Gili Islands Indonesia

Gili Islands (Gili Islands) is the name of the most popular place in the Lombok Islands, located east of Bali Island in Indonesia . The beauty of Gili Island is difficult to express in words. The clear blue water sea, the blue sky, the intoxicating sunsets along with the intoxicating live music of various clubs and bars will give you a feeling that is enough to remember for a lifetime. There are no vehicles in the Gili except for horse-drawn carts and bicycles. So you can explore this beautiful island by renting a bike by the hour.

The word gili from the Sasak language means small. The Gili Islands are mainly made up of three small islands named Gili Trawangan or Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air. Several thrilling activities like scuba driving, snorkeling, underwater walking, island hopping, glass bottom boat trips can be enjoyed in Gili Island for 20 to 50 dollars.

Snorkeling will cost one and a half lakh rupees per person. Gili Meno, Gili Air, Turtle Reef, Fish Reef and Coral Island can be visited by speed boat during the 4-hour snorkeling. Also you can see the wonderful underwater life of the sea.

In Gili Island, you can sit as long as you want under the chairs, hammocks or umbrellas available in front of any hotel or restaurant, starting from five stars. No one will say anything and there is no obligation to take any service from the hotel or renter for this. Also you can use any hotel and resort bathroom for dress change or shower.

You need to go to Bali, Indonesia first. There are no direct flights from Dhaka. Have to transit through Malaysia or Singapore . It takes 6 hours to reach Bali including transit at Kuala Lumpur. The time difference between Indonesia and Bangladesh is 2 hours.

Visa Bangladeshis do not need any visa to travel to Bali. Exemption visa is granted for 30 days. There is no need for visa fee or photo etc. if the printed copy of itinerary of hotel booking and return air ticket is shown at immigration. However, it is not possible to extend the visa for more than 30 days while traveling.

Air Tickets Air ticket prices usually depend on how far in advance the date of travel is purchased. If you buy a Bali ticket two months in advance, it costs 25 to 35 thousand taka. Again, it takes 40,000 to 55,000 taka to cut the ticket a day or two before. Airlines like Malindo Air, Air Asia, Scoot etc. operate flights on Bali route from Bangladesh.

Transport Get out of the airport and get to your destination by metered Blue Bird taxis outside the airport instead of using the airport taxi service. A metered taxi anywhere in Bali costs 30 to 40 thousand rupees or 180 to 250 rupees in Bangladeshi taka. And if you take a taxi service from the airport, you will have to pay 75 thousand to 1.5 lakh rupees to go the same distance.

If you want to go from Bali to Gili, you have to buy a fast boat service ticket. It will cost 5 lakh rupees or about 3000 Bangladeshi taka to cut the ticket per person including the return ticket. There are many information booths at various places in Bali and Kuta. From those places you can take the package of your choice to go to Gili Island. If booking a ticket with hotel pickup and drop, the person you book the ticket with will arrange the transfer from the hotel to Padang Bai Jetty/Padam Harbour. It takes about one and a half to two hours to reach the jetty by car. And it takes about one and a half to two hours to go to Gili by boat from the jetty. Fast-boat service tickets can also be booked online but the price is comparatively higher.

A night's stay at the resorts of Gili Trawangan will cost between 2000 and 6000 Bangladeshi taka. However, if you want to stay in beach view resorts, you have to spend 4000 to 7000 thousand rupees.

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