Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The waterfalls
The main local attraction is the
trek
through ricefields to the local monkey forest and
Jukut
waterfall
(entry Rp20,000), where the water streams down a towering jungle-clad rock face
into a pool 20m below. Any guesthouse can organize this as a six-hour return trip:
Pondok
Tetebatu
quotes Rp150,000 per person including ticket. With your own transport you can also
travel by road to the falls car park (6km), from where it's 1.5km on foot. The twin cascades
of
Tibu Topat
, northwest of the village, are a pretty alternative, with a sunlit pool for swim-
ming: the three-hour return trek through the fields costs Rp80,000 per person. Also to the
northwest,
Joben waterfall
, or Otak Kokok Gading, is small and much less impressive.
Kotaraja and Loyok
With transport you can explore the town of
Kotaraja
, about 5km south of Tetebatu, which is
known for its
blacksmiths
and for its traditional
stickfighting
,
peresean
(see
Senggigi fest-
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE: GUNUNG RINJANI AND AROUND
BY SHUTTLE BUS
Perama offers shuttle transport from Senggigi and Mataram to Tetebatu, with a minimum of
two passengers (Rp125,000;
peramatour.com
)
.
BY BEMO OR BUS
To Senaru
Bemos along the north-coast road stop at Anyar or
Bayan
for connections to Sen-
aru.
To Sembalun Lawang
You can reach Senaru via a steep and badly maintained 16km road
from Kokok Putih on the north-coast road, or from Sapit 16km to the south. Bemos from
Kokok Putih cost Rp25,000; from Sapit they're Rp15,000. It's about Rp350,000 to charter a
bemo to or from Senaru; Rp550,000 to Senggigi, Mataram or the airport. An ojek from Sen-
aru is about Rp50,000.
