Despite the seaweed that carpets half of the shoreline, despite the rubbish pulled in with every tide, and despite warnings of purple jellyfish and those atrocious little demons known as sea lice (seriously, don’t Google that), Tanjung Aan is still one of the prettiest beaches in Lombok. It’s a bumpy two-hour ride south of Senggigi on narrow mountain roads, but nothing an experienced motorcyclist or car hire can’t handle. What awaits is sand whiter and finer than anything on the west coast, with fewer pineapple and sarong hawkers than neighboring Mawun Beach. The waves also break well in the distance, making this shallow, calm lagoon ideal for swimming—and swinging.

Pantai Tanjung Aan, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia; no phone.

Additional photo by Cartogramme