MATARAM - In Lombok Island, since several years ago known new place that best for surfing activity. Teluk Ekas is more popular in surfers from many countries. At Tasem beach those sixty meters from sea surface we can see nice view. As far as to look at this area we get nice view with blue sea, white sands with hot tropic atmosphere.
At list four years so many yacht with nine passengers from Bali came to Teluk Ekas (Ekas Bay) east Lombok regent. Especially they can surf at the good wave, they are also relaxed at the hill for lunch and get some soft drink.
To get top plateau we must climb four level ways. Each way has stairs as far as one hundred meters from footpath. This condition is so hard for people unaccustomed to climbing hill. Usually Teluk Ekas more full visited surfers guest at July to Oct, because this time is best to play surf.
”That’s very nice place,” said Simone and Susanne, two Germany women that has stay two nights in Teluk Ekas beach. One of them record by handy cam directly when see this view at the first day. They came from Bali with many surfers.
Similar impressed said Patrick Baumel a computer design and his wife Antonia Wonburs from Netherlands. They look himself how nice this view. ”Its perfect place,” said Patrick. And he decides stay at this place four days, longer two days from his plan before.
Patrick gets information about Teluk Ekas at www.wannasurf.com. Before go there, the couple husband and wife stay two days at Kuta beach at center Lombok. Patrick as a beginner play surf, and he feel will be enjoy to play surf at here.
According Patrick, Teluk Ekas more to please from some place at Bali because so quiet. Free from merchant that peddling they merchandise. And Teluk Ekas like Uluwatu Bali before famous at tourism business.
Whereas Kerry Black gives name Teluk Ekas is ”Heaven on the Planet” bungalow. Kerry an artificial surfing specialist from New Zealand bought sixteen hectares at Lendang Terak Pemongkong village at Jerowaru east Lombok. This location is top of mountain side.
As five years ago Kerry built some villas and sport facility at there. Some sport facilities like basket ball court, skate board ramp, boogie board, nature trail look out, up ceiling and rappelling. Although not many guest dare to joint rappelling.
Full concentrate and careful is big challenge for people who want to success pas this rock walled with by steep embankments. Because strong many rock are sharp.
Customarily, guest of ”Heaven on the Planet” play surf twice one day between 08.to 11 am and 15 to 18 pm. Tariff this bungalow between 200 thousand rupiahs to 400 thousand rupiahs. If only one person, management will give discount until half of tariff. And if any three guests in one room this bungalow will serve extra bed. Often in this place when rooms had full booked many guests other must sleep at open area like restaurant that change to bedroom.
At the front of bungalow have small lake when the tide to ebb about 100 meters to center of the sea. This condition is routine at monthly. For this moment many people came in and get catch Serpih fish, shellfish and squid. People in here call Madak that search fish at the under land.
These bungalows build with fire stone that will saw flare up in the night. Any also stone with shell skin people in there mention this rock as fossil beach. So exciting go there, we must turn and up many rock at beach with variant wave sound.
Last time thousand shell skin fossils can find in south Lendang Terak beach. Estimate is artifact about six thousand or one thousand years ago. What a pity and now this artifact not any more because had make handy craft material.
To Lendang Terak village we must through way that many Imba tree (local species). No served public transportation from Pemongkong as village central. Just motor bicycle that bring us that call ojek.
If we pass from Kuta beach central Lombok, we must through Awang beach and cross this about fifteen minute by motorboat that price seventy five thousand rupiahs.
Another way, direct transportation from Selaparang airport at Mataram or vice verse with tariff Rp 250 thousand one person or Rp 150 thousand per person if just two person. Heaven on the Planet bungalow from Mataram is about eighty kilometers.
At east Lombok many location that nice view like Kaliantan beach, Tanjung Ringgit and Cemara beach.(supriyantho khafid)
