Showing posts with label Beach Tourism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beach Tourism. Show all posts

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Beautiful Sunset Tanah Lot

Tanah Lot is a tourist attraction in Bali that offer natural beauty to see the sunset . Attractions lots of land located in the Village Beraban Kediri Tabanan District, taken about 45 minutes from Kuta. Here there are two temples located on top of a boulder. One is located above the boulder, when the tide of this temple will be seen surrounded by sea water and the other, precisely in the north of Tanah Lot Temple there is a temple located juts into the sea and over the cliff.

Pura Tanah Lot temple is part of the heaven Sad. Pura Tanah Lot temple in the middle of the beach is a place of worship of the gods guard the sea. Tanah Lot, famous as a beautiful place to watch the sunset (sunset), usually the guests will come in the afternoon to see the see the beautiful sunset.

According to legend founded by Pura Tanah Lot was founded by a lady named Brahmin from Java Danghyang Nirartha embracing Hinduism, and he managed to strengthen the trust of local communities to the teachings of Hinduism and Sad heaven. Bendesa Beraban feel overwhelmed by many of his followers left him and became a follower Danghyang Nirarta. Then Bendesa Nirartha Danghyang told to leave the Tanah Lot. He agreed but before leaving Tanah Lot, with all his might move the stone blocks to the middle of the beach and built temples there. She also changed her shawl into a snake temple guards. The snake is still there today and this snake, including species of sea snakes that have a characteristic flat tail like a fish, striped black and yellow. Bendesa Beraban was amazed and later became a follower Danghyang Nirartha.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Exotic Bunaken National Park

Bunaken National Park is very representative of Indonesian tropical water ecosystems consisting of mangrove ecosystems, seagrass beds, coral reefs, and land / coastal ecosystems.  In the northern part consists of the island of Bunaken, Manado Tua island, the island Montehage, Siladen island, the island Nain, Nain Small island, and some coastal areas of Cape Pisok. While in the Southern Cape coast includes some of Palm.
Potential land islands national park is rich in species of palm, sago, woka, silar and coconut. Types of animals living in terrestrial and coastal including Sulawesi black macaques (Macaca nigra nigra), deer (Cervus timorensis Russa), and possum (Ailurops ursinus ursinus).

Friday, May 20, 2011

Beauty Of Pangandaran Beach

 Pangandaran Beach is very well known tourist attraction in West Java region, situated in the village Pananjung, District of Pangandaran at a distance of about + 92 km towards the south of Ciamis. Pangandaran Beach is regarded as the best beach according to AsiaRoom (Company website provider of online hotel reservation services for the Asia - Oceania), because they have some features as follows:
  • Can see the sun rises and sets from the same place 
  • Sloping beach with clear water and the distance between the ups and downs are relatively long to allow us to swim safely.
  • Having a stretch of white sand.
  • The road is paved smooth environment with adequate street lighting.
  • Having a marine park with fish and fascinating marine life.
  • There is a Nature Reserve as supporting other tourist attractions besides the beach.
  • There are people who peddle souvenir market and by-the seafood.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Tourism and water sports in Tanjung Benoa Beach

Tanjung Benoa Beach is located 11 km from Ngurah Rai Airport. Benoa coast promontory lies north of Nusa 2, 30 minutes from Ngurah Rai Airport, 40 minutes from Kuta beach and 50 minutes from Sanur beach. Benoan Beach has white sand stretch of beach width makes this a very beautiful beach and suitable for water sports activities and adventure. Tanjung Benoa Beach to be a place for watersport activities Because Tanjung Benoa beach qualified and suitable for water sports activities. Some watersport you can do here like, jetski, parasailing, banana boat, scuba diving, snorkeling, glassbottom and you can visit Turtle Island (Turtle Island) to oversee the activities of breeding turtles and rehabilitation. 
 

Because of the Tanjung Benoa beach munuju Turtle Island is only 20-30 minutes by boat trip. And the cost to enjoy the game - a game in Tanjung Benoa ranged between 15-30 dollars for use between 10-15 minutes per game




So, if you will travel to the island of Bali. You should try to visit the Tanjung Benoa Beach. You will get an unforgettable experience in your visit at Tanjung Benoa Beach.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

The Beauty of Tanjung Kelayang Beach

Tanjung Kelayang Beach indeed exotic. No wonder this beach is often the location of international and national sail. This beach has been ordered there are restaurants, cottages and seats for visitors who come to this beach. When looking at the beach, there are islands that were located fairly close to a very exotic. Also visible among the sea of ​​large, granite boulders sticking giant. Among them there are the so-called Bird Island because there is a rock that looks like a bird's head. It is said that the story, the name "Kelayang" taken from a bird which is widely available in this beach. In addition, it appears also with his trademark Lengkuas Island lighthouse there. 



