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The East Lombok

With a much drier climate, smaller population and far fewer facilities than the west of the island, the east tends to be left off most itineraries, although if you're heading to or from Sumbawa, you'll pass through the small eastern port of Labuhan Lombok While there's little to detain you for long, Labuhan Haji, south of Labuhan Lombok, is an attractive seaside town, with lush scenery inland. To the north of Labuhan Lombok, the land is dramatically arid, giving striking views inland to the mountains, and the accommodation at Labuhan Pandan gives you the chance to organize a trip to the uninhabited islands just off the coast.

Labuhan Lombok & Arround

Travelling by ferry between Lombok and Sumbawa, you'll pass through LABUHAN LOMBOK 74 km east of Mataram, probably the least interesting town in Lombok, although the almost circular bay enclosed by a small curvmig promontory is very attractive. The ferry terminal, Labuhan Kayangan, is at the, far end of the promontory, a three-kilometre shadeless walk along the new road around the south side of the bay; take a local bemo if you can (Rp500). Kayangan Hill, on the south side of the bay has good views both inland over Lombok and across the Alas Strait to Sumbawa; the path up the hill leaves from the road to the ferry terminal, and its a short, dusty climb.
Buses run regularly from the ferry terminal along the cross-island road to and from the Mandalika terminal at Sweta (change at Kopang for Praya and the route to Kuta). To the north, buses run to and from Obel Obel and Bayan on the north coast via Sambelia; this is the way to go if your first stop on Lombok is Gunung Rinjani. If you get stranded the best place to stay is Lima Tiga, Jalan Kayangan 14 , about 150m from the town centre on the road to the ferry terminal, The rooms are adequate, there are places to sit in the garden and local information is provided. Several warung, fine for basic Indonesian food, line the same road - Warung Kelayu is very popular

South of Labuhan Lombok

SELONG, 20km southwest of Labuhan Lombok and the capital of Lombok Timur (East Lombok), is a large and thriving market town, although the travel hub for the area is a couple of kilometres west, at Pancor. Selong has broad, busy streets and was the site of the first school to be established in the cast of Lombok, in 1902. There is accommodation at Erina, Jalan Pahlawan 164 on the north side of the main road, but little reason for tourists to linger.
Seven kilometres away on the coast is LABUHAN HAJI, a lovely little port from where Muslim pilgrims traditionally departed on the haji or pilgrimage to Mecca. Startling green bemos ply between Pancor and Labuhan Haji. The village is a maze of alleyways clustered behind the black beach but, apart from a small port office, there's little evidence of the once thriving trading community. The Chinese merchants here suffered particularly badly during the civil conflict following the attempted coup in 1965 around forty were killed and the remainder fled to Sumbawa or to the west of Lombok. Even today there are no Chinese merchants living in the town. The only accommodation in Labuhan Haji is at Meliwis Beach Hotel which has simple bungalows made from wood, bamboo and thatch with attached bathrooms, and is conveniently close to the beach, to the north of the main harbour area. Ifs pretty quiet during the week, but gets busy at weekends.

North of Labuhan Lombok

Travelling north from Labuhan Lombok, you're soon out into the countryside, though the scenery quickly becomes parched and villages are few and far between. The towering mahogany trees Am from Labuhan Lombok are welcome shade and are widely believed to be the largest such specimens in Lombok. Seven kilometres north of Labuhan Lombok, the great little Aik Manis (no phone) is owned by an Indonesian/New Zealand couple.They have a set of wood, bamboo and thatch bungalows in a neat garden just behind an excellent beach. In addition, there's a small restaurant attached, great views to the offshore islands and Sumbawa and they are building a boat so they can offer camping trips to Gili Bidara, snorkelling to Gili Sulat and Gili Lawang and fishing excursions.

In the area of LABUHAN PANDAN, look out for Pantai Pulo Lampu, a beach 13km from Labuhan Lombok, 6km further north from Aik Manis. Pondok Gili Lampu has basic thatched cottages, some big and some small but all with good verandahs, set back some way from the beach in a pretty garden. 'Me beach is very popular at weekends but otherwise peaceful. Three kilometres further north, there's an excellent get-away-from-it-all spot at Siola Cottages. The thatch and bamboo bungalows here have attached concrete mandi and mosquito nets provided and are situated close to the black-sand beach, with fine views to the offshore islands and Sumbawa on a clear day.

The closest islands are Gili Petagan and its satellites, with larger Gili Sulat and Gili Lawang further north. The islands are uninhabited and the government has banned building on them, although Perama uses Gili Kondo (also known as Gili Perama) for an overnight stop on its tours. Some are just mangrove swamps without any beach, but Gili Bidara and Gili Petagan have good beaches and snorkelling. You can arrange boat trips, snorkeffing and fishing expeditions to the islands from Siola Cottages. It costs Rp 1.25,000 for a trip to Gili Petagan for a boat that takes a maximum of five people and Rp.150,000 for the same boat to Gili Sulat and/or Gili Lawang. An overnight camping trip for two people to Gili Bidara will set you back Rp250,000. Snorkelling equipment is available to rent for Rp10,000 per day. The Japanese are involved in a mangrove study on Gili Lawang, Gili Petagan and Gili Sulat, and have built a walkway in the swamp that can be used for jungle walks without disturbing the area. Operators from Bali bring occasional dive groups here, but there's no local operator.

Just north of Labuhan Pandan, the small village of SAMBELU is a traditional Bugis settlement with houses built on stilts -although they are gradually being replaced by concrete and brick dwellings with tile or corrugated iron roofs. 'Me views of Gili Sulat and Gili Lawang from here around to BELANTING are very enticing as they appear very close and it's easy to see their shimmering beaches across the Sanglian Strait.

Moving on around the coast towards Obel Obel, the countryside gets even drier, traffic is rare and the road begins to twist and turn through the hills which slope right down to the coast. From Padamekan, the road sticks closely to the black?sand coast. OBEL OBEL about 45km from Labuhan Lombok, is a tiny oasis of green fields in among the folds of the barren hills. there are very few tourists here, but you'll find somewhere to buy a drink. Ten kilometres further on is the village of Kali Putih where the road branches south to Sembalun Lawang, while the coast road continues to Bayan

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