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Three perfect coral islands with white sandy beaches and palm rest in the shimmering ocean just northwest of the island of Lombok: Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air. For many years, Gili has attracted visitors from around the world for its crystal clear waters full of fish, great opportunities for good diving and snorkeling and a relaxed charm. You are not allowed to circulate cars or motorcycles, horse carts only they nicknamed “the Ferraris of Gili, is the only form of transport with cycling and walking. Gili Trawangan, the largest island and lively, with bars offer live music performances every night. Gili Meno is quieter and also the most expensive island. Gili Air is the disconnection, to get away fully in paradise.

From any beach you can swim out to make good great opportunities for good diving snorkel but for those who want to try the best sites on the three islands, there is a boat tour of half a day in which at 60,000 rupiah you get a tour of the Gili stopping at different places to snorkel, the price includes the mask and tube, the fins are extra Each morning dozens of tourists go on this tour with several boats there, all with glass floors.

Despite being low season, the island is full, but in an acceptable measure. Most of them are Norse sun-seekers fleeing for a few days of their icy land. in each destination we have been in Asia have always found a slight majority of a country, we assume to be a fashion or a word of mouth from people who went and cleared up the recommendation on his return.

East of Bali, through a narrow deep swirls and dances among dolphins nothing is Lombok, an island whose territory and culture are closely intertwined with those of its illustrious neighbor. Lombok is quite different from Bali, its climate is drier and rougher land. Its 1.6 million inhabitants (only half of its more famous neighbor) are mostly Muslims.

Like Bali, Lombok is dominated by a high chain of volcanic mountains to the north, in the center is  Rinjani mountain, 3,800 meters, the second highest peak in Indonesia, as its center. Another chain does not cross the barren volcanic island south sector corresponding to the Bukit Peninsula, south of Bali. Most of the fertile land of Lombok its people occupy a strip of land 25 kilometers between the two chains

The area west of this plain is very similar to the east of Bali, which faces through the narrow, well fed by mountain streams and springs. Here the Balinese and “sasaks” have carved beautiful in the fertile rice paddies and steep alluvial fan at the foot of Mount Punikan. Here are the two main towns of the island, Mataram and Ampenan, near the old center and port Cakranegara. The solitary mountain huts and the spectacular southern beaches are only an hour away.

To practice the world’s best diving, surfing and enjoy the beaches, visitors from around the continent head to the east coast of Lombok. The idyllic white sand beaches and colorful coral reefs Senggigi and Gili islands attract thousands of tourists every year.

On the southeast peninsula of Lombok, the weather is splendid and pristine beaches. Land, coffee, coconut and sugar plants provide interesting tours. At sea, divers can find rare species of giant clams, sharks, turtles, manta rays and spotted cow blue stripes adorning the warm coast.

Gill Islands are located off the east coast of Lombok. These small islands surrounded by the beach, providing an excellent vacation destination for adventure-hungry tourists. The girls spend their days on the beach and nights in the clubs. Due to the small number of hotels on the islands, many visitors simply sleeping on beaches.

Renowned for its fine handicrafts, especially woven baskets and mats, as well as vases, boxes and other decorative objects. His name was invented when the kingdom of Langka Sasak located in Kupang, Central Lombok, fell to the invaders Balinese. The royal family escaped to Loyok, a village south of Kotaraja, meaning “City of Kings”

In the tribal villages in the mountains (the Waktu-telu), such as Pujung and Sengkol in South Central Lombok, is another type of traditional village with a hyperbolic shape, roof huts supported by wooden beams with large swaths of bamboo branches of trees interwoven to form walls and partitions.