Benang Kelambu & Benang Stokel Waterfall Tour
Tourist Destination:
Narmada Park: historical place use to be a palace of Anak Agung Gede Ngurah, one of Balinese king which was built in 1805. Here you see a miniature of Mount Rinjani and Segara Anak lake with a holy temple on the top. Allegedly, king of Anak Agung Gede Karangasem built this temple because of his old age that he couldn’t climb Rinjani mountain to do the pray. As a replacement, he built a temple in a Rinjani mountain ‘miniature’ which is known as Narmada park.
Rice Terraces: Lombok rice terrace very famous because of it beauty and natural lanscape, used by the local people of Lombok to grow rice during rain season and other variety of plantation during summer such as corn, bean, peanut, watermelon, tobacco etc.
Benang Stokel Waterfall: natural beauty of waterfall, clean and fresh water flows from river upstream on Mount Rinjani with 20 meters heigh.
Benang Kelambu Waterfall: Fresh and cold water flows from the fountain through the plants makes it framing the flown water so looks like curtain
Itinerary:
Depart from 09.00 from your hotel lobby drive through Mataram city to Narmada Park which is our first visit. It take about 35 minutes drive to reach Narmada Park, when you step in Narmada , you‘ll feel as if you’re in Rinjani mountain which surrounded by wood and lake. This holy place stands impressively in Narmada park which is a ‘miniature’ of Rinjani mountain. Allegedly, king of Anak Agung Gede Karangasem built this temple because of his old age that he couldn’t climb Rinjani mountain to do the pray. As a replacement, he built a temple in a Rinjani mountain ‘miniature’ which is known as Narmada park. After exploring Narmada Park continue the trip to the waterfall, on the way you will rice terraces where we will stop for walk on it and take pictures. After about one drive reach the gates of Benang Stokel and Benang Kelambu Waterfall, from the gate continue by walk 20 minutes to the first waterfall, Benang Stokel. The water so clean and frest, also there is huge pond under the waterfall so you can jump on it.
After swimming continue walk to the second waterfall, Benang Kelambu about 25 minutes. Its walk between the coffee and bananas plantation, you will see lots of wild grey monkey along the walk. Sometime the black monkey also come up.
Once you reach Benang Kelambu Waterfall, you will get mesmerized by the waterfall, Instead of flowing through stones, the waterfall is flowing through plants. The word “Kelambu” means curtain and the plants are framing the waterfall just like a window and curtain. There are six waterfall spots and two or them are stretching like a curtain. The water that flows through Benang Kelambu Waterfall and Setokel waterfall does not pass any river. Since the water flows directly from the fountain, the water is very clean, fresh and can be drunk directly.
After enjoy the shower at Benang Kelambu walk back to the gate/parking area and drive back to your hotel.
Program end.