo (a small horsedrawn carriage). For traveling to and from each of the Gilis, locals usually use motorized boats and speedboats.

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Candidasa - A tidy well kept, three-km-long tourist retreat and water sport centre of southeast coast, Candidasa is the type of place where you think you will stay for two days but end up staying a week. Candidasa has a godsend quietude and small-village air of friendliness. Candidasa is a perfect blend, everything one would want in a seaside resort – reasonable accommodation, excellent dining venue, interesting sea sports, warm water bathing and tranquil night. It is a slow and friendly place where you can pass hours with locals on the streets and beaches or find someone to take you fishing, snorkeling, or diving. Walk, read, soak up the sun, and let the crickets and crashing surf lull you to sleep each night.

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Six km west of Singaraja, three hours drive from Denpasar, the popular beach resort of Lovina is a long stretch of black sand with crystal-clear water. Actually, Lovina is a generic term for a whole line of six small villages and palm-fringed beaches. From east to west it includes: Pemaron, Tukadmungga, Anturan, Kalibukbuk, Kaliasem, and Temukus. The strip starts at about six km mark west of Singaraja to about five km past of Kaliasem. Kalibukbuk has the highest concentration of restaurants and accommodations while the fishing villages of Anturan and Temukus are less densely packed and thus quieter.

Lovina has a lot to offer. The beach is better than most of the beach in eastern part of Bali with a string of nine hills on the background creates a pretty view to behold. Glass-clear water of this beach and the proximity of the reef to the beach make Lovina a perfect place for snorkeling and diving and also excellence for swimming. Beautiful sunset can be enjoyed simply while walking on the beach. Visitor can also find good trekking paths, temples, and hot sulphur pools in the hills. Lovina is also a convenient base point for day trips to Tulamben, West Bali National Park, Pemuteran, and Menjangan Island. Do not miss the Lovina’s Dolphin Trip where you can breakfast with hundreds of wandering dolphins, just few hundreds meter off the beach.

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Fronted by a beach lagoon and resting on a sprawling 24-hectare site, Hotel Sedona Manado sparkles as the city’s biggest and most distinctive resort hotel.

The tropical paradise of Hotel Sedona Manado is located 45 minutes from the international airport, 30 minutes from the city and 30 minutes boat ride from breathtaking diving sites off the Bunaken and Siladen Islands.

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Pemuteran is a coastal area, situated in the northwest of Bali. Pemuteran area is including to the edge Bali Barat National Park, a government-protected park with only few minutes drive to the east from Teluk Terima. Pemuteran receives less rainfall than other island areas during rainy season and is too dry for rice cultivation. Its people traditionally live from the sea. Pemuteran has the largest area of shallow coral reefs in Bali that are easily accessible, because the area is calm and free of strong currents and waves which affect most other parts of the island.

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A 15 minute drive from the village of Amed, The Retreat Bali is in an area that is famous for its diving and snorkelling, its beautiful beaches, its temples and friendly unspoilt villages, all set under the shadow of Bali’s largest and most sacred volcano, Mount Agung.

Nurtured by these powerful natural and sacred surroundings, we trust you will find it easy to stop with The Retreat Bali awhile, rest, let go and recharge.

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