Pink Beach Lombok (Pantai Tangsi): A Local’s Guide
Pink Beach Lombok, Pantai Tangsi on the signs, sits on the Ekas Peninsula in the far southeast of the island, about 55 km and two to two-and-a-half hours by scooter from Kuta Lombok. The sand is pink because crushed red coral washes in and mixes with the white sand, and it’s most obvious when the sand is wet and the sun is low. At midday, on a dry beach, it looks pale and you’ll be underwhelmed.
We don’t visit it on the Lombok Loop, because it’s a long way off our route, but we’ve ridden and boated out there enough times to have a firm opinion: go for the snorkelling and the empty bay, and treat the pink as a bonus. This guide covers both ways in, what it costs in 2026, and the two beaches next door that most day-trippers never see.
Pink Beach Lombok at a glance
There are three pink beaches on this stretch of coast, and we’d plan the day around seeing all of them. Tangsi is Pink Beach 1, the one with the road, the warungs and the checkpoint. Segui (Pink Beach 2) and Telone (Pink Beach 3) are reached by boat, and the boat trips from Tangsi and from Tanjung Luar harbour usually bundle all three with the islands offshore.
Pantai Tangsi (Pink Beach 1)
A sheltered bay with a low headland on each side, a strip of bamboo warungs and gazebos behind the sand, and a hill on the eastern side that gives you the view everyone photographs. Swimming is easy in the shallows, which is where we’d keep anyone who isn’t a strong swimmer. The reef starts a few metres out on both headlands, and the coral is healthier than anything on the south-coast beaches near Kuta.
Local Tip: Search Google Maps for “Pink Beach” rather than “Pantai Pink”, download the area offline before you leave Kuta, and carry cash. Signal drops out on the peninsula and the checkpoint doesn’t take cards.
- Distance: 55 km from Kuta Lombok, two to two-and-a-half hours by scooter, less in a car. About 56 km from the airport, 82 km from Mataram, 95 km from Senggigi.
- Road: Paved as far as Awang Bay and most of the way to Sekaroh, then 10 to 15 km of broken concrete and dirt. Any scooter can do it in dry season if you take the last section slowly.
- Parking: 2,000 IDR for a motorbike, 5,000 IDR for a car, a short walk from the sand.
- Entrance fee: 50,000 IDR per foreign visitor, 10,000 IDR for Indonesians, cash only at the checkpoint. Toilets are 5,000 IDR.
- Best time to visit: Dry season, April to October. On the day, early morning or from about 3.30pm, when the low sun brings the pink out and the day-trip boats have gone.
- Suitable for: Confident scooter riders, families with a car and driver, snorkellers. Not a surf beach.
Is Pink Beach Lombok worth visiting?
Yes, if you’ve got a full day and you want to snorkel. No, if you’re only going for the colour. The pink is real but subtle, closer to a blush at the waterline than the postcard saturation you’ll see on Instagram, and it shows best in the hour after sunrise and the hour before sunset. Komodo’s Pink Beach is pinker. Tangsi is emptier, cheaper and on an island you’re already on.
Everything around the beach makes the day for us: the reef off the headlands, Gili Petelu ten minutes away by boat, the sandbar at Gili Pasir at low tide, and the view from the hill. We’d rather send someone here with a snorkel and a full day than someone with a camera and two hours.
Where is Pink Beach Lombok? Map and location
Pantai Tangsi is in Sekaroh village, Jerowaru district, East Lombok, on the southern tip of the Ekas Peninsula. It faces southeast into the Alas Strait, which is why the water in the bay stays calm when the south coast near Kuta is taking swell. Tanjung Ringgit, the cliff headland at the very end of the peninsula, is a few kilometres further east along the same rough road.
Drop a pin on “Pink Beach” in Google Maps and it’ll route you through Awang and Sekaroh. From Kuta that’s roughly 55 km. From the Mandalika side of the airport it’s about the same distance and a similar time, because the last section of dirt road sets the pace, not the highway.
How to get to Pink Beach Lombok
Two ways in: ride or drive the road from Kuta, or take a boat from Tanjung Luar harbour on the east coast. We’ve done both. The road is the adventure and the boat is the easy day.
By scooter or car from Kuta Lombok
Allow two to two-and-a-half hours each way on a scooter. The first hour is the same road you’d take to Tanjung Aan and Bukit Merese, then it carries on east past Awang Bay on a mix of good tarmac and patched sections. Signs to Sekaroh exist but don’t rely on them. Roughly 90 minutes in, the pavement gives out and the last 10 to 15 km is broken concrete and dirt across the peninsula. Take that section slowly, especially two-up or on a small automatic.
If you’re not confident on a bike for a five-hour round trip, hire a car and driver from Kuta for the day. We can connect you with drivers we use ourselves, so get in touch if you’d like a name. Our scooter rental guide covers what to check on the bike before you commit it to that road.
