Lombok - Place of Interest

Sukarare
This is a village of weavers south of Cakranegara. Lombok is known for its brightly patterned songket cloth, people have been making it on their handlooms for many generations.

Mount Rinjani
Mount Rinjani, a 3,726 meters high active volcano, is one of the tallest mountains of Indonesia. At the floor of the volcano's huge caldera is the sickle shaped Crater Lake Segara Anakan, surrounded by steep walls. The mountain is popular with kikers. Sembalun Bumbung and Sembalun Lawang are two traditional Sasak villages on the slopes of Rinjani.

Batu Bolong
Beach Located 9 kilometers from downtown Mataram, this beach has a huge rock with a hole in it. A Hindu temple lies on the top facing the Lombok Strait and across is the contour of majestic Mount Agung of Bali. After sunbathing, relaxing and frolicking on this beautiful beachfront, try to stay till the end of the day to watch one of the most stunning sunsets you have ever seen when the sun slowly begins to disappear behind Mount Agung with incredibly flaming colors.

Taman Mayura
The Mayura Park is what remains of the once existing Karangasem Kingdom of Bali whose King Anak Agung Ngurah built in 1744. In the middle of a large pond is a structure called Bale Kambang, which at the time functioned as a legal court of justice as well as a hall for important meetings. Curiously, its architecture shows both Hindu as well as Islamic influences, whereas around the place statues made of stone are found in the form of a Moslem Haji.

Kute Beach
Also known as Putri Nyale Beach, Kute Beach on the South Coast of Central Lombok is one of the most scenic and unspoiled beaches in this part of Indonesia. Each year, on the 19th day of the tenth month of the Sasak Lunar calendar when the Nyale Fish come to the sea's surface, Kute Beach is the site of great festivities. Fisherman sail out to the sea while young men and women gather along the beach to join in the marry making, tease each other and perhaps meet to build a more lasting relationship.

Senggigi Beach
Senggigi Beach is located North of Bangsal, belongs to the most scenic and most popular beaches on the island of Lombok with good accommodation facilities. Coral gardens grow in the sea just off shore.