Sade, Sengkol, Pujut & Rambitan

Sade, Sengkol, Pujut & Rambitan

Sade and Rambitan, the villages of Sade and Rambitan are situated about nineteen kilometers South of Praya, in Central Lombok. Despite catering to many visitors, these traditional Sasak villages still offer a glimpse of life as it must have once been especially the traditional thatched architectural design of the dwellings, with their soaring roofs. In their beautiful settings, surrounded by lush green rice fields, these villages also offer visitors the opportunity of trying their hand at weaving “Gedogan” using simple looms.

Drving South East out of Mataram eventually take us to the ruggedly beautiful, pristine south coast, known as Kuta. And in the south of Lombok has waves that challenge the most experienced board riders and waves that provide a lot of fun for the Balinese colours and ceremony. Balinese rituals are celebrated in Lombok. In the morning we could often see beautifully  dressed Balinese womwn in their kebayas with baskets on their heads as they move from house to house with their offerings. In fact the only historical structures of any note are the old temples and palaces erected by the former Balinese rulers of Lombok. They could be experienced very easily in one morning, and are located quite near to Mataram, the capital of Lombok.

In the Maruya Water Palace, cross over to the pavilion in the center of a large pool and relax a while in surroundings that are, with the Miru Temple shrines rising up through the nearby trees, sharply reminiscent of Bali. Also nearby watch Moslems and Hindus worshiping together in the faded and worn temple of Lingsar with it’s veery colorful courtyard and well fed eels. We have already mentioned the Alines ahrines, Batu Bolong in Senggigi. In East Lombok we could visit Otak Kokok Gading, Jeruk Manis Waterfall, Loyok Cental Handicraft, Tete Batu, Sembalun Lawang, Biraq, Lenek, Pringgasela, Gili Lampu, Gili Sulat, Gili Lawang, Grave of Selaparang, and others.