Private Lombok Cycling Tour: Lingsar Temple, Rice Field, Village and Morning Market Tour
Cycling while getting closer to the locals in Lombok by visiting a temple, rice field, traditional village, and morning market
Countryside Easy Ride with Lombok Cycling Tour
Explore Lombok like a local with this private Lombok cycling tour, and ride through the countryside of Lombok. After pick up from your hotel around 8 AM, you will start to easy bike from Gunung Sari to Lingsar Temple. This guided city bike tour is 29 – 30 km long and lasts 4,5 – 5 hours. You will be taken through the most interesting aspects of this small island and learn its culture that makes up Indonesian culture.
Down Hill from Gunung Sari to Lingsar Temple
The majority of the tour is spent easy-riding downhill from Gunung Sari to Lingsar Temple. We will show you the view of fresh greenish rice fields along the way, and visit the local home industry to see local people demonstrate the process of making fruits cracker. Afterward, you will have a short visit to see local people making handicrafts from rattan and bamboo materials. Here you can buy some souvenirs for your friends and family in the local market.
Continue to follow your biking guide through the winding streets. Experience a beautiful village and nature sightseeing in Lombok. Enjoy the wind blow your hair and fresh air on your face. Then discover a sacred yet unique Lingsar Temple. The temple blends two religions and belief “Waktu Telu” (a syncretic form of incorporates Hindu, Islam and indigenous animist beliefs) -It is only present on Lombok. These two groups often in sociopolitical conflict during the year, come together to worship for the common good at Lingsar. Located amongst luscious rice paddy fields, there are hundreds of water springs on the temple lands. Several water springs bubble into sacred ponds of the temple complex. There are actually two temples at Lingsar: Pura Ulon (Head Temple) and Pura Lingsar (Spouting Water Temple). Short walking here and your guide will give you plenty of info on this wonderful temple. After walk inside the temple, the driver will drive you back to your hotel.
Capture your moments to remember this beautiful country