West Nusa Tenggara consists of 2 (two) big islands. Lombok Island and Sumbawa Island are encircled by hundreds of small isles.

The isles encircling Lombok Island are Gili Meno, Gili Trawangan, Gili Gede, Gili Nanggu , Gili Tangkong, Gili Sulat, Gili Indah and others.

While the isles encircling Sumbawa Island are remain to be called by island like Moyo Island, Satonda Island, Panjang Island and others.

Based on the destination of National tourism, the location of West Nusa Tenggara Province is very strategic one, namely lies amongst the gold triangular of tourism destination, i.e East Nusa Tenggara with its Comodo Island in the east, Bali Island with its culture and beautiful nature in the west and Tanah Toraja with its original culture in the north.

Lombok has Mt.Rinjani, an awe inspiring volcano with soars to a height of 3726m, while Sumbawa's Mt.Tambora - 2850 m - is credited with the most destructive eruption in recorded history.

From Bali, tourists who intend to visit Lombok can use sea transportation through Lembar Port located in west Lombok, this port is connecting Padang Bai port in Bali Island and Lombok Island.

The ordinary Ferries are crossing the strait every 2 hours and fastest Ferry serving once a day.

Lombok Island has an airport namely Selaparang Airport located in Mataram City which is able to be landed by bigger aircraft like Fokker 28 and Boeing 737.

Domestic flight is regulary served by Garuda Indonesia, Merpati Nusantara and Lion Air from Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Denpasar and Surabaya and the only direct flight from and to Singapore is served by Silk Air.

Merpati Nusantara also offers regular services from Denpasar to Sumbawa Besar and Bima.

Two third of the 4.2 millions population living on Lombok are indigenous Sasak peoples. In western Lombok, descendants of Balinese, who sailed over the Lombok Strait centuries ago, still reside here. They retain their Hindu beliefs and intricate ceremonies, while their Sasak neighbors are predominantly Muslim. In addition, Buddhist and Arab cultures can be found. The Influence of Javanese, Hindu and Islamic cultures can clearly be noted in the traditions of the society.

On Sumbawa the two prominent ethnic groups are the Samawa who mainly reside in the Sumbawa District (west) and the Mbojo who live in the Bima and Dompu District (east). These two groups both share a belief in Islam, but are differentiated by their local languages, customs and traditions. Despite the different religion and belief systems of this diverse population, they live side by side in mutual respect and harmony.

In addition, there is evidence of past Hindu presence as well as the influence of Bugis people (from Makasar - Sulawesi) on the island.

The diversity of the people provides the region with a rich tapestry of dialect and diverse range of language, traditional dance and music and rituals. In addition, beautiful pottery making, cloth and basket weaving and painting are done using skills passed down through the generations.