West Lombok

West Lombok is the island's most varied region, a coastline that manages to contain a legendary surf pilgrimage, a chain of secret islands, an ancient Hindu sea temple, viewpoint hills with panoramas stretching to Bali, and a string of beaches that run from lively resort town to deserted cove within a single afternoon drive.

 

Senggigi anchors the coast as it has for decades, Lombok's most established destination and still the best base for exploring everything the west has to offer. But the real draw of this region lies in its contrasts: the gentle Bali Sea to the north, the raw power of the Lombok Strait at Desert Point in the southwest, the turquoise shallows of the Secret Gilis in between. This is a coast that rewards the curious, the patient, and those who know where to point the scooter.