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The island of Lombok is a mere 20 minutes from Bali on MERPATI’s daily flights and luxury high speed passenger ferry, the Mabua Express is relaxing and enjoyable way to travel from Bali / port Benoa to Lombok / port Lembar and return. Cruising Bali – Lombok or return only 2 hrs. 30 min (one way). Westernmost of the Nusa Tenggara chain, it is separated from Bali by a deep and treacherous strait. This channel marks the historic “Wallace line” named after the famous naturalist Sir Alfred Wallace who observed the differences in both flora and fauna which begin at Lombok and continue to the East – the thorny arid plants, cockatoos, parrots, giant lizards and marsupials typical of Australasia.

The island of Lombok is a mere 20 minutes from Bali on MERPATI’s daily flights and luxury high speed passenger ferry, the Mabua Express is relaxing and enjoyable way to travel from Bali / port Benoa to Lombok / port Lembar and return. Cruising Bali – Lombok or return only 2 hrs. 30 min (one way). Westernmost of the Nusa Tenggara chain, it is separated from Bali by a deep and treacherous strait. This channel marks the historic “Wallace line” named after the famous naturalist Sir Alfred Wallace who observed the differences in both flora and fauna which begin at Lombok and continue to the East – the thorny arid plants, cockatoos, parrots, giant lizards and marsupials typical of Australasia.

Lombok means “chili pepper” in Indonesian. Surrounded by idyllic white-sand beaches, the island has a chain of volcanic mountains in the north. Mount Rinjani dominates the entire island, rising to 3.726 m from a high plateau area. Placid Crater Lake “Segara Anak” has not springs on its shore. In the South a fertile alluvial fan reflects the shape of the mountain, tapering into the dry hills of the extreme south. The north is contrastingly fertile, similar to Bali, with rice, coffee and tobacco cultivation.