Lombok - 2011
In June 2011 my 15-day IntrepidTravel tour of Sumatra finished back in Kuala lumpur in Malaysia.
From Kuala Lumpur I had a 4-hour flight to Bali.
I caught up with my new IntrepidTravel tour group at the guest house in Ubud
for my 8-day tour of the Indonesian island of Lombok.
The next day we left Bali on the 4-hour ferry trip to Lombok.
Jodine, from Canada, one of my 8 fellow Lombok travellers.
First sightings of Lombok.
Roughly 70km by 70km, Lombok has a drier climate than neighbouring Bali.
About 3.2 million people live on the island.
We got caught up in a wedding procession.
Unlike Bali, where most people are Hindu, Lombok people are mainly Islamic.
Tetebatu
Lombok's topography is dominated by the centrally-located stratovolcano Mount Rinjani.
Its most recent eruption was in May 2010.
We had lovely 3-hour stroll through the rice paddies, crops and villages near our guest house.
Air Terjun Jukut Waterfall
It was a short walk to these falls after our walk through the rice paddies.
Pringgasela Village
We had a delicious lunch in the village.
This is an on-the-street hairdresser.
Dyeing the yarn before weaving.
Making bricks.
Pringgasela Pottery
These girls were studing at a nearby college, and were keen to practise their English with us.
Tetebatu Village
This beautiful girl was climbing a tree at our guest house.
We were driven in horse drawn carts (cidomos) through the village.
Tobacco is cheap.
Scenes from the local market.
Basket weaving.
Senaru
Sindang Gila Waterfalls
Lombok Coast
The 3 main Gili Islands, just off the Lombok north-west coast.
Gili Trawangan Island, Gili Meno Island, Gili Air Island.
We stayed on Gili Air, the island on the right.
Leaving the Lombok coast on the 20-minute boat trip to Gili Air Island.
The Gili Islands
The 3 Gili Islands (or just the Gilis) came to the attention of the wider world as a backpacker mecca in the 1980s and 1990s.
This is still true to a large extent.
In a rare display of foresight, all forms of motorized transport are banned from the islands.
The only choice is a horse-drawn cart called a cidomo. There are lots of beachfront cafes, many with wi-fi.
Most accomodation is still rustic but we stayed at a pleasant resort on Gili Island.
The next day we had a boat trip to the other 2 Gili Islands.
There was a small turtle hatchery on Gili Meno Island.
Eggshells!!!
Unfortunately, not our boat.
We snorkelled near Gili Trawangan Island.
The village school in the centre of Gili Air Island.
We had 2 days on the island and then went back to Lombok.
Senggigi
The very small entrance door of our room at Puri Bunga Beach Cottage in Senggigi.
It was only a 30-minute flight from Lombok back to Bali.
I spent a night at Sanur in Bali and then flew from Bali to Perth with Air Asia.
The end of a great 24 days mainly in Indonesia.
In June 2011 my 15-day IntrepidTravel tour of Sumatra finished back in Kuala lumpur in Malaysia.
From Kuala Lumpur I had a 4-hour flight to Bali.
I caught up with my new IntrepidTravel tour group at the guest house in Ubud
for my 8-day tour of the Indonesian island of Lombok.
The next day we left Bali on the 4-hour ferry trip to Lombok.
Jodine, from Canada, one of my 8 fellow Lombok travellers.
First sightings of Lombok.
Roughly 70km by 70km, Lombok has a drier climate than neighbouring Bali.
About 3.2 million people live on the island.
We got caught up in a wedding procession.
Unlike Bali, where most people are Hindu, Lombok people are mainly Islamic.
Tetebatu
Lombok's topography is dominated by the centrally-located stratovolcano Mount Rinjani.
Its most recent eruption was in May 2010.
We had lovely 3-hour stroll through the rice paddies, crops and villages near our guest house.
Air Terjun Jukut Waterfall
It was a short walk to these falls after our walk through the rice paddies.
Pringgasela Village
We had a delicious lunch in the village.
This is an on-the-street hairdresser.
Dyeing the yarn before weaving.
Making bricks.
Pringgasela Pottery
These girls were studing at a nearby college, and were keen to practise their English with us.
Tetebatu Village
This beautiful girl was climbing a tree at our guest house.
We were driven in horse drawn carts (cidomos) through the village.
Tobacco is cheap.
Scenes from the local market.
Basket weaving.
Senaru
Sindang Gila Waterfalls
Lombok Coast
The 3 main Gili Islands, just off the Lombok north-west coast.
Gili Trawangan Island, Gili Meno Island, Gili Air Island.
We stayed on Gili Air, the island on the right.
Leaving the Lombok coast on the 20-minute boat trip to Gili Air Island.
The Gili Islands
The 3 Gili Islands (or just the Gilis) came to the attention of the wider world as a backpacker mecca in the 1980s and 1990s.
This is still true to a large extent.
In a rare display of foresight, all forms of motorized transport are banned from the islands.
The only choice is a horse-drawn cart called a cidomo. There are lots of beachfront cafes, many with wi-fi.
Most accomodation is still rustic but we stayed at a pleasant resort on Gili Island.
The next day we had a boat trip to the other 2 Gili Islands.
There was a small turtle hatchery on Gili Meno Island.
Eggshells!!!
Unfortunately, not our boat.
We snorkelled near Gili Trawangan Island.
The village school in the centre of Gili Air Island.
We had 2 days on the island and then went back to Lombok.
Senggigi
The very small entrance door of our room at Puri Bunga Beach Cottage in Senggigi.
It was only a 30-minute flight from Lombok back to Bali.
I spent a night at Sanur in Bali and then flew from Bali to Perth with Air Asia.
The end of a great 24 days mainly in Indonesia.
