Talking about the small island that surrounds the island of Lombok is very much, consisting of 43 small islands that surround the island of Lombok (there are still some unknown), for the small island the Lombok people call it ” Gili ” which adorns the sea when we are on the beach.
There are only 13 Gili that are ready to visit but in this case we will discuss only the popular Gili, including 7 Gili, Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno, Gili Air, Gili Nanggu, Gili Tangkong, Gili Sudak, Gili Kedis, Gili Gede, Gili Rengit Gili Kondo, Gili Merengke. Especially the series of the 3 most popular Gili is Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air which are located in the “northwest” of the island of Lombok.
These three Gili are very popular for foreign and domestic tourists, especially among people who like to walk, the most important among the three Gili is Gili Trawangan which has been used as an idol to be visited by Indonesian celebrities.
Even almost all Indonesian celebrities have visited Gili Trawangan for those who want to travel to Gili Trawangan at least prepare a decent budget because whatever we are going to buy must be expensive.
Likewise, Gili Meno is located in the southeast of Gili Trawangan or its position is flanked by Gili Trawangan and Gili Air, Gili Meno among the three Gili Islands is the smallest and has a saltwater lake on the west side of the island but the available accommodations are very a rare.
The road infrastructure that surrounds the island is only a little and does not construct only the footprints of dirt roads even on the west side only consists of white sandy beaches and 100% of the island is surrounded by white sand.
One of the three islands which has a bird park located in the heart of the island, there are no party activities at night, at night it is quieter and suitable for tourists who seek tranquility, but certainly the sea park that deletes this island is more beautiful than Gili Trawangan because the marine park is not disturbed by the existence of boat trips like the ones in the Gili Trawangan.
Gili Air is the source of the origin of the native people of the Gili people who originally were nomadic fishermen from Sulawesi (Bugis) who settled first on this island and developed into a group of large family groups Gili Air is not much different from other Gili (Trawangan and Meno).
Only compared to the two Gili, Gili Air has the best location for snorkeling among the three Gili, especially on the east side of the island where tourists can feed fish or feed fish while snorkeling.
For more details see on other pages of the blog that I have written specifically so that there will be no double writing for that enough I will provide a list of the names of Gili surrounding the island of Lombok but not all of the dyke listed as tourism destinations are just for us to know as an insight into the small islands.
That surrounds the island of Lombok but does not rule out the possibility that one by one the registered Gili will be developed into a Lombok tourism destination in the future, here are Gili names that have been known by their names.
REGISTERS OF 35 GILI NAMES THAT HAVE BEEN KNOWN THAT SURROUND THE LOMBOK ISLAND;
Kondo island is beautiful pearl in the east of Lombok. Well, this time we will visit Gili Kondo, well seen from the name Kondo like Japanese spelling? About the name Kondo, just try and ask the local people.
Someone knows the origin or reason until the island is named Kondo. The location of the island is located in the Northeast of the island of Lombok or north of the Kayangan harbor Ferry crossing to Sumbawa island.
Distance from the city of Mataram if drive car approximately 87 km through the main road or provincial roads, the constraints for the moment the road is a bit jammed.
The current vehicle volume in Lombok seems to increase but traffic jams often occur in the district Aikmel East Lombok after that the flow of vehicles can be a little loose and around Kayangan Ferry port to the north can be considered quiet.
the giant Lian Langka tree on the east side of Lombok island
There is an alternative route, through the North Batukliang sub-district but I do not recommend this because it is not commonly crossed and many intersections are a little confusing but for those who often drive on the island of Lombok there seems to be no Problem.
We have understood this road problem, let’s just talk to the Gili Kondo tourist attraction to the port located in Sambelia district.
From the T-junction to the right to the ferry harbor but we can just get a little to the left to Sambelia sub-district across the Pringgabaya sub-district but before arriving at the ferry port to Gili Kondo we stop by the Purba tree attraction about 7 km before the ferry port to Gili Kondo.
This tourist attraction is named the POHON PURBA LIAN LANGKA or LIAN LANGKA ANCIENT TREES about this later we will discuss specifically on other blogs. About 15-30 minutes we continue the journey to the ferry port.
