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Lombok Island in West Nusa Tenggara offers many beautiful and amazing beach tourism destinations. One of them is Tanjung Aan Beach. You will feel different things when you take a walk on this beach because of the texture of the sand which is not common compared with most other beaches where the beach sand is usually small and fine grains. But on Tanjung Aan beach, the grains of sand are in large round shapes like pepper, so that the local people call it pepper beach or flour beach. The beach is surrounded by several hills. You can easily reach the hill to see beautiful beach views from a height.Around this beach, you will see several wooden umbrellas with knitted straw as the roof which is one of the attractions of Tanjung Aan Beach where you can lie down under the umbrella while enjoying young coconuts that are sold on this beach. On this beach there is also a restaurant that provides a variety of cuisines from local and other regions.

Tanjung Aan Beach is located about 75 kilometers from Mataram City. If you are from Mataram City, you can use a private motor vehicle, which takes approximately 1.5 hours. You can also rent a motorbike or car from Mataram City to reach this beach, because if you use public transportation, it’s only wasting time and is quite inconvenient.

Besides lying down and relaxing under a thatched umbrella while enjoying the beauty of the beach, visitors can also swim and surf, because the waves at Tanjung Aan Beach are not too big so it is perfect for swimming, snorkeling, and surfing. The right time to surf is in the afternoon, because at that time the sea level will start to rise, making Tanjung Aan Beach the right place for surfing.

If you want to spend the night at Tanjung Aan Beach, you can stay at a Rotel (hotel house) or inn belonging to the local residents. With the Rotel, visitors can stay with the house owner and eat together, so that intimacy is formed between visitors and local residents. Each Rotel has a different price, depending on the facilities offered by the homeowner.