5 Reasons Why Gili Trawangan More Exotic than Bali Indonesia

The charm of Pasir Putih Gili Terawangan, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara

Who is not fascinated by the beauty of Gili Trawangan? The landscape of the island is still natural, clean, and extraordinary beautiful to make a lot of tourists want to feel the sensation of a holiday on this island. Moreover, according to a survey compiled by one of the largest travel sites in the world, Gili Trawangan is the most affordable tourist island in terms of expenditure expenses per day (including lodging, food, massage services, etc.), compared to other existing island tours in Southeast Asia, even the island of Bali.

Then, what other attraction that made Gili Trawangan successfully match the popularity of the island of Bali until many tourists began to switch to visit this island? Consider the following reviews:

1. Amazing beach panorama

The island is also commonly called "Gili T" by the tourists is famous for the panorama of an exotic and charming beach. Believe me, as far as the eye can see in any direction, you will be amazed by the blend of blue sky, shimmering turquoise waters, and unlimited white sandy beaches! Not only that, you can also enjoy the sunrise and sunset at once in one day.

Because, Gili Trawangan has a beach facing west or east. The beach also has a different charm on each side. Beaches in the east are more crowded by tourists and locals as it is close to the pier and is the center of economic activity on the island. In contrast to the beach on the western side is more quiet.

Although quiet, but that does not mean you will lack the choice of activity. What's more tempting than relaxing in a beach hammock while reading a book or just enjoying the sound of the waves and the wind? At any time want to swim, you just step because the sea is your yard! When the afternoon arrives, please sit sweetly waiting for the sunset with loved ones.

2. Behold, the underwater is riveting

Another attraction that is owned by Gili Trawangan is a very amazing sea charm. The clear sea water makes the various biota living in it so easily visible. Too bad if you're into Gili Trawangan without trying the thrill of snorkeling or diving around this island.

Quiet ocean currents will add to your enjoyment while diving. Here, you will find a collection of beautiful marine animals, such as clown fish, or so-called nemo fish. Not only that, you can also see colorful coral reefs that can be a remedy for stress during your daily life in your home.

3. Free from congestion and vehicle pollution

Clogged with motor vehicle pollution in the city where you live? Maybe it's time for you to visit Gili Trawangan. Guaranteed, you will not see motor vehicles in all corners of the island, because motor vehicles are strictly forbidden to operate on this island. Instead, the transportation used by both local residents and tourists to round the island is bicycles and cidomo. Cidomo is a typical horse carriage Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.

On average, lodging in Gili T provides bicycle rental facilities with varying rates, ranging from Rp40,000 to Rp75,000 per day. While cidomo pegged around Rp75.000 to Rp100.000 for one trip, depending on the distance to be taken. This train can hold up to six passengers and is easy to find in the center of the island, precisely around the market opposite the pier.

4. Friendly and friendly people

In addition to its stunning natural charm, Gili Trawangan is also inhabited by friendly locals. In contrast to the big city where its citizens are too individualistic, Gili Trawangan residents are ready to greet with friendly when you circle the island. It certainly makes you more comfortable and feel at home in Gili Trawangan despite staying for days.

If you do not know the direction to the inn or a particular place, do not hesitate to ask the local people you meet around. Without a doubt they will help point the direction towards your destination.

5. White sand that spread out

Want to spend time at the inn? So Gili Trawangan is the right choice for your holiday destination. Why? Because here are many choices of hotels, resorts, and villas are located on the beach. Even from the window of the hotel room, you can already enjoy the beautiful sunset on the horizon! Call it, Hotel Ombak Sunset is located on the western edge of the island. This four-star hotel features stunning late-night views.

For those of you who want relaxation with a more calm and beautiful atmosphere, La Cocoteraie Ecolodge can be an option to stay overnight. This resort offers the concept of glamping or glamor camping, where you stay in a luxury tent with a typical tropical shade of the beach accompanied by white sand and shady coconut trees.

