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A group of people sit on a patterned mat indoors, some smiling and showing thumbs up, with tea and cups placed in the centre.
Two people sit on a porch floor preparing food together, using large green leaves and sitting beside a basket containing food items.
An assortment of traditional dishes, bananas, and fruit are arranged on patterned mats with plates, a knife, and a glass.
A neatly made bed with blue patterned bedding is beside a grey wardrobe with geometric designs; a green curtain covers a window on the wall.
Three people stand on a small bridge outdoors, surrounded by lush greenery and palm trees, with cloudy skies overhead.
A person wearing a conical hat separates rice grains from husks outdoors in a rural field, with greenery and harvested crops visible in the background.
Lush tropical landscape with palm trees, dense green plants, and rice paddies under a cloudy sky, viewed from a narrow path.
A group of children and an adult sit and stand on stacked sacks in a rural field with palm trees and cloudy skies in the background.
A group of girls in school uniforms stand together in a classroom, smiling and making peace signs.
A group of people, including a child, sit outdoors on grass near bushes and trees. One man gives a thumbs up. The person in front holds a drink and smiles at the camera.

Kotaraja Homestay

Four people stand together in front of a green rice field, with palm trees and a cloudy sky in the background.
Homestay Overview
  • Guests: 4
  • Room Layout: Room Nr. 1: Double Bed, Room Nr. 2: Double Bed
  • Category: Village Stay
  • Country: Indonesia
  • Region: Lombok
  • Locality: Kotaraja
  • Languages: English, Indonesian, Sasak
  • Religion / Tribe: Muslim

Welcome to Kotaraja Homestay – Cultural Depth in Lombok

Experience farm to table in its purest form: cook local delicacies and learn how the production of palm sugar works. Even if you are well travelled, in Kotaraja there is guaranteed to be a fruit or vegetable you have never seen before. Along the way, experience Muslim customs and take part in ceremonies.

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Meet Your Kanga Host

Zakaria’s and Suryani’s family is your main host, but as is the case in Kanga Homestays, you are not connected with just one family, but to a whole community, village, extended family, you name it. After all, Zakaria has eight siblings, and everyone in the neighbourhood is happy to offer you tea, coffee, or a snack.

Suryani is a skilled tailor, and the family sells curtains, makes school uniforms, and dresses. Their son Fairuz attends a nearby school, and his grandmother still lends a helping hand wherever needed.

Your Accommodation

You might find yourself chilling amongst a bunch of locals on a Berugak, an open pavilion, eating rambutan and ketupat, because this is what a local apero looks like.

Back in the hosts’ living room, you will sit on the carpet and enjoy a varied meal. How does tempeh goreng, sate Rembiga, a moringa-eggplant curry, or pakis fern sound? Kanga’s Local Coordinators, Faiz and Nufa, will join in as well, for a little bite before the activities that follow.

Get Your Hands Dirty

Your adventure will be diverse and unique. Whether you experience a local music performance, learn some weaving techniques, or even witness a peresean, a traditional stick fight, during your stay in Kotaraja, you’ll have a blast!

On the Panorama Walk through the indescribable landscape, it might not be just about watching: step in and help plant rice seedlings, cut leaves, or remove the husks from rice grains.

Did you know that when your toenails get dirty from working in the fields, you can clean them with lime water? Just squeeze a lime and rub it on your toes.

    Included Activities

    Included Optional Activities:

    • Cooking Local Dishes
    • Neighbourhood Tour
    • Learn how Palm Sugar is made
    • Panorama Walking Tour: Enjoy the landscape while joining in rice planting and harvesting
    • Insights into Muslim customs
    • Elementary School Visit
    • Local Market Visit
    • If an event takes place: Traditional Music Performance, Stick Fighting Show, Wedding Ceremony

    The desired activities can be discussed with the Host and the Local Coordinator upon arrival. We kindly ask for your understanding that not all activities may be available at all times.

    Excluded Activities

    Excluded Optional Activities:

    • Learn about Weaving techniques in Pringgasela. Free of charge, small optional contribution for petrol at local rates
    • Excursion to the tourist area of Tetembatu: Black Monkey Forest and Small entrance fee applies, small optional contribution for petrol at local rates

    The desired activities can be discussed with the Host and the Local Coordinator upon arrival. We kindly ask for your understanding that not all activities may be available at all times.

     

     

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