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Presean stick

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Presean is an extreme fight game as the symbol of masculinity of Sasaknes man in Lombok. This game is battle of two men armed with rattan sticks in Sasak language called Penjalin and armored buffalo skin thick and hard called Ende. Two men fighters armed with “Penjalin” attack to each other, defending their opponent’s blows with Ende. The fighters in local Lombok language “Sasak” called Pepadu, they are come from selected brave and gentle man who just wearing ‘Sarung” and headband without any clothes or other body and face protectors. There is “Pakembar” as the referee of the game.   The Presean cultural is already known from Lombok Sasak society for generations, originally a part traditional ceremony of the happiness of soldiers in Lombok Kingdom when they get won in a war and a ritual ceremony to invoke the rain as drought. As well as its historic associations, the fight also serves to ask God for rain for the imminent planting season with the ancient bel...

Tete Batu Village

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Lombok is to be one of the world spotlights with a variety of beauty and richness of nature and tourist destinations in the region. An island in the east of the island of Bali does have many attractions that certainly cannot be missed. One is  Tetebatu Village  at the foot of Mount Rinjani. This region presents the beauty of natural scenery is so amazing that every visitor will feel welcome to linger there. Around the area, several tourist attractions can be visited like Niagara Falls Jukut and Joben that can be reached by trekking moment. With a variety of breakthrough made, this area eventually became one of the tourist villages in Lombok. When you visit the region Tetebatu, you will see the beautiful, green scenery. Rustic ambience is cool, too pronounced. One of the charms of this rural region is green paddy fields with a backdrop of Mount Rinjani gallant measuring the eye could see. The village is still awake naturalness that where there are houses of citizens wi...

Pink Beach in Lombok Island

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Pink Beach or Tangsi Beach got the name from the color of the beach sand. The sand has pink color, making it distinguish than any other beaches. Most beaches usually have white or black color sand. Tangsi is one of the most interesting tourist destinations in Lombok. Apart from its pink color sand, the beach has attractive panorama that make everyone want to stay longer in the beach when they visit it. The beach is actually beautiful, however, the location is too remote and the infrastructure is inadequate. The government should pay attention for the development of the beach. Developing infrastructure will attract more tourists to visit the beach. Then, the regional revenue will increase.

Selong Belanak beach in Lombok

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Selong Belanak has unique characteristics with typical charm as one of the most prestigious beaches in Lombok. One of the best things about this beach is the shape of the shore that looks like a crescent. The beach is having a curvy shape with hills on each point. This beach is the part of Selong Belanak Bay that faces Indian Ocean. The length of the coastline is not less than one kilometers. About a quarter part of the south side of the beach is used by local people as village. There are about 40 families who work as fishermen there. In Selong Belanak beach you can do water sport activity, or you can just relax on the white sand, exploring the beach, sunbathing, swimming and many others. You can also go fishing by renting a small fishing boat from the local fishermen. It is recommended to do the activities from the central to the north side of the beach. The area is free from local people’s activities. Selong Belanak Beach has the glittering soft white sand and sloping ...

Tiu Teja Waterfall in North Lombok

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The existence of Mount Rinjani in Lombok, make the island is well-known as “The Thousand Mosques" has won many natural beauty of the waterfalls. One of them is Tiu Teja in North Lombok. The waterfall with a height of about 40 meters which is hidden in the woods of Mount Rinjani. According to the tourists who have been visited Tiu Teja Waterfall, panoramic beauty even beat another waterfall that has developed as a tourist destination first, like Tiu Kelep and Sendang Gile Waterfall. Tiu Teja is a popular tourist destination located in Santong village, Kayangan sub-district, North Lombok. This waterfall became one of favorite tourist destination in Lombok Island. Recently, Tourism Promotion Board keep promoting Tiu Teja Waterfall to local and international tourist. This waterfall popularly called twins waterfall since its two big streams. This pair waterfall will give romantic impression since the first time you see it.

Mt. Rinjani Lombok

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Mount Rinjani  or  Gunung Rinjani  is an  active   volcano  in  Indonesia  on the island of  Lombok . Administratively the mountain is in the  Regency of North Lombok ,  West Nusa Tenggara  ( Indonesian :  Nusa Tenggara Barat , NTB). It rises to 3,726 metres (12,224 ft), making it the second highest volcano in Indonesia. Mount Rinjani Mount Barujari 1995 eruption Highest point Elevation 3,726 m (12,224 ft)  [1] Prominence 3,726 m (12,224 ft)  Ranked 38th Isolation 1,602 kilometres (995 mi) Listing Island high point Ultra Ribu Coordinates 8°24′52″S   116°27′35″E   [1] Naming Native name Gunung Rinjani Geography Mount Rinjani Location of Mount Rinjani Location Gunung Rinjani National Park Lombok ,  Indonesia Parent range Lesser Sunda Islands Geology Age of rock Late  Mesozoic Mountain type Somma Volcanic arc Sunda Arc Last erupt...

Gili Nanggu West Lombok

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Lombok memiliki banyak pantai menawan siap memikat hati para pelancong, sebut saja Gili Trawangan, Pantai Kuta ataupun Pantai Tanjung Aan. Semuanya sudah menyerap perhatian wisatawan dan bukan tidak mungkin Anda pun bisa menikmati pantai indah di Lombok termasuk yang tersembunyi nan sepi seakan-akan milik sendiri. Gili Nanggu adalah salah satunya yang mampu mewujudkan itu. Bagi yang sudah bosan dengan kedua gili tersebut ternyata ada gili lain yang masih sangat sepi dan termasuk privat. Tidak banyak aktivitas kecuali para wisatawan yang bermain di pantai. Ya gili ini adalah Gili Nanggu, sebuah pulau kecil yang memberikan keindahan pantai dan sekitarnya yang tidak kalah indahnya dibandingkan gili-gili yang lain. Pulau Lombok juga memiliki kemegahan alam bahari yang memesona. Pantai Senggigi serta pulau-pulau mungil atau gili yang tersebar di sekitar pulau ini menyimpan pesona yang menakjubkan. Selain di kawasan Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno, Gili Air yang reputasinya...