Arrive at 3.50pm. 5pm Check in, safety briefing, freshen up etc. 6:30 - 7:30 - dinner 7:30 +++ Quick briefing and free time
Day 1 & 2: Shark day & Bio-rock flipped
Shark day
05:00: Head to TL 07:00 - 09:00: Watch shark landings, surveys, explore market 09:00 - 10:00: Shark Processing plant 10:00 - 10:30: Back to TL 11:00 - 12:00: Early lunch cooked at TL + relaxing 12:00 - 12:30: Head to Gili Merengke fishermen island 12:30 - 2:00: Explore the island and do fishermen interviews 2:00 - 2:30: Back to TL 2:30 - 4:00: Travel back to hotel 4:00 - 6:30: Free time 6:30 - 7:30: Dinner 7:30 +++ Quick briefing and free time
Bio-rock day
07:00 - 10:00: Travel to Gili T 10:30 - 11:30: Snorkel out to see past bio-rocks 12:00 - 1:00: Lunch 1:00 - 3:00: Build bio-rock 3:00 - 6:00: Travel back to Kuta 6:30 - 7:30: dinner 7:30+++ Quick briefing and free time
Day 3 & 4: Snorkeling and school
Snorkeling day
07:00 - 09:00: Head to TL 09:30 - 3:30: Snorkeling at 3 sites, including lunch 4:00 - 5:30: Head back to Kuta 5:30 - 6:30: Wash up 6:30 - 7:30: Dinner 7:00+++ Quick briefing and free time
School
08:00 - 10:00: Head to TL 10:00 - 1:00: Interactions with local students 1:00 - 1:45: Lunch at TL 1:45 - 3:00: Head back to hotel 3:00 - 6:30: CAS reflections / Free time 6:30 - 7:30: Dinner 7:30+++ Quick briefing and free time
Day 5:
7-9am Breakfast and pack up 10:45am Check out head to Lombok airport home sweet home
Packing List
Please pack lightly, preferably without big bulky suitcases! - 4-5 sets of day clothing.
T-shirts instead of singlets recommended to protect from sunburn
All clothing should be respectful (i.e. no shorts too short, crop tops)
1 item warm clothing as some nights may get chilly (e.g. shawl/long sleeve shirt)
Flip-flops & covered shoes if preferred (for day trips)
Raincoat
Hat and/or sunglasses
- 1-2 sets of swimwear (2 sets if possible in case can’t dry overnight)
Rash guard or long sleeve shirt for sun protection during snorkeling
Swimming shorts (boys and girls)
Booties / protective shoes for intertidal walks
Own snorkel and mask if they have, otherwise can borrow ours
- Other
Small handy torch (streets and other parts of Lombok can get dark, and sometimes, rarely, there are power failures)
Small towel for snorkeling trips
Day bag: Dry/waterproof bag if have, otherwise zip-lock bag/plastic bag for protection of valuable in case it rains when on boat/travelling
2 X medium shopping bags (typical size from supermarkets e.g. 15-20 liters) for trash pick-ups. Can be plastic bags or other, but easily stored in day bag
Water bottle for day bag
Own set of utensils (spoon and fork)
Writing materials (pencil and pen) & notebook
Gloves (not compulsory) for building bio-rock
Sunscreen (in line with responsible tourism, we'd recommend reef safe sunscreen because we love the corals enough not to want to bleach them)
List of reef-safe sunscreen: 1) Aubrey Organics Natural Sun Sunscreen, Sensitive Skin/Children, SPF 30+ 2) Badger Sunscreen Cream, Unscented, SPF 30 3) UV Natural Sport Lip Sunscreen, SPF 30+ 4) Badger Broad Spectrum Sport Facestick, SPF 35 5) ECO logical All Natural Sunscreen, SPF 30+ 6) Elemental Herbs Sport Sunscreen, SPF 30+ 7) Green Screen D Organic Sunscreen, Original, SPF 35 8) BurnOut Ocean Tested Physical Sunscreen, SPF 30 9) Raw Elements USA Eco Formula SPF 30 10) All Terrain KidSport SPF30* Recommended place to buy in person: Gill Divers, 37 Hong Kong Street, 059676 Recommended place to buy online: iherb.com