Gili Meno

Only a kilometre from Gili Trawangan and set in the middle of the three islets lies the real Robinson Crusoe experience of the Gilis with some of the best beaches to be found.

 Only two kilometres long and one wide, Gili Meno is the smallest of the three islands and by far the most peaceful and under developed. It’s possible to walk around the island along the beach or paths of Gili Menoin under two hours.

10 Pantai yang Wajib Dikunjungi di NTB

Provinsi NTB terdiri dari dua pulau besar yakni Pulau Lombok dan Sumbawa. Berikut 10 pantai di Nusa Tenggara Barat yang wajib Anda kunjungi.

Pulau Kenawa di Kabupaten Sumbawa Barat, Nusa Tenggara Barat, merupakan salah satu dari delapan pulau dalam gugusan pulau yang disebut Gili Balu di Selat Alas. Delapan pulau itu memiliki kekhasan masing-masing, termasuk Pulau Kenawa. Pengunjung berdatangan untuk melihat keindahan Pulau Kenawa. Foto diambil pada Rabu (8/4). (Rini Kustiasih/Kompas)

Berwisata ke Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB), jangan lupa untuk bermain di area pantai dan laut. Di sana, wisatawan duduk santai untuk menikmati senja, menyelam, snorkeling, berselancar, meminum kelapa muda, atau bercengkerama bersama rekan perjalanan di atas pasir pantai nan memikat.

Lombok: Beyond the Islamic tourism drive, it can be an island for everyone

By: Brigid D

The Indonesian island is pushing itself as a ‘Muslim-friendly’ tourism destination, but Lombok has something to offer people of all backgrounds and beliefs

Lombok is at the centre of an Islamic tourism drive in Indonesia, which has the world’s biggest Muslim population and is hoping to boost the number of visitors from wealthy Middle Eastern countries. Photograph: Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP/Getty Images

It’s August 2013 and I am in Lombok. Eid has ended and the traffic has stalled. Forget that we are in a rural road that is cut into the side of a hill overlooking the ocean – this snarl is as bad as anything I experienced in downtown Jakarta or the clogged roads around Bali’s Seminyak and Ubud. Only the aesthetic differs: there are no western tourists walking around wearing bikinis; instead most of the women climbing off motorbikes and carrying their picnics to the hill wear headscarves.

While the Hindu island of Bali has an ‘anything goes’ vibe, Lombok has a different character. The scenery is more mountainous and arid, and the vibe more serious – even austere. A largely Muslim island, tourists visit for the peace and quiet, the great beaches and diving and proximity to the popular Gili islands. Hotels and resorts that are opening are less spring break or schoolies, more sedate places of rest and relaxation.