Lombok is now so other purposes tourists who want to enjoy a vacation than Bali. There are 5 fun way if you want to vacation in Lombok feels good. Lombok is Bali can not be equated with any terms, both in terms of infrastructure, and urban infrastructure. Including the management of a tourist attraction. But if you want to look for an alternative holiday destination to fill, then Lombok is one of the best options.
There are some interesting things that you probably will not get anywhere else, including Bali. Island is relatively small, allowing you to explore this place in a single visit, as long as you plan carefully mebuat.
Before it's good to visit there first determine how long your visit. Ideally a minimum of 2 days is enough to explore the island of Lombok. Here are some tips that might be useful for you, especially for first-time visit there.
1 Determine budget
First determine your budget for the cost of lodging. In Lombok, Senggigi, which is the main destination available a wide range of accommodation options, from hotels to Hotel Star Budgeting. For middle-class (Star III) Graha Beach Senggigi Hotel is one of the rekomended.
Here you can also choose a tour package in accordance with the wishes of desire. Its location is very strategic because it is located in the middle stretch of the Senggigi Beach area. Here is also the best spot to enjoy the sunset. The hotel also provides a shuttle at the airport free of charge.
When you arrive in Lombok in the afternoon, you better wait for the tour the next day. You should rest first while enjoying the beach while waiting for the sunset.
2 Visit Gili Trawangan
Actually there are 3 pieces of the island that can be visited, respectively - each Gili Meno, Gili Air and Gili Trawangan. But the largest, most strategic and crowded is Gili Trawangan.
In this island you can dive, snorkel, sunbathe, or just hang out to enjoy the sparkling white sand exposed to the midday sun. If you enter the local category, sunbathing is not recommended.
To go to Gili Trawangan, we had to take a boat / motorized, with travel time depending on weather conditions, normally about 30 minutes. In the course of using this motorized adrenaline will also be encouraged, especially when weather conditions are less friendly.
3 Up Cidomo
You can also get around the island by bicycle or cidomo, the time is approximately 1 hour. Patai line Gili Trawangan approximately 9 miles.
Already know yet what it Cidomo?
Cidomo is typical transportation Lombok. Cidomo itself stands for is Cikar-Gig-Car, because it is the combination of these three means of transportation.
Gili Trawangan also provides hotels with a wide variety of classes, it's just that most of the water is brackish (between salt and fresh). Only certain hotels which provide fresh water. If you are looking for tranquility, holidays with the family, let alone carry a child, then you should not stay on this island. Because at night, "the real life" on this island will be visible.
At 16:00 pm preferably before you have to leave this island, because usually the more the greater the afternoon waves. If we choose a place to stay around Senggigi beach, then we can skip the lines behind the monkey forest, where we can stop for becengkerama with our brother. Do not forget to bring food, because it will be a nice souvenir for them. Until here the first day of your tour is complete.
4 Do not forget to Sembalun and Senaru
Sembalun, or I prefer to call Sembalun Valley, is a village located at the foot of Mount Rinjani. The main goal when we visit this area is enjoying a beautiful panorama of Mount Rinjani.
From the valley Sembalun we can enjoy "Stoutness" Rinjani towering peaks. We can also enjoy the beautiful scenery of scattered plantations on the slopes of Mt. The terrain is quite challenging indeed, but it will all pay off with the natural beauty of the mountains are presented. At the resort, you can also enjoy Baso "typical cold regions" as well as in Bromo (if you've been there).
Once here, we will pass through the village of Senaru, still in park conservation area of Mount Rinjani. Here we can stop unwind, eliminating hunger and thirst, and enjoy the Spring Gile waterfall of restaurant / eating houses scattered on either side of the road. Senaru is also one of the main points of climbing to the summit of Rinjani or Lake Segara Anak.
From here sempatkanlah to go down to Spring Gile waterfall, you only need to pay Rp 5,000 as admission.
Actually there are two waterfalls that can be visited through this route, one of which again is Kelep Tiu. Because this Kelep Waterfall Tiu relatively recently discovered, the way to get there is also still a footpath, with a travel time of approximately 30 minutes walk. If we want to waterfalls to these two, we also have to take into account the time, because of Senaru Village still takes about two hours to get back to Senggigi.
When you have finished enjoying the Spring Gile waterfall, and was about to go up, try to take another path by following the trail along a small river stream.
Interestingly, the majority of small rivers entering the tunnel splitting is supposedly built by the Japanese as a hiding place. From the structure of the building can be seen that this building was made in the past. From this point we will also be treated to views of nature, especially with terassiring stunning rice fields.
5. Sasak Tour
This time we will trace the life of Sasak tribe, a native of the island of Lombok. For the First of all we visited was the craftsman songket. The place is located in the village of Sukarare (Read: Sukerare). Here we can see the process in addition to the manufacture of the langasung songket, we also learn to weave.
The weavers will be friendly and willing to lend love and teach us how to weave good. According to tradition, every woman should be able to weave sasak and it became one of the requirements to be married. If we already know the songket weaving process from start to finish, including how long it takes to produce one piece of fabric. Surely we would never complain about the price.
They will also volunteered to lend a set of formal wear songket for if we want to perpetuate themselves by the clothes.
Once from here we will go to Banyumulek, where the artisan pottery. As in Sukarare, here we can also learn to make pottery in addition to witness firsthand. One characteristic of pottery here is Lombok Magic, a pitcher, where the water in the fill from the bottom. Kendi is what you can take home as souvenirs.
Once from here we headed to the village of Sade Ende. This village is a village of indigenous Sasak culture preservation. What is here is not really a genuine sasak cultural heritage, but a village that was rebuilt by the Department of Tourism. However, residents who inhabit this place remains Sasak.
If there is time, we also still be time to stop at Kuta Beach Lombok. The place is still one line / direction with two objects on top.
Here are some places that must visit if you had the opportunity to Lombok. My advice, if this is your first time here, use a tour guide. This is to facilitate you in acquiring information and knowledge to the provision that after a while to come back to this place. After all you do not want to get lost right? If this is the case is very likely we will come out costs a lot more.
