In Reply to: travel to gilis what to do with luggage posted by olli on Wednesday, 24. June 2009 at 18:25 Bali Time:
In my experience Balinese hotels are happy to hold your luggage for you.
I went to the Gilis last year from Lombok with a rucksack. I left from the small port of Teluk Nara which is south of Bangsal. I waded to a 20' boat. After the boat arrived in Gili Trawangan through rough seas, I waded ashore with my rucksack.
I left Gili Trawangan the same way in a small boat. A porter in Bangsal carried my rucksack to the beach for Rp 5,000 after I agreed on a price beforehand.
I then carried the rucksack for 500 metres to the Bangsal Bus Station where I caught the Perama bus to Senggigi.