Best surfing
Kuta Waves
Head south to Kuta Lombok and other beaches nearby: Gerupak, Mawi and Ekas. Kimen Surf on the main street has all the gear and information you need, along with surfing lessons and motorbike hire. Desert Point is harder to get to,
but has world-class waves.
Best seafood barbecue
The seafood is great anywhere on Lombok, but Scallywags on Gili Trawangan stands out. Choose what you want from their display of fresh fish and seafood to go straight on the barbecue. Meal comes with a salad buffet.
but has world-class waves.
Best seafood barbecue
The seafood is great anywhere on Lombok, but Scallywags on Gili Trawangan stands out. Choose what you want from their display of fresh fish and seafood to go straight on the barbecue. Meal comes with a salad buffet.
Best bar
Rudy’s in Gili Trawangan is good value, friendly and lively. Settle in for the night on a cushion in one of its burruga (gazebos).
Rudy’s in Gili Trawangan is good value, friendly and lively. Settle in for the night on a cushion in one of its burruga (gazebos).
Best exercise
Earn those hours lazing on the beach by putting on some warm clothes and tackling the tough climb up 3,726-meter high Mt. Rinjani. There are various routes, taking up to five days, through protected forest to the massive freshwater lake and natural hot springs.
Earn those hours lazing on the beach by putting on some warm clothes and tackling the tough climb up 3,726-meter high Mt. Rinjani. There are various routes, taking up to five days, through protected forest to the massive freshwater lake and natural hot springs.
Best sunset
Sunset @ Gili Trawangan
Head to the Sunset Bar on the west side of Gili Trawangan, and watch the sun set over Bali’s Mt. Agung.
Best backpackers
G’Day Inn in Kuta Lombok is a friendly, family-run place with simple, clean rooms, and a great little restaurant/cafe. Ask for the prawn curry – it’s not on the menu, but it should be. Tel: 0370-655342.
G’Day Inn in Kuta Lombok is a friendly, family-run place with simple, clean rooms, and a great little restaurant/cafe. Ask for the prawn curry – it’s not on the menu, but it should be. Tel: 0370-655342.
Best beachside bungalow
The recently opened Beachcombers Cottages sit right by the beach on the north side of Gili Trawangan, with excellent views and all the mod cons – huge bed, A/C, cable TV, minibar and hot/cold freshwater shower in a dreamy
alfresco bathroom. Tel: 0878 633 33309.
The recently opened Beachcombers Cottages sit right by the beach on the north side of Gili Trawangan, with excellent views and all the mod cons – huge bed, A/C, cable TV, minibar and hot/cold freshwater shower in a dreamy
alfresco bathroom. Tel: 0878 633 33309.
Best air
The rural village of Tetebatu is a cool, lush mountain retreat, from where you can do plenty of hikes or bike rides through country lanes to nearby craft villages and waterfalls.
The rural village of Tetebatu is a cool, lush mountain retreat, from where you can do plenty of hikes or bike rides through country lanes to nearby craft villages and waterfalls.
Best base
If you want to visit several places, tourist center Senggigi is the most convenient. It has all the tourist facilities you need– car/driver hire, tour organizers and transport, including the shuttle boat to Bali.
If you want to visit several places, tourist center Senggigi is the most convenient. It has all the tourist facilities you need– car/driver hire, tour organizers and transport, including the shuttle boat to Bali.
Best surprise
It seems odd to visit an island famous for its beaches and mountain, only to head for the river. But if you are staying near Mataram, Crocodile River Cottages is an unexpectedly wonderful find, its luxurious timber bungalows alongside the Meningting river offering a quiet hideaway. It has bar, restaurant, room service, massages, river cruises, tourist information and beach transfers. Tel: 0370-664 6444.
It seems odd to visit an island famous for its beaches and mountain, only to head for the river. But if you are staying near Mataram, Crocodile River Cottages is an unexpectedly wonderful find, its luxurious timber bungalows alongside the Meningting river offering a quiet hideaway. It has bar, restaurant, room service, massages, river cruises, tourist information and beach transfers. Tel: 0370-664 6444.
Best sunrise
Book a room at mid-range Flush Bungalow on the east of Gili Trawangan. Pull back the curtain and mosquito net, and watch the dawn without even leaving your bed … until it’s time to go eat banana pancakes for breakfast. Tel: Ping on
0819 1725 1532.
Book a room at mid-range Flush Bungalow on the east of Gili Trawangan. Pull back the curtain and mosquito net, and watch the dawn without even leaving your bed … until it’s time to go eat banana pancakes for breakfast. Tel: Ping on
0819 1725 1532.
Best diving
Big Bubble Dive on Gili Trawangan has fully certified instructors to give dive lessons and to take you to the area’s best world-class spots.
Big Bubble Dive on Gili Trawangan has fully certified instructors to give dive lessons and to take you to the area’s best world-class spots.
Best private island experience
Gili Nanggu, near Lembar (the port for the ferry to Bali) in the southwest, is a small island with nothing but the Gili Nanggu Cottages (Tel: 0370-623783) and a Buddhist temple. At full moon, you might have to share your island with monks from around the world, come to worship at the temple.
Gili Nanggu, near Lembar (the port for the ferry to Bali) in the southwest, is a small island with nothing but the Gili Nanggu Cottages (Tel: 0370-623783) and a Buddhist temple. At full moon, you might have to share your island with monks from around the world, come to worship at the temple.
source:lombokbridge.com
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