Bali to Gili Island

Bali to Gili Island

How To Go From Bali To Gili Island

Well, tourists can't get enough of the Bali's beauty. You want more and more beauty of Bali. Wanting to see the more beautiful scenery, not just in Bali island, but also the island nearby which also offers beautiful scenery with a different experience. One island that tourists always visit near Bali is Gili island. They always to find a way to go from Bali to Gili island. There are some ways you can choose to go there, by helicopter or by boat. 

Where is the location?

Before going to Gili island, you may need to know a little information about the island. Gili island is located on the northwest tip of Lombok, Indonesia. It is the most popular tourist destination in Lombok. This island became an attention worldwide as the mecca of backpackers in the nineties. Some of the spots in Gili island is still true for backpackers, but times are changing. There are more glamor options on Gillis, especially in the spot of Gili Trawangan. You can find many little cafes, bars, and restaurants on the sea shore. The best thing about this place is there are no motorbikes or cars that would disturb the peace on the beach. 

The transportation you can choose

To go from Bali to Gili island, it requires s form of transportation. The most used transportation is a boat. Some deep-pocketed Voyager would choose stylish private charters like Helicopter ride. It's just a short ride away with Helicopter; you could also get amazing views from up there. For you who are very minimum on the budget, you might choose the super slow public ferries.

For the middle-class tourists, fast boats are the perfect choice for transportation to get to Gili island. Here are two starting point to get the fast boat trip to Gili. The first one is from Padang Bai. You need to get to Padang Bai in the mornings about 9 am. The operators are only available in the morning. Most tourists decide to spend the night in Kuta and then take the shuttle bus to Padang Bai. But, you can just spend the night in Padang Bai instead. So, you could bypass the sleaze and madness of Kuta.

The most famous fast boat to take is the Gili Cat. You can book the tickets online. Another fast boat you can trust is the Blue Water Express. Online, you can get the more high price than buying the tickets from the tour guides in Padang Bai.

The other starting point to go from Bali to Gili island is from Amed. Using fast boat from Padang Bai will take about one and a half hour to get there, and it costs about IDR250,000 each. But, if you choose Amed as the starting point, you can save your time. From Amed, it only takes about 45 minutes to get to Gili island. Not many tourists know about Amed because many travel agents didn't promote it actively. It's just about 3-hour drive from Denpasar. You can get this hauntingly beautiful port of Amed to start your trip from Bali to Gili Island in a great way.