Depart from Pasir Putih harbor to Gili Kondo
We continue the journey northward 7 km to the north later on the side of the road there is a writing crossing to Gili Kondo with 200 m arrow directing turn right, through the dirt road but before we see the steam power plant building with paint in blue and a little color red
After arriving at the port, a parking lot has been prepared by the manager to park the car with a zinc roof and for a motorbike under a shady tree, the parking fee is Rp 3,000 and for a Rp10,000 car for the high season or holiday season, the parking lot is a bit crowded often.
Crossing must wait for the boat back from Gili Kondo or other Gili because here are other destinations, around the island or Gili, there are 3 other islands, namely Gili Bidara, Gili Kapal, Gili Petagan.
Menikmati perjalanan menuju Gili Kondo dengan saat cuaca cerah dan air laut tidak berombak
To visit only one Gili just like Gili Kondo, the shuttle charter fee will be charged Rp 260,000 maximum of 10 passengers and if you want to visit 4 Gili the boat charter costs Rp 450.000 through Pasir Putih beach port.
In this location there is also a Navy post which also shows that there is a hot asphalt landing activity using barges and it appears above that an excavator is inserting hot asphalt material onto the truck because the main road when we passed there was a thickening of the asphalt road surface.
At the port location there are crossing ticket booths very simple, so remember when Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air are just developing, ticket counters are still using railings and equipped with loudspeakers as well as at this crossing port.
The difference is in Pasir Putih harbor there are lots of shade trees and there are several gazebos on the beach for the waiting room, there are also many who sell picnic-style meals, on the other hand there are also gazebos but the merchant’s place to serve customers who shop.
Resiko saat datang terlambat ke pulau ini semua gazebo sudah ditempati pengunjung lain
Before crossing over to Gili Kondo make sure you have bought drinking water because at the location or on the island of Gili Kondo, there is only one stall that can be more expensive.
I bought 1.5 ml of bottled water at this port quite expensive too Rp 8,000 even though only Rp 4,000 at home is awkward, especially if you buy water on the island of Gili Kondo it will be more expensive.
Just buy water, so count if you want to buy and buy another one, luckily, there were friends who bought cookies and mineral water and soft drinks in Mataram.
After being summoned from our departure loudspeakers by mentioning one of the names of the friends who bought the tickets we finally left, open the sandals on foot to the beach that is not choppy and also white sand, take a boat through the boat steps and leave.
Welcome welcome to Gili Kondo pier
The boat that we were traveling drove eastward towards Gili Kondo and it also appeared that the mainland of Sumbawa island was seen vaguely barren brown because the position of this tourist attraction was in the Alas Strait.
Crossing was only 10 minutes we would arrive at Gili Kondo, after midway it is only a little clearer this island, very clearly visible parking boats on the left side of the island means the port of Gili Kondo is on the northern side of the island.
The closer to the harbor, the color of green and blue striped water is very clear, on the ground there are simple buildings with wooden construction, there are some trees and on the other side there are grasslands, after arriving on this island we will be greeted by writing WELCOME to GILI KONDO please relax enjoying this island, here are some gazebos lined up but if the visiting season is crowded please raise your heart, just sit in the shade of the trees.
Mengintip gunung Rinjani (3.726 ) di daratan pulau Lombok dari Gili Kondo
This island is not very well arranged if there are investors who are willing to manage the island or the regional government budget for tourism development. This location will certainly be more beautiful, because just like this is amazingly beautiful, before this place was once managed by “Perama Tour”
This location was once used as a place for conservation of coral reefs because of each Perama Tour that aims to Komodo island, it makes a program for its tourist guests to donate coral reef replacements.
So that the island was previously called or has another name, “Perama Resort” until finally disputed with the surrounding population and finally the island is managed by the local sub-district government.
On this island there are already a number of facilities for visitors including those mentioned above, there are a gazebo, there is a musholla or little mosquemade of wood, there is a place to wait while the boat comes to pick up, there are also date palm trees.
Once it was fruitful said a friend who has been to this location before, but the fruit was small, he said, this date palm tree had a new stem as high as a knee while the leaves spread like porcupine feathers.
Pesisir pantai nampak masih alami tempat kesukaan para penyu datang untuk bertelur
The island is very friendly for the arrival of turtles because this location is very quiet if the night is very close, it is possible that the turtles will come to lay their eggs for this reason the government is protecting this location from taking turtles or stealing turtles in this location.
There is no reason for justification turtles because they are threatened with extinction, therefore they are protected by law in 1990, prohibiting any trade in turtles alive or dead including parts.
Even if you see turtles laying eggs should be reported NTB BKSDA (0370) 627851 there are 6 types of turtles located in Indonesian waters, among others: leather-back turtles, loggerhead turtles, green turtles, flat-back turtles, hawks-bill sea turtles and Lekang turtles.
If we walk around the island, it is pretty good to spend 30 minutes, said the boatman, who I asked when I anchored the anchor, on the beach there were many people who snorkeled.
Here at the Pasir Putih harbor I saw a place for snorkeling equipment rental, small children too a lot of bathing on the beach because it is not choppy, choppy but there is little black sand on the island opposite Gili Bidara, you can see that there is a wooden structure but instead there is a tile roof.
Musholla di Gili Kondo hanya 30 meter dari pesisir pantai
This new mosque is also made with the concept of an open-stilt house with roofed thatch that still looks new too and this mosque is named AL-MUKHLISIN which means I don’t know, I must open an Arabic dictionary first.
Just before our story arrived here, now we have to wait for the same boat pickup, he said later at 4 pm, Pak Adi (boatman) will pick us up, but after 4 o’clock there is also no Pak Adi boat seen, we finally call Mr. Adi via telephone number in the ticket.
Uh, it turns out that the pick-up from the RIZKY boat saved from that boatman raised his hand towards us, so it seems like this time we have to go back to the edge immediately because at this location there is no restaurant what else is the restaurant so we were hungry from just eating bread , pastries and pineapple.
Stick fight performance One of the performances in Lombok that made it amusing for those who watched it was the show ”Peresean”, a Peresean performance was very enjoyed by certain people in Lombok, although this performance looked very violent.
Not to forget Caucasians-Caucasians also want to try it.
Actually this show stick fight performance highly upholds sportsmanship in fighting using a bat rattan which is given asphalt at the end of this rattan.
In the competition can already be imagined if a piece of rattan that is both ends lined by highway asphalt material landed on the head or on the back.
It is very tense for the audience, but the spirit of the fighters must win the match. Getting prizes of towels, money and cloth is not the goal but you have to win.
Lombok Stick Fight Performance
This game consists of 2 Pepadu or 2 fighters who are freely chosen by a Pekembar (Promotor) or leader group or can also as a trainer, match opponent who consists of one person in each corner or group of fighters and one referee who leads the match by blowing out the referee whistle for the start of the match or stopping.
Pekembar can be interpreted by the committee who also helps a referee to find a fighter by bringing Ende or Shields and rattan sticks or sticks to someone while hitting a shield or ende.
Once appointed with a ruler or rattan stick, a fighter who is ready to stand after standing shield is struck once, meaning that he has found someone who is ready to compete, then offered in the other corner by another pair in the same way.
Pertarungan Peresean di alun-alun kota biasanya pada peringatan hari kemerdekaan yang dipertontonkan secara gratis bagi para pengunjung
Usually the enemy or his opponent will be considered the same big physical form, but not infrequently there is also one of Pepadu who is not brave with the opponent appointed by the pekembar,
Pepadu who is ready to compete will stand until he gets his opponent after the deal then the two Pepadu or fighters will be told to come to the front of the arena to undress then fitted with dodot or custom cloth and the head tied with a Sapuk or blankon in Java.
The match consists of 3 rounds of participants will be declared KO losers if hit by the head and bleed or participants drop the stick 3 times, if the participant wants to end the match or give up having to let go of the stick.
The rules in the game are not allowed to hit the opponent by sticking the stick or back hand position like in badminton games, the match will be led by a referee using a signal and whistle sound.
