Gili Bedil: Meet The Beach Cat and Chill in Small Island

[eviselvia]

Located in West Sumbawa, Gili Bedil may not as famous as Gili Trawangan or another Gili in Lombok. In Indonesian, “gili” means small island. You can find a lot of gili spreading around my country Indonesia. If you want to find off-beaten-path gili, peaceful, and not-so-crowded beach, Gili Bedil is one of the best recommendation.

Access
If you are from Lombok, you can go to East Lombok by rent a car or motorcycle. Drive your vehicle to Kayangan Harbor. Then, buy a ticket for ferry boat. The ferry boat will go to Pototano Harbor for around one hour. So, visiting Gili Bedil is going to be Lombok side trip.

Next be ready to drive to Utan District. There are two accesses to go to Gili Bedil, which is by boat from Labuan Pade or Labuan Bajo. We decided to boarded from Labuan Pade because the boat we rented was there. To rent a boat, you can go directly to Labuan Bajo or Labuan Pade, without having an order in advance. There are many of fishing boats that will take visitors to Gili Bedil and its surroundings.

Experiencing Gili Bedil

I went to Gili Bedil with couple of friends. After arriving in Labuan Pade Beach, ordering some seafood before crossing into Gili Bedil is the best choice as preparation for the supplies because there is no stall in Gili Bedil.

After all the supplies and equipment are ready, we immediately head to the ship. It didn’t take long to cross from Labuan Pade to Gili Bedil, just around 15 minutes.

Arriving at Gili Bedil we were immediately welcomed by a special islander. He is an adorable yellow white cat like this.

The first activity we did when we arrived at Gili Bedil was snorkeling! Snorkeling spot on Gili Bedil was not far from the beach. It was not an outstanding one if I compared to another amazing spot in East Indonesia. But, it is good enough and fun.

Apparently, snorkeling makes our stomach hungry. We also immediately burned the fish and squid that had been bought. I immediately prepared fish and squid while my other friends are looking for firewood.

After eating, we were chilling in the island, spend our quality time together, and play with Bedil, the beach cat. There are no people in Gili Bedil, only me and my friends

[VasT]

Thank you for sharing your photos @eviselvia ,

This place looks simply amazing! I’ve never done snorkeling. Is it easy to start with? How did you take the underwater photos?

[eviselvia]

@VasT first think to enjoy snorkeling is just relax, never afraid about the depth of the sea. For the first timer, you can use life jacket. Once you’ve done snorkeling, you want do it for second, third, and more I used Canon D30 for capturing underwater sea life.

[IrrPavlova]

I can’t tell by the look on this beautiful kitty’s face it really enjoys the sand, @eviselvia . Thank you for sharing and congratulations for making it to this week’s Friday Favorites. I’ve always found animals playing on the beach adorable. You’ve probably seen how a golden retriever jumps and tries to bite the water. This one of my top three reasons to want to have a pet that I can take to the beach.

[VasT]

Thank you for your prompt answer @eviselvia . I really want to try snorkeling.

Whats-more another thing that has impressed me is that you’ve said that you were alone there. Can someone spend the night in the island?

[eviselvia]

Hello @IrrPavlova

Thank you, I am glad to hear that. Yeah, I am animal lover too, especially cat. Bedil is very cute and nice cat. He likes to welcome everyone who is coming to his island of paradise

[IrrPavlova]

You can tell Bedil feels like the king of that island for sure, @eviselvia . The gait is kind of royal.

[eviselvia]

@VasT Yes, you can do camping here. But, there is no electricity and toilet. Make sure that your logistics are enough for the team member. In addition You have to rent the boat for two days…

[eviselvia]

@IrrPavlova hahaha yeah

[Alifia98]

it’s nice! I already pinned it for my next destination. So many beautiful places in Indonesia especially in Lombok.

Take me there please! I really love the spot @eviselvia

[eviselvia]

@Alifia98 If you have plan to visit Lombok, Sumbawa is wotht to visit as your side trip

[AbdullahAM]

Looks amazing, beautiful photos @eviselvia

Cat looks so cute; i like the sandy beach.

[eviselvia]

@AbdullahAM Ah thank you :))

[VasT]

Thank you @eviselvia ,

I enjoyed reading your post, and I felt I could sink my toes in the warm sand by watching your photos. Can’t wait to see more of your posts!

[eviselvia]

@VasT Thank you for your appreciation ^^