Enjoy the Beauty of Nature @ Mangkai Island

Mangkai island is one of the outermost islands that located in the group of Anambas Islands. This hilly island is having white sandy beaches and rocky land. On the next to Mangkai island there is also a small Mangkai island in smaller size. The island is inhabited only by the lighthouse keeper and the Navy.

Administratively, this islands are part to the area of Keramut village, Jemaja districts, Natuna Regency, Riau Islands province. The island is located in the Natuna Sea and it borders to Malaysia.

Pantai Selat Baru is The Most Beautiful Beach in Bengkalis

BEACH New Straits is the second most beautiful beach in Bengkalis after Rupat North Coast. The name of the New Straits Beach itself is taken from the name of the village where the beach is located, the New Straits Village, which also became Bantan Capital District.  

Bengkalis government has made the beach as one of the flagship attractions. Evidently, in the region held a beach party every year. At the event held various competitions, such as boat races jong, tops, and kites. Visitors can also witness a variety of traditional arts and cultural attractions the local area.

Top 10 Places to Surf in Indonesia

The swells comes from the south and southwest of Indonesia, so all the coastlines facing in these directions will get a good amount of waves to surf. This includes places like Bali, Lombok, Java, Sumatra, Flores, Sumbawa, Sumba and Timor, just to name a few of the thousands of islands in Indonesia. 

Let’s take a look at the Top 10 Places to Surf in Indonesia:

Welcome to Raja Ampat - The Realm of the Four Kings

Raja Ampat casts a spell on all who visit – scientists, photographers, novice divers and crusty sea-salts alike. This group of majestic islands, located in the northwestern tip of Indonesia’s Papuan Bird’s Head Seascape, lies in the heart of the coral triangle, the most bio-diverse marine region on earth.

As stunningly beautiful above water as it is below, Raja Ampat, which literally translates as “The Four Kings”, has a startling diversity of habitats to explore. Each of these – from the stark wave-pounded slopes that drop away beneath the karst cliffs of Wayag and Uranie to the deep, nutrient-rich bays of Mayalibit, Kabui and Aljui to the “blue water mangrove” channels of Kofiau and Gam to the plankton-rich upwelling areas of Misool and the Dampier Strait – are home to unique assemblages of species that, when taken together, add to produce the most impressive species lists ever compiled for a coral reef system of this size.

Nambo Beach, South East Sulawesi

Nambo Beach is located in South East Sulawesi, 12 km from the capital city Kendari. It is one of the favorite beaches in Kendari. Many locals and tourist come to this place to enjoy the calm atmosphere, cool weather, and stunning panorama. The beach area has provided by complete facilities, such as parking lot, gazebo, toilet and rinse shower. This beach used to be swamp, but then the local government developed this area into tourist area. This beach has calm waves and clear water makes you want to jump into the water.

Iboih Beach, Aceh, Indonesia

Marine tourism area Iboih a coastal tourist area is famous for underwater sports activities, such as swimming, diving and snorkeling while enjoying the diversity of coral reefs, ornamental fishes and reef fish (angel fish, surgeon fish, parrot fish and a variety of other marine fish species) are rarely found in several marine parks in other places, such as napoleon wrasse. Marine tourism area Iboih supported with facilities and infrastructure are also very beautiful tourist jungle with diversity and richness of flora and fauna. 

Petitenget Beach, Beautiful Beach and Mystical Temples

Petitenget Beach is a beach located in the village of Kerobokan, North Kuta Sub-district, Badung regency. In addition, this beach is located on the same coastline with beaches of Kuta and Legian beaches, which certainly is not less beautiful landscape with both the beach. Is approximately less than 15 km from Denpasar or 30 minutes away drive from Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport.

Romantic Beach in the Sabang Island

Sabang is located at the tip of the island of Sumatra, precisely in the province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. To get to Sabang, we had to cross from Banda Aceh to use the ship for several hours. Tip of Sumatra Island of Indonesia 's state beaches so beautiful and exotic. Plus the sea is directly related to the Indian Ocean. No wonder many local and foreign tourists who visit Sabang.

Sabang Beach location is so strategic, so it is easily accessible from other continents make Sabang as a tourist or a honeymoon. There are many activities to do during in Sabang, such as diving, snorkeling, swimming, sunbathing and enjoying the sunset at dusk. The waves are not too big to make the tourists safe to swim on the beach.

Ora Beach The Beauty Of Hidden Beach In Maluku

Ora Beach is one of the best beaches found in Indonesia, located in the village of Saleman, District of North Seram, Central Maluku. The ora beach has a resort that is the only inn that stood just above Ora Beach that is Ora Beach Resort. At Ora Beach Resort, there are 6 pieces of wooden cottages with thatched roofs and every cottagenya can accommodate up to 3 people.

