Travelling Information: Travel Tips to Lombok Indonesia

Lombok is a capital of West Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Lombok is the Indonesian name for chili pepper, and you'll find the spicy little island only 70km from Bali, Lombok is neighboring Bali and shares some cultural heritage. The word lombok means "chili pepper" in Bahasa Indonesia however the local cuisine isn't quite as spicy as you might expect. For the map you can see Google map.

The simple pleasure of sunshine, white sandy beaches in quieter settings, unique culture, and eco tours makes Lombok a perfect destination for honeymoon, scuba diving, climbing mountain, snorkeling, sunbathing along the beach, adventure and families holidays.

Getting There

By Plane; you can choose available online booking air flight local like Garuda Indonesia, LionAir, Merpati Air, WingsAir and SilkAir. See the flight to/from Lombok

Denpasar (Ngurah Rai AirPort) to Lombok (Lombok International Airport) travel time approximately 25 – 30 Minutes

Surabaya (Juanda Airport) to Lombok (Lombok International Airport) travel time approximately 1 Hour

Jakarta (Soekarno-Hatta Airport) to Lombok (Lombok International Airport) travel time approximately 2 Hours

Singapore (Changi Airport) to Lombok (Lombok International Airport) travel time approximately 2,5 Hours

Getting there by plane is the fastest way to reach Lombok.

By Boat: traveling to Lombok from Bali also available by bout, fast boat and public ferry, I don’t tell you more about this, because I never using bout from Bali to Lombok, maybe you can search another information on getting Lombok by boat, how the cost, how long time to reach Lombok. You can find them on Google. :)

Climate

Tropical climate with warm and humid weather all year round. Temperature range from 21 Celsius to 32 Celsius. Wet season starts from November to May and dry season start from May-October. Wet season refers to the wind, not to the rain. However even in the wet monsoon season the rain tends to be short-lived and localized. This has the effect that depending on the region. The peak of the tourist season, though, is May-August.

Hotel

Many hotels, Villa, resorts and inn are available from lower price until expensive price from $ 6 until $209, if you want to book hotel in Lombok, my suggestion is book online at hotel combine, you can book affordable hotel in Lombok.

Interesting Places

Gili Islands

If Bali called “Paradise Island”, Lombok is called “The Hidden Paradise”. Lombok offer many interesting place to be visited. Here the place that must visit when you are in Lombok;

Sengigi Island, This is the popular destination for tourist both local and international the place is located at west coast of Lombok island

Gili Islands, in Sasak language a mother language of Lombok Gili means Small Island, like Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno, Gili Air, Gili Nanggu. These islands is the best place for snorkeling, Gili Trawangan is awarded Second place of 10 Most Popular Beach Destinations in Indonesia after Nusa Dua Bali.

Kuta beach Lombok, not only Bali has name Kuta beach, Lombok also has name for the beach, this beach offer the best wave of the sea for surfing, if you are a surfer you can choose this site to visit.

Sendang Gile Water fall, If you like climbing mountain, Sendang Gile is the first route to climb Mount Rinjani, where located in Rinjani national park. Trekking Mt. Rinjani there is available pakckage for climbing. Mount Rinjani and the Sendang Gile Waterfall is one of the choices besides beach.

If you are in Lombok Island don’t forget visit Komodo Island. Komodo National Park is located in the center of the Indonesian archipelago, between the islands of Sumbawa and Flores, to get there see the Komodo National park, Komodo island is become New7Wonders of Nature