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| Unique Visitors: 4 |
| Total Unique Visitors: 273851 |
| Visitors Out: 2250 |
| Total Visitors Out: 10401 |
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| Visiting Benang Kelambu Waterfall |
| 2012-05-23 18:30:00 |
If you want to feel amazed by the nature of Lombok island, then you should visit Benang Kelambu Waterfall. This waterfall might be the best waterfall in Indonesia and maybe in the whole world. There are so many waterfalls in Lombok, like one on the feet of Mount Rinjani. However, if you want to find a spectacular waterfall, then Benang Kelambu Waterfall is the best choice.
There are only two ways to play in the water and get wet: on the beach and waterfall. Lombok Indonesia serves them all in the most spectacular way. If you want enjoy soothing fresh water, then you are recommended to go to a waterfall. There are some waterfalls in Lombok and the most popular are Benang Kelambu Waterfall and one located on the feet of Gunung Agung. The Benang Kelambu Waterfall is located in Central island of Lombok.
It is situated about 32 km from Mataram or about 1 hour with vehicle. From Mataram, you should go to Narmada City, Sedau, then you should h...
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| The Beauty Of Selong Belanak Beach |
| 2012-05-23 01:41:00 |
When you are talking about beach, then Lombok is serving the same beauty as Bali. Many tourists find Lombok more interesting because each of the beaches that can be found in Lombok tourism is having its own character and uniqueness. One of them is Selong Belanak Beach, it is quite a beautiful long beach with white sand.
Selong Belanak Beach can be said as one of the most prestigious beaches on Lombok tourism, especially when we are talking about the beauty and cleanliness of the beach. One of the best things about this beach is the shape of the shore that looks like a crescent. The beach is having a curvy shape with hills on each point. This beach is the part of Selong Belanak Bay that faces Indian Ocean. The length of the coastline is not less than 1 km. About a quarter part of the south side of the beach is used by local people as village. There are about 40 families who work as fishermen there. Of course, the area is not recommended for swimming because there ar...
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| Bright Sasak Welcome for Cruising Tourists |
| 2012-04-16 05:58:00 |
Young and adult dancers from Lombok’s indigenous Sasak community donned colourful traditional costumes to welcome more the 130 visitors from a luxury cruise ship.
Cruise ships from around the world are calling at Lombok’s Lembar harbour so their passengers can experience some of West Nusa Tenggara’s (NTB’s) exotic scenery and cultural wealth.
Port authority PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) III said that French-flagged luxury cruiser L’Austral, which anchored at Lembar on 6 April, was one of 22 cruise liners scheduled to visit the West Lombok port in 2012.
The 142-metre vessel has a capacity for 264 passengers. After it anchored at Lembar at 7am, 132 visitors disembarked to participate in two organised tours of the Lombok mainland.
Some chose an introduction to Lombok’s rich history by visiting significant sites such as the Mandalika traditional market, the temples and gardens at Lingsar and Narmada parks, and the art market at Sayang-Sayang.
Others took advantage of ...
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| Getting Together for the Rituals of Rice |
| 2012-04-16 05:43:00 |
In the face of pressure to adopt agricultural technology to improve the efficiency of rice production, many Lombok farmers adhere to traditional practices and rituals which exemplify the spirit of togetherness.
Often rejecting time-efficient harvesting machines and other modern equipment, the farmers rigidly maintain their system of ngerampek which draws communities together to participate in all aspects of the rice growing process.
Many Lombok communities produce two rice crops a year and others, in the high-rainfall Mount Rinjani foothills, can produce three of four crops. Often one crop is being planted while a nearby padi is ready for harvest.
Across the island, though, from planting until harvest, rice farmers manage the process in a spirit of togetherness in which traditions determine work groups and their tasks.
In the south, ngayah is a local term which defines how traditional farmers produce their rice in partnership. A ngayah group of five to 10 men will spend abo...
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| Memutah harnesses Purity and Eternity |
| 2012-02-24 17:30:00 |
The Memutah tradition of Lombok’s indigenous Sasak people, which involves a ceremonial procession and rituals to engender an abundant harvest of rice, is full of messages and meaning that impart local cultural wisdom.
Although this important rice ritual is almost extinct, it is still conducted in some rural communities including the Tanjung district of North Lombok.
On the day appointed for the first harvest of rice, the Memutah procession creates a magical atmosphere as the paddy owners (risata) and young local men make their way to the rice fields.
Six little girls, wearing the traditional Lombok-style Kebaya and carrying drinking water containers named ceret, appear and line up neatly behind the owners.
Before the rice is harvested, the owners of the fields must wash to purify themselves. Then one little girl will present to the owners a rombong, a rice container made from woven bamboo.
