Malimbu Beach

Malimbu beach is located about 7 or 8 km from the Senggigi Beach who become the world’s most illustrious. Did not like the white sandy beach on the coast Mawun or beautiful sand in Kuta Beach.
Malimbu beach has incredible panoramic views and so beautiful. Malimbu sandwiched between two hills and a background of green hills.

Usually in the evening the sunset hunter droves to Malimbu, especially on holidays, come to Malimbu hills. While looking at the sunset, take photos or sipping coconut offered by the seller.Malimbu hills is very suitable place to be the main object, because just from the top of the hill, you can capture scenery that looks natural.
If the weather was clear, you can witness the charm of the sunset that looked so clear from the hilltop.
If lucky, you can find a pack of monkeys that were hanging around the top hill of Malimbu.

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Lombok Sumbawa Auctions 200 kg Pearls Qualified

Lombok Sumbawa Pearl Festival will feature 200 kilograms of high quality pearls from all over Indonesia to be auctioned. Activity was the third time this time implemented. In 2011, the organizers are targeting total transactions of 150,000 U.S. dollars worth of USD 1.2 billion. This was conveyed by Deputy Head of the Organization of Pearl Farming Association of Indonesia (Asbumi), Bambang Heriawan. "We are targeting this year's auction value of 150,000 U.S. dollars," said Bambang. The amount is three times the value of transactions last year acquired the 45,000 U.S. dollars. A total of 36 buyers will follow the auction is held in private is who mostly come from abroad such as Japan, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asian countries. Although many buyers from overseas, Bambang see buyer interest in the country in the implementation of the festival this time increase compared to last year. This is because the name Pearl Festival Lombok Sumbawa has become known and become an annual agenda of tourism Lombok Sumbawa. In addition, domestic buyer confidence is also increasing because of the products listed are members Asbumi pearls. "They believe because of our members have a very good quality pearls. Because we typically exhibit in Kobe, Japan," said Bambang. Auction winners will be announced on Friday (08/07/2011) this evening by the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Jero Wacik in Lombok Sumbawa opening of the Pearl Festival 2011, at the Hotel Grand Legi Mataram. Although constrained Prices start under the spotlight of the world, Indonesia still has the pearl business challenges of pricing issues. Although the pearls have a unique South Sea Pearl Nusa Tenggara with the quality number one in the world, still less the selling price of pearls from the Philippines, Australia, and Japan. Price Sea pearls from Japan, Australia and the Philippines could reach 10,000 yen per mome in the world market. One mome equivalent to 3.75 grams of pearl. Meanwhile, the price of pearls from Indonesia as a whole new 5000-6000 yen per mome in the world market. "The problems in our place is all about quality. Here, the pearls brought out like a low to a high quality. So the margin is too wide," said Bambang. While in other countries, such as Myanmar, the government took over the trade of pearls exported abroad. "In Myanmar, only grade A pearls alone could dijualbelikan out. If the outside was used as an accessory. It should here also be made like that," said Bambang. In fact, he acknowledges, Indonesia is ranked first in terms of volume of exports to foreign countries. Australia ranked second in the new. "Indonesia control 53 percent of the world market. Needs pearl world today 9-10 tonnes per year," said Bambang. However, in terms of price ranking, Indonesia is ranked fourth. Ranked first and so on ie, Australia, Myanmar and the Philippines.

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Lombok Island, the second Bali of indonesia

The island of Lombok (population in 2001: 2,722,123 inhabitants) is an island in the Lesser Sunda Islands or Nusa Tenggara are separated by the Strait of Lombok and Bali in the west Sebelat 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. This island wide reach 5435 km ², placing it at rank 108 of the list based on the breadth of the island in the world. The main town on the island is Mataram.

Lombok in many ways similar to Bali, and in the decade of the 1990s began to be known foreign tourists. But with the advent of the monetary crisis that hit Indonesia in late 1997 and other crises that accompany it, the potential of tourism rather not fail. Then in early 2000 there were riots between ethnic and inter-religious at all Lombok resulting in massive displacement of minorities.

