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Banana Boat Riding, the very name sounds interesting. Isn’t it ! You might be pondering over what it actually is. If you are imagining yourself in the middle of the extensive sea on the jaded shell of a banana stem, then your presumption is absolutely erroneous. Banana boat is not what you are thinking it to be: frail, perishable and insecure. They are rather one of the most exclusive The most unique of watersports in Lombok is the Banana Boat riding. A banana boat often termed as banana is basically a recreational boat intended to be pulled by a bigger boat. Riders usually straddle on a large tube which is sustained by two smaller tubes that gives equilibrium and act as footrests too. Its very contour let you feel the kick of being so near to the water easily and all the more safely than waterskiing or surfing . Most of the time it is seen that the luxury yachts have the banana as their aboard toy. But any mechanized boat can pull the banana boats. Most of the plush resorts of Lombok arranges for a commercial banana boat riding expedition. Children are crazy about this ride. The banana boats are usually yellow in colour and often moulded in the shape of a real banana. That’s why the kids get attracted to it. Banana Boat riding in Lambok is quite safe for the children too. But kids should be old enough to swim. Very small ones are always provided with a life jacket and a parent or an elder sibling is advised to accompany him or her. More or less all the popular beaches of the island provides this opportunity to the tourists. The models of the banana boats in Lombok have seats for three to ten people. Sometimes double models are also found with two tubes side by side. Gliding away in a banana boat with your friends and family across the waters of the emerald sea at Lambok is simply marvelous. The spirits soar high , the heart beats faster and the sea seems to be a curious abyss to explore.
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