Tourist areas
are worth a visit on the island of Lombok
Where your goal, if you have
the opportunity to visit the island of Lombok? If you do not have a
definite goal, according to a friend who lives in the town of
Mataram, to have a period of 2 (two) days can visit all the tourist
areas in Lombok, of course minus the Rinjani mountain climbing or
stay on the island of Gili Trawangan.
Below I will present
some areas that are well worth a visit (although I have not had time
to visit all of them), according to tourism brochure that I got from
my hotel:
1. Suranadi. Here there are hotels complete with
heated swimming pool and tennis court. There is also the oldest Hindu
temple, located 17 km if the ride vehicle from Mataram city.
2.
Lingsar. Temples with sacred fish in the pond, the location of 9 km
by driving from the city of Mataram.
3. Narmada. Lombok
Botanical Gardens, with a swimming pool, and there are Hindu temples
are often used for Hindu worship, location 12 km by road from the
city of Mataram.
Towards sunset at Pura Batu Bolong,
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4. Batu
Bolong. There is a temple upon a rock that juts into the sea, if the
weather is sunny and could see Mount Agung in Bali, and nice to see
the scenery at sunset. Location 8 km by road from the city of
Mataram. To enter the area, then we are obliged to wear a yellow
ribbon of fabric (can be rented on site), fitted waist. The view here
is magnificent, the sea broke through the rock between the holes,
making a sound gemerosak. Unfortunately when I came here, the weather
is still cloudy after it rains, but the scenery is beautiful. The sun
peeking between clouds, and the light reflected off the falling
water.
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Mostly
before sunset at Senggigi beach
5. Senggigi. Natural white
sandy beaches are clean, surrounded by hotels, guesthouses and
bungalows. Very beautiful, especially if time is sunrise and sunset.
Location 10 km by road from the city of Mataram. Many souvenir
hawkers on the beach, a freshwater cultured pearl colored, ranging
from the price Rp.25.000, - Also vendors shirt that read Lombok and
Senggigi, Lombok and distinctive engraving on wood, can be a place of
fruit, masks and others.
6. Sire Beach. Marine parks with
exotic coral and fish swimming to and fro. Located 36 km by road from
the city of Mataram.
7. Gili Air, Gili Meno and Gili
Trawangan. Lombok Island in northern heaven, surrounded by marine
park. Here many people diving or surfing. On the island, there are
many hotels and inns, so they can stay here, the beach is still the
original. To reach this location can use a motor boat.
8.
Sukarare. The village where the weave, here if you want to buy the
traditional woven cloth Lombok, as well as see how the weavers do the
job. Location 25 km by road from the city of Mataram.
9.
Rambitan / Sade. The original village of Lombok, Sasak tribe with
traditional houses, location 50 km by road from the city of
Mataram.
10. Kuta / Tanjung Aan. Mandalika beach with
sparkling lights, where we could swim, there is a hotel and
restaurant. Every year there is a celebration caught / saw Nyale
fish, location 56 km by road from the city of Mataram.
11.
Mataram. Mataram is the capital of the province of West Nusa
Tenggara. While Ampenan an old port city (now moved to Sheet). City
Ampenan distinctively ancient architecture, which when cleaned and
cared for properly, will be a popular tourist destination. In the
city of Mataram (which has become an integral part of cities and
towns Ampenan Cakranegara) culinary tour we can, by eating foods that
Lombok is his trademark spicy. In Jakarta we often see Taliwang
restaurant, which turned out to Taliwang is the name of a region,
which was initially a lot of food vendors in the area is typical of
Lombok. Lombok typical food, among others: Plecing kale, chicken
plecingan, the range chicken (spicy chicken marinade once), sambal
beberok. Plecing proved to be the name of the dish, so it is known
that given the spinach dishes / cooked flavor plecing, plecing cooked
chicken (spicy flavored chicken, silenced, baked / fried, then given
more spicy). Beberok sauce is a sauce made from purple eggplant
slices, sliced onions, sliced tomatoes and peppers,
served with other traditional foods Lombok. Typical drink is coconut
honey, made up of young head water and young coconut shreded-shredded
and given honey. To buy souvenirs typical woven cloth Lombok, can
Cilinaya Shopping Centre.
12. Cakranegara. Is a business city,
there are agricultural markets, bird markets, and springs Mayura and
Meru temple, the largest temple in Lombok. Cakranegara reputedly was
once a former kingdom, but the former kingdom (the site) is not
recognizable. If you want a gift of food, it can buy fried chicken
legs, salted eggs and a variety of sweets from seaweed.
Note:
A trip to the city of Mataram, can be reached by planes from Jakarta.
Mileage 4 hours if transit in Yogya or Surabaya, but when direct
(Garuda flight from The Lombok International Airport morning) only to
within 1 hour 33 minutes.