As of Bali's recently returned into its popularity with some new trends - including popularity of private villas as an alternative to public accommodation like resort hotels - Lombok got the same heat as well, obviously in a little slower pace. In addition to rising occupancy of resort hotels, development of Lombok villas started to take place in quite a massive extend, following presence of international brand of developers and realtors.

Whilst the new developments are still commencing their early stages taking a few months to years to be ready for their guests, here we feature luxurious private villas with fabulous ocean views and picturesque sunset vistas. If you have been to Bali before or want to spend part of your Bali holiday in a different atmosphere, without loosing the luxury of privacy you enjoy in Bali villas ... it is really the option to none ... Lombok villas.

Lombok News

The Best Areas to Stay on Lombok
Lombok geographically is almost the same size as Bali and, just as there are popular tourist areas on Bali, so Lombok offers a variety of destinations to suit different holidaymakers' tastes. Following is an overview of the most popular areas to stay in Lombok.

Wayfarers Welcome an Indonesian Isle
“Come and get shipwrecked,” advertised an island brochure, and that is precisely what it felt like as we followed a group of French, Russian, and Australian tourists off the speedboat after a 2 1/2-hour trip from Bali to this little island in the Indian Ocean. There are no cars, no motorcycles, no police on the Gili Trawangan. There are, however, dollar Bintang beers, $4 rice dishes, and small gazebos where you can rest 20 feet from the bluest water you ever saw and watch the Lombok volcanoes get painted by the sun.

The Next Bali
Lombok island sits just across a narrow strait from Bali. But unlike its sister island — a travel Mecca that has become even more popular thanks to Russian and Chinese package tours — Lombok has remained largely in the shadows, save for a trickle of foreign travelers who have discovered its charms.

Lombok, No Longer Shadow of Bali
It was a few days into my journey across Lombok when a strange, yet oddly pleasant, mental miasma descended upon me. My guide, Bahar, and I couldn’t figure out what day of the week it was. Bahar suspected it was Thursday; I thought it was Wednesday. And so, for a while, we remained lost in time.

Indonesia Secret Island Retreat
For years it has lived in the shadow of its more famous neighbor, Bali. Now pristine Lombok Island of Indonesia is making a concerted effort to build itself up as the next Bali, while trying to maintain its natural charm. Slower to catch the tourism train than its neighbor to the west, Lombok has been promoted as an unspoiled Bali.

Seasides and City Strolls
Travel expert of The Times, South African daily news which also available online, answers queries on routes and destinations around the world.

Is Lombok The Next Bali?
For years it has lived in the shadow of its more famous neighbor Bali. Now Indonesia ’s pristine Lombok Island is making a concerted effort to build itself up as the next Bali, while trying to maintain its natural charm.

Senggigi Festival
To keep continuous promotion to improve positioning of Lombok - a tropical island destination next to Bali - among the most sought after tropical holiday destinations in the region, the one week Senggigi Festival is scheduled between July 14th 2008 and July 20th 2008.

Allure of Tranquil Paradise
Teenage rebels living on the remote Indonesian island of Alor bleach their hair orange in patches. Sometimes they lash out and colour it lime green or egg yellow. One young tough in a black T-shirt, who may have misread his punk magazines, likes to paint his toenails pale pink.

Emaar Builds Expansion to Indonesia with Office Opening in Jakarta
Emaar Properties, the Dubai-based property developer with a significant presence in 36 markets globally, has accelerated its development plans for Indonesia with the opening of its country office in Jakarta.

Lombok Spring-Summer 2008 Accessories
Brighten up your home this spring-summer with Lombok new accessory collection. Inspired by the earth’s natural tones and textures, this collection brings the outdoors into your home with serenity and style. Pieces are exquisitely hand crafted from natural materials which are unique and complementary to the tactile and dark finishes of the furniture.

Vice President Calls for Immediate Land Clearance in Lombok
Vice President Jusuf Kalla called on West Nusatenggara (NTB) government to immediately settle land clearence in the ex-location of LTDC in Central Lombok District. By doing so, it is expected that Emaar Properties, an investor from Dubai, Arab Emirate Union, will immediately invest in this region, NTB Governor Drs H Alu Serinata said during the coordination meeting on poverty problem, here, on Saturday.

Bali Tourism Development Corporation Signs Joint Venture with Emaar for Lombok Mega-Tourism Project
The Bali Tourism Development Corporation (BTDC), a key partner assisting the Indonesian government in infrastructure building, has signed a joint venture with Emaar Properties PJSC, one of the world’s leading property developers, to undertake the Lombok mega-tourism and mixed-use project.

RI-Mideast business forum participants inspect Lombok airport project
Participants of a two-day business forum between Indonesia and Middle Eastern countries on Wednesday visited a number of tourist objects in West Nusa Tenggara province and the site of the Lombok International Airport (BIL) project.

Top 10 Asia alternative gap travel destinations
Gili Trawangan is one of a trio of tiny coral-fringed islands just off the North West coast of Lombok. Gili Air and Gili Meno are the others which are just a few minutes away by boat. All three islands are free from cars and motorbikes and have some incredible diving with the full range of PADI courses.

Lombok lifted by US$600m Emaar project
Twenty years ago astute developers were snapping up prime real estate in Lombok, which was then being hailed as the new Bali. Situated just east of the ‘Island of Gods’ and separated by the Lombok Straits, which marks the dividing line between the Australasian and Indomalayan eco-zones, Lombok has better beaches than Bali, bigger surf breaks, a bigger volcano and more varied landscapes. So why is it that two decades later, land prices remain the same? But more importantly, why is all that about to change?

Bali-Lombok’s best and worst
If Bali is Bugs Bunny then Lombok is definitely Daffy Duck. Honestly Lombok is better for what it lacks. But westerners generally want more, so Bali gets the tourists. Lombok gets less. That’s just the way it is. Actually the director of tourism for Lombok was quoted in the local press blaming Lombok’s low numbers on the Sasak people’s darker skin tone. No degreee for this guy.

BHM Villas Expands to Lombok
BHM Villas announces the arrival of the first luxury holiday villa in Lombok - The Anandita. Located on the northwest coast of Lombok, across from the Gili Islands, the Anandita is the first Lombok villas to meet BHM standards for top of the line luxury accommodations.

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