Lombok Island

Lombok Island is an island in the Lesser Sunda islands or Nusa Tenggara are separated by the Lombok Strait from Bali to the west and the Alas Strait to the east of Sumbawa. The island is roughly spherical with a kind of "tail" on the southwest side whose length is approximately 70 km. The island reaches 5,435 km ², placing it at rank 108 on the list based on the breadth of the island in the world. The main town on the island is Mataram City.

As for the places or attractions in Lombok that you must visit while on vacation in Lombok, including : 

1.  Senggigi Beach
Senggigi Beach is 30 km in length, located in the north of the city Ampenan, because of its location close to the airport and seaport, it is the center of tourist area of ​​Senggigi beach with a luxury hotel, restaurants and places - exciting entertainment venues

Senggigi Beach is not as big as Kuta Beach in Bali, but once we were here will feel like staying in Kuta Beach, Bali. Coastal beaches are still beautiful, very beautiful underwater scenery, and tourists can do as much snorkeling as the waves are not too big. Coral reefs towering into the middle causing large waves breaking in the middle 

2. Gili Trawangan, Gili Air dan Gili Meno

Gili Trawangan is the largest of the three small islands or dyke located in the northwest of Lombok. Trawangan is also the only dyke which height above sea level is significant. Trawangan has facilities for tourists of the most diverse; shop "Tir Na Nog" claiming that Trawangan is the smallest island in the world that is his Irish bar. The most densely populated part is east of the island

Trawangan has shades of "party" more than Gili Meno and Gili Air, because many parties all night every night of the show rotated by some public places. On Gili Trawangan (as well as in two other dyke), there are no motorized vehicles, because it is not allowed by the local rules. Common means of transportation are bicycles (rented by locals to tourists) and cidomo, simple horse-drawn carriage which are common in Lombok. For traveling to and from the third dyke, people usually use motorized boats and speedboats.


3. Mount Rinjani National Park
Mount Rinjani is a mountain located on the island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. Mountain which is the second highest volcano in Indonesia with an altitude of 3,726 m above sea level and is located at latitude 8 º 25 'latitude and 116 º 28' BT is a favorite for mountain climbers Indonesia for its beautiful scenery. This mountain is part of the Mount Rinjani National Park which has an area of ​​approximately 41,330 hectares and will be proposed the addition to be 76,000 ha to the west and east.





 

Administratively the mountain is located in the territory of three districts: East Lombok, Central Lombok and West Lombok.


4. Narmada Park
Located in the town of Narmada, 10 kilometers east of Mataram. Narmada Park is a park that was once used as a resting place and the washing of the royal family (When was the kingdom of Mataram). In this park there is a swimming pool and a Hindu temple. This place also has a fountain of youth, which is believed to give long life for those who drink water from this spring

The name of Narmada is taken from the Narmadanadi, children are very sacred Ganges River in India. For Hindus, water is a sacred element that gives life to all beings in this world. Water emanating from the ground (spring) associated with Tirta Amrita (water of immortality) emanating from Kensi Sweta The Mansion. Formerly possibility Narmada name used to name the springs that form the name of some ponds and a river in the area. Over time used to refer to the entire complex of temples and Narmada Park.
Complex Narmada Narmada Complex in Lombok it can be divided into several parts, the main gate, jabalkap, twin lake, gate bracelet / Paduraksa, mukedes, padmawangi lake, lodge hall, bright hall, patandaan, sekepat buildings, halls bancingah, Pura hump and Lingsar


5. Sendang Gile Waterfall
Sendang Gile Waterfall situated at an altitude of 600 m above sea level (asl) and has a height of approximately 31 meters. This waterfall consists of two levels, the first level which emerged from the top of the cliff and fall to the bottom of the pool below. Furthermore, from this pool of water slide down and fall to form the second level of the river forming underneath. Basic river water is relatively flat, so many people are bathing under a waterfall. These tourist sites are still in the area of ​​Mount Rinjani National Park. 

Another interesting thing that makes this different is the waterfall the locals believe that this waterfall has a magical element that can make a person younger than one year of age when washing face or showering with the waterfall.
Not far from Sendang Gile Waterfall, at this location would also encountered two other waterfalls that Tiu Niagara Falls Batara Kelep and swift. Both positions are above the waterfall upstream.