Tetebatu Tour Guide

TETEBATU, LOMBOK 

Tetebatu is a village close to the south boundary of Mount Rinjani National Park.

It is a scenic rural area 450m above sea level.

It gives visitors the chance to experience real, traditional village life in Lombok. 

The area is well known for its cultural attractions. Traditional Sasak handicraft artisans spread around the villages in this area. Products include black terracotta, basketry and weaving.

The nearby town of Kotaraja is best known in Lombok for its traditional Sasak stick fighting, and the village has a long tradition of producing forged blacksmith tools. There is also held a local market every Monday and Wednesday morning.

surroundings

Tetebatu is sourrounded by beautiful agricultural Landscapes, Forests and Waterfalls.

It is not just the enchanting Rice-Paddies, there are Tobacco-Plantations, fields of vegetables and spices and trees with many kind of fruits. Tetebatu area is known for Vanilla, Cacao, Macadamia, Tomatoes, Long Beans, Soja, Lombok-Coffee, Pepper, Papaya, Avocado, Jackfruits, Lemons, Coconut and Chilli.

Black monkeys are living in the trees, if you are lucky you will see whole monkey-families crossing your way in the Forests.

In dusk frogs start their concerts in the rice-paddies accompanied by the chatting of local people catching fish.

From the nearby mosque you can hear the voice of the muezzin speaking his prayers.