https://lomboktravel.com/ The Lombok travel portal — eleven destination guides from Mount Rinjani to the surf beaches of the south, with tours, hotels, seasons, transport and practical advice. en https://lomboktravel.com/itineraries/ https://lomboktravel.com/itineraries/ Four realistic Lombok itineraries — 5, 7, 10 and 14 days — combining the south-coast beaches, Senaru’s waterfalls, Rinjani, the Gili Islands, the Sasak villages and the quiet east, with travel times and tips. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://lomboktravel.com/getting-there/ https://lomboktravel.com/getting-there/ How to get to Lombok: flights to Lombok International Airport, fast boats from Bali to the Gilis and Lombok, the public ferry from Padang Bai to Lembar, the ferry to Sumbawa, and getting from the airport and harbours. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://lomboktravel.com/travel-guide/ https://lomboktravel.com/travel-guide/ Practical Lombok travel guide: visas, money and costs, safety, dress and etiquette in a Muslim-majority island, Ramadan, health, connectivity, food, packing and accessibility. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://lomboktravel.com/when-to-go/ https://lomboktravel.com/when-to-go/ When to visit Lombok: dry and wet seasons, month-by-month weather, Rinjani trekking season, surf season, crowds, Ramadan and festivals such as Bau Nyale and Perang Topat. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://lomboktravel.com/rinjani-trekking/ https://lomboktravel.com/rinjani-trekking/ How to trek Mount Rinjani on Lombok: Senaru and Sembalun routes, crater rim vs summit, 2–4 day itineraries, trekking season and closures, guides and park rules, what to pack and how to choose an operator. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://lomboktravel.com/getting-around/ https://lomboktravel.com/getting-around/ How to get around Lombok: private drivers, scooter rental, taxis and ride-hailing apps, DAMRI buses, boats to the Gilis and secret Gilis, travel times and safety tips. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://lomboktravel.com/culture-etiquette/ https://lomboktravel.com/culture-etiquette/ A guide to Lombok’s culture: the Sasak people, Islam and Wetu Telu, the Balinese community, traditional villages and crafts, festivals, and practical etiquette for dress, mosques, temples and Ramadan. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://lomboktravel.com/tours/ https://lomboktravel.com/tours/ The best tours on Lombok, ranked: Mount Rinjani treks, Senaru waterfalls, Pink Beach and secret-Gili snorkelling, surf lessons, culture days, private drivers and fast boats — real GetYourGuide products with reviews. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://lomboktravel.com/where-to-stay/ https://lomboktravel.com/where-to-stay/ Where to stay on Lombok: Kuta & Mandalika, Senggigi, the Gilis, Senaru, Sembalun, Tetebatu, Sekotong and more — area guide, price bands, when to book and real hotels in three tiers, with links to Booking.com. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://lomboktravel.com/destinations/mount-rinjani/ https://lomboktravel.com/destinations/mount-rinjani/ Rinjani is the mountain that made Lombok — a 3,726-metre volcano whose crater holds a lake and a smoking young cone. Senaru, the village on its northern slope, is the gateway for crater-rim treks and for the waterfalls Sendang Gile and Tiu Kelep, an easy day out for anyone who would rather look up than climb. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://lomboktravel.com/destinations/sembalun/ https://lomboktravel.com/destinations/sembalun/ Sembalun lies in a broad bowl at roughly 1,100–1,200 metres on Rinjani’s eastern side, ringed by grassy ridges. It is where most summit treks begin, but it is also a destination in its own right: sunrise hikes on Pergasingan, a traditional hamlet, cool nights and a patchwork of vegetable and strawberry fields. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://lomboktravel.com/destinations/tetebatu/ https://lomboktravel.com/destinations/tetebatu/ Tetebatu is a farming village at around 600–700 metres on the southern foothills of Rinjani, surrounded by terraced rice fields, tobacco and spice gardens. Guided walks lead through the paddies to waterfalls and a patch of forest where black monkeys live — a slow, green counterpoint to Lombok’s beaches. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://lomboktravel.com/destinations/kuta-mandalika/ https://lomboktravel.com/destinations/kuta-mandalika/ Kuta Lombok has grown from a fishing village into the island’s liveliest beach town, at the centre of a coast of dramatic headlands and white-sand bays. Next door, the Mandalika development brings a beachfront promenade, international resorts and the Pertamina Mandalika street circuit, home of the Indonesian MotoGP. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://lomboktravel.com/destinations/south-coast/ https://lomboktravel.com/destinations/south-coast/ West and east of Kuta, Lombok’s south coast breaks into a series of horseshoe bays between green headlands. Some, like Selong Belanak, have gentle waves ideal for learning to surf; others, like Mawi and the breaks of Ekas, draw experienced surfers. In between are quiet beaches where the loudest sound is the surf. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://lomboktravel.com/destinations/sasak-villages/ https://lomboktravel.com/destinations/sasak-villages/ The Sasak are Lombok’s indigenous people, and in central and southern Lombok a few villages keep their traditional thatched houses, rice barns and crafts. Sade and Ende, on the road between the airport and Kuta, open their lanes to visitors; Sukarara is famous for weaving and Banyumulek for pottery. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://lomboktravel.com/destinations/east-lombok/ https://lomboktravel.com/destinations/east-lombok/ Lombok’s south-eastern peninsula ends in dry hills and coves facing Sumbawa. Its star is Tangsi — Pink Beach — where fragments of red coral tint the sand. Further north, small islands such as Gili Kondo, Gili Kapal and Gili Bidara sit in shallow turquoise water off the east coast, far from the crowds of the west. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://lomboktravel.com/destinations/senggigi/ https://lomboktravel.com/destinations/senggigi/ Senggigi was Lombok’s first beach resort, a string of bays north of Mataram facing west across the Lombok Strait to Bali’s Mount Agung. It is quieter than in its heyday, which suits many visitors: good-value hotels, calm swimming bays and some of the best sunsets on the island, with the Gili Islands and Mataram both within an hour. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://lomboktravel.com/destinations/mataram/ https://lomboktravel.com/destinations/mataram/ Mataram is the capital of West Nusa Tenggara and Lombok’s only real city — a sprawl of former royal towns, markets and mosques that most visitors pass straight through. Stop for a day and you find the island’s layered history: the Balinese courts that once ruled here left water palaces and temples, and Lombok’s Muslim identity is crowned by the great Islamic Center. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://lomboktravel.com/destinations/gili-islands/ https://lomboktravel.com/destinations/gili-islands/ Off Lombok’s north-west tip, three small coral islands ring with white sand and clear water: Gili Trawangan, the liveliest; Gili Meno, the quietest; and Gili Air, in between. There are no cars or motorbikes — you walk, cycle or take a boat — and sea turtles graze on reefs a few fins’ kicks from the beach. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://lomboktravel.com/destinations/sekotong/ https://lomboktravel.com/destinations/sekotong/ South of Lembar harbour, the Sekotong peninsula curls west towards Bali, its sheltered bays dotted with small islands. Known collectively as the “secret Gilis”, they offer clear water, healthy patches of coral and empty beaches — what the famous three were like before the crowds. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT