Senggigi

Senggigi
Place
High Street of Senggigi, northern part
Senggigi Location in Indonesia Senggigi Senggigi (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8°29′59″S 116°2′51″E
Country	Indonesia
Region	Lesser Sunda Islands
Province	West Nusa Tenggara
Regency	West Lombok
Time zone	UTC+08

Senggigi used to be the main tourist strip of the Indonesian island of Lombok, stretched out along several kilometers of the beachfront just to the north of the capital, Mataram. The site of a building frenzy in the late 1990s when Lombok was hyped to be the next Bali, the communal violence of 2000 and the 2002 Bali bombing dealt Senggigi a severe blow, with tourist numbers declining precipitously and many construction projects halted. Senggigi has now fallen behind Kuta Lombok in the south of the island and the North Western Gili islands in terms of popularity and development.

Sights

Pura Batu Bolong is a Hindu temple with 14 altars on a rock on the beach which is visited by many worshippers. The name means "Rock with a hole". In the south of Senggigi is the grave of Batu Layar (Makam Batu Layar), a Muslim saint. The salty waterfall at the end of Nambung Beach can be reached on foot or by boat.

Gallery

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  High Street of Senggigi, northern part
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  High Street, Senggigi, Lombok, Indonesia
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  Grave of Batu Layar near Senggigi
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  Senggigi Beach
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  Senggigi Beach view from Jalan Raya Sengigi

External links

• Senggigi travel guide from Wikivoyage
• NY Times article Next Stop Lombok Island