The crow flies’ distance between Bali and Lombok is less than sixty kilometres, creating a world of difference between the two islands.
While Bali is famous throughout the world for its exoticism, synonymous with tropical paradise and unique culture, adjacent Lombok remains comparatively unknown. Bali evolved its unique hybrid version of Hinduism over one thousand years ago as Lombok developed its own hybrid Islam in roughly the same time-frame. Separated by a short distance, the two islands co-exist as partners in Indonesian tourism however much their cultural differences prove otherwise.