Each winner will be given a prize depending on the committee’s agreement but in general the prize is usually in the form of a towel or cloth and the loser will be given an envelope containing a modest amount of money.
Terkadang pertunjukan ini bisa digelar di pulau Sumbawa dalam acara pentas budaya
The Pepadu can consist of camps that stand in the corner of the ring that mingles with the audience before the match the pair starts around to see the people in the front row.
So the people sitting in front of the ring must be ready to be fighters.
Because when 2 pieces come towards him the one who sits at the front will prioritize.
These events or competitions are usually held at the celebration of Independence Day or before the celebration of the Prophet’s birthday, it can also be at certain celebrations.
the game will be accompanied by the sound of the Gamelan or Traditional Orchestra to increase the more lively atmosphere as well as to give more enthusiasm or enthusiasm to Pepadu or fighters. Besides that, the sound of the Gamelan will also be able to entertain the audience.
Who come flocked to buy admission tickets, usually the audience room that buys tickets will be fenced off with woven bamboo beds, the matches are generally held on the soccer field and can also be in the hall.
Some fighters aside from demonstrating the skill of dancing while hearing the accompaniment of Gamelan as well which certainly shows the technique of playing, and which certainly must be able to entertain the audience.
It is not uncommon for fighters to be aroused in competition and this is where the referee’s role must be meticulously leading the match and having to stop matches.
Matches as well drown is assessed for the assessment of the referee and will be given a prize immediately after the match is valid for all matches that either drown or end in losing or winning.
It is not uncommon for participants to finish competing with bruises or bleeding on their backs or other limbs, except those affected by bleeding heads will be considered KO. Participants are strongly required to compete by not wearing clothes.
Must use Sapuk or Blangkon and must use Dodot or cloth like traditional cloth, for true fighters it is very visible how to play, can entertain while dancing, can be funny with gestures and which is definitely rare sapai injured, some there are also participants who are trusted to use kanuragan but this is difficult for us to discuss.
Bangsal harbor is boat cross to Gili Trawangan and other Gili the main gate to get to 3 Gili, namely: Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air, before heading to the Bangsal port every vehicle, car or tourist bus that comes in must park at the Bangsal terminal which is approximately 300 meters to the Bangsal harbor. From Bangsal terminal to the chosen ferry port, there are 3 ways to get to the port.
Pemenang / Bangsal Boat Cross to Gili There Are 3 Option Ways to Go:
By On foot
Take a motorcycle taxi
Ride Cidomo (horse cart)
Valid for any 4-wheeled vehicle that carries passenger passengers are not allowed to drop passengers in the port area, it will cause vehicles too crowded in the relatively narrow port area.
Except for vehicles that do not carry passengers for the purpose of picking up here the rules are allowed to enter the port parking area for the purpose of picking up tourists coming from 3 Gili.
In addition there are other reasons for the local government to be able to provide benefit for coachman Cidomo or Ojek at Bangsal to be able to earn a fortune in the area where he lives so that not only be an audience on his own land.
Every vehicle that comes in must enter the terminal area, pay attention to the arrow in the picture, it is prohibited to qualify except for the purpose of picking up a certain passenger
As for those who come by using a 2-wheeled vehicle can enter directly without having to turn right towards the Bangsal bus station.
ust get away not far from the beach you can park a motorcycle on the parking lot.
Where to Parking Your Vehicle in Bangsal
For one day the fee is charged Rp 10,000 or if you stay the same fee. There are several parking services around the Bangsal port area and are guaranteed to be safe to leave the motorbike here with the registration step the first date of leaving the motorbike.
There is a kind of card that will be given by the parking manager and certainly the card must not be lost so it is not complicated when taking the motorcycle was sent. In addition, if you are a group using a private car, you can leave it at the Bangsal terminal.
If you want to stay and boat cross to Gili, you have to leave it at the car storage service, which is the same place as the motorbike, for one day, you will be charged Rp 25.000 with same procedure registration.
