2018 FAM TRIP INDONESIA
HIGHLIGHTS & BEACHES OF LOMBOK
May 2018 7D/6N
BAE2139050
Day 1: Arrival in Lombok - Sengigi / Day 5: Selong Belanak – Kuta – Jeeva BeloamDay 2: Sengigi – Sire – Gili Islands – Sire – Sengigi / Day 6: Snorkelling at Pink Beach
Day 3: Sengigi – Mataram – Sengigi / Day 7: Jeeva Beloam - Departure
Day 4: Sengigi – Banyumulek – Sukarara – Selong Belanak
Intro
US$230 per person based on 4 nights in TWIN/shared room and 2 nights in SGL room. International and domestic flights are not included. Trip limited to 9 pax + 1 EXO leader
White sand beaches, traditional crafts, tropical fruits, flora and fauna and more. Spend a week offline and island hopping on pristine and culturally rich Lombok that promises to please.
Day 1 / Mon 14 May 2018: Singapore - Lombok Airport - Sengigi / (- / - /D)Suggested arrival flight: Flights SIN-LOP: Mon MI 12815:45-18:30
For most nationalities a visa-free stay up to 30 days is possible – the passport must be valid at least 6 months on the day of departure from Indonesia and have least 1 blank page on the day of arrival to apply for entry.
Selamat Datang di Lombok! Welcome to Lombok! Often considered Bali’s little sister, the island across the Wallace Line is distinctively different. While flora and fauna mark the border to the pacific world, the Sasak people practice a unique syncretism between Islam and Hinduism. Discover the laid-back charm of the island of Chillies and Tobacco.
Upon arrival be greeted by the EXO Travel representative in Lombok. Be transferred to the little coastal resort of Senggigi on the eastern shore of the island.
After check-in at the hotel, a late dinner will be served.
Overnight at Sengigi – Sudamala Suites & Villas
Distances and journey time:
Lombok International Airport at Praya – Sengigi (52 km): 1 hour 45 minutes
Day 2 / Tue 15 May 2018: Sengigi – Sire – Gili Islands / (B/L/D)Breakfast at the hotel.
Drive to Hotel Tugu Lombok in Sire. Arrive at the quirky Tugu Lombok. The hotel belongs to an acclaimed art collector and is stuffed with antiques and design objects. Get to know more about the works and the resort upon an inspection.
Embark on an outrigger and sail towards the Gili Islands. Gili Air, Gili Meno and Gili Trawangan are three small islets with white sand beach located off the north coast of Lombok that evoke images of the kingdom of coconut queen. There are no motorized means of transportation in this laid-back paradise and the three islands are so small that they can be surrounded by bicycle or horse cart.
Arrive at Gili Meno Island for inspection at Karma Reef.
Ride a Cidomo (a small horse-drawn carriage) to inspect the Mahamaya, featuring 15 Pool Suites, 2 Beach Front Suites and 2 Beach Front Villas. Enjoy your lunch served at the resort’s beachfront restaurant.
This afternoon jump into the turquoise waters at Gili Meno, the most sparsely inhabited of the three islands. The western shore has some of the best snorkelling, and with a bit of luck, sea turtles can be seen at this spot. There is also an underwater sculpture garden created by internationally acclaimed eco-sculptor, Jason DeCaires Taylor.
Continue the cruise back to Lombok mainland and be dropped at The Oberoi Lombok for short inspection followed by a dinner.
Return to Sengigi by road.
Overnight at Sengigi – Sudamala Suites & Villas
Distances and journey time:
Sengigi – Tugu Lombok (26 km): 45 minutes
Tugu Lombok – Gili Meno BY BOAT (7 km): 40 minutes
Gili Meno – The Oberoi Lombok BY BOAT (8 km): 45 minutes
The Oberoi Lombok – Sengigi (26 km): 45 minutes
Day 3 / Wed 16 May 2018: Sengigi – Mataram – Tetebatu / (B/L/D)Enjoy breakfast at the hotel.
Check-Out and drive to Mataram city for a visit of Keboen Roek market to observe locals immersed in daily activities of trading goods such as vegetables, spices, fish and meats. Other small shops around the area also sell clothes, silver and gold. This market is where all communities blend together.
To get a glimpse of Eastern Indonesia during the short inspection to Lombok, visit West Nusa Tenggara Museum which hosts various historical items and artifacts found in Lombok and Sumbawa Island. With its small but quite comprehensive collections on the geology, flora, fauna, archeology, ethnography, history and crafts of the region it gives it provides a good overview over this part of Eastern Indonesia.
