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South Lombok

Regency in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

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Overview

South Lombok is a region of Lombok, Indonesia.

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Getting there

Lombok International Airport (BIL) ({{IATA|LOP}}) is south west of Praya in south central Lombok.

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Mataram (Pujut, Lombok Tengah) · International · LOP

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Towns and villages

UnderstandThe central inland part of South Lombok is generally low-lying with undulating hills and is commonly utilised for rice paddies and growing tobacco leaf.

TalkThe language of the south of Lombok is a dialect of the indigenous Bahasa Sasak language of the Sasak peoples of Lombok. Bahasa Indonesian is spoken by many people especially the younger generations.

Get inLombok International Airport (BIL) ({{IATA|LOP}}) is south west of Praya in south central Lombok.

Get around

SeeThe south coast is a maze of inlets and headlands with beautiful secluded white sand beaches. Some of them quite isolated, remote and with limited access..

DoSurfing is very popular with local and international visitors and the south coast has some popular destinations for international surfers and travellers.

EatThe south has quite a few restaurants, some catering to tourists, more so in the Kuta area. The region has many small warungs and local eating houses selling local food at very reasonable prices.

DrinkLicensed premises such as hotels and some restaurants may serve alcohol.

SleepKuta is only 17 km from Lombok International Airport, while Senggigi in West Lombok is 47 km away from the airport. Kuta has several hotels near the beach, for 300 meters walk or less with price around Rp 300,000.

Stay safeTry to keep off the roads at night and avoid travelling in the more remote areas on your own.

ConnectSouth Lombok has varying terrain from urban townships to remote valleys beaches and coastal bays. Accordingly mobile telephonary varies from reasonable to patchy to non-existent.

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Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "South Lombok" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Summary from the Wikipedia article "Central Lombok Regency", available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia
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