They are mainly fled to the island of Bali. But after some time later the situation has become conducive and they're back. In 2007 the tourism sector is the only growing sector in Lombok.

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Pearl Business in Lombok Island

Lombok is one of the beautiful islands located in West Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Famous for its high-quality pearls, many locals have created jewelry businesses to sell their handmade accessories to tourists.

One pearl jewelry artistan is 26-year-old Mohamad Rozi. Together with four of his family members, he set up this jewelry business to meet the market demand in his area.

[Mohamad Rozi, Pearl-Jewelry Artisan]:
“Production depends on the market. During peak seasons, we prepare more human resources, 5 to 6 persons. We can produce about 10, 15 to 30 items a day.”

Rozi has been able to pay his university tuition by himself from the income of his pearl jewelry business.

The raw materials he uses mainly come from Lombok, but he also buys from the Ambon and Bima region.

His pearl jewelry art includes rings, necklaces, earrings and bracelets. Every piece is made from either fresh water pearls or salt water pearls, with prices ranging between 5 to 1000 US Dollars. Fresh water pearls are usually cheaper than salt-water pearls, says Rozi.

The Lombok Sumbawa Pearl Festival began just last year by the local government to boost the economy of Lombok. Organizers hope to bring in tourists from abroad to make Lombok an even more popular tourist destination.

NTB News, Lombok, Indonesia.

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Taliwang grilled chicken....feel the sensation of spicy dishes in Lombok

Culinary tourism is a popular tourist destination is very rare on the island of Lombok, as they are mostly not very familiar with specialties in Lombok such as: pelecing kangkung, chicken Taliwang, beberok, and other ares. Lombok is a characteristic spicy cuisine. So prepare yourself to feel the sensation of spicy dishes in Lombok

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Iga oseng Lombok Ijo,delicious Lombok food

Iga oseng Lombok Ijo

Recipes Iga Lombok Ijo
material:
cooking oil to taste
10 pcs red onion, finely
5 cloves garlic, finely
75 g green chilies, crushed coarse
100 g tomatoes, thinly sliced ​​roughly mashed
½ teaspoon salt
500 g of boiled beef ribs

Boiled Beef Ribs:

2 pounds meaty beef ribs
1, 5 lt of water
15 pcs red onion, finely
10 cloves garlic, finely
5 tablespoons cooking oil
2 tsp pepper powder
1 teaspoon salt
10 pcs red onion, crushed coarse
8 cloves garlic, crushed coarse

Sambal Penyet:

15 pcs red chili, fried
5 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons hot oil

How to Make:
Boiled Beef Ribs: put all the ingredients of boiled beef ribs in a saucepan until tender ribs (25 minutes with pan presto the sound of hissing pan). Lift the ribs and drain.
Sambal Penyet: red pepper puree, garlic, salt, add the cornstarch, flush with hot oil, while ulek until blended. Set aside.
Heat oil and saute onion and garlic until fragrant. Enter the green peppers, tomatoes and salt, cook until the ingredients are cooked. Enter Boiled Beef Ribs and Sauce Penyet, stir well.

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Kaliantan Beach and Bloam HighLand,East Lombok

Kaliantan coast is one tourist area in the southern district. East Lombok District Jerowaru precisely in the region. Kaliantan beach can be reached via the route traveled from Mataram Lombok regency headed East towards the East with a travel time of 1 (one) hour continued to the south through the District Sikur - Sakra - Keruak - Jerowaru - Pemongkong - Kaliantan with additional travel time approximately 90 minutes.

The travel time to reach the coast of the central district Kaliantan Jerowaru about 30 minutes with the distance of ± 23 km, and from the airport 2.5 hours with a distance of ± 92 km. Besides the attraction of natural beach panorama Kaliantan then one of the Tourist Attraction owned Kaliantan Coast is a cultural form of ceremonial activity Odor Nyale ceremony. Bau Nyale a party of the people to catch marine animals form / type of marine worm.

