We are a family of 4 and stayed for 4 nights in Kuta Lombok and used Bambus Tours for all our transfers and also for several excursions. We found that Shinggit was excellent to book with, quick to respond to messages, good prices and was great with recommendations of places to go and what to see. He was always on time, spoke great English and was very knowledgeable and informative about all sorts of things from local culture, the best beaches,food, farming, politics, where to surf, etc, etc.
Our first excursion was to the waterfalls at Benang Stokel which I would highly recommend. On route Shinggit stopped several times to show us the rice production in the paddy fields and some beautiful rice terraces. We got a great view of life in rural Lombok. The waterfalls are spectacular and well worth a visit. On the way back we stopped to see hand weaving and also a traditional Sasak Village, which was really interesting and again another insight into Lombok’s rich culture.
The next day we wanted to go surfing and to visit some of the amazing beaches near Kuta. Again Shinggit arranged everything for us, with a boat, surfboards and a guide to take us out to various surf spots at Gerupuk, where there is some world class surfing on offer. Following this we visited the beaches of Tanjung Ann, Mawun and Selong Belanak, all of which are stunningly beautiful and we had a tasty lunch on our favourite, Tanjung Ann which is just incredibly beautiful.
On our last day, we asked Shinggit to take us to Bangsal Harbour and he organised a private fast boat to take us to Gili Air. Everything went like clockwork and we had good prices for this. We even stopped at an historic temple on the way there.
Overall we had an amazing experience in Lombok and really enjoyed the amazing beaches, rich culture, great food, surfing and most of all the lovely people. I would highly recommend using Bambus Travel, as Shinggit was a great guide and we had so much fun and did so much over our 4 days. Hopefully we will be back soon.