Hotel Villa Ombak, the first international hotel on the magical island of Gili Trawangan, is a place that balances the comforts of first class accommodation with the natural beauty that surrounds.
The Hotel Villa Ombak features the traditional building style of Lombok, and its neighboring islands, to blend harmoniously with the island’s landscape.
Apart from the peace and tranquility, the highlight for most visitors to Hotel Vila Ombak is discovering the surrounding clear waters and coral reefs with its variety of colorful tropical fish. A haven for snorkeling enthusiasts and divers alike, there are some excellent sites all within a short boat ride. Hotel Vila Ombak has its own Diving Academy that caters for all levels of diving abilities. Fully qualified instructors are available to teach beginners and help them to make the most of their first underwater experience or to enable the experienced diver to get the next higher PADI Certificate.
Hotel Villa Ombak is located on Gili Trawangan, one of Lombok Island oasis, the largest of the 3 Gili Islands just off Lombok’s Northwestern coastline.
You can reach the island with a number of direct daily speedboat services (price available upon request) leaving Benoa Harbor, Bali (approximately 2,5 hours) or Padang Bai Harbor, Bali (approximately 1 hour), or phinisi boat leaving from Padang Bai Harbor, Bali (approximately 4 hours). Arriving in the tiny Trawangan harbour get a horse-carriage (Cidomo) to Vila Ombak. The approx. 500 meters ride costs about Rp. 50,000, – and is very appealing and an enchanting prelude to the island’s life style you will enjoy the next days.
Alternatively, you can take flights from Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Surabaya or Bali that takes only 25 minutes flight time to Mataram, Lombok. Then, a pick up service can be arranged from the airport with their combine spacious air conditioned car + speedboat transfer service (price available on request) – which will take you trough a scenic drive along the western coastline (Sengigi) or trough a rain forest with monkeys along the road (Pusuk) – to a 7 – 10 minutes trip by their speed boat to the island.
Alternatively you can take a taxi to Bangsal, the little harbor village for the Gili islands. In Bangsal you can charter a boat to Gili Trawangan at an affordable price if you don’t want to wait until the public boat has got its 12 or so passengers on board before it leaves. It takes a 40 minutes trip on an outrigger boat from Bangsal to Gili Trawangan.
Other guest activities that you could arrange with their Guest Relation are:
