What to Do on a Rainy Day in Gili Air 🌧️
Rainstorms: nature’s way of telling you to put down the sunscreen and pick up something more interesting. Gili Air might be small, but it’s got more rainy-day options than you’d expect. Here are all the fun things to do when the skies open up (or even just threaten to).
1. Scuba Diving: It’s Better Down Where It’s Wetter 🤿
Pro tip: rain doesn’t ruin diving. In fact, it’s often better underwater than on the surface when it pours. The fish don’t care if it’s raining, and the visibility isn’t affected by clouds. If anything, you’ll get fewer boats, fewer snorkelers, and more “peaceful ocean kingdom” vibes.
So while everyone else sulks in their bungalow, you can be hanging out with turtles thinking: “Rain? What rain?” Book Scuba Diving here.
2. Escape Room: Outwit Uncle Joe’s Inheritance 🗝️
Stuck indoors? Try solving puzzles before time runs out. Escape Room Gili Air offers a 75-minute mystery called “Uncle Joe’s Inheritance.” It’s packed with riddles, hidden clues, and plenty of laughs.
Great for groups of 2-6, and way more fun than doom-scrolling the weather forecast.
3. Cooking Classes: Spice It Up 🍛
If you can’t lounge on the beach, you might as well learn how to cook like a local legend. Join a cooking class and master classics like nasi goreng or satay. Bonus: you eat everything you cook, so this is basically lunch with bragging rights.
4. Silver-Making Workshops: Bling It On 💍
Ever wanted to make your own jewelry? Rainy days are perfect for sitting down with some silver and getting creative. After a few hours, you’ll walk out with a handmade ring, bracelet, or pendant. And when people back home ask where you bought it, you can casually say: “Oh this? I made it on a tropical island while it was raining.” Instant legend status. I can recommend Kaktus Silver Jewellery Making Class.
5.Spa & Café Hopping: Because Self-Care Counts 💆☕
Rain = official excuse to do absolutely nothing productive. Get a massage and a pedicure, let someone scrub off your “beach-sweat layer,” or just curl up in a café with good coffee and banana pancakes while the rain taps on the roof.
6.Snorkeling When the Clouds Clear 🌊
If the rain lets up but the sky stays moody, snorkeling is still a solid bet. Grab a mask and fins, wade out, and you’ll probably spot turtles doing their thing while you float around feeling smug about not hiding indoors. Book your snorkeling tour here.
Rain on Gili Air isn’t the end of your holiday, it’s just the island’s way of saying: “Chill, try something new.” Whether you’re diving with turtles, spicing up your cooking game, crafting silver souvenirs, or melting into a massage table, you’ll barely notice the clouds. And usually the sunsets are better after a day of rain!
And hey, when the sun comes back out, those cocktails will taste even better. 🍹Or just try day drinking until you forget it is raining.