This event takes place between the months of February-March where almost half the population of the island of Lombok to come to this beach for follow share a series of events organized by some part of the community Lombok, Nyale kind of worm or sea animals, according to popular belief some people around to have efficacy and may be a blessing, for example, will be able to repel a variety of diseases / pests in field crops, thus believed to increase agricultural yields. The event is an attraction Nyale smell that can be used as a package tour mainstay for this tourist area.


Another tourist attraction of this beach is a physical condition Kaliantan coastal region which has a characteristic such as: type of matrial sand grains and textures resemble the color of pepper, and coral reefs still appeared kelestariaanya that it becomes an object for snorkling and ocean wave activity is sufficient Surfing for activity.

Besides Tanjung Bloam a turtle habitat conservation area around the cliffs and along the coastline stretching from the south end and north. Location Cape Bloam can be reached using a four-wheeled vehicles to the destination location. Bloam headland can be reached via the same route with the Coast Kaliantan, because the distance is relatively close to the beach Kaliantan.

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Klepon / Kelepon...traditional Lombok isLand snack

Klepon or kelepon is a kind of traditional food on the island of Lombok which belong to a group snack market. This food is made ​​from glutinous rice flour that was shaped like little balls and filled with brown sugar and boil in boiling water. Klepon served with grated coconut on it.

Klepon usually served as a snack with coffee in the morning or late afternoon. Klepon color usually white or green depending on taste. To klepon with green color, need to add dyes from suji leaves or pandan leaves.

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Kuranji Bangsal Beach,West Lombok

Kuranji beach in the Village area Labuapi Kuranji District is approximately 5.6 km or 1 hour drive from the district and 1 km from Mataram. The road to this location is very accessible, and tourist sites along the road to the beach there are a variety of Kuranji Ward treats a very natural landscape of the village which is surrounded by a stretch of green mountains and natural beauty emphasized Kuranji tour.

Kuranji Bangsal beach is still an alternative tourist attraction of the many attractions in Lombok, but when laid out better, did not rule Kuranji Bangsal Coast could become a major tourist attraction in the district of West Lombok. On this beach there are a variety of holiday facilities, ranging from the beauty and naturalness beaches, religious tours tomb Patchouli or commonly known as the Tomb of Padang Reak who never deserted from the visitors.

Fore kuranji beach attraction will be seeded West Lombok regency, which is reinforced by the entertainment stage will be built widths "Lebaran Ketupat" and several access roads to be opened to facilitate visitors coming to the region kuranji, this condition is increasingly enrich the beauty and naturalness of the beach kuranji

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Rarang Rice

The menu offered is not "weird", even seem very simple. White rice, vegetable komaq , following chicken soup spicy fried chicken, that's the typical menu of this one shop. Even so, the flavor offered is not as simple as we imagine, because it is very tempting.
If we travel from Mataram, the capital of West Nusa Tenggara Province (NTB) to the District of East Lombok, then it will traverse the region Rarang Village. On the left side of the road area, will be found simple shop, but usually full of visitors.


Nameless shop is relatively small, measuring only not more than 4X6 meters square.

Therefore, when you want to enjoy the menu offered in the shop, does not need to be surprised, if many visitors crowded willing to stand in line. They are not only the surrounding community, but also migrants from various regions.

Types of foods and dishes can be ordered at the shop that was also limited, only white rice, vegetable nodes komaq, spicy chicken soup and fried chicken. Visitors who are used to come into the shop, already understand that.
Komaq vegetable  nodes are nodes that the material of the nuts. While the spicy chicken soup made ​​from young chicken meat cooked with chili coconut milk which is quite spicy. While the fried chicken is also made ​​from young but fried chicken is dry and crisp.

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Gule Gending, Cotton candy music

gule gending, Such sweet snacks are shaped like cotton candy hair, pink or light blue.Gule gending retailer brought in a unique tin containers.Semicircular recesses and consists of six boxes, girded with a rope of cloth on one shoulder.
Walking peddle gule gending, the seller will beat gule gending container to play music.Gule gending container made ​​of sheet zinc and oil cans.To make it takes about 1 to 4 weeks.Creating a container gule gising need not be arbitrary and expertise.
Gule gending container designed to produce tones as musical instruments in general.