La Cocoteraie Ecolodge, which consists of 8 private tents, has luxurious amenities like free WiFi, a restaurant and free snorkeling equipment. This diving equipment you can use for free to enjoy the underwater charm in the waters around three gili (Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno, Gili Air). Its location is far from the center of the crowd and added the atmosphere of the style of the beachside setting place makes this place is very fitting for you who want to enjoy the natural beauty with friends, couples, or beloved family.

If you have limited vacation funds, do not worry. You can still find low budget lodging located on this exotic island. For example, starting from Rp249.000, you can stay at Intan Inns Hostel located not far from the beach. If you want a cheap stay with adequate facilities, try Bale Sasak Bungalows, cheap lodging starting from Rp200.000, which already has pool facilities and free WiFi.

Then, how to find a hotel in Gili Trawangan to your liking? Just book through Traveloka, the largest online travel agent (OTA) in Indonesia that provides a wide selection of exotic hotels in Gili Trawangan, starting from Rp200.000.

No one if Gili Trawangan become the best tourist attractions for you who want relaxation from the daily routine. Moreover, this island has not been so crowded by tourists when compared with the island of Bali. However, it seems that this is what makes Gili Trawangan now become one of the favorite destinations for local and foreign tourists.

Want proof of holiday in Gili Trawangan cheaper? With Traveloka App, the most popular mobile travel app in Indonesia, you can board the plane to Lombok first before continuing the journey by land and sea to Gili Trawangan. You can fly with prices starting from Rp682.900.

Source: http://nationalgeographic.co.id

Pink Beach Lombok, The Flow of Heaven Falling to Earth

Lombok Island, hearing the name of a small island located in Central Indonesia, you will surely imagine an island surrounded by beautiful beaches. no wonder, the beautiful island with the nickname "Pulau Seribu Masjid" has an amazing beach panorama. The beauty of the beach is identical to the sand, black sand beaches may be commonplace, white sandy beach is certainly very beautiful, but what about the pink sandy beach ??? Certainly incredible. In some parts of the world many coastal tourist areas that have a unique sand, one of which is on the island of Lombok.

The beauty of the existing coastal island of Lombok, almost spread throughout the district, including those in the district east of Lombok Island which has Moto Patuh Karya, unique and beautiful tourist destinations become the main attraction.

The Cannon of the Dutch Colonists in the Past (c) google.com

Type of Rock in the Pink Beach Lombok (c) google.com

Pink Beach Atmosphere in the Morning (c) google.com

Many beautiful beaches in Lombok whose name is not familiar to tourists. One of them is Pink Beach in Jerowaru District, East Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara. The original name is beach tangsi, but because of its pink beach sand, gradually this beach is also famous for its pink beach name.

Geographically, Pink Beach Lombok is located almost at the southern tip of Lombok Island. It takes us about 2.5 hours to get to the location, from downtown mataram, while from the international airport lombok takes 1.5 hours to enjoy the beauty of this beach. To reach the location of the beach is needed the struggle, this is because the path to the location of a street that is still traditional, and requires immediate repair. you also must be extra careful when driving a car or motorcycle. The route to Pink Beach is, we seemed to split the protected forest sekaroh, tropical air was greeted. On the right and left of the road we can enjoy the view of the trees that are soaring.

After a long journey, we finally found directions to the pink beach location, which is adjacent to one of the local traditional village schools.

The journey to the main location closer, makes us will be more curious how the beauty of pink beach that became a new belle in Lombok Island. the beauty of the coast and the sea has started to look from a distance.

It is hidden, down from the main road, we still have to travel 200 meters, and down the dirt road to reach the fragment of the hidden paradise. Tiredness was paid off with a beautiful view of the beach. our eyes glued to the clear sea water with a charming pink sand.

This beach was previously known by the name of beach tangsi. The name of the barrage is said to have originated from the former Japanese period, where the beach was used as a barracks by Japanese soldiers who had just landed. the barracks itself means dormitories or barracks. In the past, the beach is located in Jerowaru is also just a transit beach for the fishermen. This pink sandy beach on Lombok Island is the second pink beach in Indonesia.

