Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Ciokolata
Jl Raya Senggigi
ciokolata.com
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Attractive designer cotton-print resortwear and
swimwear.
Daily 10am-9pm.
Mentez Art
Jl Pantai Senggigi.
The gallery of prolific Javanese artist Bang Bang, who paints
abstract and figurative oils and acrylics on mostly Sasak and Balinese themes.
Mon-Sat
9am-7pm.
Pasar Seni
Jl Raya Senggigi.
The main tourist art market at the northern end of town has
stalls and a few attractive shops selling beachwear, sarongs, pearls, jewellery and artefacts.
Daily 8am-10pm.
Rex
Jl Raya Senggigi 0818 0369 5060.
This bookshop with a decent collection of second-
hand books in various languages is the best in town.
Daily 8am-10pm.
RIM Pearl
Jl Raya Senggigi.
A showroom with a variety of local South Sea pearls and im-
ported freshwater pearls.
Daily 11am-11pm.
Senggigi Abadi
Jl Raya Senggigi.
One of several small supermarkets stocking all the neces-
sities, postcards and snacks. For pretty much everything else you're better off at the shopping
centre in Mataram.
Daily 8am-9pm.
Sudirman's Antiques
Jl Raya Senggigi 0370 693025.
Long-established, reasonably
priced outlet for Indonesian crafts and antiques. Call ahead to check the opening hours.
Mon-Sat 10am-6pm.
DIRECTORY
ATMs
There are several ATMs on Jl Raya Senggigi but none in Batu Bolong or Mangsit.
Doctor
At the
Senggigi Beach Hotel
( 0370 693210; 24hr). The closest
hospitals
are in
Mataram.
Police
Next to the
Pasar Seni
( 0370 632733).
The Gili Islands
Fringed by dazzling white-sand beaches, limpid turquoise waters and reefs that teem with
turtles and fish, the trio of tiny
GILI ISLANDS
just off Lombok's northwest coast are strik-
ingly beautiful and increasingly popular. With no motorized vehicles allowed on any of the
islands (just horse carts and bicycles), and swathes of the dusty interiors still taken up with
coconut plantations and sandy tracks, these are as close as you can get to living the island
dream without sacrificing the luxuries.
Gili Trawangan
, the most developed of the three, has become Lombok's premier tourist
destination and is fast eclipsing Bali's resorts as well, with its superior beaches, easy access
from Bali and mass of affordable yet quite sophisticated places to eat, drink and party. Fam-