Note: In the wet season, November to March, the final dirt section turns to mud and gets slippery. We’d take a car then, or go by boat.
By boat from Tanjung Luar
Tanjung Luar is the fishing harbour on Lombok’s east coast, around an hour and a half from Kuta by road. From there it’s 30 to 45 minutes by boat to Pink Beach, and the boat carries on to Pink Beach 2 and 3, Gili Petelu and Gili Pasir, none of which you can reach from the car park. A private boat for up to ten people costs 600,000 to 650,000 IDR return, and there are shared boats at 30,000 to 40,000 IDR per person each way when enough people turn up. Snorkel gear is 25,000 to 50,000 IDR a set. If you’d rather book the whole thing in advance with transfers included, this Lombok Islands & Pink Beach Snorkeling Trip covers the same circuit.
For the record, this is the option we’d give a first-timer. You skip the dirt road, you see all three beaches, and you get the reef at Petelu, which is the best snorkelling in the area.
Book: Lombok Islands & Pink Beach Snorkeling Trip
Arriving at Pink Beach
A small checkpoint at the end of the road collects the entrance fee, cash only, and there’s no ATM anywhere near the peninsula, so bring it with you. Parking is a short walk from the sand. We like how little has been built here: a row of bamboo warungs selling drinks, instant noodles and grilled fish when they’ve got it, a few gazebos you can rent for shade, basic toilets, and nothing else. Bring water, sunscreen and a hat, because natural shade is close to zero.
Swimming is safe in the bay on a normal day, and the headlands keep out the swell that hits the south coast near Kuta. The coral on both headlands is sharp, so reef shoes help, and there are no lifeguards. In stormy weather the bay can pick up chop, and the boats stop running. Bins are scarce, so pack your rubbish back out.
What to do at Pink Beach Lombok
Snorkel the headlands and Gili Petelu
The reef starts a short swim off either headland, and we’d put the coral and fish life above anything on the Kuta side. Gili Petelu, the cluster of small islands just offshore, is about ten minutes by boat from the beach and is the reason we rate this area for snorkelling in Lombok. Boats on the sand at Tangsi will run you out there if you didn’t come from Tanjung Luar. Visibility is best from April to October.
Climb the hill for the viewpoint
The hill on the eastern side of the bay takes ten minutes to walk up and is where every aerial-looking photo of Tangsi comes from. We send everyone up it. Go up late in the afternoon when the sun is behind you and the sand is wet from the tide. If you fly a drone, this is the spot to launch from.
Gili Pasir at low tide
Gili Pasir is a sandbar that only shows at low tide, covered in starfish in the shallows. We check the tide times before we book the boat, because at high tide there’s nothing to stand on.
Pink Beach 2 and 3
Segui and Telone are the two smaller pink beaches to the east, reachable by boat rather than road, and they’re where we go when Tangsi has a tour group on it. Neither has warungs, so bring what you need.
Tanjung Ringgit
Carry on along the dirt road past Tangsi and you reach Tanjung Ringgit, the cliff headland at the end of the peninsula, with drops straight into the Alas Strait and a Japanese gun emplacement left from the Second World War. We’d add the extra half hour if you came by road and the light’s good.
Read: All about Lombok’s secret Gili islands
Pink Beach Lombok FAQ
How far is Pink Beach from Kuta Lombok?
About 55 km. We allow two to two-and-a-half hours by scooter, or around 90 minutes in a car, with the last 10 to 15 km on dirt.
How much is the entrance fee?
50,000 IDR per person for foreign visitors and 10,000 IDR for Indonesians as of 2026, plus 2,000 IDR to park a motorbike or 5,000 IDR for a car. Cash only.
Is the sand really pink?
Yes, though we’d call it a blush: crushed red coral mixed through the white sand, and it’s most visible where the sand is wet, in early morning or late afternoon light. Dry sand at midday looks pale.
Is there snorkelling at Pink Beach?
Off both headlands from the sand, and much better at Gili Petelu, which is where we’d spend the time, ten minutes away by boat. Gear rents for 25,000 to 50,000 IDR a set.
Can you stay near Pink Beach?
There’s nothing on the beach itself. Ekas, about 90 minutes back towards Kuta, has a few surf stays, and most people, us included, do it as a day trip from Kuta. Our where to stay in Lombok guide covers the south.
Tour or self-drive?
Boat from Tanjung Luar if you want all three beaches and the islands. Scooter if the ride is the point, which for us it usually is, and it’s dry season. Car and driver for families or anyone who’d rather not do five hours on a bike.
Ready to explore Lombok with us?
Tangsi is a full day out from Kuta and easily paired with a few nights in Kuta Lombok before or after. If you’d like the rest of the island handled, the Lombok Loop covers the south coast, the Tetebatu highlands and the west in four days, departing Senggigi every Thursday and Kuta every Friday. It isn’t on the route, but we’re happy to help you plan the day around your dates.