Pink beach has its own charm because of the uniqueness of the color of sand, the sand on this beach looks pink. Pink color on the sand beach is due to white sand that blends with the grains of coral reef red, and effects reddish after mixed with sea water, then reflections of sunlight and exposure to sea water to make the pink color on the sand is increasingly visible. This red coral reef grows in the shallow seas of tangsi beach and is carried by the waves to the edge.

The color of pink on the sand of this beach is very varied, the morning 20-30%, 50% daytime and the afternoon, the color will be seen clearly, between 80-90%. wah really very charming.

The naturalness and cleanliness of this beach is well preserved, this is what causes us to be comfortable. A light breeze fresh, supported by the sun shining bright, always accompany when here. A quiet atmosphere is perfect for calming the mind after a week on the move, really, Tangsi Beach is like "the splinter of heaven on earth".

In addition to the enchanting beach, not far from the pink beach area there is a cave of Japanese relics, on the hill side of the middle pink.gua beach this japanese heritage has a length of 50 meters with a height of 1.5 m.

Apart from being a hiding place during World War II, this cave is a place to stalk the enemy because of its strategic location and overlooking the beautiful pink beach.

The pink beach offers stunning views, beside the unique pink sand, and surrounded by tall cliffs. the waves are calm and small, so you can splurge swimming or snorkeling in this area. The beach is also flanked by 2 hills that jutted out like a bay.

From the two sides of this hill, we can enjoy the pink coastline as a whole as the sea breeze, and the sound of the waves is very impressive to make all amazed. Beach tangsi which is now turned into a pink beach is one of the belle of Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara. Many tourists come to enjoy the fragments of the hidden paradise that is on this earth.

Here it is 15 Beach List in Sekotong Lombok that You Must Know!

Gulf of Mekaki in Sekotong (c) suripguide.blogspot.com

Lombok Island is indeed rich with tourism potential. Among the tens and even hundreds of places and favorite tourist destinations, there is a remote in the South West of Lombok Island is quite amazing that Sekotong Beach. The beauty of the beach with sparkling white sand, the blue sea water, and some stunning natural scenery nan can be enjoyed in these attractions.

Sekotong Beach is in the territory of West Lombok regency, NTB province. This tourist object is quite easy to reach by visitors from any corner. From the city of Mataram (capital of NTB province) for example, you only take 1 hour with distance of approximately 60 Km past Sheet Port. Or by spinning through the South East of Central Lombok to the South West which is approximately 75 - 85 Km from Selong Belanak Tourism in Central Lombok there.

To reach Sekotong Beach Tourist Center which consists of several tourist points, you can use public transportation available in the area. At Elaq-Elaq Beach for example, you can swim calmly. In addition, in this tourist attraction you can enjoy a sun bath (sun baking) the heart. The atmosphere of the beach is not too crowded visitors with a stunning natural feel, will make you feel at home for long joking with the waves that are not too big.

Sekotong beach which can still be called as "virgin island", only crowded of visitors at the weekend come or during big holiday vacation. Not only that, in the area of ​​Pantai Indah Sekotong you can also enjoy the beauty of the cultivation of its marine biota in a Lombok Marine Cultivation Center (BBLL) which shelter under the Directorate General of Aquaculture, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries. If you are curious to learn various types of marine life such as Abalone, Grouper, Lobster, Napoleon Fish, Sea Cucumber, etc., then this place is the right choice for you. In addition to studying marine life, the surrounding scenery also will not be boring you.

In addition to the beauty of the beach, Sekotong also offers mountain tours by climbing the hills around Sekotong Beach. Enchantment This hiking tour of course will be a rare experience for those of you who live in the City of the Great City. Because upon arrival at the top of the hill and mountains, you will be treated to a very beautiful natural panorama. Throughout your eyes, sapanjang also you will see a beautiful blend of beaches, blue sea water, Mount Agung towering and cluster of small islands across the ocean Sana.

