Sengggigi Coast

Senggigi was one of the coastal tourist attractions in Lombok that was famous would his beauty. Senggigi was located on the west of the Lombok Island coast. The coast that his location 12 kilometers from the north-west of Mataram lombok this, be unfolded almost along 10 km with the white sand carpet that still was beautiful and his underwater scenery that was beautiful.

The wave of the Senggigi coast was not too big because of being gotten the coral reef that soared in the middle caused the wave of the size to break before reaching the coast, so as tourists could do snorkeling to the full.

All along the Senggigi coast, could be encountered by you the gift shop that sold typical Lombok handicrafts like the painting, pearls jewellery, Lombok woven cloth, the handicraft et cetera. And don't forget to enjoy the beauty of the sun sank in the Senggigi coast. For accommodation, in the Senggigi coast was available various hotels with the varying price, from that was expensive to that was economical.

Senggigi has bays with white sandy beaches and safe swimming spots. The beach area in Senggigi can also provide spectacular sunsets, a look at the life of fishermen and their unusual, brightly coloured sailing boats, souvenirs or just sit back and enjoy sunshine, good food and cold drinks.

Further north from Senggigi are the majority of luxury hotels and boutique resorts situated on a spectacular coastline lined with rugged cliffs, inlets, and protected bays with sparkling blue lagoons. The waters and reefs here are great for swimming, snorkeling and sailing.

Batu Bolong Temple
This temple is on a rocky point which juts into the sea about a km south of Senggigi. The rock it sits on has natural hole in it which gives the temple its name - batu bolong (rock with hole). Being a Balinese temple, it's oriented towards Gunung Agung, Bali's holiest mountain, across Lombok Strait.

Legend says that beautiful virgin were once thrown into the sea from the rock. Fantastic view and good place to watch the sunsets.

Senggigi is the main tourist strip of Lombok, stretched out along nearly 10 kilometers of beachfront just to the north of the capital Mataram.
Senggigi can be broadly divided into three parts: northern Mangsit Beach, central Senggigi and the southern stretch near Batu Bolong, with headlands separating the three. Mangsit has quiet resorts and very little other development, while nightlife and other restaurants are concentrated in Senggigi and the Batu Bolong area.

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