Solitude and Lombok are almost synonyms. The tourist infrastructure is most developed in the western part of Senggigi Island. There, tourists can fully engage in doing nothing and shopping. The island is famous for its pottery, silk and fabrics with gold and silver thread, hand-crafted by local craftsmen.
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How to get to Lombok
Lombok Island can be reached by comfortable express boats in 2 and a half hours. You can fly here by air in half an hour, on a daily flight from Bali to Lombok to Bali. You can fly to Lombok and directly - from Singapore or Jakarta.
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Rules of Conduct and Security
If you are going to independently visit any remote rural areas, it will be prudent to take care of the search for a local guide. Often residents of such places do not know not only English but also Indonesian, so they can only be explained in Sasak language.
In addition, here and there on Lombok quite strict morals. If you are planning to visit the countryside, religious sites or government offices, it is better to put something more modestly. Women on the trip, you would not be afraid to have a pareo - you can throw it, if you decide to leave the beach for a short time in one swimsuit, besides, it protects perfectly from the sun and the wind.
Be careful with local alcohol. On the island, the situation with him is not particularly favorable, so if you feel that you are feeling worse, it is better to see a doctor just in case (however, in case of mild illness the next morning, it is probably not necessary to go to the hospital).
Be sure to take with them funds from insects. It is unlikely that you will be bitten by malarial mosquitoes, if you rest on one of the popular resorts, but still it's pretty sad to itch until the very end of the trip due to one small mistake.
And, that sways local traditions - it is customary at Lombok to take shoes off when entering someone's house (and even to the reception of some firms) and it is not accepted to give a left hand or pass something to someone with whom you are not too close. Non-observance of these two rules is considered very rude here.
Shopping: shops
Pottery, silk and woven items with gold and silver thread, hand-crafted by local craftsmen - the main souvenirs from Lombok.
Beaches
The best beaches of the island are in the Sengiji area: they are wide, clean and with a blessedly small amount of frying and steaming. A distinctive feature of the Lombok coast is beaches with grains the size of a pea of gray beige-colored black pepper. A handful of such sand is still alive an important souvenir taken from Lombok.
Kitchen
The word "Lombok" is translated from Indonesian as "chili pepper", but local cuisine is generally not as sharp as one might think.
One of the most popular dishes of the island is called ayam taliwang. Local people can not agree on what kind of recipe should be considered authentic, but in the most common variation the dish is a chicken in a fairly spicy tomato sauce with lots of spices. Its taste can be either soft or very sharp, so it's best to check when you order.
The main food of the inhabitants of the island and the mandatory menu item of any cafe is rice with various additives. By the amount of rice consumed, the islanders are hardly inferior to the Japanese, and the additives are quite diverse. In addition to vegetables (this is a mandatory part of the program), nuts, fish, chicken, meat or tofu can be added to the rice, and as a seasoning you will probably be offered a sambal sauce based on ground red pepper.
Prices in restaurants and cafes in Lombok strongly depend on their location. Lunch at a restaurant in one of the popular resorts will be quite expensive, and the dishes offered there will be adapted to European cuisine. In other places, you can find a lot of small restaurants called warung, which are focused more on local people. If you are interested in traditional cuisine, they are exactly what you need.
Alcoholic beverages can be bought almost everywhere, but since most of the population of Lombok is Muslim, in some areas (in particular, in Praia) there is a ban on the sale of alcohol in bars and restaurants. In addition, alcohol is heavily taxed throughout Indonesia - it may well be that a bottle of wine will be the most expensive dish in your order.
Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Lombok
There are interesting excursions to the Rinjani volcano, the Sendang Gila waterfall and the Danau-Segara-Anae lake. In the sea in the neighborhood there are three coral islands of Gili: Gili Air, Gili Meno and Gili Trawangan, with snow-white beaches, bays with clear water and coral reefs. Get to the nearest of them can be 15 minutes by ferry - it's an ideal place for picnics, diving and snorkelling. In addition, the island has several villages-museums of aboriginal Lombok - Sasak.
One of the things that should not be missed, being on Lombok is a local traditional massage. For this, you do not even need to go anywhere, you can massage yourself right on the beach, under the relaxing sound of the waves. In addition, that this massage is extremely pleasant, it is believed that it has an excellent therapeutic effect. It is still one of the main methods for treating a variety of diseases in Sasak healers and is very popular among all sections of the population of the island.
Another traditional entertainment on the island is fishing. There are many places where you can rent a boat with all the necessary equipment and go fishing in the sea - for one day or longer. It's great to relax, but be careful - watch out for the weather forecast and do not swim too far.
And if you want a more active holiday - on the island for you there are excellent bike excursions, where you can stretch your muscles after lying on the beach under the stories of the guide about local attractions.
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