NARMADA PARK

photo by www.wartanews.com Introduction Narmada Park is located in the Village Lembuah, District Narmada, West Lombok regency, about 10 kilometers east of Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara. Park which covers about 2 hectares was built in 1727 by King Mataram Lombok, Anak Agung Ngurah Karang Asem, as a place of ceremony Pakelem held every full moon Caka fifth year (October-November). In addition to the ceremony site, Garden Narmada is also used as a resting place of the royal family during the dry season. The name is taken from Narmadanadi Narmada, children are very sacred Ganges River in India. For Hindus, the water is a sacred element that gives...

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Sendang Gile Waterfall

This waterfall is located in the area of Mount Rinjani National Park is called Sendang Gila (read gile), because according to the story, local residents accidentally discovered this waterfall when the screwed crazy lion hunt in a village and then ran into the forest. Tourist sites more frequently visited by domestic tourists has a height of about 31 meters. This waterfall comes from the top of the cliff and fell into the river beneath. Basically relatively flat, so a lot of people who bathe under a waterfall. There is another waterfall locations in this location named Tiu valve. However, because the distance from Spring Gile long time (1 hour)...

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Bau Nyale Ceremony

Central Lombok regency is one of the Level II in West Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. In this area there is a coastal tourist area is very interesting and visited by tourists, both local tourists and foreign tourists. This area is Kuta Beach, located on the southern island of Lombok, about 65 kilometers from the city of Mataram. The beauty of this beach makes the tourists become fascinated watching its natural panorama. The water was clear and quiet make this beach ideal for swimming. Besides its natural beauty, Seger Kuta Beach also has another attraction that is no less exotic for tourists. Every once a year, between February and March,...

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SENGGIGI BEACH LOMBOK

If you ever imagine your body lying on the beach in Indonesia, on a beautiful white sand, sprinkled with exotic all-natural landscape, and bombarded the sunlight that warms the body, it is not wrong if you took a recreation and tourism were to Senggigi Beach on the Island Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. The beach is located 12 kilometers northwest of Mataram is indeed a tourist attraction famous for its beautiful beaches and naturalness. People often juxtapose the beauty of this beach with famous beaches on the island of Bali, like Kuta, Legian and Sanur. In fact, the beauty of Senggigi Beach is often portrayed exceed these beaches, because the...

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PERISEAN

PERISEAN is a traditional sport performed by people of Sasak Lombok. PERISEAN means shield (protective devices or repellent blow) opponent, battering is called a whip (Penjalin) are usually made of rattan while deterrent called Ende made of cowhide. PERISEAN yore is usually done by the people of Lombok (Sasak), namely sports at each other with a cane held in the dry season in order to ask for rain on the creator. The players who competed called Pepadu while the game system led by a referee who called Pekembar and well known builders pekembar contest called Pengadok.   In PERISEAN, the game will be immediately terminated if any of that...

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Rinjani Mountain Climb

Overview Rinjani is one of the volcanoes in Indonesia are famous throughout the world. Every year, there were thousands of foreign and domestic tourists up the mountain altitude 3726 m asl (above sea level) this. Inevitably, Mount Rinjani be sought after wild adventure lovers. Located in the northern land of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, Gunung Rinjani is the third highest volcano in Indonesia. The height of the peak is only defeated by the Jayawijaya Mountains in the Papua and Mount Kerinci in Sumatra ground. There are several hiking paths that are often used to climb Mount Rinjani. But for those adventurers who first came to Lombok, it is...

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Kuta Beach Lombok

 Kuta Beach, Lombok is the resorts on the island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The beach with white sand lies a village called Desa Kuta. Kuta village started to become attractive tourist destinations in Indonesia since the establishment of many new hotels. Besides the natural beauty that can be enjoyed in this village, once a year Sasak ceremony held in this village. This is a ceremony Nyale Bau. In this ceremony Nyale sailors looking for worms in the sea. According to legend, there used to be a princess, named Princess Mandalika, a very beautiful, many princes and youth who want to marry him. Because he can not make decisions,...

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Sekotong Beach (Pantai Sekotong)

Indonesia has many beautiful white sandy islands and stunning underwater, one of which is the island of Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), you should never feel hesitant to visit this island. Sekotong area is a very good area for those of you who like to be 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 reef and bottom dwellers sea. 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 tourist attraction on the island of Lombok. This...

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Gili Kondo

GILI KONDO is one of 33 small islands (gili) in eastern part of Lombok Island. From those many islands, there are only 3 islands serve as the best tourist destination. These ones called “Three Islands” or Tiga Pulau, i.e. Petagan, Bidara and Gili Kondo, located in the subdistrict Sambelia. This name convention was used in order be easier to remember by people. The climate in these "Three Islands" are drier and hotter than mainland Lombok, but in the evening can be cool and refreshing. The rainy season is starting from the month of November to April. This small island located in the waters of District Sambelia (50km north of the...

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Gili Sulat

Gili Sulat is a small island located 1.5 km northeast of the island of Lombok. The island has a maximum length of 5.2 km this is administratively including the District of East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. As far as 500 meters northwest of the island have Gili Lawang.   Sulat Gili and Gili Lawang is a small island (dyke) is very potential to be used as a destination for nature tourism (eco-tourism) because it has the potential of mangrove forests and underwater gardens are very beautiful. The entire second dyke consists of mangrove forest, but actually there is also a small part which is the white sand, and in certain seasons...

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Pantai Surga ( Heaven Beach)

This beach area is one of the coastal areas that are one lane with beach area Ekas. This beach has a breathtaking natural panorama, with white sandy beach area with sand granular size of a peppercorn. With the condition and the scenery is quite interesting, the beach paradise has the potential to be developed further. In addition to the natural potential of this beach area has a superior economic potential of cultured pearls and seaweed which are managed by some company that partners with local communities Supporting factors that make this area has the added value is by its diversity of coastal ecosystems, and a sloping topography gives the...

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EKAS

Ekas region is one of the Regions Coast with the coast of the Gulf. The condition of the beach area is the white sandy beaches spread out wide with small waves. This area is also an area which is partly located residential area fisherman (Fishermen village).   The potential that can be developed is the activity of natural attractions / tourist activities such as beach with shallow diving (Diving) and enjoy the panorama of the beach with all activities. Support facilities that can be developed this region are mainly tourist accommodation and other supporting facilities and utilities such as road infrastructure, trade and communication.   Supporting...

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