Local favourite river spot · Lombok Timur, West Nusa Tenggara
Bakau
Bakau is a river spot in Lombok Timur, West Nusa Tenggara.
Bakau: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Bakau
Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Bakau — distance from nearby cities
- From Nusa Penida (BA): about 132 km by road (106 km straight line) · directions · more places near Nusa Penida
- From Amed (BA): about 134 km by road (108 km straight line) · directions · more places near Amed
- From Sanur (BA): about 171 km by road (137 km straight line) · directions · more places near Sanur
- From Ubud (BA): about 176 km by road (140 km straight line) · directions · more places near Ubud
- From Denpasar (BA): about 178 km by road (142 km straight line) · directions · more places near Denpasar
Coordinates: -8.82042, 116.50016. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Bakau
- Seganing Waterfall · waterfall · West Nusa Tenggara · ~32 km · Must-see
- Batujai Dam · lake · Lombok Tengah · ~35 km · Must-see
- Lombok · river spot · Lombok Tengah · ~45 km · Must-see
- Darussalam Great Mosque · dargah · Sumbawa Barat · ~49 km · Must-see
- Mantar Paragliding Take Off (stunning view) · viewpoint · Sumbawa Barat · ~54 km · Must-see
- Rinjani · viewpoint · Lombok Timur · ~57 km · Must-see
- Mount Barujari · viewpoint · Lombok Timur · ~58 km · Must-see
- Lake Segara Anak · lake · Lombok Utara · ~59 km · Must-see
- Taman Mayura · fort · Mataram · ~60 km · Must-see
- Gitgit Waterfall · waterfall · Mataram · ~61 km · Must-see
- Gereja Santa Maria Immaculata · church · Mataram · ~63 km · Must-see
- Gereja Pantekosta Indonesia · church · Mataram · ~63 km · Must-see
- pura gunung sari · temple · Lombok Barat · ~66 km · Must-see
- Gereja Katolik Santo Antonius Padua · church · Mataram · ~67 km · Must-see
- Sendang Gila Waterfall · waterfall · Lombok Utara · ~73 km · Must-see
- Ar-Rahman · dargah · Lombok Timur · ~4 km
- Masjid Jami Baitussalam · dargah · Lombok Timur · ~7 km
- Bukit Malang · viewpoint · Lombok Timur · ~8 km
Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Bakau
- Lombok · river spot · Lombok Tengah · ~45 km · Must-see
- Gili Air · river spot · Lombok Utara · ~86 km · Must-see
- Gili Meno · river spot · Lombok Utara · ~89 km · Must-see
- Gili Anakanjan · river spot · Lombok Tengah · ~27 km
- Gili Medas · river spot · Lombok Tengah · ~33 km
- Gili Nusa · river spot · Lombok Tengah · ~36 km
- Gili Lampu · river spot · Lombok Timur · ~61 km
- Namo Island · river spot · Sumbawa Barat · ~65 km
- Gili Tangkong · river spot · Lombok Barat · ~68 km
- Gili Nanggu · river spot · Lombok Barat · ~69 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Bakau?
September to February; boat services pause in floods. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
How far is Bakau from Nusa Penida?
Bakau is about 132 km by road from Nusa Penida (106 km straight line), 134 km from Amed and 171 km from Sanur. Open the road-trip planner on Spotwander for turn-by-turn directions and stops on the way.
What are the places to visit near Bakau?
Nearby: Seganing Waterfall (waterfall, 32 km), Batujai Dam (lake, 35 km), Lombok (river spot, 45 km), Darussalam Great Mosque (dargah, 49 km), Mantar Paragliding Take Off (stunning view) (viewpoint, 54 km), Rinjani (viewpoint, 57 km).