Indonesia - The Rough Guide to Southeast Asia on a Budget - page 295

Kokok Putih (by minibuses or ojek)
or an equally steep, 16km road north
from Sapit on the other side of the
mountains. Kokok Putih is accessible
by bemo or minibus from Bayan or
Labuhan Lombok.
he village of SEMBALUN BUMBUNG is
4km south of Sembalun Lawang with
houses clustered around the mosque.
Buses run through here between
Sembalun Lawang and Aik Mel; all buses
between Labuhan Lombok and the
Bertais/Mandalika/Sweta bus terminal
pass through Aik Mel.
ACCOMMODATION
Lembah Rinjani On the start of the track to Rinjani
beside the Rinjani Trek Centre in Sembalun Lawang T 0818
0365 2511, W sites.google.com/site/lembahrinjani. Well-
established place with simple, clean rooms with verandas
facing Rinjani, as well as a restaurant; most bathrooms
only hav e cold wate r, but buckets of hot water can be
supplied. Rp300,000

plus some Sasak options. The food in the cafés is often
tasty, but hygieine standards are variable. Even if you skip
the food, Bale Bale is still a great place for live music - the
owner and his mates get going on a guitar and play all
night, with even more enthusiasm when the power runs
out (which is often).
★

Hakiki Inn T 0818 0373 7407, W hakiki-Inn.com. In
the middle of paddy fields at the eastern end of Waterfall
St is this two-storey, traditional rice-barn-style accommo-
dation with excellent verandas. The cheapest have squat
toilets; ones with Western-style toilets cost an extra
Rp100,000. The food at the attached restaurant is excellent
and can be enjoyed on platforms su rrounded by pictures-
que green rice paddies. Rp100,000
Pondok Bulan T 0812 3796 3422. A few simple, tiled
rooms and a “family room” sleeping up to four (Rp200,000),
which is in fact a tw o-storey hou se with gorgeous views
over the rice paddies. Rp120,000

LABUHAN LOMBOK
he port town of LABUHAN LOMBOK
runs ferries to Sumbawa (every 45min;
1hr 45min-2hr) from the terminal,
Labuhan Kayangan, at the far end of
the promontory, 3km around the south
side of the bay (accessed by bemo or
ojek). Buses run regularly along the
cross-island road between Labuhan
Lombok and the Bertais/Mandalika/
Sweta terminal at Sweta, with some
continuing on to the ferry terminal, and
between Labuhan Lombok and Bayan;
change at Kokok Putih for the
Sembalun valley. Travelling between
Kuta and Labuhan Lombok involves
changing at Praya and then Kopang, on
the main road. A decent place to stay is
Hotel Melati Lima Tiga , Jl Kayangan 14
( T 0376 23316; Rp150,000), about
150m from the town centre on the road
to the ferry terminal, which has
rudimentary rooms. here's a local
Perama o ce on the coast side of the
road to the harbour ( T 0376 292 4534
or T 0813 3991 1345, W peramatour.
com), which can organize transfers to
Kuta, Senggigi and beyond.

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TETEBATU
Set amid picturesque scenery on the
southern slopes of Gunung Rinjani,
50km east of Sweta, the small village of
TETEBATU is a cool, but not cold, quiet
spot for a few days of relaxation. From
here you can rent motorcycles and hire
guides for local treks. Guides can also
be arranged at all the accommodation;
the most popular trek is through rice
paddies and the local monkey forest
to Jukut Waterfall (Rp125,000 per
person; 4-6hr).
If you're travelling here by public
transport, get off the bemo or bus at
Pomotong on the main road and either
take a bemo (though they are becoming
less regular as motorbikes take over) or
an ojek to Tetebatu.
It isn't easy to change money locally and
there's currently no public telephone or
internet access.

ACCOMMODATION AND EATING
Accommodation is on the main road north through the
village and the road off to the east, Waterfall St. Most have
restaurants attached - the best views are from those at
Cendrawasih and Hakiki . Bale Bale Café and Salabuse on
the main road serve Indonesian and Western dishes,

KUTA AND AROUND
he only major tourist development on
the south coast is KUTA , 54km from
Mataram and 32km from Praya, a tiny