Indonesia Island Trip. Day 1: Lombok - Gili Terawangan

Sarapan pagi  kat airport

We had been rotating to visit the Southeast Asia country each year and this is the fourth time visit to Indonesia after Bali (2010),  Bukittinggi (2012) and Bandung (2014). Looks like we made a return every 2 years, that's interesting! We may need to consider other countries like Brunei, Philippines or Cambodia in the near future.

Three hours later, we arrived Lombok International Airport at noon. We were welcomed by Pak Ibrahim's staff shortly after clearing immigration and collecting our luggage. The weather that day was slightly overcast. En route to Teluk Kodek Port, we stopped at Sukarara Weaving Village. By the time we reached there, it was raining heavily. It is a traditional craft of weaving center located in Lombok West Nusa Tenggara.

Not much seen as it felt, we had ayam taliwang for lunch at Taliwang Alam Nyaman restaurant, known for its famous local dish. Alpukat Jus (Avocado Juice) is also a must try whenever you visit Indonesia. I know, the juice is available in any Indonesian restaurant in Malaysia, but I loved the catatonia feeling while traveling.. :P

It was about 15 minutes from Teluk Kodek to Gili Trawangan by a speed boat. Pak Ibrahim has reserved the boat prior our arrival. We checked into Villa Ombak Hotel, located just about 5 minutes walk from it's private jetty. As our room was not ready yet, we were offered an upgrade room as we have been waited in a non-air conditioned hotel's lobby.

A Songket weaving machine especially for women

While this is the machine for the guy

Perut dah lapor..order makanan pun lambat...ayam pun sampai lambat jugak

A speed boat cruise just for us

Nu'man laughing at that Qu Puteh guy

Initially, we would like to book Ombak Sunset which the main attraction is its cradle which is located in the water. But one of my friend recommended to stay at Villa Ombak Hotel. It was nearer to the town and in fact it was a same management. Each room comes with en suite open-air bathroom!

We were welcomed with a fruit punch

Nu' man and I was looking for bike rental, as it is the easiest mode of transportation.

Nui'man... please behave!

Experiencing the open-air en suite bathroom

We had seafood for our dinner. Though is not cheap, presumably marine-rich-island, the calamari was not taste good either.

Harga boleh tahan mahal jugak

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