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18/08/201814/09/2025

How To Rent Banana Boat Water Sport In Gili Trawangan

Banana Boat Gili Trawangan

Trawangan banana boat, Talking about the activity of water in Gili Trawangan might be less than other places, of course what I mean here in Bali is because the only rival to national standards for Bali tourism affairs is a competitor who is still not displaced.

Because Bali first introduced Indonesian tourism to foreign countries even the number of domestic tourists also counterbalance contributes to Bali tourism.

Lately Lombok seems to emerge as a new challenger to tourism affairs only that Lombok has not been fully supported by infrastructure when compared to Bali but as time goes by it seems Lombok will become Bali as it is now this.

Villa Ombak beach front — The beach in front of the Vila Ombak hotel

We talk again to the focus of the initial discussion, namely the problem of water tourism activities, of course the two camps have their own reasons why water sports in Bali are more stretched than in Lombok?

Maybe the reason is because the location in Bali (Tanjung Benoa) is more feasible because judging from the carrying capacity of the location.

It is very supportive because at that location (Tanjung Benoa) is flanked by land (headland) so as to block the flow of water that is directly oceanic to effect from the wave making the location it does not wave or calm until it allows to play Jet sky, flying fish, banana boats and so on.

Then what about the water sports in Gili Trawangan? of course it’s different because water traffic is less supportive because there are too many boat activities that go by and narrow the zone to do activities like this.

But it doesn’t mean that the water activity in Gili Trawangan is only a little problematic with other water activities that have been sustained in Gili Trawangan, for example diving and snorkeling activities.

Can already be imagined if this location is mixed with the activities. We mentioned before then: If someone is cool buzzing around and then there is a jet sky passing fast?

Please explain yourself about what will happen as well as diving activities that at times dive masters instruct their students to float on the surface of the water then there is a jet sky crossing.

Of course the worry is very haunting if caught by jet sky or banana boat, but for banana boat indeed there is a separate zone for this activity and there is indeed a Gili Trawangan.

In Gili Trawangan, the only place where banana boat rentals are temporarily in the Ombak villa is right in front of the beach side hotel, there is a reservation counter, we will see banana boat displayed there generally,

This game will look fun if the participants are complete in a banana boat consisting of 6 participants who already have a handle or hold on a rubber boat that resembles a banana.

To be called banana boat so that it is easier to understand the meaning, you can imagine if only one participant who participated in this game might look funny?

Usually this game is in demand by domestic tourists who are teenagers but that does not mean that it is not in demand by Caucasians, banana boats with a speed boat.

Participants are given the safety of using a life jacket so that when it falls or is separated from the banana boat it will float and not tired to pedal This leg applies to anyone even if you are good at swimming.

Pulled by a speed boat quite tight so as to make the sensation of the riders shouting when the waves were shaken caused by the effect of the speed boat engine itself it could also be because the sea was in bumpy conditions.

The duration was about 20 minutes for more details come to Gili Trawangan and ask where is the villa hotel waves.

People who are only 3 working days in Gili Trawangan will surely know where the hotel villa Ombak is because this hotel besides the pioneers is also famous for being one of the biggest hotels.

Regarding the rental price please ask directly or maybe if I had time I would ask for information about the rental price but the last time I heard information that banana boat can only be booked by the hotel guests of Villa Ombak only.

Not rented out to the public so if it really really intends to come to Gili Trawangan to try banana boat activities must book a hotel in Villa Ombak.

18/08/201814/09/2025

Sasak Traditional Houses You Can Find in Sade or Ende Hamlet

Lombok Traditional Houses

Lombok traditional house of Sade sub-village is part of Rambitan village, Pujut sub-district, south central of Lombok which is currently packed into a tourist destination.

For those tourists who want to know how the Lombok people in the past are still left with a picture of the Sasak that can be seen from traditional building architecture. consists of thatch roofs whose skeletons are only bamboo sticks that are not nailed only tied with palm fiber or rope made of bamboo rope.

Lombok Traditional House Condition

The walls are woven bamboo or called Bedek, the floor consists of ground floors whose surfaces are covered with buffalo as a substitute for cement, shiny and also to harden the surface of the floor or as a function of cement he said that if you sleep on the floor to be warm and the mosquitoes do not dare to approach.

The building consists of as fast, Sekenem (6 post gazebo), Lumbung, houses where they live with terraces, even though there is electricity the traditional house of Sade which consists of 150 family heads still use traditional lighting to maintain the authenticity of traditional houses.