Lingsar Temple in the outskirts of Mataram, exemplifies the fascinating syncretism between Balinese Hinduism and Lombok’s mystical take on Islam, the so called Waktu Telu. Built in 1714 by King Anak Agung Ngurah the beautiful complex nestled among rice fields hosts different shrines with locational relationships to both islands’ holy mountains. With a bit of luck you’ll be able to toss a coin over your head, hitting the pond with holy water behind you. The myth says that this helps to make a wish come true. Try to attract the holy eel said to live in the irrigation system of the holy water springs with a boiled egg. It is a rare occasion that the eel will show up, but if it does, then this is to be seen as sonsy.
Continue to Tetebatu for late lunch at a basic local restaurant.
Set off for short trek and make your way across the rice fields and plantations and fruit gardens. Depending on the season different crops are grown, such as chilies, tobacco, and fruits like Rambutan, Jackfruit or Durian and Guavas. Farmers are busy with seeding, ploughing or harvesting and a trek through the fields and forests gives and ideas of the everyday life in a rural community. Pass a monkey forest, where with a bit of luck you may see the primates jumping from tree to tree, before you arrive at the scenic Tibu Topat waterfall.
Drive back to Sengigi, check-in and get fresh.
Inspection and dinner at another hotel in Sengigi.
Return to overnight hotel / Overnight at Qunci Villas
Distances and journey time:
Sengigi – Keboen Roek market (15 km): 30 minutes
Keboen Roek market – Museum Nusa Tenggara (8 km): 15 minutes
Museum Nusa tenggara - Pura Lingsar (13 km): 30 minutes
Pura Lingsar – Tetebatu (37 km): 1 hour 20 minutes
TREKKING in Tetebatu (6 km, mostly flat, good path): 2-2,5 hours
Tetebatu – Sengigi (60 km): 2 hours
Day 4 / Thu 17 May 2018: Sengigi – Banyumeluk – Sukarara – Selong Belanak / (B/L/D)After breakfast at hotel check out and drive to Banyumulek village south of Sengigi and Mataram. The traditional craft village features pottery in all sized and shapes. A specialty of the village is the so called Kendi Maling, meaning “thief’s kettle”, referring to the opening to fill the kettle at the bottom of it rather than at the top. Yet, the water will not pour out of the kettle, and actually, this sort of kettle serves the water remaining fresh and not being accessed by flies.
Visit Sukarara weaving village. At the Patuh cooperative the whole village is involved in producing different types of Ikat and Sarungs on the traditional loom. Cotton is frown on the plantations of Lombok, and the dye is made from natural materials.
Enjoy a local welcome snack and a cup of coffee at the village. A walking tour through the village will lead to many families where the sound of the loom can already be heard approaching the house. The women of the village know a large number of patterns, and there are pattern that are understood as a requirement for marriage.
Continue to Sekotong on the Southwest coast of Lombok for a late lunch at Cocotinos Resort.
Check-In after inspection and rest of day at leisure until dinner.
Dinner will be served at the resort.
Overnight at Cocotinos Sekotong.
Distances and journey time:
Sengigi – Banyumulek (50 km): 1 hours 30 minutes
Banyumulek – Sukarara Village (15 km): 30 minutes
Sukarara – Praya (10 km): 20 minutes
Praya – Sektotong (62 km): 2 hours
Day 5 / Fr 18 May 2018: Selong Belanak – Kuta – Jeeva Beloam Beach / (B/L/D)After breakfast check-out and continue to Selong Belanak. Selong Belanank beach is one of the most spectacular long bays with white sand beach in Lombok. The turquoise water and usually calm sea invites for a dip.
A lunch will be served in a restaurant by the beach, following the inspection of Sempiak Villas.
On the afternoon continue towards East Lombok. Photo stop at Mawun Bay, another beautiful secluded bay with turquoise water and white sand beach. Enjoy a fresh coconut surrounded by the panoramic rock formations and the wide bay.
Continue across the rolling hills farther towards the Southeast of Lombok and head to Kuta Lombok. Inspect the Novotel Kuta Lombok.
Continue through the hinterland of Lombok to Ekas Peninsula, the easternmost point of South Lombok, where the land is dry and deserted.
