Lombok Island is one of the most favorite tourist spots in Indonesia. It offers various beauties, ranging from beaches to mountains. Therefore, it is reasonable if Lombok Island often belongs to the list of dreaming tourist attractions to visit for a vacation in Lombok. Guslombokdriver.com has summarized 5 tourist attractions in Lombok you have to visit when having a vacation in Lombok.
1. Pink Beach, Lombok
The Pink Beach is one of the most popular beaches that offers a beautiful view and pink sand. It has clear water with very stunning underwater views.
Besides that, tourists can go snorkeling. If you are interested, you can rent the equipment near the location. With very calm waves, the Pink Beach is suitable for swimming and family trips with kids.
The tourists will be charged for an entrance free of IDR 10,000/person for local tourists and IDR 50,000/person for foreign tourists. For your information, the Pink Beach is located in Serokah Village, Jerowaru District, East Lombok Regency.
2. Senggigi Beach, Lombok
Like the Gili Trawangan, Senggigi Beach also belongs to one of the most popular tourist attractions in Lombok even though it is not as famous as Gili Trawangan and Kuta Mandalika now.
Nevertheless, Senggigi Beach is always worth visiting, especially if this is your first vacation to Lombok. We just want to remind you that you can find big 5-star hotels, clubs, and bars for nightlife lovers. It also offers a beach that is suitable for surfing.
Some of the popular tourist places here include Senggigi Beach, Batu Bolong Temple, and Kerandangan Beach.
Senggigi Beach is also strategic for those who want to stay if you are going to explore tourist attractions in Lombok, because of its central location among many tourist attractions in Lombok.
3. Kuta Mandalika Beach
Kuta Mandalika isa beach in the southern of Lombok Island. With its long coastline, clean sand, developed tourist destinations due to the designation of Mandalika as a special economic zone, it is not surprising that Kuta Mandalike Beach becomes a popular beach in Lombok, even more popular than Senggigi Beach.
Because Kuta Madalika Beach has been developed significantly, you can do many activities there such as windsurfing, paragliding, and banana boat riding.
4. Merese Hill
Merese Hill is a hill in Mandalika, around 8 km from Kuta Beach and 5 minutes’ walk from Tanjung Aan Beach. Since the location is on a hill, it offers very cool scenery. Moreover, it has very stunning meadows, especially during the rainy season when the grass is really green.
There’s no fee to enter the Merese Hill. So, you just have to go towards Tanjung Aan Beach. After passing that beach, you will enter the Tanjung Anom Road. Then, turn right and walk towards the hill on the left side of the road.
5. Malimbu Hill
If you like to hunt for beautiful sunset views in Lombok, you have to go to Malimbu Hill. It belongs to the best spot for you to enjoy the sunset in Lombok. The location is around 24 km from the Mataram City and we can climb the hill for about 30 to 45 minutes.
There are tow options of locations for you to enjoy the sunset. The first is on the west side of the highway, in the form o a 150-m long parking lot with a 2-m wide side that has a direct view of the cliff provided with a guardrail as the security for visitors.
The second spot is on the east side of the highway, that is a very wide hill with various coconut trees in the corners. Each spot offers beautiful sunset views.
If you want to enjoy the sunset from this hill, you can sit relaxed because the place is wide enough. It is different from a place that directly faces the cliff, where we can only stand along the guardrail.
While waiting for the sunset, you can enjoy a beautiful view of the open sea, with the Senggigi Beach from distance and Gili Trawangan & Gili Meno on the other side (if the weather is fine). With different activities & tourist attractions, Lombok must be your next destination for holiday.
So, what are you waiting for? Arrange the schedule of your vacation soon, book the hotels & plane tickets, as well as pack your luggage! Don’t forget to keep reading the articles on guslombokdriver.com blog to help you get the latest information about tourist attractions in Lombok.
