The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.
In port at Lombok, the bucket-list move is Private Mt. Rinjani Sunrise Trek to Crater Rim. Mount Rinjani National Park runs it. Below: 6 bucket-list things to do on a Lombok port day — worth weighing against whatever your ship offers.
Stand on the smouldering crater rim of Indonesia's second-highest volcano at dawn, gazing over a turquoise crater lake with Bali's Agung on the horizon. A once-in-a-lifetime high-altitude spectacle.
Book itLombok Private Trip: 4 Waterfalls, Rice Fields & Jungle Trek$73 per person
Run by Mount Rinjani National Park · 4.70 from 1,800 reviews
Drift over psychedelic coral gardens teeming with sea turtles and reef sharks on a fully crewed private charter between the Gili Islands, finishing with sundowners on the open sea.
Book itExclusive Day Trip to Gili Trawangan, Meno & Air: Depart Lombok$84 per person
Weave through traditional Sasak walled villages where hand-loom weaving and ancient animist-Islamic rituals endure, then ascend the emerald staircase of Bukit Selong's rice terraces for Lombok's most photographed vista.
Book itLombok: Sasak Villages, Beaches & Scenic Hills Tour$36 per person
Plunge into North Lombok's ancient rainforest to discover two of Southeast Asia's most spectacular waterfalls — one with a legendary healing mist, the other a sheer 45-metre curtain of ice-cold water.
Book itExclusive North Lombok Trip: Sendang Gile & Tiu Kelep Waterfall$64 per person
Thunder across volcanic hillsides and remote coastal tracks on a private ATV before arriving at Lombok's blush-pink beach — one of only seven pink-sand beaches on Earth — for a private swim and picnic.
Book itOne Day Tour Pink Beach East Lombok Excursion$55 per person
Run by Lombok dirt bike tours · 5.00 from 67 reviews
Harvest vanilla, clove and turmeric from a working spice plantation, then cook a lavish Sasak feast from scratch under a master chef's guidance — Indonesia's most flavour-forward cultural half-day.
Book itLombok Private Sasak Tour (Culture & Beaches)$72 per person
Run by Authentic Lombok Cooking Class & tours · 5.00 from 413 reviews
Your day in LombokNothing picked yet — tick what you fancy
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Now plan the rest of it
You know what to do on the day. Here is the trip it belongs to —
each one opens as a whole plan, not a list: where to fly in, every port, what it runs.