Ticket Prices for The Bangsal Harbor Public Boat Crossing
In the blue-roofed building where crossing ticket purchase is headed to 3 Gili
For tickets to the 3rd boat cross to Gili islands, you can directly buy it at the port counter, costing Rp 23,000 / Person for crossing to Gili Trawangan, which takes 30 minutes, Rp 21,000 / Person for crossing to Gili Meno with a travel time of 25 minutes and Rp. 18,000 / Person for crossing to Gili Air with a travel time of 15 minutes.
I remind you not to compromise with anyone to buy tickets at the Bangsal port, just go to the ticket counter in a building about 20 X 30 meters to the left of the transportation department that has a blue roof inside the waiting room. In the Bangsal harbor.
Prices Effective From November 9, 2022
GILI AIR
Rp 18.000
GILI MENO
Rp 21.000
GILI TRAWANGAN
Rp 23.000
CHARTER PUBLIK BOAT (20 PEOPLES) ONE WAY
Destination
Price
GILI AIR
Rp 560.000
GILI MENO
Rp 650.000
GILI TRAWANGAN
Rp 750.000
CHARTER PUBLIK BOAT (20 PEOPLES) RETURN
Destination
Price
GILI AIR
Rp 1.000.000
GILI MENO
Rp 1.150.000
GILI TRAWANGAN
Rp 1.300.000
CHARTER & DESTINASI (40 ORANG)
Destination
Price
G. Air – G. Meno – G. Trawangan
Rp 2.000.000
G.Trawangan – G. Meno
Rp 1.700.000
G. Trawangan – G. Air
Rp 1.800.000
G. Air – G. Meno
Rp 1.500.000
Appeal to passengers crossing the public boat
This must be considered, this appeal also means an agreement with the port so that this does not happen to every passenger.
Make sure you are ready to cross
The public who is full will be informed according to the color of the ticket you are holding
Notification 3 X from the counter, if the passenger does not get on the boat, then the ticket cannot be used again on the next departure boat
Tickets that have been purchased cannot be canceled after the public boat is fully informed by the counter
For previous group passengers, please ensure that the group members have gathered at the port and are ready to depart
Passengers who miss the boat are not the responsibility of the counter staff (tickets that have been purchased cannot be used again on the next departure boat)
Passengers buy tickets at official counters that have been provided by the Karya Bahari sea transport cooperative without going through intermediaries
Purchasing tickets outside the counter is not the responsibility of the counter staff
Passengers who have purchased tickets should wait for the boat to depart in the waiting room.
There are other options for crossing to 3 Gili: Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air by using fast boats at a cost of Rp 85,000 / person with a schedule 7 times a day every hour.
For Gili Meno there is no time when the waves are big again because there is no place to dock because fast boats cannot be safely docked on Gili Meno because of the hard waves.
Even fast boats have been pushed to the shore to make the crew have to go down to push the fast boat to the middle again and the most risky is part of the propeller Fast boat engines that are worried about being hit by hard objects in the water ticket prices are calculated the same for any Gili destination.
Ticket prices are calculated the same for any Gili destination. Here’s the table
FAST BOAT
DESTINASI
TIME
Gili.Air
Gili Meno
Gili Trawangan
09.00 AM
10.00 AM
11.00 AM
12.00 AM
01.00 PM
02.00 PM
03.00 PM
04.00 PM
Rp 85.000/ Person
Then for the speed boat crossing every time, as soon as you pay, you will immediately depart. Of course, the shape and size of the fast boat are different with a capacity of up to 60 people, while the maximum speed boat is only 6 people, of course the size is smaller.
The speed boat is of course faster than the fast boat, what is certain is that the shaking is bigger and be careful to find a seat so you don’t get hit by the waves. Here is a price list for crossing using a speed boat to the 3 Gilis.
SPEED BOAT TO 3 GILI
Destination
Price
GILI AIR
Rp 300.000
GILI MENO
Rp 350.000
GILI TRAWANGAN
Rp 400.000
In addition, if you arrive around the port of Bangsal and want to fill your stomach before crossing to Bangsal, there are several restaurants that you can visit, including Arnel Cafe, Bunga-bunga – cafe, Dikky cafe Travel and Lombok Cafe.
