Lombok - Tourism and expat retirement island

Visited both on several occasions and I do prefer Lombok, no particular reason though, haven’t really explored either

Lombok does have good beaches and snorkling , but you would have to get used to the noisy mosques , also the people are not as friendly as bali , thats my experience .

Not my cup of tea.

I found people on that lovely island exceptionally friendly, but that's always the case for me because I'm so lovely.

Agree, mosques are noisy,  sometimes 24 hours a day and some places are not welcoming  to Europeans.

Aurelius2052 wrote:

Agree, mosques are noisy,  sometimes 24 hours a day and some places are not welcoming  to Europeans.

Which mosques and which places?

Lombok is not called "the island of a 1000 mosques" for no reason , try and get away from the noise is a challenge ,wherever one stays in senggigi for example,  the din is everywhere .
Its generally more expensive than bali , with less facilities .

I think there must be two islands called Lombok.
The one I visited was next to Bali, and it was amazing with absolutely no issues of any kind, and really cheap.