Im gonna tell the detail and the prices too, don't get bored kay.
MAY 2th
JAKARTA :
- Going to the Soekarno Hatta International Airport using Damri Bus. (Rp. 30.000,-)
- Airport Tax (Rp. 40.000,-)
- Eat (Yes, it was expensive havin to eat in the airport (-_-") (Rp. 40.000,-)
The Flight was nice, i've experienced a little turbulence, nothing major.
BALI :
- Taxi from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Benesari (Rp.25.000)
My Friends were already book a hotel in the area. I'll tell you guys about the hotel later. But note this : DO NOT USE AIRPORT'S TAXI. They extremely expensive. My friend almost pay Rp. 90.000 for the same route. Use Blue Bird instead, find some outside the airport. Not that I'm a Blue Bird fan or something, but this brand is well-known for, you know, their service. You won't get cheated.
- Hotel Room (Rp. 240.000) Meh. This is kinda expensive for backpacker like us :(
- Motorcycle rent (Rp. 50.000) We only rent this to find some dinner outside and seein Kuta Beach. A pitch black Kuta Beach. (Yes, i miss beach that much it made me happy just hearin the sounds of waves.)
- Speedboat ticket (Rp. 375.000 two way)
We decided to use travel named EKA JAYA somethin, they picked us up from the hotel, drop us in Padang Bai. Compared to the ferry (Rp 150.000 two way) this was much more expensive, but this was faster (90 minutes) compared to the ferry (300 minutes) so i guess,... we better pay a little bit more than wastin our precious holiday time in the ferry,... And they drop us directly in Gili Terawangan, so we didnt have to go to Lembar/Mataram
MAY 3rd
Me and Gilang
View from the speedboat
GILI TERAWANGAN
Hotel room (Rp 150.000/night)
No AC, no TV, so this room was just a basecamp for sleep. We didn't intend to waste our time in the room while there's beach to be explored :)
Gilang and me again, just arrived and impatiently playin in the sea
Gili Terawangan
It was so peaceful here. No motorcycles, no honking sound, everybody use bicycle or delman here. I asked the locals and they said the government forbid them to bring motorcycles to the island. Motorcycles only allowed in Lombok, Mataram City. Good then!! (For people like us whose fed enough with cars and motorcycles)
Food rates in Gili Terawangan was normal. In good places near the beach the rates was about the same with the cafe in Jakarta's Mall, but you can also find some Warung and eat with just Rp. 10.000. :) Hang out with the locals, they'll tell you good places.
- Bike Rent (Rp.50.000/day)
You can bargain it though :p we paid Rp. 100.000/3days
In the afternoon Gilang and me were bicycling around the island. Gili Terawangan was not so big, but we get tired and thirsty we decided to pull over and take a rest while waiting for the sunset.
at this part of the island, we cant swim
because it was covered by the coral.
still a beautiful beach though :)
And yet, we can't see the sunset, it was too cloudy :(
MAY 4th
Gilang was injured her ankle, and the others still too tired from the adventure so today was all-play day. We only played again in the sea and then catch the sunset (but failed again :( ) i was too active i made my legs stiff it was huuuurrttttttt!!! My advice : bring Counterpain. They didn't sell it here. You can bought Banana Boat SunBlock or Tanning Cream even underwater camera in some stores. But i was looking for Counterpain and didnt managed to get one :(
MAY 5th
There were some activities you can do in Gili Terawangan such as diving and snorkeling. For snorkeling you have to pay Rp 90.000,- each. They'll lend u fin and snorkel, and bought you to three places : Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air. I was too coward to swim without life jacket and i didn't even touch the water if Gili Meno. Judging the stream and the color of the sea,... it was a deep sea. So, i thought turtles wasn't so beautiful and i stayed in the boat with Gilang.
Then we went to Gili Air for another snorkeling. Personally i was expected more from the undersea of Lombok, but i got disappointed. I was amazed and stunned when i was snorkeled in Tidung Island, last year. And the coral of Lombok wasn't amazed me,....
Taken by Gilang
And for diving,.... i heard it was about uh,... Rp 300.000,- but didn't know for sure,... I can barely managed my snorkeling experience though,... i was afraid of the deep sea. Oh! Mas Gege mailed me asked if i had a diving certificate because he was looking for replacement for his host and i was like (-_-") it was tempting, yes, but ah,...
In the night, i can barely walk,.... hehehe
MAY 6th
We're going back to Bali using the same speedboat. Luckily i was asleep because everyone said it was scary, the waves was big because it was raining, and we've got the small speedboat. We touch Bali land on 1 pm, and went to Denpasar to stay in Gilang's soon-to-be cousin, Gede. At night, Gilang's Soon-to-be family took us out for karaoke. At first we felt awkward, but enjoyed it in the end :D
May 7th
Pichink, Gilang's Boyfriend picked us up in the airport. Oh, hello again Jakarta. And the traffic.
It was nice to have a vacation once in a while,... :) and I'm already looking forward for another (but it seems my works already kill me slowly wight now!!)