Lombok island is located in the province of West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia not only has world-class beaches such as Senggigi beach or exotic Kuta beach Lombok but also has other attractions that are no less amazing, namely the waterfall Kelambu located at the foot of Mount Rinjani.
Kelambu waterfall is also a geological site Geopark Rinjani in August 2014 and offers a very amazing and natural beauty. Even the World Geopark assessors, Prof Watanabe who had visited this waterfall was very amazed to see the Kelambu waterfall because this waterfall is one of the waterfalls that directly sourced from the springs instead of the river as found in other waterfalls in the world.
The Kelambu waterfall is a natural tourist spot and is the neighbor of the yarn Stokel waterfall that resembles a very thin and soft mosquito net at the foot of Mount Rinjani precisely located in Pemotoh Hamlet, Aik Berik Village, North Keliang Batu District, Central Lombok regency, West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia.
The waterfall with its beautiful shape and soft water is perfect for those of you who want to feel the freshness of mountain water with a natural atmosphere that is still very natural and the fresh air is far from the impression of pollution.
Waterfall sourced from Lake Segara Anak in addition to having beautiful scenery and fresh water, according to local stories are believed to cure a variety of diseases and can make you stay young.
Waterfall Kelambu consists of two groups. The left side of the steps is the first group consisting of two waterfalls while the second group is in front of the steps and is the main waterfall. There is a waterfall in the second group with a height of about 40 meters with two to the level of the waterfall.
The height of the top tier is about 30 meters. From here the outpouring of the waterfall does not directly plunge into the pool but directly jatunh to the third arrangement of stones before finally falling into the pool. These stones are wide and flat in shape and are in the second tier. These stones are able to withstand the waterfall before falling into the dishes and ponds so that the blow is not too hard and usually the visitors can bathe in this pool.
Access To Kelambu Waterfall
It is about 30 km from the city of Mataram to the East with a travel time of about 45 minutes or 25 km to the north from the city of Praya (30 minutes). To go to this waterfall is not yet available public transport so you have to use private or rented vehicles either two or four wheels.
If departing from the city of Mataram will pass through Narmada, Sedau, until reaching the intersection of Pancor Dao Village. At this T-junction point the vehicle to the Northeast until it reaches the T-junction of the Teratak market. Next at this T-junction take a turn to the left in the north direction past the country road.
The condition of the road to get there is paved but not too good even in some places with holes. In addition, the road is narrow enough for two vehicles to cross paths.
The lack of road guidance causes visitors, especially those who have just gone to the place, the wrong path and lost because there are so many bends and T-junction to get there.
To go to the waterfall Kelambu net must pass the road to the waterfall yarn Setokel, where from the entrance the journey continued by walking down the ladder-shaped path (already berpaving block) about 20 minutes (about 500 m) through the forest to arrive at the location of the waterfall yarn Setokel located.
Then before arriving at the location of the waterfall yarn Setokel, about 50 m there is an entrance in the form of a dirt path on the left side. This entrance is quite steep and broken so you have to be careful to enter it, even slippery during the rainy season.
From this entrance the journey is continued by walking through the forest as far as approx-kira1 km with a travel time of about 30 minutes with the condition of the road traversed uphill, downhill and meander. Along this path, there are also many stalls selling food and soft drinks such as those found on the entrance to the yarn Stokel waterfall.
But your trip will pay off when you witness the beauty of this very exotic and amazing waterfall.