With some awesome day trip options available in the surrounding area, having your own car makes good sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to enjoy everything that Bayan, 20 miles away, has to offer. See the sights starting with Gunung Rinjani National Park, Sendang Gile and Tiu Kelep Waterfall and Masjid Bayan Beleq. Locals will also probably point you toward Mataram, 20 miles away. If you can only see one attraction here, make sure it’s Mataram Mall. (But we’re also big fans of Lombok Epicentrum Mall and Mayura Park.)