DON'T DO THIS in the Gili Islands (7 things to avoid)
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2024
- These are 7 important things you should NOT do if you're planning to visit the Gili Islands in Indonesia. Don't make the same mistakes as me!
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TIME STAMPS:
0:00-0:52: Intro
0:52-4:04: Avoid our travel nightmare
4:04-4:49: Arrive to the harbor EARLY
4:49-5:36: Don't lose your ticket
5:36-6:23: Don't forget this
6:23-7:59: Avoid the horse carts
7:59-8:37: Don't bring this
8:37-10:30: Don't miss this!!
10:30-11:44: Final thoughts & tips
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I'm so glad your friend was able to get a flight out of the area despite all the craziness with the weather! Thanks for sharing this helpful advice! I will keep this in mind when I decide to make a trip there someday!
Good info Crosby...even with the bumps on departure it sounds like you both had a great time. Looking forward to more adventures....!
Great tips for any travel. Love your videos. I'm a huge fan.
Have watched many of youtube's videos about Gili. Love the place and will allways love it.
Gotta say you are pretty spot on with most things 😊 you did some of the good and the bad, same as everyone tries/does.
Going back for 4th time next month, know all the pro spots to dive, eat and party now 😊
Your tips will be very helpful. Really appreciate it..
Good To know gili island got Back In shape!
it happened also in ferry port in Ketapang - Gilimanuk. Traffic held for 24 hours, which usually just only take few minutes aboard into a ferry and 40 minutes across strait. Could have been worse, I rode motorcycle, get into ferry from Gilimanuk to Ketapang but the ferry could not docked in to the Ketapang port due to bad weather. Port authority didn't gave permission docked ferries to embark. So my boat have to wait on the strait in rough weather.
That's quite usual that sometimes in july or august there are very strong storms between Bali and Lombok and the boats can be cancelled for several days. It does not happen every year but I remember several years with this situation. In july and august is not a rainy, it is a stormy season. The cancellations usually happen exactly in july - august.
Unlucky when it happens, but better that they cancel the boats than be unsafe.
i was in Gili Air in ‘93. cash only. no shops. just grass huts and beach. one satalight phone. that’s pretty much all i remember. quiet. absolutely no rolly suitcases lol. thanks for the video
I was there in 2005 and it was basically the same as you are describing
Every adventure must have bad and good. if there's nothing bad it's not an adventure, sometimes a bad experience can be a life lesson. Greetings to your family, I hope they are always healthy and happy 🙏❤️🇮🇩
For all tourist around the world,, thank to visit indonesia and thank to be good tourist,, tampiasih(thank you)❤
I love my country❤
Thanks u for visiting one of our beautiful island.
Good advice - we had similar issues end of last year! Would also mention that ferries drop off and pick up from beaches sometimes, not just jetties, so make sure you are physically up to climbing a ladder off the back of a ferry in the swell...we almost had to leave my 70+ year old mother-in-law behind...
Usually during june - september, Eastern part of the country like bali, lombok, flores weathers were impacted by southern wind from australia.. still hot & sunny but sudden wind & rain may follow.. the rain is fine but the wind is stronger than the rain season, and may be colder during night especialy if u live around Nusa Dua (south of bali) area due to australia's winter season
Thank you bring up about horse cars. We need more awareness!!
They need small electric car
Hi! Thanks for the video. How did you guys get tickets for the boats? And what kind of service did you find most efficient in terms of getting a taxi or an uber? Thanks!
The Gili fast boats are a bit hit and miss. I only use Blue Water Express. They are a little more expensive but they are very reliable.
awesome tips !
"Oh my goodness" "Safety first" Aww, I feel for the horses 🐴 The weather put a hold on thing for all. The things we learn along the way. You will make it to your next destination, keep positive ❤ Thanks for sharing 👍
Great tips, thk u!
Oh we had the same three days ago, we went from Gili t to lombok, it was a bit scary but we made it to Lombok. We flew back to Bali because we didn’t want to risk a boat journey again😅
Safety 1st keep up the great work 😊
I am so pround of you for your video in my country....
01:28 This is proof that Indonesia's nature is both beautiful and dangerous at the same time. So enjoy the beauty, and always prepare for the worst.
Thanks for coming to INDONESIAN ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🇮🇩🙏👍✌️
I was there twice in 2004 for a few weeks on Gili Air while doing research for my Master's degree. Cash only. No shops. Less than a dozen places to eat. No bikes for rent. One wifi cafe at the other end of the island where you paid by the hour (smart phones didn't exist yet). Ocean water had a lot of trash in it coming off of the islands. Lots of young guys in their 20's hooking up with single, older tourist women visiting for a few weeks. Even though I was similar in age to them, they keep approaching me to try to get me as their sugar momma and got annoyed when I showed no interest. I've seen a documentary where this is similar to what happens in Jamaica with young guys and tourist women visiting. I avoided the horse carts 100% since they were clearly underfed and over-worked. Met a surfer couple and they said a large shark came right up on them while they were surfing. Also, no fast boats back then. It was the crowded public ferry or the dangerous small airplanes that often crashed. Also, I got a viral stomach flu with vomiting/diarrhea while there. I definitely linked it to something on Gili Air, either bacteria in the ocean water from the trash, or tainted water used to make the fruit smoothies I got at cafes. It was horrible and I had to flee back to Bali for medical care because there was nothing on the island (I saw a medical center in the video she shot now). The 2nd time I went, the couple in the hut next to mine got the stomach flu and I gave them my meds I brought with me for it. Back then, a lot of the coral near the shore on Gili Air was white/dead and then about 100' off shore, it dropped of precipitously into the dark unknown.
