MATARAM - At east Lombok any Sapit area that famous stopover tour that nice view. Sapit at 1.100 meters from sea surface thats why Sapit atmosphere so cold. Sunrise can look from Sapit also best area for climbing hill activity beside quitely. Round five kilometers at north any Lemor source water and than waterfall. Whereas Air Sebau that contain sulphur just seven kilometers.

As long as Sapit include in tour of Lombok destination schedule. This route is start from Bali-Titi Batu-Sapit-Bidara Island-Pondok Aik Manis-Senaru waterfall-and Senggigi beach. One trip can be joined twelve person include a leader. At Sapit usually guests arrive about 16.30 am and in the morning tour to small canyon valley four kilometers at Karang Baru area. To go there must through walking as far as two hours by Kampung Burne (known with Hello village, cause enthusiasm local people.

In the small canyon (this name from guest), local people call ”Small konyol” at Otak Kebon guest usually take a bath although just moment. After that, group waited to Sapit for lunch and check out. Another guest came from turn down Rinjani Mountain.
At Sapit have Wetu Telu masjid (pray place of Islam), Ijo Dongo source water, Sapit from Selong (center of city at east Lombok regent) just thirty kilometers and two hours from Mataram.

Ahmad Furqon Noor - From Gontor Manage Lodging at Sapit
”We sell the view” is a principle of Ahmad Furqon Noor (Roni) that has Hati Suci lodge at Sapit. Roni to keep his principle tariff rooms at Hati Suci lodge eighty thousand rupiah per night. Although many guest at one minute say that its price too high.

Roni sure that his hospitality to get people stay at his lodge beside nice view at this village. Roni also keep with his power about bargaining position with guest that want to stay. At Hati Suci not serve to prostitutions or affair business.

Firstly Hati Suci managed H Fauzan, Roni’s father since 1991. The lodge operated on 1993. Daily operation at Hati Suci lodge with eight employees with his Bale Langga another lodge. Hati Suci lodge is twenty five are wide. Roni buy this area at 1968 ago. Ron self is excellent speak three language that is Arab, English and Danish. He is modern and famous Gontor boarding school (pondok pesantren) graduate.

Firstly Roni work as guide at Senggigi beach for the long time. He is also as ceramics sales. After that he has chance work with American at Cengkareng international airport at Jakarta.

He gets much money with save his salary from airport job. His salary that time is USD $1.800 monthly with rate of exchange one dollars is Rp 6 thousand. Add his incentive fee USD $4.000.

With this capital he build 10 rooms at ”Hati Suci” lodge. And ”Bale Langga” build at 1996 with four rooms. H Fauzan family is from Banjarmasin, their live at Lombok since many years ago.

Two guests from England that is Alan Carr and Helena Swan knew this lodge from Lonely Planet guide book. In this book said if Sapit so beautiful place. From Sapit can see Rinjani Mountain and Sumbawa Sea. Usually many guests stay at here for three days after they came from Komodo Island before. Alan Carr and Helena self have two weeks at Lombok and have arrived from Australia.

That important too, because this tourism activity and lodge in Sapit make many people in there get income. Like Sueb that’s feel value add from his porter service. Sueb can pick up as porter to climb Rinjani Mountain twice at one month and get money. He paid about Rp 125 thousand for three days as porter.(supriyantho khafid)