Some clusters of small islands (which we call Gili) are like strewn across our eyes. In this region there are dozens of Gili are still natural and untouched, call it Gili Genting, Gili Lontar, Gili Gede, Gili Bedis, Gili Sudak, Gili Nanggu, Gili Tangkong, Gili Water, Gili Amben, Gili Asahan, Gili Layar, Gili Renggit , Gili Goleng, Gili Anyaran, and Gili Poh. If you want to spend the night, do not be confused, because the attractions Sekotong Beach is also widely available lodging with affordable rates and complete facilities. Several choices of Tourist Destination at Pantai Sekotong are:

1. Mekaki Beach
2. Desert Point / Bangko Bangko
3. Elaq Beach - Elaq
4. Batu Batu Beach
5. The Bay of Silence
6. Teluk Panggang
7. Tanjung Jagog Nambung
8. Gili Nanggu
9. Gili Asahan
10. Gili Rengit
11. Gili Lontar
12. Gili Poh
13. Gili Gede
14. Belongas Bay
15. Pandanan

How, interesting is not it? Therefore, Sekotong Beach Charm you have to enter the agenda of your next tourist visit which is one of the mainstay Tourism Lombok Island.

Hidden Paradise on Mount Rinjani, Lombok Indonesia

View of Rinjani from Sembalun

Indonesia is rich in its natural beauty. The mountains, the sea, the rice fields, all show how beautiful Indonesia is. One of the natural charm of Indonesia is Mount Rinjani. Mountain with an altitude of 3726 mdpl this, indeed is one option for climbers, both climbers in the country and from abroad. How not, the scattered story of its beauty, make every climber must be challenged to explore the mountain located in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.

Medan climbing Mount Rinjani, can be said not too difficult, if it has found the right path. There are several commonly selected climbing routes, namely Sembalun, Senaru, Timba Noah, and Torean. Usually, the favorite route for climbers is the Sembalun Climbing Path, because the path is quite easy compared to other climbing routes.

The ascent starts from Bawaq Nao, Sembalun (c) blj.co.id

In the Sembalun Climbing Path, you will pass through a flat savannah. But it is important to note, that sunscreen cream is highly recommended given the air can feel very hot during the day. But, in the afternoon, the air around the savanna is not too hot, and you can also enjoy the chirping of the birds are melodious. There are 4 posts that must be passed in climbing Mount Rinjani this, that is post 1, post 2, post 3, and the last is post Plawangan Sembalun. In this climb, it is advisable to bring enough drinking water, because not all the post you pass there are springs.

The beauty of Mount Rinjani can not be expressed in words. Both in the morning, afternoon, afternoon, and evening, the charm of Mount Rinjani always looks with majestic. Especially at night, where you will see the beauty of the star-studded sky. Especially if you look at him while lying outside your tent, hmmm ... like a beautiful blanketed with glittering stars .. indeed an experience that will not be forgotten of course ..

Climbing to the top of rinjani

One place that is not missed by climbers in the climb of Mount Rinjani is Lake Segara Anak. Yes, this beautiful lake can be found after climbing through two lanes, namely Sembalun Climbing Path and Senaru Climbing Path. To reach the Segara Anak Lake from the Sembalun Climbing Path, it takes approximately 8 hours, while through the Senaru ascent route, it takes about 7 hours minimum. In the vicinity of Lake Segara Anak, people usually do some activities such as camping, soaking in warm sulfur water, and also fishing. To reach this lake, it's time not for a moment, but you will not regret it if you have seen the beauty.

Panorama Padang Savvana Sembalun (c) blj.co.id

Many things can be seen on Mount Rinjani is so beautiful. To go to Mount Rinjani, you can start from Mataram to Sembalun, East Lombok with a journey of about 2 hours. If you are outside Lombok, you can start by visiting Lombok by plane. After arriving at the airport, you must head to Selong, East Lombok by car. From Selong, continue your journey to Air Mel Market, East Lombok. From Pasar Aik Mel, then you go to Sembalun, East Lombok to start your ascent.

Hmmm ... interesting, is not it? Do you want to explore the beauty of the famous Rinjani Mountain in Lombok? If so, start planning it from now on!

Fanny Sue / Journalist / VMN / BL

All photos by Ms. Flora Andriany

Editor: Fanya Jodie

Source: http://blj.co.id/2015/10/08/gunung-rinjani-yang-penuh-pesona/