Signal verified · updated 2026-09-03
Lombok
Volcanic island east of Bali (~4 million people); Mount Rinjani trekking, the Gili Islands, Sasak culture and surf beaches.
- Formation
- volcanic island dominated by the Rinjani caldera complex; coral-fringed coasts and offshore Gili islets
- Population
- 4M
- Water
- Indian Ocean
- Access
- easy
Every required movement
The passage
to Lombok.
Fly to Lombok International Airport (LOP); fast boats from Padang Bai (Bali) to Bangsal/Senggigi and the Gilis; public ferries Padang Bai-Lembar and Poto Tano-Kayangan.
- 01Lombok International Airport (LOP), Praya
Nearest recorded air access
Schedule or condition may change · verify - 02Water crossing
Fast boats Bali-Gilis: BlueWater Express, Eka Jaya, Gili Getaway; ASDP ferries: Padang Bai-Lembar, Poto Tano (Sumbawa)-Kayangan.
Schedule or condition may change · verify - 03Entry check
Indonesia visa-exemption/visa-on-arrival for many nationalities; Rinjani trekking registration required.
Schedule or condition may change · verify
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What the chart cannot hold
What becomes visible when you follow mount rinjani beyond the familiar map?
Bali's quieter volcanic neighbour across the Wallace Line, combining Indonesia's second-highest volcano, car-free coral Gili islets and a majority-Muslim Sasak culture with halal-tourism positioning.
Sasak kingdoms contest the island; Balinese Karangasem conquers Lombok in the 1700s; Dutch intervene in 1894 after the Sasak revolt; Japanese occupation 1942-1945; part of Indonesia since 1945; devastated by the 2018 earthquake sequence.
Field ledger
The useful
details.
- Coordinates
- 8.56° S · 116.35° E
- Sovereignty
- Indonesia · part of country
- Nearest mainland
- Bali across the Lombok Strait (~35 km); Sumbawa across the Alas Strait (~15 km)
- Best recorded window
- April-October (dry season; best for Rinjani climbs).
- Permits / entry
- Indonesia visa-exemption/visa-on-arrival for many nationalities; Rinjani trekking registration required.
- Languages
- Indonesian, Sasak, Balinese, Samawa
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