Senggigi

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Where it sits

The circle is Senggigi and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.

How far is everything?

From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.

• Snorkelling with turtles off the Gilis46 min taxi15.4 km
• The Gili Islands (beach)47 min taxi15.6 km
• The Gili Islands47 min taxi15.6 km
• Tetebatu rice terraces & the interior131 min taxi43.7 km
• Sendang Gile & Tiu Kelep waterfalls138 min taxi46.0 km
• Mount Rinjani & the crater rim140 min taxi46.7 km
• Selong Belanak & learning to surf143 min taxi47.6 km
• A traditional Sasak village153 min taxi51.0 km
• Tanjung Aan & the Kuta beaches162 min taxi54.0 km

On your doorstep

What you’re living next to if you stay here.

• 10.Ayam Taliwang & Sasak food — Lombok has its own fiery cuisine, and the dish to seek out is ayam taliwang — a whole young chicken grilled and slathered in a searing red chilli, garlic and shrimp-paste sauce, born in the island's Taliwang district and now its signature. Eat it with plecing kangkung (water spinach in a blazing tomato-chilli-lime sambal) and rice at a local warung; together they're the classic Sasak meal. Lombok's food is hotter and more distinct than Bali's — the island's name is even said to mean 'chilli'. Delicious, fiery and cheap. Come with a tolerance for spice.
• 12.The Malimbu & Nipah coast viewpoints — The coastal road winding north from Senggigi toward the Gili piers is one of Lombok's most scenic drives, and it's studded with spectacular viewpoints — above all Malimbu and Nipah, where you pull over on the cliffs for a sweeping panorama of the curving coastline, the deep-blue sea and the three Gili Islands floating offshore, with Bali's Mount Agung beyond. It's glorious any time and magical at sunset. Stop for photos on the way to or from the islands; it's a free, breathtaking highlight and the classic Lombok postcard. Simply gorgeous. Go at sunset.
• 13.Senggigi Beach & the west coast — Lombok's original beach resort, Senggigi, strings along a series of gently curving bays on the west coast — easygoing, palm-backed beaches with calm water, a relaxed local scene and some of the island's finest sunsets, glowing over the sea toward Bali. It's a mellow, convenient spot for a beach day close to the Gili piers and the capital, with beach bars for a sundowner and a laid-back, unpolished charm. Come for the sunsets and the easy, uncrowded coast. A relaxed, well-placed beach highlight. Lovely at golden hour.
• 14.Pura Lingsar & the water temples — For a glimpse of Lombok's unique religious harmony, visit Pura Lingsar near Mataram — a serene 18th-century temple compound, unusual in Indonesia for being shared by both the island's Muslim Sasak (Wetu Telu) and Hindu Balinese communities, set in gardens around holy spring-fed pools full of sacred eels you can feed with a boiled egg. Nearby, the pretty royal water gardens of Taman Narmada echo Rinjani's crater lake. It's a peaceful, culturally fascinating stop away from the beaches, and the setting for the famous Perang Topat festival. A serene, interesting highlight. Calm and unusual.
• 15.The south-west Gilis (Gili Nanggu) — Far quieter than their famous northern cousins, the little-known 'secret Gilis' off Lombok's south-west coast — Gili Nanggu, Gili Sudak and Gili Kedis — are tiny, near-deserted islets of white sand and clear, calm water made for snorkelling, reachable by a short boat from the Sekotong coast. Hop between them on a private longtail, snorkel over coral and fish, and have a castaway beach almost to yourself; Gili Kedis is barely bigger than a sandbar. A lovely, peaceful alternative to the busy Gilis and a great easy day trip. Serene and unspoilt. Bring a picnic.