Mataram City Lombok West Nusa Tenggara Tourism Information

As a center of government administration, Mataram has many large, impressive public buildings and substantial houses. The city also has transportation and shopping facilities. The main square is used for art exhibitions, theater, dance, and wayang kulit (puppet theater) performances. In other parts of Mataram, there are a variety of old-style markets and neighborhoods featuring traditional craftwork like basket ware and gold- and silver-threaded sarongs, or wraparound garments.

Main City in Lombok

Ampenan
The oldest city on Lombok, once was the main port of Lombok. Old building with mix population like chinesse, arabian, and malay. You can find lot of activities and good places to eat range from local food to international food.

Cakranegara
The main business center on Lombok, has thriving chiness and arabian community. Most of the shops and restaurants run by chinesse.

Sweta
The town of Sweta forms the eastern end of the conurbation and functions as Lombok's transport capital. Close to the Bertais bus station there is a large covered market area that is worth to visit.

Places To stay in Mataram Lombok
There are various range of hotels accommodation that you can choose to stay at Mataram, From Deluxe four star Hotel to simple home stays, such as Lombok Raya Hotel, Grand Legi Hotel, Lombok Garden, Nitour Hotel, Mataram Hotel, Graha Ayu Hotel and many more.

Villa Sayang Grand Legi Hotel Hotel Lombok Raya Hotel Lombok Garden

Transportation
Mandalika Bus station is the main bus terminal for the entire island. It;s also the eastern terminus for the local yellow bemos that shutlle back and forth to Kenun Roek Ampenan. The official fares had just been increast at the time writing. Public fares is Rp. 1.500/person student Rp.1000. make sure you have fix money to pay, otherwise often there's no return on changes. Lombok Taxi Tel: 0370 627000, or Lendang Express taxi Tel: 0370 644444 available 24 hours a day.

Places Of Interest around Mataram City

Museum NTB
Located on Jalan Panji Tilar Negara Mataram

Mayura Temple; Built on 1743 Balinese Hindu's dynasty, Anak Agung Gede Karangasem. It's now become a recreational park on the seasonlly used for music festival.

Narmada The Royal Park
Miniatur of Rinjani Mount and Segara Anak lake. This summer palace has a spot corner where the locals believed to have water fountain (air Awet Muda).

Suranadi
Located up in the north east Mataram, has a preserved forest for recreation and chill out.

Lingsar
The oldest temple on the island where the Moslem wetu telu and the Hindusm held once a year ceremony together on this temple.

Pura Meru
This early 18th century temple is the largest in Lombok and was built for prince Anak Agung Made Karang Asem more for political than religious reasons. In attempt to unite the various Hindu groups on the island. After entering, turn left to reach the inner courtyard and it's three Meru (multi roofed shrines). They represent three mountains Mt Semeru in Java, Mt Rinjani in Lombok and Mt Agung in Bali.

Pura Segara
This red and white Balinese temple is close to the beach north of Ampenan. It is ussually locked but just to the northeast an old Chinese cemetery that is worth wandering over to.

What to Do & See in Mataram City
• City Sight seeing.
• Shopping as lot of options to do a Mataram shoping Mall are the main center of shooping.
• Culinner
• Administrative related to government

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