Backpacking Landscapes: Pulau Gili Ganteng in Sumenep, Madura

Friday, July 15, 2016

Pulau Gili Ganteng in Sumenep, Madura

We're awaiting the weekend for a trip to Gili Labak as it is the only chance we wont have to charter a boat through sharing with hopefully other travellers. For this day, we thought of checking out Pantai Simbilan in Gili Ganteng.

Gili Ganteng is 1 hour by boat from Tanjung port in Sumenep, Madura. There is no transport in Gili Ganteng, hence, it is advised to drive by a motorbike, which you can bring to the island for 4,000 rupiahs on top of the passenger fare (10,000 rupiah as of posting); Besides, right from Sumenep itself, it is necessary to have your own motorbike since there is no public transportation even in this town. you can charter an ojek, but with about 20kms away from city center, you better off look for a rental motorbike.

ferry in Tanjung, Sumenep to Gili Ganteng

boat in gili ganteng, sumenep, madura, indonesia

road in gili ganteng, sumenep, madura, indonesia

The roads in Gili ganteng are mapped on google maps. Hence, it will be best to have your google maps ready before arriving. There is also Telkomsel signal in the area.

There are 2 Tanjung ports that both have boats to the island. Fare is also the same. The boats apparently are only until a little after lunch. Afterwhich, you may have to charter the boat for the price of 10 passengers (100,000 rupiah).

There is not much at all choice for places to eat around the island except for Roda 3 or push carts that sell noodles, fried rice, etc. There are stores though to buy your drinks, and other camping needs in case you think about camping.

pantai kahuripan in gili ganteng, sumenep, madura, indonesia

pantai simbilan in gili ganteng, sumenep, madura, indonesia

The places of interest will be pantai Simbilan and Kahuripan islands. The beaches on the eastern side of the island are great for views, but may probably not exactly right for swimming as the water is too shallow even up to perhaps 1 km away from the island.