The island of Lombok in the West Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia is often compared to Bali, which is actually across the Lombok strait. Lombok is a tourist dream, not yet discovered by the world. White sand beaches are everywhere, often protected by coral reefs thus keeping the waves down to a safe level for the inexperienced.
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Lanzarote is a Spanish island, located in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 125 km off the coast of Africa and 1,000 km from the Iberian Peninsula. The key to Lanzarote´s popularity as a holiday destination lies in the fact that this island located just seventy miles off the coast of Africa enjoys a great climate all year round. So even in the depths of winter when Northern Europe is shivering, visitors are able to enjoy a beach holiday in the sun here.
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Nusa Penida is the largest of 3 islands (the others being Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan). The water here is fairly cold (because of the ocean currents) but often startlingly clear, with gorgeous corals and prolific fish, with some turtle, shark (including grey reefs and silver-tips) and – Aug-Sep – Mola-Mola (the weird and wonderful Sunfish).
