Mataram
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Mataram is the largest city on Lombok and the capital of West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia.
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Understand
Mataram is in fact an agglomeration of a number of villages that have grown together. The main ones are Ampenan, the port on the west coast and the site of the airport; Mataram itself, in the center; and Cakranegara, the commercial hub to the east.
Get in
By plane
Mataram's Selaparang Airport (AMI) is in Ampenan, to the western side of town. It's a fairly small but functional facility, with visas on arrival available for international visitors. Most visitors arrange to be picked up by their lodgings, but a metered taxi to Senggigi takes about 15-20 minutes and shouldn't cost much more than Rp 30,000. As of November 2005, domestic departure tax is Rp20,000.
Get around
Horse carts known as cidomo remain a common means of transport here, with the poor beasts clip-clopping their way through congested streets. These days, though, metered taxis are equally common with flag fall Rp3,850 and the meter ticking up a few hundred rupiah for every hundred meters past 2 km.
See
Do
Buy
- Mataram Mall. Lombok's premier shopping mall (don't get too excited), with a Tiara department store, a Hero supermarket plus fast-food favorites including the only McDonalds and KFC on the island.
Eat
- Dua Em, Jalan Transmigrasi, tel. 626-734. Famed for the best ayam taliwang in Lombok.
Drink
Sleep
Get out
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