Sasak Village

Sasak Village

Sasak Village
3.5
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dropsofjupiter
31 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2016
could be better if they hav traditional performance. we felt bad as the guide brought us into a house that is still occupied and the old lady had to wake up from her nap bcoz we wer there
Written March 1, 2017
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RS
London, UK74 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Couples
We stopped in Sasak to get a sense of a traditional village and what their culture/life is like. Sasak is a real working village with 35 families and 150 people living there. Our guide spoke decent English and was able to explain their cultures and traditions e.g. where husband, wife’s and children sleep, how their houses are made and more. Our guide was from the village but moved out of it, he still has his family living there so was able to answer all of the questions that we had.

There are of course lots of villagers looking to sell you things, but that is part of the norm. Ultimately a good stopover and helpful to understand what traditional village life is like.
Written October 28, 2023
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Danny Too
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia1,162 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2017 • Friends
This is supposed to be a cultural village but I personally felt that this village is too touristy and it is filled with vendors trying to get the tourists to purchase their respective items and merchandise. There is not much to look at and I really doubt whether there are real inhabitants inside this village or not. I am not very impressed with this place.
Written August 5, 2017
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Kath K
Shellharbour, Australia9 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2024 • Family
Taken to the Village by a driver who didn’t explain - you are expected to make a donation upon entry to the village and then a donation to the guide who takes you around at the conclusion of the tour (I paid 50,000 to each which was fine).

The guide we had spoke good English and it was very interesting to see a traditional way of life. It would have been an enjoyable experience if it were not for the high pressure sales and lies - the guide took us to a weaving stall (presumably his wife and mother in law) for a demonstration and then they pressured us to take a closer look at their products. We were told everything for sale in the village was made in the village - given the mass manufactured nature of the sarongs I double checked that I had understood and the guide again stated that they wove and then painted the fabric. Once I had reluctantly selected a sarong to enquire the price, I was told 600,000. I offered 250,000 - generous as I had purchased something similar from a shop the week prior for a fixed price of 85,000. It became clear the tour would not proceed until I had purchased something so I reluctantly paid 400,000 for a sarong. We left the village very disappointed with our experience.
Written December 2, 2024
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Bob Foster
Redland City, Australia16 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2024 • Family
Very interesting tour. The guide (Amber) was excellent, spoke very fluent English and lived in the village. You can wander on your own or pay (amount is up to you) a guide to show you around. My daughter was shown and given the opportunity to try their traditional weaving. We were shown into their homes and given their own grown coffee. We bought a number of their woven items which equated to about $150 for 10 days work.
Is it touristy- a little.
Is there pressure to buy - again, a little. We are rich, they are poor, so we don’t have a problem spreading the money a little amongst the locals.
It’s about 30 minutes out of Kuta and in my opinion worth the trip.
Written May 9, 2024
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chrigscha
Wien35 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2014 • Friends
this sasak village has nothing interesting to show, there are guides fightig for tourists on the entrance and you can not enter without a guide. better visit Tetebatu, to get a better understanding about the Sasak way of living. My recommendation: http://tetebatulombokkembangkuningcottage.com/
Written March 2, 2015
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Anna M
Winnipeg, Canada194 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2017 • Friends
We didn't have a choice to come to this village because it was on our tour itinerary (G adventures - Classic Lombok); very disappointing - I was so excited to see what this place had to offer; was interesting for maybe 5 minutes; was more of a disappointment than anything else.. Don't waste your time!
Written November 18, 2017
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Candra Arya Pradana
Bekasi, Indonesia94 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2014 • Friends
You can buy a traditional garment here and also watching the old lady sewing it. They have a very various unique garments and please spare some money because it's not cheap at all.
Written August 1, 2015
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Roaming Jode
wiltshire526 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2015 • Couples
great to see this village but you do get the impression it is only for tourists and they all go home elsewhere at night despite what they say.

Maybe we are just being cynical but it's how we felt as none of the weaving could be seen other than the ones on show for tourists. Our guide said everyone weaved in their houses but we looked in the houses and didn't see any anywhere!

Anyway, it was still nice to see and we are always happy to support genuine local good causes
Written February 17, 2015
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Michael H
Copenhagen, Denmark19 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2014 • Couples
A little touristic, but it was interesting to see the inside of the Sasak houses and the traditional weaving
Written January 5, 2015
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