History of the fast boats in the Gilis

Bounty Cruises, established in the late 1990s were the first operators serving the Gili Islands and Lombok, from Bali. They boasted a 550 seater catamaran, which was by far the largest high-speed vessel sailing the Lombok Strait. Unfortunately, they were forced to suspend their Gili island route due to unexpectedly poor tourist numbers in the early 2000s.

In 2005, the British owned and operated BlueWater Express decided to specialize in high-speed boat transport and boat private charter between Bali, Lombok and the Gilis.

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