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Welcome Gate
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Although Lombok is wellknown for it's beautifull beaches,but it's also had a lot of fascinating forest which is mostly located in the northern side of the island,because it's nearby the Rinjani Mountain, the biggest mountain in Lombok that had many spring that fertilized the land and had genuine and fresh air.One of the forest is Sesaot forest located in Sesaot Village,in Narmada district part of West Lombok Regent.
If we want to get to the place from Mataram,it's only 18 Kilometres away from Mataram City (approximately) and it's only need for about 45 minutes to get to the location.Generally,the forest is divided into 3 main area,primary forestry,secondary forestry,and the agroforestry.With the 5.999,2 wide coverage area,Sesaot forest is the perfect place for people who likes outdoor activity such as outbounding,camping,fishing,and swiming along the cool water of the river.
The forest had for about 56 spring that came directly from under Rinjani mountain flow through the river,the river called Aik nyet (Cool Water) before it channels through the dam to watered local farmers ricefield.Walking among the trees could be a fun activity during holiday or weekend for student or office worker to relieve the stress from daily routine activity,by seeing the view,get some fresh air,and a little bit playing on the water,it could refresh your mind,body and soul before you get to your normal activity in weekdays.
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Sesaot Swiming Pool and Playground for family
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We can also enjoying Lombok traditional food such as Sate Bulayak, Pelecing Kangkung and the famous Taliwang chicken grill while we watch the view around us sell by local people.Unfortunately until now there is no public transportation that we can use to get to the place but don't worry,we still can use rent car or motorcycle,The price is about 600.000 IDR for 10 hours for the car,and 50.000 IDR for a day for motorcycle. If you don't want to camp in the forest and just want to stay in your hotel there's plenty of hotel in Mataram city that would provide your need. So don't forget to bring your camera to documentation the fascinating view of the forest that also known as the lung of the island get refresh.
There are two places that we can visit to enjoy the forrest,first is the Sesaot swiming pool that located right behind the welcome gate,in this area you can bring your kids to swim on the river or the swimming pool,there are also a flying fox to test your adrenalin.The second spot is aiknyet (cold water) bathingplace which located 2 km from the first (Sesaot swimming pool),in aiknyet the atmosphere of deep forrest is truly feel,high trees and sound of the river and also the bathing place is so refreshing.
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Aiknyet bathing place
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To get to the bathingplace from the parking spot, it's also a struggle,we need to walk go deep in to the forrest,up and down the stairs.If you feel hungry or thirsty,don't worry,along the way to the bathingplace there's lot of local people selling food and drink,you also could get a rest on "berugak" (sasak's gazebo) after that you can enjoy the view,relaxing,taking the meal,or taking a bath on cold water of the river.For every spot in Sesaot forrest (Swimming pool and aiknyet bathing place) the ticket price for every person is 3000 IDR ,and the parking tariff is 2000 IDR for motorcycle and 5000 IDR for car.
