MeNcHeChE: March 2016

Assalamualaikum WBT/Good day!

3 tahun telah berlalu semenjak nukilan saya yang terakhir. Kali ini saya merasakan harus berkongsi pengalaman saya ini kepada umum.

It has been 3 years since my last posting. This time I really feel that I must share my recent experience to the public.

Saya baru sahaja pulang daripada percutian ke Lombok, Indonesia. Ianya adalah suatu pengalaman yang amat menarik dan kami sangat teruja disepanjang percutian tersebut. Kami berada di Lombok selama 4 Hari 3 Malam. Di bawah saya kongsikan jadual perjalanan serta catatan-catatan penting sebagai panduan untuk anda merancang percutian anda ke Lombok.

I just recently travel to Lombok, Indonesia with my two BFF. It was a great experience and we had lots of fun while in Lombok. We were at Lombok for 4 Days 3 Nights. Below is our travel itinerary and important remarks to give you ideas to plan for your wonderful trip to Lombok.

Semoga ianya sedikit sebanyak membantu dan saya doakan percutian yang menyeronok buat anda!

Hopefully it would be helpful and have fun!

Hari Pertama

First day

MASA TIME	AKTIVITI ACTIVITY	CATATAN REMARKS
2.00 PM	Meet @ KLIA2
2.30 PM	Check In
3.35 PM	Departure
6.45 PM	Arrival @ Lombok Hotel Transfer	No time different with Malaysia. IDR150,000 (Metered Taxi).
7.45 PM	Check In Hotel @ Mataram	Since we arrived Lombok late in the evening, so we decided to stay at Mataram. We stayed at idoop Hotel, Jl. Swara Mahardika 883, Mataram. Highly recommended. New and clean hotel near to Mataram Mall.
8.30 PM	Dinner	The taxi driver waited for us for dinner. We went to Taliwang Irama Restaurant. Total cost for 4 person is IDR352,000. The total fare from the airport until he sent us back to the hotel after dinner is IDR200,000. For advance transport booking, you can contact Pak Setiawan @ 081 803 599 238 . He is friendly and very helpful.

Hari Kedua

Second day

MASA TIME	AKTIVITI ACTIVITY	CATATAN REMARKS
8.00 AM	Check Out 1 Day Lombok Tour	We made arrangement with the same taxi for 1 Day Lombok trip. Pak Setiawan charged IDR600,000 per taxi for the whole trip. He picked us up from the hotel, bring us for breakfast, souvenir shops, Sasak Village, Kuta Beach, Tanjung Aan, Lunch, eat Durian, stop at Senggigi and finally to Bangsal for boat transfer to Gili Trawangan.
5.15 PM	Boat transfer to Gili Trawangan Via Bangsal	Since we still have time, we decided to take public boat to Gili Trawangan. According to the taxi driver, the last boat is at 5.00pm. We reached Bangsal 5 minutes past 5.00pm. The taxi driver waited for us to make sure we get the boat. Otherwise, he will send us to the private boat jetty. Luckily there is one more trip at 5.15pm. The fare is IDR 15,000 per person. You have to share with locals and goods. The journey will take around 50 minutes. You will embark and disembark from beach instead of jetty. So, avoid shoes or trolley bag.
6.00 PM	Check In Hotel @ Gili Trawangan	At Gili Trawangan, we stayed at Pesona Resort, Main Strip, Gili Trawangan. Its just 100 meters away from the jetty. We booked beach view suite. Highly recommended. Comfortable, spacious, clean and friendly staff.
7.00 PM	Dinner	We had our dinner at the Night Market located in front of the jetty. Its Halal local dishes.
8.00 PM	Free and Easy	We walked along the Main Strip. We managed to book snorkeling trip for IDR100,000 per person (without lunch).

Hari Ketiga

Third day

MASA TIME	AKTIVITI ACTIVITY	CATATAN REMARKS
8.00 AM	Breakfast	We went out for breakfast. Most of the restaurants serve English breakfast or buffet. For Muslim, be extra careful because some of the restaurants serve pork bacon. Ask first!
10.30 AM	Snorkeling (Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno, Gili Air)	The trip starts at 10.30am until 3.30pm. It covers Gili Trawangan, Meno & Air. I had an opportunity to see a turtle at Gili Meno. The corals at Gili Air is nicer.
3.30 PM	Refresh @ Hotel
4.30 PM	Ombak Sunset Swing	This is the most iconic spot at Gili Trawangan. We rent bicycle at IDR50,000 per bicycle for one day. You can keep the bicycle at the hotel and return it the next day. You have to queue to take photo at the swing. Please plan your posing.
7.00 PM	Dinner
8.00 PM	Free and Easy	We went for Full Body Balinese Massage that cost us IDR120,000 per person for one hour.

Hari Keempat

Last day

MASA TIME	AKTIVITI ACTIVITY	CATATAN REMARKS
7.30 AM	Check Out	We returned the bicycle and went to the jetty for private boat transfer to Senggigi. Private boat embark and disembark at jetty. So you can put your shoes on!
8.30 AM	Boat Transfer to Senggigi	The first public boat is at 9.30 am. Since our flight to Kuala Lumpur is at 12.15pm, we decided to take private boat at 8.30am. We already booked the private boat and airport transfer at IDR250.000 per person with the snorkeling agent right after the snorkeling trip. It took only 15 minutes to reach Senggigi with speed boat.
9.30 AM	Arrival @ Senggigi Airport transfer	Airport transfer from Senggigi took about 1 1/2 hours.
11.00 AM	Check In @ Lombok International Airport	We had our last minute shopping at the Departure Hall.
12.15 PM	Departure	See You Again Lombok!
3.25 PM	Arrival @ KLIA2	Home Sweet Home ;-)