:: Senggigi
Beach Lombok - Lombok Travel Guides ::
On a series of sweeping
bays, Senggigi is the most developed tourist area in
Lombok. The sunsets over the Lombok strait are superb,
and you can enjoy them from the beach or from one of the
beachfront restaurants. Senggigi, north of Bangsal,
belongs to the most scenic and most popular
beaches on the island of Lombok with good accommod
ation
facilities. Located on the western coast of Lombok in
the small village and resort area of Senggigi.
The town of Senggigi spreads out along nearly 10
kilometers of coastal road. This road continues north to
Bangsal, the port for the Gili Islands. Along the way be
in store for winding turns, steep hills, and a fantastic
scenery of the coast. The bays are ideal for swimming
snorkeling and other popular water activities and its
impressive hillsides provide a dramatic backdrop and
breathtaking scenic road trips along the coast to the
north.
Located
on the western coast of Lombok
is the small village and resort area of
Senggigi. Tall coconut trees shadow two stunning bays
and the white sand
beach of
Senggigi.
The bays are ideal for swimming snorkeling and other popular
water activities and its impressive hillsides provide a
dramatic backdrop and breathtaking scenic road trips along
the coast to the north.
Senggigi over the years has
become the most
popular tourist area of
Lombok, presenting a diverse range of hotel
accommodations, from deluxe four-star resort properties to
simple home-stays. As well, restaurants, cafes,
entertainment venues can all be found along the main
Senggigi road and on certain
areas along the beach.
Senggigi
is the main tourist strip of Lombok,
stretched out along nearly 10 kilometers of beachfront just
to the north of the capital Mataram.
Senggigi can be broadly divided
into three parts: northern
Mangsit
Beach, central
Senggigi and the southern
stretch near Batu
Bolong, with headlands
separating the three. Mangsit
has quiet resorts and very little other development, while
nightlife and other restaurants are concentrated in
Senggigi and the
Batu Bolong
area.
That
said, Lombok's
post-2000 misfortunes hit Senggigi
hardest of all, with many developments halted and a few
closed and barred up. Especially during the day the area
resembles a ghost town, with many if not most shops closed,
restaurants empty and hawkers and touts pestering the (few)
passersby. Things are slowly starting to improve again, with
a few new villas going up, but for time being the overall
feeling is a little depressing and most visitors either stay
in the manicured grounds of their resorts, or head directly
onward to the
Gili
Islands.
Additional Information:
Get in
Senggigi is about 15-20 minutes
north of Mataram and its
airport. Taxis charge around Rp
30,000 for the trip, while bemos
will cover the distance for under Rp
5,000.
Get around
Taxis are common and even the ones waiting around for
customers are usually happy to use the meter.
Bemos also zip through
Senggigi on their way north and
south and are happy to pick up passengers; pricing is a
little random, but a couple of thousand
rupiah will suffice for most trips.
See
Pura
Batu Bolong,
2 km south of Senggigi. Small
Hindu temple located in a scenic spot at a cape overlooking
Senggigi beach, named after a
rock (batu) with a
hole (bolong).
At the tip is an empty chair representing Brahma, the god of
creation. Free entry, but you'll have to loan a sash (Rp5,000
a throw) from one of the urchins if you don't have one
already. Sunsets seen from here can be very impressive.
Senggigi
Beach.
A spit of sand stretching out from central
Senggigi, this is
Senggigi's raison
d'etre but, by Indonesian
standards, it's all that spectacular. The beach is clean and
pleasant to swim, Some local surfers brave the
smallish waves at Senggigi Reefs..
Buy
Senggigi
Abadi Supermarket.
Senggigi
Jaya Supermarket
Blue
Market at Senggigi Plaza
Eat
There are plenty of eating options in
Senggigi.
Bale Tajuk,
Jl.
Senggigi Raya. Small but
popular eatery offering a range of local and Western dishes,
including a fairly decent Lombok-style
ayam taliwang (Rp20,000).
Other
Restaurants we should recommend you is:
Taman
Restaurant
Bumbu
Restaurant
Matahari
Restaurant
Yessy
Restaurant
Asmara
Restaurant
De Quake
Restaurant at Art Market
The
Office Restaurant at Art Market
Sea Star
Restaurant at Art Market
Gara
Gara Restaurant at Senggigi Plaza
Cak Nur
Warung
Mario
Restaurant
Ye Jeon,
Senggigi Square
2F. Surprisingly authentic Korean restaurant, especially
given that it's probably the only one in all
Lombok. Single dishes are reasonable (try the
bibimbap, Rp35,000)
but sets with a full spread of banchan
appetizers are pricier at Rp80,000 and up, with 21%
service/tax slapped on top.
Drink
Senggigi's nightlife suffers
from far more supply than demand, with punters thinly spread
and bars desperate for custom.
List of
Bar and Night Clubs in Senggigi Area
Happy Cafe
Papaya Cafe
Tropicana
Cafe
Out Back
Cafe
Marina Cafe
The Square
Cafe
Sahara Cafe
Berry's Cafe
Internet Cafes:
Millinium Internet Cafe
Javaline Internet Cafe
Super Star Internet Cafe
Planet Senggigi Internet Cafe
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