THE BEST SUNSET SPOTS IN LOMBOK
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Seger Viewpoint
Great place to relax, enjoy a drink and enjoy the locals as well as tourists while watching spectacular sunsets. Just drive toward the Seger reef surf spot and climb up the hill on the right side for spectacular views.
The hills on the left side will give you a nice view over the MotoGP track and is a little more quiet.
Prabu Hill Sunset Point
When you drive toward the West, coming from Kuta there is a very nice valley view just before you decent towards Are Guling. If you arrive 20 minutes before sunset, you will not miss it !
The best spot to watch the sunset there is just before the bat caves.
Merese Hill
by wemovedabroad
Visiting Tanjung Aan beach and hiking Bukit Merese were two of our favorite activities in the week we spent in the south of Lombok! Watching the sunset over the coast and playing with the cute local puppies on the pristine white sands of Tanjung Aan make the perfect way to spend a day. As a bonus, the two are right next to each other and are easily accessible from Kuta!
WHAT TO EXPECT
Tanjung Aan is a huge beach, about 1km long. There are quite a few warungs where you can buy food or drinks and rent a beach chair or umbrella. Typically, these warungs will give you a beach chair for free if you buy something. There are also many locals selling bracelets and sarongs on the beach. Tanjung Aan is known to be one of the best beaches in all of Lombok, and was definitely one of our favorites! It does get a bit crowded in the middle of the day, but it’s big enough that you can find a secluded spot if you’re willing to walk further from the parking lot.
Bukit Merese is a short but epic hike to a hill that overlooks the Tanjung Aan bay and the next bay to the west. There’s a great view of the ocean and locals and tourists alike often head there for sunset. It’s possible to buy snacks or beer in the parking lot, but beware of the aggressive monkeys who love stealing from unsuspecting tourists!
HOW TO GET TO BUKIT MERESE & TANJUNG AAN
Tanjung Aan beach is a quick 20 minute scooter ride from Kuta. We rented scooters at our homestay and cruised over at our leisure. The roads are quite good besides the last 5 minutes which is a smooth dirt road. If you’d rather not scooter, it’s also possible to organize a driver at one of the many tourist information booths in Kuta.
Check here for scooter rental.
The parking lot for Bukit Merese is right around the corner. You can walk over and avoid having to pay for parking again.
WHEN TO VISIT BUKIT MERESE & TANJUNG AAN
Bukit Merese is a pretty awesome view both during the day and at sunset! If you’re only going to visit once, we’d recommend heading to Tanjung Aan in the afternoon and making the trek to Bukit Merese an hour or so before sunset.
If you plan it right, you can surf Tanjung Aan and after that hike up the hill and enjoy sunset !
The hike up to the edge of the hill is not long (less than 5 minutes) but there’s a lot of coastline to explore. It can get crowded so it’s nice to get a little further from the entrance! The furthest point you can hike to takes about 20 minutes from the parking lot.
COST OF BUKIT MERESE & TANJUNG AAN
Parking at each location is 10k IDR for scooters, and there’s no entrance fee. Food starts around 30k IDR for fried rice/fried noodles and a cold coconut or beer will be 15-30k.
