Travel Info : Lombok dan Sumbawa

Travel Info: LOMBOK & SUMBAWA & SURROUNDINGS

GILI TRAWANGAN

Place to stay

Karma Kayak

Located on North Beach, the quieter and more relaxed part of the island of Gili Trawangan

Rp600.000

www.karmakayak.com

cidomo to karma kayak Rp60.000

How to get there

From Lombok to Gili Trawangan:

Speedboat from bounty harbour in nara bay (only takes 10-15 minutes)

Contact:

Pak Isnaini 081907044954

or Pak Hafiz 081239817495

Rp250.000 one way

From the airport to nara bay: 1,5 – 2 hours by private car

Activities

Snorkeling/island hopping:

Rent a private glass-bottom boat Rp750.000/day (includes snorkeling equipment, excludes lunch)

Contact:

Pak Erwin 085937001081

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LOMBOK
(last updated: August 2014)

Where to stay?

Santosa Villas & Resort

Jl Raya Senggigi Km 8

http://www.santosavillasresort.com/

The room is very old.

the pool at santosa

the room at santosa

Hotel Santika 

Mataram

Jl Pejanggik No.32

Selaparang, Mataram

(0370) 6178888
From the airport to Santika: 45 minutes
From Santika to Pelabuhan Kayangan: 2 hours

the pool at santika

the lobby of santika

the room at santika

santika

Where to eat?

Lesehan Taliwang Irama

Jl Ade Irma Suryani No.10

Cakranegara

(0370) 623163

Price: Ayam Bakar Rp45.000

Lesehan Taufik II

Jl Raya Suranadi, Sesaot, Narmada

lesehan taufik II

Warung Sate Rembiga

Jl DR Wahidin

warung sate rembiga

Interesting spots:

-          Tanjung Ringgit

-          Pantai Surga

-          Pantai Tanjung Aan

-          Pantai Seger

-          Pantai Mawun: I really really really love this beach.. stunning..

-          Pantai Kuta

-          Pantai Selong Belanak

-          Art Market at Senggigi
-     Pantai Senggigi

sunset at senggigi

pantai mawun

pantai selong belanak

pantai senggigi

pantai kuta

Tour options:

http://lombokadventure.com/

We did the river tubing adventure (http://lombokadventure.com/lombok-nature-safari/). It was awesome!

The tour: taman narmada, air terjun segenter at desa kumbi, plant a tree, river tubing at sungai ranget, lunch at Taufik II

http://www.lombokfriendly.com/

we did the pink beach island hopping tour. Beautiful white sand beaches! Love ‘em!

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Where to buy souvenirs?

Toko Oleh-oleh Lestari

Jl Adi Sucipto Tinggar

Ampenan, Mataram

Our driver took us here. Turned out that the prices are quite expensive. We compared the prices with the souvenir shop at our hotel (Santosa) and it was cheaper in our hotel.

Prices:

Car rental (Inova) 6 hours Rp600.000 include driver and fuel

SUMBAWA

(update: May 2015)

http://ritaaza.blogspot.co.id/2015/10/sumbawa.html 

How to get there?

Ferry from Pelabuhan Kayangan, Lombok to Pelabuhan Pototano, Sumbawa: 2 hours, Rp19.000/person

Departure: every hour

From Mataram to Pelabuhan Kayangan: 2 hours ride

the Ferry

Where to sleep?

the room at Samawa Transit Hotel

Samawa Transit Hotel

Jl. Garuda No. 41

Sumbawa Besar

0371 21754

info@samawatransithotel.com

www.samawatransithotel.com

Standard Room (price as of May 2015): Rp380.000++

Interesting spots?

http://ritaaza.blogspot.com/2015/10/sumbawa.html

1.       Pulau Kenawa. Located 10-15 minutes boat-ride from Pelabuhan Pototano.

2.       Pulau Satonda. This ancient salt-water lake was formed from the Satonda eruption thousands of years ago. As any other lakes, this lake is best viewed from above. It’s a 30-minutes light trekking to the top of one of the hills surrounding the lake. Another interesting thing about the lake is a belief that anyone who binds a stone on the tree’s twig located by the lake, they will have their wish come true. (From Pantai Goa to Pulau Satonda: 2 hours by speedboat)

3.       Takat Segale. Snorkeling spot near Labuan Aji.

4.       Air Terjun Mata Jitu. Located at Pulau Moyo, this stunning waterfall is famous for its turquoise water. The location is surrounded by green trees, making the scenery even more beautiful.

5.       Amanwana. You’re allowed to enter this exclusive resort even if u’re not spending the night here. They have a lunch-package for non guest. A very expensive lunch-package :D

Our trip to sumbawa was arranged by www.pulaumoyo.com. The meeting point was at Sumbawa Besar. Ours was a 2D/1N trip to satonda and moyo. This tour operator was okay but I would not recommend them. For me, there were too much talk not enough action.