Local favourite river spot · Lombok Timur, West Nusa Tenggara
Gili Areng
Gili Areng is a river spot in Lombok Timur, West Nusa Tenggara.
Gili Areng: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Gili Areng
Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Gili Areng — distance from nearby cities
- From Nusa Penida (BA): about 128 km by road (102 km straight line) · directions · more places near Nusa Penida
- From Amed (BA): about 132 km by road (106 km straight line) · directions · more places near Amed
- From Sanur (BA): about 167 km by road (133 km straight line) · directions · more places near Sanur
- From Ubud (BA): about 172 km by road (138 km straight line) · directions · more places near Ubud
- From Denpasar (BA): about 174 km by road (139 km straight line) · directions · more places near Denpasar
Coordinates: -8.84113, 116.46691. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Gili Areng
- Seganing Waterfall · waterfall · West Nusa Tenggara · ~26 km · Must-see
- Batujai Dam · lake · Lombok Tengah · ~32 km · Must-see
- Lombok · river spot · Lombok Tengah · ~45 km · Must-see
- Darussalam Great Mosque · dargah · Sumbawa Barat · ~54 km · Must-see
- Taman Mayura · fort · Mataram · ~58 km · Must-see
- Mantar Paragliding Take Off (stunning view) · viewpoint · Sumbawa Barat · ~59 km · Must-see
- Gitgit Waterfall · waterfall · Mataram · ~59 km · Must-see
- Rinjani · viewpoint · Lombok Timur · ~60 km · Must-see
- Mount Barujari · viewpoint · Lombok Timur · ~60 km · Must-see
- Gereja Santa Maria Immaculata · church · Mataram · ~61 km · Must-see
- Gereja Pantekosta Indonesia · church · Mataram · ~61 km · Must-see
- Lake Segara Anak · lake · Lombok Utara · ~61 km · Must-see
- pura gunung sari · temple · Lombok Barat · ~64 km · Must-see
- Gereja Katolik Santo Antonius Padua · church · Mataram · ~64 km · Must-see
- Sendang Gila Waterfall · waterfall · Lombok Utara · ~75 km · Must-see
- Ar-Rahman · dargah · Lombok Timur · ~2 km
- Bukit Malang · viewpoint · Lombok Timur · ~3 km
- Bukit Pait · viewpoint · Lombok Timur · ~4 km
Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Gili Areng
- Lombok · river spot · Lombok Tengah · ~45 km · Must-see
- Gili Air · river spot · Lombok Utara · ~85 km · Must-see
- Gili Meno · river spot · Lombok Utara · ~88 km · Must-see
- Gili Anakanjan · river spot · Lombok Tengah · ~22 km
- Gili Medas · river spot · Lombok Tengah · ~28 km
- Gili Nusa · river spot · Lombok Tengah · ~31 km
- Gili Tangkong · river spot · Lombok Barat · ~64 km
- Gili Nanggu · river spot · Lombok Barat · ~65 km
- Gili Lampu · river spot · Lombok Timur · ~66 km
- Gili Luah · river spot · Lombok Barat · ~66 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Gili Areng?
September to February; boat services pause in floods. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
How far is Gili Areng from Nusa Penida?
Gili Areng is about 128 km by road from Nusa Penida (102 km straight line), 132 km from Amed and 167 km from Sanur. Open the road-trip planner on Spotwander for turn-by-turn directions and stops on the way.
What are the places to visit near Gili Areng?
Nearby: Seganing Waterfall (waterfall, 26 km), Batujai Dam (lake, 32 km), Lombok (river spot, 45 km), Darussalam Great Mosque (dargah, 54 km), Taman Mayura (fort, 58 km), Mantar Paragliding Take Off (stunning view) (viewpoint, 59 km).