How to make a gule is very simple.
Wheat flour fried in hot oil and then sugar and water included.
Gule gending dough is ripe lifted and placed on aluminum plates.
Exciting to see the dough gule gending pulled then mixed flour.
To appear attractive, gulegending colored bread. So, gule gending sale tomorrow morning.

In Lombok, gule gending regarded as an art. Therefore, the seller gule gending often invited to sell at special occasions.
In addition to the sound of hornet fun, food gule gending also for snacks.

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Otaq Kokoq Joben

Otaq Kokoq Joben waterfall tourist attraction is located in the Montong Betok Village,Montong Gading District . One of the main attraction of these attractions, waterfall is believed to cure various diseases. Besides the scenery around the brain is also very beautiful kokoq Joben directly adjacent to Mount Rinjani National Park (TNGR). Here is also provided a number of facilities such as a resort and swimming pool

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Sade Village - Traditional Sasak Village

Sade hamlet located in District Pujut, Central Lombok, Lombok Island,West Nusa Tenggara Province, located approximately 30 kilometers from the city of Mataram. To discover this hamlet was not difficult because it is right at the edge of the highway Praya - Kuta on the outside of the hamlet there is a big signboard that read Sade villages.Sade hamlet is one of the tribal villages that are indigenous Sasak people of Lombok, the building in the hamlet is still very traditional Sade every building made ​​of wood and bamboo on the walls and palm thatch roof.
Houses a very unique shape and consists of 2 rooms, first room contained the front of the room after we entered the main door of the house after that there is space in the higher floors where the two stairs from the front room floor, to enter the space within us must pass through the door small-sized timber with a height of about 150 cm long and oval shaped.In this room there are 2 in the furnace for cooking which is made of soil and blend with the floor. Sade Society cook using wood as fuel, not far from the stove there is a room with walls of bamboo which is a bedroom. The distance between the floor with a roof so high that the air inside it was cool. The houses were lined up neatly with a high that is almost the same between one house to another house so it looks very neat.

On the outside of the house exactly in front of the house there is a granary buildings whose shape is very distinctive, at the bottom there is a bale-bale barn where residents interact while keeping the barn. Connecting road between the houses are still made ​​from the ground but there are some sections that have been made ​​with cement and tiles.

Livelihoods is farming while the women weave their own fabrics to create typical lizard motif, marketed in the weaving art shop and also around the house with the price varying depending on the size and complexity of the process of manufacture of woven fabric.While in this village are felt comfort and peace of the environment, convenience is very difficult to obtain in large cities, although Sade village was in the crowd felt the edge of the highway was once an adventure when you are in it.Sade hamlet is one of the traditional villages that still persist among the hundreds of traditional villages in Indonesia and is the cultural wealth of our country. Hopefully survive amid the swift currents of modern.

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Tanjung satay

One more typical of Lombok is Tanjung Satay, satay made ​​from these fish originated from the Tanjung District, North Lombok regency. This Tanjung Sate made from raw fish including tuna, coconut milk, pepper, garlic and spices. How to cook it was relatively easy. Tuna is chopped mixed herbs and then baked. To get the satay is very easy, especially during the afternoon, vendors lined the side of the Tanjung Satay roadside around Terminal Markets Around the Tanjung , North Lombok.

Tanjung satay typical tuna satay enjoyable in hot conditions with rice cake or rice, to taste. Savory flavor of meat and coconut milk and spicy from the pepper and spices is very pronounced

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Tombek a typical hawker Lombok

Tombek also a typical hawker Lombok. As cerorot, hawker also has a unique flavor, and sweet. Because it is made from glutinous rice flour and a little
grated coconut, plus brown sugar. However, there are fundamental differences regarding both these snacks. Not just how to eat it, ie if cerorot do you eat is to roll-rolled in the palm of the hand, while Tombek by unfolded leaves (palm) are wrapped. There is one fundamental difference of this snack. In the community of South Lombok, that Tombek usually more often made during a groundbreaking ceremony .Do not afraid, it's just part of the ritual community of South Central Lombok, with the aim to pamper and expression of gratitude for the pilgrims who come. That said, usually when the show, Lombok typical food, good snacks are made full and special. As Cerorot, wajik, banget, and others.

