SENGGIGI LOMBOK - SISTER OF BALI

Senggigi

Princes of The West Coast

Senggigi, named after a princess in local legend, is the main tourist centre on Lomb0k. The resort area is about 10 km north of Ampenan, and about 20 minutes drive from the island's Selaparang airport. Nowhere near as large or as busy as its Bali counterparts, Senggigi is a great base for exploring the rest of the island.

Senggigi Beach is the large bay that forms the centre of the Senggigi, with the main road running paraller to the Beach, and the large resort accupaying the space between. The beach provides picturesque views of Bali's Gunung Agung to the west and stunning sunsets with the volcano silhouetted on the horizon.

Tourism Information:

• The pasar seni (Art Market) is on the beach between the Santosa and Sheraton resort. There are numerous small stalls selling handicrafts and souvenirs from around Lombok, as well as t-shirt, sarongs and clothing similar to Bali's market.
• Batu Layar, on the hill a couple of kilometers before Senggigi, has an important ancestral grave (makam) where Muslims come to picnic and pray for health and success.
• Pura Batu Bolong (meaning: ''Rock witha hole'') is an interesting Hindu Temple facing Bali across the Lombok Strait. Built on a large rocky outcrop with a natural hole near the base, it is said that virgins were once sacrificed to the sea from the seat-like rock at the outermost point.
• Kerandangan Valley, with a popular beach nearby and some nice hotels slightly out of town in a pretts valley
• Mangsit has developed as an accommodation alternative to Senggigi, with boutique style hotels positioned along the breathtaking bays of the section of coast.
  

Mentawai Surfing Beach

Beach or Coast In Mentawai is one of the best surfing beaches in the world. Mentawai located in the state of Indonesia, is a coastal area with great waves for surfing sports. Mentawai beach is renowned as the best place to surf in the world.

Mentawai Islands, located in the region of Sumatra island frequented by the surfers, Mentawai Beach has an advantage compared with other beaches in Indonesia and by organizations designated as water surfing place that has the third best wave after Hawaii and Tahiti. Geographically Mentawai Islands has a long coastline of about 758 km.

The potential and advantages of the Mentawai Islands is the rolling waves and a very suitable place for water surfing (surfing). Mentawai famous began in the mid 90's, a few surfers who came from Australia to see the waves that is very good and very suitable for surfing. The surfer finally disseminate the findings and some of them even to some beach resorts to serve tourists who want to surf in the Mentawai.

almost every year, Mentawai organized event called the Mentawai Surfing World Champions Series, which is scheduled each week in August. With this championship, visited Mentawai tourists who want to test the Mentawai surf, and can be followed around 3000 foreign tourists in 2007.

To ensure the comfort and safety of the surfers, managers and local governments set up some facilities. Some of the facilities of the most important supporters was determined 60 exclusive spots scattered waves in various parts of the island. Exclusive surf spot is where the surf that users are limited to 10 people. This is to avoid accidents that may occur when the crash when the surfer to act.

Bali Surfing Beaches, Kuta Beach, Bali beach Vacation

For people who like to surf, the island of Bali is the perfect choice for surfers. Bali is known as one of the best places to surf.

One of the best beaches for surfing in Bali is Kuta beach. Kuta beach has always been renowned as the best place for surfing in Indonesia and the world. Kuta beach is often used race to surf the world and many surfers who follow the race was held almost every year.

Kuta Beach is located on the island of Bali is a tourist place located south of Denpasar, the capital of Bali, the Indonesian state. Kuta is located in Badung Regency. Kuta is a tourist destination, local or foreign tourists, and has become a mainstay tourist island of Bali since 1970. Kuta Beach is often referred to as sunset beach (sunset beach) because it has a very beautiful panorama at sunset.

In Kuta there are many shops, restaurants and places for bathing and drying themselves. The beauty of the famous beach of Kuta's first, Kuta beach also offers various other types of entertainment such as bars and restaurants along the coast to the Legian beach. Kuta Beach also has a pretty good waves for surfing sports (surfing), especially for novice surfers. For your surfing hobby and plan to vacation in Bali, please try to Kuta beach.

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