Even the location of this hamlet in front of the slippery asphalt road to Kuta beach for that when coming to visit this place do not mind to give donations as low as possible so that the village of Sade can be preserved and the shape of the building is very well.

Maintained right if there is a part of the head of the family who wants to make a house with a modern architecture concept must be outside the environment of this traditional house.

Lombok Traditional House Today

Over time there are some that have been contaminated with city life that is watched through television media they are also no longer able to occupy this heritage house but they use it to sell souvenirs within this traditional village.

From Lombok International Airport, it is only about 8 km away and from Kuta beach it is about 7 km away.

So anyone who wants to visit Kuta beach can stop by here because of its location on the side of a big road there is a large parking lot across the road and now there is Indomaret next to the parking area.

Later if you enter the traditional house it will be guided by a local guide into their village but beforehand will be explained first the procedures and history of this traditional house then the local guide will introduce everything contained in this village and Don’t forget to pay donations for a local guide, you have to pay.

18/08/201826/04/2025

Mayura Hindu Temple, in Cakranegara City Of Mataram Lombok

Mayura Temple

Mayura hindu temple is a legacy of the Mataram kingdom which was built since the 17th century which is located in Cakranegara which is included in the municipality of Mataram, currently a historical and religious tourism destination.

Especially very closely related to the history of the formation of Lombok’s multi-ethnic community, especially the presence of Hindus in Lombok.

Which previously began with the arrival of Anak Agung Ngurah Karangasem and his soldiers to expand the kingdom’s territory in Bali.

There is no resistance from the kingdom that has existed in Lombok before as well as the Selaparang kingdom because it is found in East Lombok, even stories from parents when the first troops from Bali came to set foot on Lombok through the west side of Lombok island and had time to camp in the Dasan Agung sub-district.

The name Dasan Agung is taken from the history of his camp, Anak Agung, the Dasan in sasak means place and Agung which is defined by Anak Agung until the word Dasan Agung, which now means “the place of Anak Agung” means camping.

Mayura Park, which used to be called the Kelepug Park, means the sound of water falling because there is a water source coming from the slopes of Mount Rinjani until its name is changed to Mayura, which means peacock because it is said that there are many snakes and a king’s friend from Paskistan.

Advise solutions to overcome the many snakes in the park by bringing peacocks so that snakes can be preyed on by peacocks and this idea is considered successful by the king until the king rewards his friends from Pakistan by making a statue now in the garden resembling the Pakistani news source I got it from the Lombok TV program.

There are still some statues that resemble the Chinese and some other statues, but for more details, let’s come and for more details, we can ask the Local guide there, there is a name, Mr. Agus

Whose posture is big, Mr. Agus will invite you into and invite you to the hall Kambang and from here will be explained about all the objects in the park but actually every visitor must wear a red scarf and how to tie it is not arbitrary depending on status.

If you have a partner or are married the scarf ties must be on the left side of the waist, if it’s still a single, the scarf ties around under the navel and if you already have a candidate you should tie the right waist about the intention of coming to ask Mr. Agus.

The atmosphere is now the most up to date beside the Mayura Park wall, near the parking lot there are many people who market agate which seems to be less attractive because the stone traders putting up a tarpaulin placed on the garden wall also create a traffic jam when city people return from the office where they work.

18/08/201812/05/2025

Lingsar Temple Harmoni Historical Among Hindu Bali And Sasak Islam

Lingsar Temple

“Lingsar temple.” Considering one of Lombok’s tourism slogans in Bali there is no Lombok but in Lombok there is Bali, that is the meaning of a word that means that in Lombok there are many descendants of Balinese Hindu society with Hindu teachings which have developed since 3 centuries ago with the invasion of Karangasem kingdom in Bali to Lombok.

Until now this descendant has become a part of Lombok people who are Hindus who have the style of building houses and places of worship so that visitors can also feel the atmosphere of Bali in Lombok such as the existence of Lingsar temple in Lingsar sub-district, West Lombok regency which is a symbol of harmony between the two religions namely Islam and Hinduism.

Stone which is this symbol if recalculated with the naked eye is always a different number

In this place there are 2 places of worship side by side which consist of temples in the north called Gaduh and in the south there is a building where Muslims worship when Wetutelu and between the two religions tolerate each other.

Including making an agreement not to bring pork food in This place is because it is harm for Muslims and is forbidden to bring food from beef because cows are animals that are considered sacred by Hindus every year between the two sides of Hinduism and Islam when they conduct war ketupat by throwing each other with a diamond as a symbol gratitude for the abundance of fortune given by God for the abundance of crops.