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Songket cloth Lombok

Songket fabric is a woven fabric made ​​by using weft. For the jewelry itself is made by inserting a thread-like silver, gold. Woven or better known as songket are characteristic of the Lombok island.

Songket has a variety of motives. There's a chicken motif, patterned flowers of eight, four flower motifs, and much more.
Each motif described above woven fabric has a meaning. For example songket patterned lizard. This motive for the community as a trusted lombok good luck.

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Cerorot/Clorot ( unique traditional snacks of Lombok Island )

Cerorot/clorot made ​​from rice flour and add sugar as flavorings in red. What is unique is the way of Cororot wrap that produces a cone shape. It felt good to make Cororot appropriate for you to test.

Santan Clorot Dough Recipe Ingredients:

* 250 ml thick coconut milk from half coconut
* 1 1 / 2 tablespoons rice flour
* 1 / 2 teaspoon salt

Clorot Flour Dough Recipe Ingredients:

* 850 coconut milk from a coconut
* 250 grams of brown sugar, finely sliced
* 250 grams of rice flour
* 2 pieces of pandan leaves, torn to pieces, make a knot
* Salt according to taste

Packaging Clorot:

* Coconut leaves / leaf, discarding the bones

How to Make Clorot:

1. Coconut dough: mix all ingredients and set aside. Prepare a leaf shaped like a cone, the lower end should be small and close together, pin the top so as not to loose.
2. Flour dough: small spi conditioned with coconut milk, brown sugar, salt, and pandan leaves. Pour rice flour gradually while stirring until dough becomes smooth, lift, strain if necessary.
3. Pour the rice flour batter into the cones about 3 / 4 sections.
4. Enforce, the pylons are in the pits kelakat, steamed about 15 minutes until the dough hardens.
5. Pour the coconut milk, steamed back about 15 minutes until completely cooked.
6. Remove and serve

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Poteng ( Traditional Food for Lebaran On the island of Lombok )

Poteng or a kind of "tape" becomes one kind of snack cakes and snacks are residents of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) while the Eid al-Fitri ( Hari Raya Idul Fitri ).In contrast to other regions in Indonesia that always presents the diamond/ketupat or like the food at Idul Fitri on the island of Lombok diamond will be provided during Lebaran Ketopat that day will be celebrating its first week after Idul Fitri.



Lombok is a typical snack Poteng who always asked the guests when a visit to a neighbor or family ( silaturrahmi ) after Idul Fitri prayers, for it is no surprise that home visiting neighbors poteng snacks are always available.

How to make poteng, sticky rice that will be made poteng first cleaned and then washed and cooked. After cooking is given the green dye using a leaf vegetable similar Sager.
After a given dye sticky wind to cool and then given a tape or powdered sweetener yeast that will make poteng be delicious and tasty.

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Pecel Lombok

Pecel food menu could probably be found anywhere in Indonesia. But, on the island of Lombok you can also enjoy meals on this one. Other regions appear to other flavor. Therefore, if you travel to Lombok, could try to enjoy the uniqueness pecel.
Pecel favorite food seems to have become part of many people. Pecel a diet rich in fiber and nutritious ingredients that vary widely.In Java there are a number of areas are well known pecel food menu, such as Madiun and Blitar. Pecel from the area known to have a distinctive taste.However, on the island of Lombok you can also enjoy pecel. In this area, particularly in the city as the capital Mataram West Nusa Tenggara Province (NTB), pecel offered there are different kinds, not just the typical Madiun pecel or Blitar, but there is also a typical pecel Lombok.

Pecel Lombok typically made ​​from raw spinach, bean sprouts, and cucumber. Moreover, in its presentation, the typical pecel Lombok rice cake doused in sauce as well as crackers.
Thus, typical Lombok pecel taste like gado-gado in general. Therefore, taste sauce used, peanut flavor is very prominent.

