A Glimpse of Lombok Island

Lombok is an island in the Sunda Islands or Nusa Tenggara Small separated by the Lombok from Bali to the west and the Alas, in the east of Sumbawa. The Island a width 4.725 km ².

Said many people, Lombok is the second island of Bali. Clean the beach, waves its large, quiet, and exotic. See the various advantages of the Lombok, West Lombok in particular, it does not wonder if this area is also a choice destination for tourists and local holiday abroad.

Lombok is not only the excess of potential natural wealth, but it also means of transportation to go to there relatively easy, inexpensive, and many alternatives.

Mountain Rinjani National Park
Rinjani volcanoes have height at 3.726 meters above sea level, which is third highest in Indonesia.

United Nations (UN) in New York, set 2002 as the year tours, volcanoes International, Culture and Heritage. Main theme that carried it feels right in the middle of the number of environmental damage, a bad result for human life.

In Indonesia, President Megawati responded with ecotourism planning in 2002, which was conducted in the opening of Peak Selo, Boyolali District, exactly in the slit-Merbabu Mount Merapi. This movement reflects the national awareness of the environmental sustainability of tourism. The simple, ecotourism is a product of tourism assets utilize natural environment and the wise and prudent.

The beauty of the Sea of Gili Trawangan
Gili Trawangan is the largest of the three Gili islands or on the northwest Lombok. Also Trawangan Gili only the height above sea level is quite significant. With 3 km long and 2 km wide, Trawangan has a population of around 800 people. Among the three Gili's, Trawangan has tourist facilities for the most diverse; keeper "Tîr na Nog" claims that Trawangan is the smallest island in the world to have its Irish bars. The most dense population is east of this island.

Trawangan have the feel of "party" more than meno Gili Air and Gili, because many of the party all night every night in the rotation program by some of the crowd. Popular activity undertaken in the tourist Trawangan is scuba diving (with PADI certified), snorkeling (in the north-east of the beach), play well, and surfing. There are also several places for tourists to learn the horse corral.

In Gili Trawangan (as well as in the other two Gili), there is no vehicle, because it is not allowed by local rules.
The usual means of transportation is a bicycle (rented by the local community for the tourists) and cidomo, horse-drawn carriage that simple common found in Lombok. To travel to and from the three Gili, the residents usually use motorized boats and speedboats.

Sumbawa, a Beautiful Island

Located between the islands of Sumbawa and Lombok, Flores, including in the province of East Nusa Tenggara. Major cities in this region is Sumbawa Besar and Bima. Sumbawa, surrounded by many bays, such as the Bay of Saleh, Dompu, Bima and Woworanda. North Saleh Bay there Sanggar Peninsula along the 75 km and 30 km wide. Because the world knows Sumbawa elegancy place. Daughter Diana had visited during his life Sumbawa, Moyo Island is located.

Moyo Island is located 15 kilometers north edge of the island of Sumbawa. The area covers 31,500 hectares of this is well known as a garden bird. Another thing that makes Sumbawa is famous gigantic eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815 years that make this area become the object of research vulkanologi, geology and biodiversity.

There are two large and famous kingdoms in this region, namely Sumbawa Besar. Palace are still strong and aged around 115 years old this year made from wood in 1815 and called Dalem Loka. The building is supported with pillars decorated traditional style and sculpture-sculpture which is not common. Kingdom both are in the store Bima extraordinary collection of beautiful, such as crown kingdom, kris-kris with gold jewel in place made of ivory. If you want to see the collections, the course should contact the local government first. In addition Taliwang Lake which is located in West Sumbawa is also interesting to visit with the typical food, like chicken taliwang a spicy taste and it seems solid. Discover also the center of making traditional weaving Sumbawa which has a color and pattern characteristic.

Tourism is another beach that is not less Maluk with Sanur and Kuta beach in Bali. This beach is also easy to reach from the capital of West Nusa Tenggara, Mataram. From here you can see the beauty of the Bay Maluk wave surfinger arena often made. Not surprisingly, when a world-class surfing event in the schedule always Maluk Beach.

Komodo Island is still in the area of Sumbawa Island is a National Park or Area (KTN) with Komodo area covering 173,300 hectares. KTN on this there are three large islands, namely Komodo (33,937 hectares), Rinca (19,625 hectares) and Padar (2,017 ha) plus some other smaller islands. Komodo Island is the wave reaches its peak altitude of 735 m on Gunung Ara. To reach this island through Labuan can Bojo Flores

If you are interested to see the Komodo KTN, you must leave group / team and led the team every one or two national parks officials. When walking in the KTN you must remain with your team. Throughout the trip in this area you will see the loss of a warning. Some years ago a foreign tourist country lost because walking alone in the Komodo Park. Komodo is the highest predator on the island, food is a day-to-day goats, deer and horses.

One of the island which still is included KTN Komodo Rinca Island, Komodo Island with a different, Rinca island rarely visited tourist. Population on the island of Komodo is not on the island of Komodo, but Komodo dragons in this area more aggressively because rarely see humans. Besides Komodo, in this island there are also horses and buffalo that live in the wild habitat.

Create a holiday it's a different legal course. So, make Sumbawa as your next destination. Go, girls ...