Pink Beach, Pink Under The Sun

Jln. Pariwisata Bagek Nempor , Pemongkong, Jerowaru, East Lombok

Following the winding and jolting road made me keep thinking when I would arrive in my destination. Between the road, woods was filled by leafless trees. The heat was getting sting. It reached 35 degrees Celsius. My body was sweaty. I drank many times to get sufficient water. About after 5 km, I found a sign that written “Pantai Pink” with its arrow pointed to the south. Some men were lying down on a bamboo- made gazebo next to the sign. I took IDR 5.000 from my pocket and handed it to one of them. He pulled the rope to make a pole up so I could drive through. I drove very slow, watched my balance carefully. The road from the gate down to the beach had not finished yet. As I passed, some workers were taking rest under the shadow of trees.  

I parked my motorbike and walked closer to the beach. Starting to enjoy the panorama, some tourists were colleting sea cells and were snorkeling, the boat men were working together to anchor their boat and in the east up the small hill, someone was sitting while sipping his cigar. He yelled at me “come up here girl, you can see Sumbawa island over there”.  I waved my hand and said thanks as a reply. Then I took out my camera in the small counterpart of my bag. I flashed it several times. The water was extremely clean. Its turquoise pristine water seemed hook every visitor to swim in. it looked real in my camera. Unfortunately, the pink sand could not be seen clearly in my camera. However, I kept flashing it and zooming two tiny islands that is located about 200 meters from the pink beach. 

Pink Beach is widely known beach in Lombok. in the week end, this beach is filled by many domestics and international tourists. As a developing tourism spot, Pink beach provides some facilities such as toilet, warung—small shop—and boats. There is no regular scheduled boat. If you want to go to the tiny islands and or look around the pink sea, you need to rent a boat. The rental cost is various then you need to be a skillful bargainer. Meanwhile, if you wan to stay for more than one day, you can check in Jee Bloam—the only villa in Pemongkong—that is located about a half kilometer from this beach.

To get to the Pink Beach you need to follow the route from Mataram-Sweta-Praya-Ganti-Jerowaru-Pemongkong. Public transportation is only available from Mataram to Praya. It would be better if you travel with your private drive.