Pandawa Beach The New Paradise in South Bali

For those of you who love to vacation in the island of Bali, this time Bali has a new tourist spot is the Pandawa beach. Pandawa Beach is a beach located in the village recently Kutuh District of South Kuta, Bali. Also known by the name of the beach Kutuh yore called the secret beach, because of its location behind the high cliffs overgrown by bushes and shrubs.

ORA BEACH at Northwest Seram Island, Maluku, Indonesia

Hidden in the northwest of Seram Island in Maluku province is Ora Beach, with its sugary white sand beach and crystal-clear water surrounded by lush tropical forest. The sight was enough to wash away exhaustion resulting from the six hours trip to the island from the capital city Ambon. The beach, largely unknown — even among the province’s residents, is also home to rich coral reefs and marine life, making it a favorite destination for ecotravelers. The Jakarta Post

Uniqueness of Gorontalo

Gorontalo province mostly contains of mountainous area that stretches form the north to the south of the province. The Mountainous panorama of Gorontalo is magnificent. The mountains and forests are the homes of unique animals and trees. Anoa, tarsius, maleo bird, babi rusa (deer pig) are among the rare species that can be found here. Maleo, for instance, is a species of birds which lay eggs bigger than themselves. While Tarsius is the smallest primate in the world; it has approximately 10 cm length.

Top 10 Best Beaches in Bali

There are many types of beach in Bali, from those with big rocks created by corals or lava to those covered wholly with white or black sand. So depending what you look to do at the beach, there are a number of beaches for you to choose from. Whether you are a swimmer or not and if you are with kids, you may well choose from these beautiful beaches below. Look out for the high tide when swimming.

Here is a list of best beaches in Bali for you:

Nusa Dua Beach, Bali 

Nusa Dua Beach

This beach has many luxury hotels built around it. There are a variety of flowers and plants that grows around here. Imagine tall palm trees, wild mangroves, fragrant trees and orchids amidst clear blue ocean and rolling golden sand. Yes we are almost describing paradise. Swimming here is great as the currents and waves are low. The water is crystal clear for snorkeling. For surfers, head on to the south or north ends for higher waves. 

Surfing at Cimaja Beach in Pelabuhan Ratu!

The Palabuhan Ratu area, a favorite weekend surfing destination for expatriates and a growing number of Indonesian surfers based in Jakarta, is the most crowded of West Java's surfing grounds due to sheer ease of accessibility. Most of the surf pounded beaches in the Palabuhan ratu resort area-also called Samudra Beach are just that pure beach pound, featuring vicious riptides and big walls of water with nowhere to go. Most surfers skip this non-directional stuff and head a few kilometers due west to the sleepy fishing and rice-growing village known as Cimaja or Cimaja Beach. Here down below are some information for surfing at Cimaja.

Tanjung Bira Beach – South Sulawesi

The beach in Tanjung Bira is absolutely undoubted. It is clean, neat and well managed, one of tourist destination in south part of Sulawesi. It lies in the district of Bulukumba which is known as Butta Panrita Lopi or ‘the land of the phinisi schooners’ for its long tradition in building these majestic crafts, the pride of the Bugis people. Along the way to Tanjung Bira you will see tens of dry-docks where phinisi schooners are constructed.

Activity

Swimming, diving and snorkeling are the main activities you can enjoy in Tanjung Bira. Or you can just merely enjoy the walking on its pristine beach with the wind blows your hair. You can see the sunrise and sunset in only one location. 

The Most Beautiful Bali Beaches!! Let's Go to Paradise!

Bali will always hold the same title of all time i.e. "The Paradise Island" since it is very special. It shall be truly admitted that Bali does not belong to Indonesia only but to the world as well. Many people will be very proud of, when they got the opportunity to visit this island. It is even such words said by many people "Do not die before visiting the island of Bali“. There are a lot of beautiful and worldly famous beaches you can find in Bali that are visited by domestic and overseas tourist. I'll share their beauties with all of you here. Here they are...

Belitung: The Island Beyond the Rainbow

Off the eastern coast of Sumatra, flanked by the Gaspar and Karimata Straits, lies an enchanting island with beautiful beaches and fascinating scenery called Belitung Island. Its unique landscape, decorated with pearly white sand beaches, crystal clear water, and magnificent granite stone formations on its shallow shores, are some of the best features of the island.

Along with the much larger nearby Bangka Island and other smaller islands, the island-cluster was once a district in the Province of South Sumatra. But in 2000, the island group was officially declared the 31^st province of Indonesia called the Bangka Belitung Islands Province. Belitung Island itself is divided into two districts, the Belitung district with capital Tanjung Pandan city, and the East Belitung District with Manggar city as its capital.