Touring Lombok

I got itchy feet by the pool and wanted to do a day-tour so I could say I've seen some of the island - no matter how gorgeous its eastern beaches are. A part from the beaches, Lombok offers quite a bit of interesting nature with its rainforests ample with monkey sightings and waterfalls, coffee and tobacco plantations, a variety of small islands around the main island known as gilis, and of course Mount Rinjani, island's active volcano raising to 3,700 m over sea level.

Chilling in Chandi

We chose to spend some time in Lombok's traditional tourist area, Senggigi beaches. Since the new airport was built to boost the south coast's economy, it's about 90 minutes from the airport but then again much closer to the Gili Islands, where we were heading next.