Within the rombong are duplicates of traditional rice-cutting t...
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| Brave Little Jockeys Born to Ride Rough |
| 2012-02-23 19:00:00 |
To Witness the dexterity and bravery of Lombok’s little jockeys, mostly aged only five and six years, head to Praya in Central Lombok on any Sunday.
These tenacious little bareback horsemen take to the race track without the protection of helmets or boots to wave the Lombok flag in the face of the better known child jockey traditions of Sumbawa island and Sumba island in the neighbouring province of East Nusa Tenggara.
The action peaks at Praya’s old field (lapangan tua) between around 10am and noon when hundreds of people come to a standstill as the little jockeys arrive with their mounts.
The Sunday event is a horse lover’s picnic with owners showing and racing their favourite horses and displaying a good selection of the small horses used to pull cidomos – the colourful traditional pony carts used on Lombok as taxis.
One recent Sunday, about 20 horses were presented for participation in two main categories of events. In the senior class, the determined little jockeys t...
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| Knights of Sasak Fight for Friendship |
| 2012-02-21 18:00:00 |
Lombok’s indigenous Sasak community actively preserves its ritual arts such as the challenging sport of Peresean (stick-fighting), which traditionally was practised by the knights of Sasak.
Two brave young men, named pepadu, use rattan sticks and cowhide shields to test their strength and agility. Their behaviour and attitude teach the true meaning of chivalry.
The fierce fight takes place to the beat of traditional music and is sometimes staged during the dry season as a plea to God for rain and fertile crops.
Peresean begins when two judges, named pekembar, appoint the young fighters. Dancing traditional steps, the pekembar nominate the pepadu who face each other in the arena. An appointed pepadu cannot refuse, even in the face of defeat by a stronger opponent.
Each fighter carries a one-metre long rattan stick for striking his opponent and an animal skin shield for defence. As the starter whistle sounds, spectators erupt in cheers for one or other of the v...
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| Pemalikan Beach Waves its Magic Wand |
| 2012-02-21 01:07:00 |
Every day, the vast tourism potential of the stunning coastal region of southern Lombok becomes more apparent with the revelation of yet another unspoiled, fabulous location.
Spectacular panoramic coastal scenes abound in seemingly endless supply, especially in the Sekotong area of southern West Lombok where idyllic little topical islands float in crystal clear, calm blue waters close to rugged, peppery sand beaches that are pounded by awesome waves.
West Lombok is blessed with established and highly successful tourist destinations such as Senggigi to the north and centrally-located Narmada. Now, attention is rapidly turning o the emerging destination of the regency’s dazzling southern coast.
Scenic sights are in abundance as soon as one crosses on the coastal road into the Sekotong area. There is high potential for the development of fishing tourism at the beach adjacent to Lembar harbour where rows of buoys define the fishermen’s nets.
Further south, after passing through c...
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| Cukli Craftsmen Revive their Ornate Skills |
| 2012-01-18 21:31:00 |
The Heartbreaking first Bali bombings on October 12, 2002, tarnished the global reputation of Indonesia as a safe destination, crippled Bali’s important tourism sector and severely eroded Lombok tourism.
Lombok’s key tourism areas, such as Senggigi, were suddenly devoid of visitors and companies operating hotels, restaurants and travel agencies were forced to lay off workers.
Business ground to a halt, impacting on Lombok’s traditional weavers of Sukarara village, the pottery producers of Banyumulek and the industrious cukli craftsmen of Sayang-Sayang village in Mataram who produce furniture and other items intricately inlaid with pieces of shell such as kerang and mother-of-pearl.
In many cases, craft production ceased and artisans were forced seek work in the fields, as motorcycle taxi drivers or as porters in local markets.
“All work associated with the tourism sector was affected and many businessmen ended up in poverty because of debt and even bankruptcy...
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| Unique Rembiga Rites keep Disaster at Bay |
| 2012-01-17 19:30:00 |
For hundreds of years, villagers at Rembiga in Mataram have practised the unique and complex Betetulak ritual to protect their community from disaster.
The December tradition features a procession through the village of bottles of holy water and offerings of food. In 2011 it was attended by thousands of villagers, government officials and traditional tribal leaders of the indigenous Sasak people of Lombok.
Displays of various traditional arts, as well as the Chinese lion dance, opened the sacred ceremony before indigenous leaders presented a historic flag to Mataram Mayor Ahyar Abduh to symbolise recognition of him as a traditional Sasak leader.
He was sprinkled with yellow rice and holy water and then paraded through the village on a palanquin.
The Betetulak ritual to ward off disaster is performed only in Rembiga, before sunset, and is linked to the word “tulak” which means to reject.
Rembiga has a special building, named gendeng, for the storage of religiousl...
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