Pecel known differences in Blitar or in Madiun with typical pecel other Lombok is perhaps an additional cracker. Serving meals pecel with crackers, unusual. Pecel of Blitar and Madiun usually served with peanut brittle.
Other differences, the raw material as a "flavor" of regular basil sprinkled on a typical pecel Blitar and Madiun was also not found in typical pecel Lombok.
Perhaps the differences is what makes pecel sold in Lombok has its own characteristics. Although slightly different from the pecel in general, typical pecel Lombok is also no less delicious.Well, your curiosity will be answered if you come to Lombok and diverse culinary treasure hunt ^_*

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Old Mosque Bayan Beleq

Lombok Island is also known as "Thousand Island Mosque" is keep proof of the historical development of Islam that is quite old. One of them, and still well maintained to date is an ancient mosque in the village of Bayan, Bayan Beleq District of North Lombok West Nusa Tenggara Province.

This mosque is built around the sixteenth or seventeenth century BC. Although no exact figures, but the public believes that the mosque was built simultaneously with the entry of Islam in Lombok.


The building of this mosque is quite simple to measure approximately 9 x 9 meters, woven bamboo walls, lined with clay that hardened and lined with mats woven from bamboo. The roof is made of bamboo planks. The foundation stone without using cement.
Bayan Beleq Mosque has become one of North Lombok regency tourism icons, along with Mount Rinjani in Lake Segara Anak.

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Udayana Park - Mataram City

Udayana Park is one of the culinary tour and a place to relax in Mataram, along the road we could see many food vendors
and drinks are on the road Udayana, the most typical food in Udayana is "Sate Bulayak" with distinctive taste make this food more and more popular, along Udayana there are many vendors selling a variety of foods and beverages such as Siomay, Soto, Meatballs , fried noodles, fried rice, and much more.Udayana Park atmosphere filled with flowers and trees add to the atmosphere enjoyable when walking

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Tojang Spring,Lendang Nangka Village - East Lombok

Lendang Nangka Village scarf is one of potential tourist village located on the island of Lombok, precisely in the district of East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. A mix of natural attractions, social, religious, and culture to create a harmony that is not forgotten.
TOJANG SPRING

The spring is located in the hamlet Glogor tojang, approximately 3 km to the north of the tourist information center Lendang Nangka scarf. Tojang springs is one of the springs in the Lendang Nangka scarft, which comes from underground streams (artesian). Because of the large water discharge, the spring was distributed to the town of Selong, approximately 15 miles south of the village of Lendang Nangka scarf. Besides the springs, Tojang also has a panoramic view of forests that are still fairly well maintained. This location can be visited on foot, or using a motor.

Besides being used for daily consumption Lendang Nangka scarf and surrounding communities, water from Tojang also partly used for rice farming. There is a dam around the springs Tojang that serves to regulate the flow of water. In the vicinity of the dam also live many kinds of freshwater fish, so that visitors can fish while enjoying panoramic views of the forest is still beautiful.

Lowland forests around the springs also make suitable Tojang used as camping and outbound. But visitors are expected to maintain kelstarian alan by not leaving trash at the site springs, due to lack of sanitation facilities around the springs.

Tojang Water Spring: Tojang spring located in Glogor, 3 kms away to the north form Lendang Nangka Tourist Information Centre. Tojang spring comes up from artesis. Tojang spring has high water flow rate, so it can be distributed in a pipe to Selong city, 15 kms away to the south from Lendang Nangka. Beside a spring water, Tojang also has beautiful forest view.This location could be accessed on foot or motor vehicle.

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Pantai Mawi Lombok (Mawi Beach Lombok) - Central Lombok

Pantai Mawi Lombok (Mawi Beach Lombok) is located approximately 40 minutes away to the west of Kuta Beach to the beach Selong Belanak. Views of the beautiful beach with white sand stretches suitable for recreational atmosphere.

Mawi beach is located about 5 km from the coast Selong mullet. The road to the beach mawi not so good. Still a dirt road. But after arriving at the beach mawi, all of which we have felt during the trip will go away after seeing the beautiful beach.


Mawi is one of the places on the island of Lombok is well liked by the surfer surfer surfer from local and overseas. Since the height of the waves on the beach mawi atmosphere is perfect for surfing.

