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Tetebatu Village in Masbagik District, East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) is the representative of Indonesia in the Best Tourism Village UNWTO (United Nation World Tourism Organization) 2021 event. The participation of the Tetebatu tourism village has been confirmed after completing all the required competition documents and being registered through the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy. Chairperson of the Tourism Village Association, West Nusa Tenggara, Ahyak Aminuddin explained that Tetebatu is worthy of representing Indonesia in the event because it is the initial milestone in the establishment of a tourism village in East Lombok. Tetebatu village has been a tourism village since the Dutch era. The location is under Mount Rinjani with an altitude of about 700 meters above sea level. In the past,  the Europeans who first came to Mataram used it as a place to rest, because of its coolness and tranquility. To get to the village, tourists have to take about 1.5 hours by motor vehicles from the downtown of Mataram City or 2 hours from Lombok International Airport.

To visit the tourism village of Tetebatu, as far as the eye can see, you will see the residents' rice fields. Located at the foot of Mount Rinjani, Tetebatu offers a quiet and cool rural where visitors can walk around the village through the green rice fields while enjoying its beautiful nature. If anyone loves photography, please visit this place in the afternoon to take a picture of the atmosphere from dusk to sunset with the stunning background of Mount Rinjani. In addition to enjoying the views of rice fields and mountains, visitors can also do bird watching and visit the monkey forest. There are also interesting tourism attractions to visit, such as Ulem-Ulem Waterfall, Swallow Bird Waterfall, Kokok Duren Waterfall, Seme Deye Waterfall, and Jeruk Manis Waterfall. The journey to the waterfall will pass through the village area and terraced rice fields.

In Tetebatu, visitors can also walk around the village and see plantations owned by the local people, such as coffee, cacao, cloves, and vanilla. Tetebatu is also known as a village with horticultural plantations. One of its mainstay commodities is nutmeg, one of which is processed into candied fruit for souvenirs. Tetebatu is also one of the unofficial hiking routes to Mount Rinjani. If visitors want to climb to Mount Rinjani with a different view, they can use this route. However, climbing the route in Tetebatu is not allowed to reach the peak of the mountain.Because it has been designated as a tourism area for a long time, Tetebatu has already provided lodging and homestays at residents' homes.