Lombok had many beautiful waterfall,the waterfall usually hidden deep down inside the forest,and it's mostly located in the north side of the island,one of the waterfall which located on the central Lombok region is Benang Setokel waterfall.There are several ways to get to the location of the waterfall,from Mataram, (The Capital of West Nusa Tenggara) it takes approximately 45 minutes and the distance approximately 30 km,but if we take the trip from Praya (The Capital of Central Lombok region) it would take 25 minutes heading to the North from Praya.
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| The stairs and forest that we have to go through before get to the waterfall |
The ticket to get in to the waterfall location is 1000 IDR for each person.For parking, it cost 1000 IDR for motorcycle and 2000 IDR for cars, before we can see the waterfall we have to walk from the parking area to the waterfall through the stunning green forest.Climbing and downing the stairs.It might a little bit exausthing, but it's all get paid after we get into the location. The Location usually get more crowded during the weekend or holiday season. Local tourist usually take all their family member.
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| The Local tourist enjoying playing water in the waterfall |
There are also legend and myth that locals still believe about the waterfall, they believe that in a certain moment of the year, Dewi Anjani ( A myth creature that represented by the form of beautiful princess which is believe stay in Mount Rinjani) would go down from the Mountain and take a shower under the waterfall to cleaning her hair,so local people believe that if they had a problem with their hair like hair loss or dandruff and they take shower under the waterfall,it would cure their hair problem.
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| The tourist enjoying the view of the waterfall |
With two ways of water falling from 30 meters heights the Benang Setokel waterfall would give an asthonishing wiew among the freshness of a green forest and it would refresh your mind,body and soul before you came back to your home,so if you a kind of person who like a little bit adventure,the trip to the waterfall would suits you.
