Tanjung Aan Beach Lombok

Lombok island does have a myriad of marvellous beaches, especially in the southern coast of lombok island. One place that has to be entered in the list of the tours You are the beaches of Lombok's Tanjung Aan, home to The Princess of Mandalika. The beach is directly facing the Indian Ocean, and has a coastline of approximately 2 kilometers. One different thing when your foot stepped on the beach of Tanjung Aan, namely sand. Unlike other Lombok Beach, sand Beach of Tanjung Aan spherical like pepper.

The beach of Tanjung Aan very precisely for those of you who love to swim and snorkling conditioned. Because the waves are quite quiet with relatively shallow depths. If you forgot to bring your equipment, tool rentals available snorkling at the seaside. Late afternoon sea levels will begin to rise, making the beach of Tanjung Aan is a great place to surf.

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The beach of Tanjung Aan is surrounded by several hills. You can easily reach the Hill, if you want to see the beautiful beach of penamdangan Aan of height. Around Lombok Beach tourism, you will find some wooden umbrellas with straw knitted as the roof. One way to enjoy the beach of Tanjung Aan is to lie under the umbrella, while enjoying the young coconut you can buy around the beach. You can also visit the row of restaurants that provide a wide variety of cuisines. You could try the local cuisine menu, while enjoying the beauty of the beach of Tanjung Aan.

When the holiday season, the beach of Tanjung Aan visited by domestic tourists. However, if you visit in February, it will be filled with tourists both from within and from abroad. Because the month there are special event Ritual Nyale Smell. This ritual is related to the myth of the local community about the daughter of Mandalika, where the Princess leaped from hillside to avoid pursuit a Prince who wants to mempersuntingnya. The next myth says that the daughter of Mandalika reincarnated into "Nyale", or marine worms. After "poaching" Nyale, will be made of material some kind of local dishes.

"Nyale" itself is a local term for a type of sea worms that appear at certain times on the beach of Tanjung Aan and some other places in Indonesia (Maluku, Sumbawa, and especially in Lombok). There are at least 4 species of the family Eunicidae Nyale, namely Eunice siciliensis, Eunice viridis, Licydice collaris, as well as one species of the Family Nereidae Nyale i.e. heteropoda Dendronereides. *)

The beach of Tanjung Aan Lombok located about 75 kilometers from Mataram city, or about 3 kilometers from the beach of Kuta Lombok. If you are using a private vehicle from Mataram city, you will travel for approximately 1.5 hours. With Mataram – Cakranegara – Kediri – Praya – Batunyale – Sengkol – Rambitan – Sade – Kuta and Tanjung Aan. It is recommended that you hire a motorbike or car from Mataram city. Because the means of public transport will waste your time and relatively hassle. After arriving at the beach of Tanjung Aan, make sure you take the time to visit the beaches in the vicinity. Like Kuta Beach, Seger beach, and Selong Blanak beach.

Location And Maps Tanjung Aan Beach