In addition to those who want cheap prices can also Enter the port area to look for packaged rice or meatballs next to the BNI 46 ATM.
besides that for those who want to buy snacks such as cakes and bread or dry foods, canned drinks you can buy next to the ticket counter there are two mini market building units.
Please buy all the possibilities that you need while on the Gili, because if you buy on Gili, the price is more expensive, even very expensive.
Know Three Color Boat Cross to Each GiliÂ
Note the color of the boat, the one to Gili Air is parked next to the pier
It is necessary to know about the situation on the beach by seeing parking boats with various colors that have been agreed upon for the purpose of each Gili.
The boat for the destination Gili Trawangan in red and white, for the red yellow boat with the aim to Gili Meno and for the color is white blue for destinations to Gili Air which is anchored separately on the right side of the pier.
As for the ones seen around the harbor some parking boats that are similar to the Bugis fishing boat on the right which is not far from the dock is a boat to trip to Komodo island (4 days – 4 nights) who always wait for the next trip and there are also some parking fast boats on the right dock that are ready to take passengers to cross the 3 Gili every hour.
In addition there are several parking Cidomo that are not far from the ticket sales place that are waiting for passengers to wait for the arrival of the boat from the 3 Gili and it appears that the ingredients of the side dishes lined up on the shoreline are ready to be raised on the boat.
There is usually a transport service or porter that will raise up the boat and they (porters) have been given a uniform with the number of the jersey on the T-shirt but for those of you who want to use this porter service first have to ask how much the fare first.
Because it will certainly not be the same as the regular traders carrying merchandise to the 3 Gili, for sure if you look like a city traveler they will ask for more expensive services. For visual tourism information about Lombok you can subscribe our Chanel YouTube “Gerbang Wisata Lombok”
From Gerbang Wisata To Bangsal harbor 55 minute (28 km)
If we call Mekaki beach to anyone even though they are Lombok people they might be a little surprised. Well that’s how it might be, maybe while staring blankly or while twitching your forehead especially if they are a travel driver, or maybe someone knows it too but I’m sure it’s not too much.
If you happen to meet me surely then you are lucky because the location I’ve visited this often and can tell a lot about this location.
Gili Gede is very close to Tembowong beach
To go to Mekaki Bay beach, the most popular word is Sekotong Beach, Sekotong is divided into 3 regions, namely: East Sekotong, Middle Sekotong and West Sekotong. Mekaki bay beach is included in the West Sekotong sub-district.
If we compare Lombok to the shape of an octopus, the northern part is the octopus head and the southern part is the octopus’s foot, the Mekaki bay is located at the western end with the sub-district named Customer.
Pelangan is Subdistrict Every one Have Know
It appears Gili Gede, Gili Rengit, Gili Layar, Gili Asahan
The location of the city of Pelangan or may not be feasible for the city but, the location of the market and the crowd is in Pelangan.
Not far from the center of Pelangan there is a traditional gold mine in Tembowong hamlet. Kedaro hamlet and there are also those located not far from the Mekaki bay.
Tembowong has a ferry port to some of the surrounding dyke including crossings to: Gili Gede, Gili Rengit, Gili Layar and Gili Asahan.
The most regular boat transportation to Gili Gede is because there is a group of people while the other Gili can be considered uninhabited even though on Gili Layar there is a bungalow.
Along the way, you will be presented with a beautiful white sandy beach
At the intersection of Pelangan there are two lanes in the middle of the junction, to the right towards the beach of Bangko-Bangko 25 km and to the left towards the bay coast of Mekaki, in the middle of the intersection is marked by a statue of a farmer and fisherman monument.
When heading to the coast of the Mekaki bay the asphalt road is very supporting although there are some at the end of the village there are roads damaged by rain scouring.
On The Way To Mekaki Situated Like village in Bali
Many road drying channels are clogged by material landslides, from the junction to the coast of the bay of Mekaki a bit of Balinese nuance because there are some villages that embrace Hinduism originating from Bali.
There may be immigrants at the time first because the mainland part of the island of Bali is very close to the tip of the mainland of Lombok in this part of the island, especially Nusa Penida in Bali is very clearly visible from the west end of the mainland of Lombok island from Pemalikan desert point near Bangko-Bangko.
