Mini Guide to Indonesia
| December 5, 2018
Lombok Island
Lombok is located east of Bali, and the two islands are separated by the Lombok Strait. It’s sometimes dubbed the “unspoiled Bali” as both are roughly the same size, and have a similar landscape and culture. However, Lombok receives fewer tourists and is not so crowded.
Main attractions include, Tanjung A’an, a beach with sand that looks like pepper, and the Narmada water park, but visitors tend to flock to the Gili Islands, a backpackers’ mecca with world-class scuba diving.
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