Visit the virgin of Lombok Island !
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Lombok is one of the islands in Indonesia located on West Nusa Tenggara Province. The island lies to east of Bali and to the west of Sumbawa Island. It takes around 25 minutes flight from Bali to Lombok and is around 4 hours by public ferry from Padang Bai Harbour.

Lombok is such a beautiful island with verdant tropical rain forest, tobaco plants and rice paddies. Those are specialy on the western part of the island.
Wide range of tourist objects attracts both foreign and local tourist visiting the island.

Traveling to Lombok is actually very easy although flights in from major airports are now less frequent due to the reduced number of tourists making the trip. It is this lack of these crowds that is actually the best reason to make the Lombok trip at the moment as a blissful blend of picturesque beaches, amazing views of Indonesian nature and culture, top luxury accommodation and fantastic dinning waits you at an extremely low price.

Many people cross over from Bali which has a much higher turnover of flights and for the virtues of experiencing Bali before making hopping to Lombok. A half hour internal flight from Bali is likely to cost around 20-50USD and is available daily in the morning afternoon and evening. Otherwise many people opt to take a high-speed ferry that wizzes you over in an hour to two hours dependent on which port you leave from and the conditions on the day, this service usually costs around 60USD and is a novel way to travel. Most companies offering this service leave from Padangbai, Nusa Dua or Benoa Harbour and offer trips to the Gili Islands and luxury cruises including activities etc.

From Jakarta there are four direct daily flights offered by Garuda, Batavia and Lion air. Return flights are as frequent although three of the four are between 06.00 and 07.00. From Surabaya four daily flights are offered by Garuda Citilink, Lion air and Merpati MZ and again are as frequent in their return.

Budget travelers desiring to make the hop to Lombok often utilize the public ferry, besides the price being under 10USD, this also means you can take a vehicle which further cuts transfer costs and can be comfortable and offer independence. Costs of transport to Padangbai can vary as it is an hour and half's drive from the tourist centre of Bali which is worth taking into account if planning this method. The trip takes 3hrs and births in Senggigi and arrive early if taking a car as there always seems to be enough room for another motorbike where as cars can be tricky.

If flying from outside Indonesia, direct transfers from Singapore run on Saturdays, Mondays and Fridays as do the returns. These are offered by Silk air (the internal Asia flights branch of Singapore Airlines). Kuala Lumpur also offer flights and are an option for transferring although it is important to check the availability before committing.

There are many ways to travel to Lombok whether through Bali or directly via Jakarta, Surabaya, Singapore or Kuala Lumpur all of which are the main airports that your main flight is likely to stop at. By comparing flight times it is easy to organize the transfer involve only a minimal wait. Traveling via Bali is a rewarding method as if you have the time to stop a day or two and are interested in Bali’s unique culture this can really provide another dimension to your trip as well as the sensation of island hopping.
Recommended places to visit around the island of Lombok include Gili Air, Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno, the traditional Sasak Village in Kerambitan, and the hand woven home made batiks in Sukarare. The old historical places and the remnants from the previous Balinese Kingdom are some of the tourist attraction not to be missed while holiday in Lombok.