Gili meno is one of the three north gili islands (the middle and smallest one) but crystal bay is a beach in another island called nusa penida (a much bigger island compared to gili islands). Nusa penida island is about half hour away from bali by fast boat while gili islands are about 2 hours away by fast boat from bali. It all depends on how many days you have to spare and what is your interest. Personally I would go for gili islands, gili islands however are more suitable for snorkeling as almost all the beach around gili meno and the others are surrounded by corals. While crystal bay in nusa penida is much more suitable for swimming. Hope that helps.

Inter island travel is fairly easy. Ferry offices on all islands. The quietest is Gili Meno but they are all fairly close to each other so island hopping is easy and reasonably priced.

Hi, sorry for the late response. We got a taxi from our hotel in Lombok and he arranged for a speed boat to take us. It was for 4 adults and we paid £40 there and back, that incldued the taxi journeys. The speed boat ride was pretty hairy as there was a big swell-the boat from Bali had been stopped due th the big wave! We loved Gili Meno, we left it just 5 hours before the 2nd earthquake last August!

I am not aware of anywhere you can do that. We changed our currency before we went on to the island. Enjoy!

I did receive an email from Villa Mahamaya to say that their resort had been damaged and they would be open to the public until repairs had been carried out. It might be best the check in with the resort where your were going to stay

Just a quick note to inform you that Ana Warung And Bungalows on Gili Meno, has not been affected by the Lombok Earthquake. All staff has returned and we are really looking forward to your arrival. Our restaurant is and serving fresh seafood as well as other cuisine. When you arrive you will have the beaches to yourself. The fast boats from Bali commenced. 600 tourists per day have been arriving at the Gili's for the last few days. (this has been reported in the Jakarta post) True, most business are yet to open. Although openings are happening very rapidly. Today we have 2 out of 4 bungalows occupied. The sun is out and the beaches are beautiful. All guests are enjoying the privacy of Gili Meno . We look forward to your arrival.

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We stayed at Seri Resort on the south end, which was great (minus the need for shoes on the rocky sand beach). Top notch but there were several great spots we walked past along the island.

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