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Gili Tangkong,Sekotong-West Lombok

Gili Tangkong is located in Sekotong, West Lombok. Across from Sekotong to Gili Tangkong with a small motor boat only takes about 25 minutes. This small island was white sand beach. Gili Tangkong is not like his neighbors Gili Nanggu renowned as the honeymoon island, Gili Tangkong is rarely visited by tourists.
Snorkling is one of the most interesting activities conducted in this area. We can explore the Sekotong area such as Gili Nanggu, Gili Sudak, and Gili Kedis.

If you are a competent swimmer, Gili Nanggu can be achieved by swimming. Every dyke have their own characteristics. Gili Nanggu is rich fish that are pretty tame. Like being inside a giant aquarium, the fish was busy wiggle here and there. Gili Tangkong in west and Gili Sudak are rich in coral. A variety of colors and really lovely.

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Sekotong Coast: Small Caribbean Islands in Lombok

Sekotong area is a very good area for those of you who love the beauty beneath the sea because this place has that rare coral reefs in
touch and still natural, so do not be surprised if Sekotong beach has stunning underwater beauty with an intact coral reefs and underwater inhabitants. Here we will do dive 2 to 3 times by using traditional boats used to take us to dive.

Sekotong beach is one of the famous sights on the island of Lombok. This beach is located in West Lombok regency, precisely in the District Sekotong. If measured from Mataram, Sekotong Beach is located approximately 60 kilometers. To get to the beach Sekotong, can be reached by public transport minibuses similar about 1.5-2 hours. Than through Mataram, can also be achieved through the Port of Nusa Penida, Bali. With a charter boat, Nusa Penida-Sekotong trip can be taken within three hours.

This beach is surrounded by a circular hill area not far from the beach. Watery blue sea and white sandy beaches. Sekotong beach is pristine, pollution free and has not been much touched by humans. However, now began to be built accommodation facilities such as hotels and inns.

Sekotong is one of 15 districts in West Lombok. Here tourists can climb the small hills near the coast. On top of that hill, lots of beautiful scenery that can be enjoyed. From the hilltops, the tourists can enjoy the beach scenery Sekotong freely. Gunung Agung (Agung Mountain)Bali will look across the ocean. In addition a number of islands (dyke) which are quite close to the beach Sekotong will appear anyway. At least, there are a dozen islands in the waters of Gili Sekotong cluster, among others: Gili Genting, Gili Lontar, Gili Gede, Gili Bedis, Gili Sudak, Gili Nanggu, Tangkong Gili, Gili Berairan, divan Gili, Gili Asahan, Screen Gili, Gili Rengit, Goleng Gili, Gili Anyaran, and Gili Poh. From a number of islands, many of which are uninhabited. Only a few have inhabited the screen Gili, Gili Asahan, and Gili Gede.

Gili Gede Island is an island with an area of ​​ approximately 323,000 hectares. It is the largest island in the cluster Gili Sekotong and inhabited by 2,000 people or 318 households. Most of their work as fishermen and farmers.While the island of Gili Nanggu been developed as a location for marine tourism. To reach this place from the beach Sekotong, it takes about 15 minutes. On this island, many tourists are sunbathing and snorkeling. Currently, Gili Nanggu visited an average of 100 tourists each day.

Gulf Sekotong:
Sekotong bay located on the northwestern island of Lombok. Under the sea there are many coral reefs and fish fish man who rarely touched. Among these are small islands: Gili Nanggu, Kedis Gili, Gili Genting, Gili Ringgit, Gili Gede, Gili Poh and many others.

Gulf Blongas / Sepi Bay:
Sepi and Blongas Gulf and is located in the southernmost island of Lombok, Gulf Blongas this is where the antecedent is very famous diving with sharks hammer who reach up to 2 meters. Underwater beauty is so charming and no one who arealpun damaged coral reefs, but behind that beauty store in great danger in fear by divers underwater currents are very swift reply. Divers in this area can only dive in the winter season. In January to March dives can not be done due to a very high waves and dangerous.

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