How To Go To Mekaki Beach
Along the way, you will be presented with a beautiful white sandy beach
Access to Mekaki beach from Mataram city in the direction of the port of Lembar, which is the Ferry port that accesses the island of Bali.
The port of Padang Bai with a 4-hour crossing. From the city of Mataram to the port of Sheet approximately 25 km, before entering the port area there are road signs with arrows bearing the name Sekotong.
The road body is quite adequate with hot mix asphalt, until after 2 km entry there are 2 choice lines, namely if we choose our fast can access through the Gerepek Gorge.
There are three sharp turns so that we can be at an altitude of about 100 above sea level because this path crosses the hill or the term cut the compass, the distance is very significant if the path is over 3 km and if it passes under 8 km.
The choppy Sekotong beach is very calm
If not in a hurry, usually I always choose the bottom lane because I like the panoramic view of the coast, even though it is far away but I enjoy it, the road turns around the Sheet bay while looking at dozens of Ferry parking spaces sporadically.
Seen also by fishermen cages, the most striking in coastal areas, namely mangroves, there are also places for food stall tents for visitors on the beach which are deliberately made in such a way by the West Lombok district government.
This area is included in Middle Sekotong sub-district until later it meets with the line via Gerepek Gorge, turn right until later you will get another intersection if you turn left will go to East Sekotong sub-district and if you turn right it will go to West Sekotong.
Gili Penyu and tanjung Elak-elak from the top of the Kedaro hill are also seen as Gili Lontar covered in Gili Turtle and half of Mount Agung in Bali will be seen in clear weather.
After turning right we will cross several villages including crossing Batu Kijuk village, from here there are 2 famous Gili island.
Namely Gili Sudak the far right and Gili Tangkong while Gili Nanggu does not appear to be covered by Gili Tangkong because it also only Gili Tangkong has a hill.
After arriving at Tawun village there is a ferry port to 3 dyke with a travel time of only 10 minutes to Gili Nanggu and the rest of the island is certainly longer, then the Gili Genting village is located at the Department of Marine Cultivation.
Where to Get Lunch on The Way to Mekaki
Marine and Fisheries. Along the way across the white sandy beach from Batu Kijuk to Pelanagan village you can also have lunch on the beach as a culinary feature of west Sekotong.
Before arriving at Mekaki bay we will be faced with quite steep asphalt roads
If we have arrived at Pelangan it means that our journey is 60 km if we depart from the city of Mataram, then we turn left towards Mekaki beach as far as 10 km.
Before arriving at the coast of the bay of Mekaki we can see from above the height covered by a thick coconut tree with the road is very steep, the coconut groves are a plan for the construction of hotel resorts, there are already portals and some buildings that are not maintained, these conditions have long been neglected, the development has not been continued because there are still cases of land disputes with residents.
The left side of Mekaki bay
At that time a travel driver friend who had visited the beach location with 2 tourists was suddenly surrounded by a crowd of people from the surrounding village with convoy using motorbikes shouting loudly “Burning Burns … Apparently they misunderstood after coming to interrogate my friend.
They thought that came was Mr. Bambang a land broker, the trust of investors who bought the land, finally someone told my friend that Mr. Bambang who was meant was a person who ran away the money paid for land while the investor had handed over the mandate to Mr. Bambang Until now the construction of this hotel cannot be continued, aka it has been sheltered for decades.
Marathon Running Events Are Often Held in Mekaki
Mekaki maraton 2017
Maybe we don’t need to intervene too far about the land dispute, we just focus on the tourism, yes, the Mekaki bay has a beach which is a big bay with white sand, if the wind season here looks very fierce.
I don’t recommend bathing in This beach is because if your big waves can be rolled up the waves while the beach has rocks that will threaten your knee when dragged by waves, not just white, this sand contains a variety of coral colors that crashed to the shore.
Mekaki has now begun to look at the evidence with the national level Mekaki marathon event held in 2017 which is sponsored by BRI bank with the aim of promoting West Sekotong tourism which is supported by the West Lombok district government, some participants coming from outside the region including also enlivened by attendees which is sine-tron artist.
