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Posted by trayden on Monday, 1. March 2010 at 10:21 Bali Time:

In Reply to: yes i was wondering posted by Danger Mouse on Sunday, 28. February 2010 at 22:23 Bali Time:

But after our short trip to Lombok 2 weeks ago we decided to do the Gilis for 5 nights during our Bali trip in August!

From what i have researched most hotels on Gilli T have a boat that will take you to the other islands,there will also be local boats at the pier on Gili T.

The 3 islands are pretty close to each other.

There are a few companies that do a fast 2+ hour speedboat from Benoa Bali to Gili T but will also drop off at Meno or Air,the fast boat is about $70AU one way.Also leaves quite early around 8 am

Perama tours do a coach from Kuta to Padang Bai and then a slower trip across the Lombok straight for around $40 each way,takes about 8 hours,they also drop off at Meno and Air each day,this trip starts in Kuta at 10am.

The ferry from Pedang Bai Bali is cheap but i think too much trouble as when you get to lombok you then have to get to where the gili boats leave from up past senggigi and wait for a boat to fill, so could take all day.

August to mid September is still high season so you may have to pre book a hotel/guesthouse.

Be careful of the exchange rate charged by hotels when pre booking rooms as it can end up costing a lot more per night if they charge in IDR rather than the advertised US$ rate.


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