Thanks bringing up the horse car
poor horse
What month was this, Crosby? (I'm thinking of going to Bali in September, a warm and dry but less crowded month).
Thank you for mentioning the horses 🐴. This is so important. 😢
It’s really helpful tips for traveling to Gili.Thanks a lot Crosby ❤
And I have a little question which is,is there safe for traveling alone?
Cause I would love to travel to Lombok and gili island,but I did some research,some people said there is not quite safe and some locals are very aggressive?
Heh :) A bit novice mistakes, but thats how you learn! Glad you had a nice trip!
how did you travel through these islands? apart from the snorkeling trip. i booked a stay in gili t and wanted to stay in gili air as well, but don't know how to get there from gili t
Hey blondie. Your videos were way bester in Mexico. Keep up the good work.
We' re going Gili Air 02/03 2024,thank you very much hopefuly provide us get a nightmare too,we' ve been Bali/ Gili Travangan 1991 and coming back next year and of course a lot of things have changed 😅Antje and Uwe from Germany,Tschüss
Aaahhh, Thumbnail dan judul video anda mengagetkan aku, Aku kira terjadi hal buruk 😢😢.. Saya rasa Pesan yang anda sampaikan sangat2 bermanfaat untuk mereka yang ingin ke Gili.. benar Transportasi ke Gili adalah buruk, antrian yang panjang, padahal banyak masyarakat disana ingin pemerintah pusat memperbaiki sistem Transportasi ke Gili. Tapi belum direspon, karena besar nya negara Indonesia, jadi banyak Infrastruktur yang masih perlu diperbaiki. Semoga kedepannya Transportasi ke Gili lebih baik dan nyaman. ❤❤❤❤
Adventure is always unpredictable
In Java island too 😂😂 , but I also wonder how in Bali and Nusa Tenggara would like in this chaotic weather during that time, also hoping that all foreigners in there (including you Crosby) can rush the weather that time.. 😅😅
Boat rides to Bali are long and you don't wanna go when it's very choppy and not fun if not a seasoned sailor, a flight from Lombok to Depansar is a good option
I go to Indonesia every year and every time I take off from Montreal I switch to "insha allah mode" ... shit always happen and every year it at a different place (lost luggage, credit card not working, cancelled transports, shitty hotel,medical issues ...) ... I just roll with punches and enjoy life at a slower pace.
Travel adversity comes with the fun. Many can't hack it and some have a friend like you that will take a bullet for them.
Wow
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The "making the flight" thing isnt an gili island problem, but any island problem maby just a big higher chance for the gilis as lombok/bali is seperated by the Wallace line, famous for its deep waters and harsh current and waves; a small storm aint a joke, ive been on ferry's before there with a 40% puke-rate 😂 grown men literally crying😂
People should practice snorkeling before trying it on a vacation like this. If you don't know what you are doing, it's just too easy to take in a lungful of water when you think your snorkel is clear. A good friend, who was inexperienced and probably hadn't snorkeled before, drowned while snorkeling with a group in the Red Sea at Sharm El Sheik, Egypt. She was only 42 years old.
I agree because in her videos, they were actually diving down quite deep, which requires experience. Most people thinking of snorkeling as floating on the surface or only going down no more than 6' below the surface. Can be dangerous if you aren't experienced.
OMG, this is so insane, OMG
Welcome to Indonesia. Rule number 1 as a "bule" always be prepared for the unexpected in Indo. Lived in Indo as an EXPAT kid for 10 years back in the 90s. I love INDO for the very fact that it's just a crazy ass shit show of a country. This is not the "west" LOL...throw your plans out the window and just live....miss the good ol days of travelling to Gili when you and your friends were the only ones on the island lol...gone are those days...
8. Don't act too liberal. Respect the culture and the religions. It's Indonesia, not Europe, If Bali, where Hindus are the majority, hates it, surely, it's hated in Gili, It's an Islamic island.
It's indonesia not Arab or Yemen
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Gili T is haunted. The island was used as a Japanese POW camp during WW2 and the souls of executed prisoners roam the interior of the island.
Awe dear
Is she the hawk tuuu girl??????
LABUAN BAJO....KOMODO ISLAND
Jeeze, wheres the nightmare? Thats a mere normal travel occurance.
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First world problems WOW 🤷