Lingsar Temple is a symbol of harmonization for religious life in Lombok so that this place is used as a Lombok tourism destination because every visitor will feel something unique here because how can a different understanding can worship in the same place and unify this temple’s vision built by Anak Agung Ngurah Karangasem in 1741 because the king had a wife from Lombok until the king gave a place in the temple area Lingsar to build a place of worship for Islam wetutelu for more details let’s visit and we listen to local guides who tell stories.

Every visitor who comes to this place will be charged a tourist entrance ticket and later pay for a local guide, before we are invited to go to places – objects that will be told local guides will take us to a shady place and then introduce themselves before telling the place in around the Lingsar temple area here consists of many local guides, one of whom I know most, Mr. Yan, whose real name is Sayang because among the local guides Mr. Yan at Lingsar temple, the best way to be your guide.

holy eel — When the handler calls the eel out with an egg

Before entering every object we must first wear a yellow scarf tied to the waist as a symbol of respect, perhaps this is very common to do things like this in every place to enter the temple object because this is always required as we visit the temple in Bali.

After each wear only a yellow scarf on the waist will we go into the temple area inside there is a pond inside which is inhabited by tuna (like eels but large) which is hundreds of years old and is considered sacred and we can see by pulverizing boiled eggs into pond-sized water 6 x 6 meters and in the middle of the pool there is a statue but no guarantee this giant eel will come out only lucky visitors can see it.

Then in this place there is the ritual of throwing coins into the pool by turning the column while praying after each time and then throwing coins into the pool by throwing money back through the top of the head, not infrequently throwing us sometimes into the pool.

For sure this coin we buy in the area of the temple with a lower exchange rate and the money that is widely contained in the pool will be collected again for the improvement of the park area of the temple LINGSAR then we will go to the place where we worship Islam Wetutelu and to be clearer the story is better we just visit it and we ask Pak Sahyan.

18/08/201812/05/2025

Narmada Temple Water Palace & Park Not Far From Mataram City

Narmada Park

Narmada Temple located in Narmada Park which is a cultural heritage site preserved by the NTB government under the auspices of the culture and tourism department is located approximately 10 km from the city of Mataram to the east in the village of Narmada.

Lembuak village exactly not far from the intersection of three main roads across the province and north of the road to Duman village or the path to Lingsar or Suranadi.

Swimming pool and Duyung (mermaid) pool in Narmada Park

This place is a legacy of the Mataram kingdom which was built in 1727 by the king of Anak Agung Ngurah Karangasem to be used as a place for the celebration of pakelem every full moon to 5 years of Caka (October – November) which covers 2 hectares and consists of Balai Loji building, petirtaan hall, Duyung Pond, Lake Segara Anak, the surrounding area Anyar Park which is now a residential area and Taman Peresak which has now become an orchard (until now durian Peresak is very popular)

Swimming pool and mermaid pool in Narmada Park

This place in the era of the 1980s was very popular to visit for the people of Lombok, especially on school holidays or after the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays by paying entrance tickets through the west side entrance of this park.

The main entrance that used to be on the north side is when this intersects with the main highway which is heavy traffic and only 20 meters away there is a traffic light (red light) which makes it impossible to be used as a queue to buy entrance tickets.

Di setiap tempat akan ada tulisan-tulisan seperti ini, yang menjelaskan tentang lokasi di taman Narmada

Every visitor who arrives at this park for those who come are outside guests or tourists from tour agents, there are already local guides who are ready to guide and explain all things in the Narmada park, including the history of the establishment of Narmada park and the temple in the park Narmada.

First you will be invited by a local guide to the Loji hall to look more closely at all parts of the park because the Loji hall consists of a hall that resembles a stage, this place was used by the king as a place to rest while enjoying the view of the park.

Seeing the Meru temple from a distance in Cakranegara, from here a local guide will explain clearly about the objects in the park before we are invited to the temple and Petirtaan hall.

Narmada sub-district is called the city of water because in this place is very abundant with water including bottled water whose NARMADA brand produced in Narmada sub-district including the word AIR is also the watchword of NARMADA sub-district namely: Aman Indah and Rapi Narmada park reconstructed in 1980 – 1988 on a budget APBD and used as a tourism destination. For visual tourism information about Lombok you can subscribe our Chanel YouTube “Lombok Tourism Gate”