Mount Rinjani at sunrise above the town of Sembalun

Lombok from
the back seat.

A four-day motorbike tour around the island in a small group. Your rider knows every road. You get to look around.

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Sembalun at sunrise, the morning of day three

4 days, 3 nightsRound trip, back where you started
Max 8 guestsSmall enough to stop anywhere
Kuta or SenggigiStart near where you sleep
No licence neededEveryone rides pillion

One loop, four days,
most of the island.

The planned route links the south coast, the rice country around Tetebatu, the mountain road past Rinjani and the west coast. Each night is somewhere different.

  1. Day 1

    Kuta to Tetebatu

    South coast bays in the morning, then inland through tobacco and rice fields to the terraces of Tetebatu. Night in a family homestay.

  2. Day 2

    Tetebatu to Sembalun

    A swim at the waterfall, then the long climb around Rinjani into the Sembalun valley. Bring a jumper, it gets cold after dark.

  3. Day 3

    Sembalun to Senggigi

    Strawberry fields at first light, down to Senaru for the Tiu Kelep and Sendang Gile falls, then west along the coast road.

  4. Day 4

    Senggigi to Kuta

    Coast road and back roads south, a long lunch on the way, back in Kuta mid-afternoon.

Starting in Senggigi? Same loop, you start and finish there.

Kutastart / finish Tetebatunight 1 Sembalunnight 2 Senaruwaterfalls Senggiginight 3, alt. start Rinjani 3,726 m

Indicative map. The final route is published when bookings open.

What a day on the road looks like

Three to five hours of riding, split into short stretches. The rest is stopping: to eat, to swim, to look.

  1. 07:00Breakfast where you slept
  2. 08:00On the bikes, briefing for the day
  3. Every hourA stop: viewpoint, coffee, toilet
  4. 12:30Lunch at a warung on the route
  5. 15:30Arrive, swim or shower
  6. 19:00Dinner together
Sendang Gile waterfall in the jungle near Senaru

You don’t need to ride. You don’t even need to have sat on a motorbike before.

Everyone on the tour rides pillion, behind a rider from Lombok who rides these roads every day. You hold on, look around and tap their shoulder when you want to stop for a photo.

Your bag
One soft bag up to 30 litres rides on the bike. Big luggage stays in storage at the start, free.
Your safety
A proper helmet for every guest, a slow pace on the steep parts, and no riding after dark.
Your comfort
Stops every hour or so. Ponchos on the bike for when it rains.
Questions about riding pillion

Photos from Sembalun, Senaru and the north coast, October 2026.

The Sembalun valley in early morning light
The Sembalun valley at first light
Palm trees below Mount Rinjani
Palms below Rinjani
A basket of freshly picked strawberries in Sembalun
Strawberry farm, Sembalun
A monkey sitting in the grass on Pergasingan hill
Pergasingan, a resident
A fresh coconut being opened with a machete at a roadside stop
Fresh coconut on a roadside stop
Sunset over the sea on Lombok's north coast
North coast at sunset

USD 350 per person, all four days.

One price for the whole trip. On the road you only pay for lunch and drinks. Nothing is paid yet: leave your dates and you’ll be first in line when bookings open.

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Included

  • Your own local rider and a trip guide
  • Motorbike, fuel and parking
  • A proper helmet
  • 3 nights in homestays and guesthouses
  • Breakfast and dinner every day
  • Drinking water on the road
  • Entrance fees on the route

Not included

  • Lunch at warungs on the route
  • Drinks and snacks
  • Travel insurance that covers riding pillion
  • Getting to Kuta or Senggigi

Probably not for you if

you want to ride your own bike, you’d rather spend a week on one beach, or sitting on a motorbike for an hour at a time sounds like a bad day. For that, rent a scooter in Kuta and take it slow.

Questions people ask before they book

No. You ride pillion the whole way, so you never drive. Do check that your travel insurance covers riding as a passenger.

No. Your rider does all the work. Before you set off you get a short briefing on how to sit, hold on and lean with the bike.

You need to be comfortable sitting on a motorbike for up to an hour at a time, and able to walk up to 45 minutes on a jungle path to the Senaru waterfalls. Nothing more.

The tour goes ahead. Ponchos travel on the bike, and in heavy rain we wait it out or take a shorter road. Rain is most likely between November and March.

Yes. Every guest has their own rider anyway, and the evenings are spent together with the group.

We are preparing the first departures now. Leave your dates and you will get one email when bookings open, before anyone else. Nothing is paid until then.

No payment and no booking yet. Just one email when dates open.

Thanks, you’re on the list.

We’ll email you once, when the first dates and booking go live.