Jeeva Beloam Beach Camp offers a limited inventory of only 11 beachfront cottages with private balconies overlooking the ocean. Offering the experience of a secluded cove with two pristine white sand beaches. The beautiful comfortable lodges inspired by and modelled after a traditional Sasak fishing camp offer direct ocean view. Sleep to the sound of the waves tonight and enjoy the seclusion of this place.
Mobile networks do hardly work in this part of the bay. This is an experience to totally disconnect and become one with the surround nature and stunning beach and cliff landscapes, one of the few untouched places in the world where you can truly return to the rhythm of life.
Get an idea of surrounding with a short walk along the cliff.
Overnight at Jeeva Beloam Beach Camp.
Distances and journey time:
Sekotong – Selong Belanak (43 km): 1 hour 30 minutes
Selong Belanak – Mawun (10 km): 20 minutes
Mawun – Kuta Lombok (12 km): 30 minutes
Kuta Lombok – Jeeva Beloam Beach Camp (52 km): 1 hour 45 minutes
Day 6 / Sat 19 May 2018: Snorkelling – Pink Beach / (B/L/D)Breakfast at Jeeva Beloam Beach Camp’s tented Dermaga restaurant. Continue to a nearby bay at the Ekas peninsula: Pink Beach offers an exciting snorkelling excursion with three different spots. First, snorkel at a spot near the beach which features lots of coral in different shapes and sizes. There is blue coral, purple coral and yellow coral. You will find a sea wells with little fish hidden in it. Continue by boat to the two small islets of Gili Petelu, connected by an exotic beach. Gravel on this beach make the water very clear and perfect for discovering the underwater-world. While on one side of the islets you may with a bit of luck encounter small reef sharks, the other side is usually swarmed by lots of colourful fish. Continue to some of the deserted beaches around this area to enjoy a snack lunch under the shade of a tree or on your boat and swim or relax on the beach. Sail to Pink beach and continue by car to Beloam Beach.
A late lunch is served at the Jeeva Beloam.
The afternoon is at leisure.
Overnight at Jeeva Beloam Beach Camp.
Distance and journey time:
Jeeva Beloam – Pink Beach (3 km): 15 minutes
Boat Ride: Pink Beach & Gili Petulu and back to Pink Beach: (total about 2,5km): 2-3 hours
Pink Beach - Jeeva Beloam (3 km): 15 minutes
Day 7 / Sun 20 May 2018: Jeeva Beloam - Departure / (B/-/-)Breakfast at the hotel and get ready for your transfer to Lombok International Airport for your departure flight.
Suggested departure flights: Departure on Silk Air: MI 123 LOP 11:20 – SIN 13:45
Distance and journey time:
Jeeva Beloam – Lombok Airport (60 km): 2 hours 30 minutes
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RATES & CONDITIONS
ACCOMMODATION
City / Hotel / Hotel Category / Room CategorySengigi / Sudamala Suites & Villas / Superior / TWIN Lingsar Garden View (2 Nights)
Sengigi / Qunci Villas / Superior / TWIN Garden View Room
(1 Night)
Selong Belanak / Cocotinos Sekotong / First Class / TWIN ROH (1 Night)
Beloam Beach / Jeeva Beloam Beach Camp / Superior (Beach Camp) / SGL Beruga Pantai
(2 Nights)
NET PRICING – in US Dollars per person
Rates are valid for periods and room configurations mentioned above
Trip limited to 9 pax + 1 EXO leader
Package per Pax / TOTAL NET Price in US Dollars230 USD
Supplement Single Room throughout / 267 USD
Our services include:
● Accommodation at the mentioned hotels or equivalent choices (changes may apply)
● Meals as mentioned in itinerary (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner)
● English speaking guide Tours and transfers as mentioned by private air conditioned vehicle, drinking water and cold towels during transfer and roundtrips
● Boat trips as mentioned in the itinerary
● Mentioned activities
● Entrance fees for mentioned visits
Our services do not include:
● Visa arrangements
● Other meals than mentioned
● International and domestic Flights and airport departure taxes
● Camera/video fees.
● Personal Expenses (laundry, telephone calls, tips, etc.)
● Travel insurance
● Other services not clearly indicated in the package inclusions above.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
● We strongly recommend the purchase of travel insurance (covering emergency medical evacuation) prior to travel. Since we are not able to advice on any matters regarding vaccinations or other precautionary medical measures, we recommend the consultation of a travel- or tropical-medicine doctor.