From the beaches of white sand beach lay Tanjung Kelayang is located around 4km to the Cape High. East coast is a good place to swim, because the surface is also clear and white sandy beaches. It's also good if you want to play on the beach because the surface of the wide beach. East coast is the entrance to Cape Kelayang, here there are only white sand, no boulders. From there, visitors usually walk along the beach about 300m to the north, while you can find granite boulders, scattered along the tip of the peninsula and also in the sea. One of them is shaped like a bird Kelayang earlier. 


Meanwhile West coast has a different view. The beach is not along the East side West side because there are more granite rocks. The unique view of the West coast is 3 small islands, approximately 300m from the beach. Combined with boulders scattered at sea, the view in the West become more attractive, especially at sunset. The best place to enjoy the beach West side is from the top of granite boulders in the edge of the peninsula. The third place is lovely to look at is from the villa, about 500m from the tip of the peninsula of Cape Kelayang. This place is like a paradise lost, although it is a combination of granite rocks like other places. The special, the panorama is unique and different from other places. 

If you are interested to visit the small islands around the coast of  Tanjung Kelayang Beach, around the coast there are many fishing boats can be rented. With such a close distance from the coast, travel by boat for approximately 10 minutes and you can walk around the islands are uninhabited because of all the island surrounded by white sand. Do not forget to bring enough drinking water supply because there is no drinking water in these islands.
Contrary to the beautiful story above, you'll find an unfinished resort built and abandoned right in the middle of the peninsula of
Tanjung Kelayang Beach. The project has been abandoned by their owners since a few years ago. This is the main cause why Cape Kelayang no longer a popular high point, although it actually has a more beautiful panorama of the Cape High.








Monday, May 2, 2011

Honeymoon destination Prince William and Kate Middleton

After a wedding some time yesterday, Prince William and Kate Middleton as newlyweds will establish a honeymoon in romantic places. The purpose of Prince William and Kate Middleton including the following:
1 . Mustique Island

2. Great Barrier Reef of Australia

3. Jordania

4. Karibia

5. Kenya

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Beauty Pink Beach in Lombok, Indonesia

 Pink Beach is reputedly one of seven pink sand beaches in the world. The beach is included in the Komodo National Park on the island of Lombok, Indonesia. Pink Beach has another name in the Pantai Merah which was named by residents around the coast. Pink Beach is still very fresh and not contaminated, because the areas along this coast there are no building nothing and no alias populated beaches empty, this is certainly be well-liked by the tourists who prefer a quiet and beautiful beaches. With a background of blue sea water is graded, plus a panorama of green hills, bright blue sky with white clouds, and accompanied by a stretch of sand is really pink, very beautiful and romantic. In addition, it also has a pink beach beauty beneath the sea that are not less beautiful, beach ping this is one tourist destination in the Park and become the best place for snorkeling.


Uniqueness of this beach, when waves swept the sand and pull it back, then the color of sand are turned into dark pink, very beautiful. Grains of sand was smooth and soft, feels soft when walking or sunbathing on it.

Activities in there other than take pictures, can sunbathe, swim, or just sit and enjoy the scenery. Besides not too crowded and commercial, swimming activity was very pleasant and refreshing the eye, because a lot of hard corals and soft corals are colorful and are still healthy, plus the number of ornamental fish, such as clown fish (Nemo fish), butterfly fish, bat fish and much more. How to reach the Pink Beach, fairly easy, we flew from Bali to Labuan Bajo, then hire a speedboat or a fishing boat from Labuan Bajo to Komodo Island. Before you get to the Pink Beach, tourists usually stop by once in the KNP Loh Liang to see first hand the life of wild dragons. For fans of scuba diving, the underwater world at the Pink Beach unusually good, you can follow the dive trip through the Dive Operators in Labuan Bajo. For the record, because at this beach there are no shops or restaurants, you are advised to bring their own supplies to taste and do not forget to support the Komodo Island as one of the 7 Wonders of the World.

Sunday, February 6, 2011

The Beauty of Tanjung Aan Beach in Lombok

Tanjung Aan is a headland in a row of beautiful beaches of Kuta area of Lombok. This beach is a beach lovers paradise and is perfect for sunbathing activity, because it has white sand stretching from tip to tip may be several kilometers long beach. there is an auxiliary small hill that juts into the sea (cape), if viewed from the top of this rock-like tortoises, probably from the reason that the rock is often called also stone tortoise.

Many activities can be undertaken at this beach, ideal when our family takes the trip to this beach. When we walked up the hill on the tip of this beach and down again to the beaches, we shall find a rock that looks unique, large at the top of a small stone in the neck and probably because of pounding waves erode the bottom of the stone, the stone is photogenic for our hobby with photography. But to reach the location of the stone is quite draining sweat, especially if we intend to visit the stone in the daytime. Because the right time to come to this stone is at noon after noon, because if we come in the morning part of this stone sunken in shadow, so a bit less good for the look and the photo.

Friday, February 4, 2011

The beauty of Bidadari Island in Kepulauan Seribu (Thousand Island)

Bidadari island is one of the island of Kepulauan Seribu closest to the city of Jakarta. This island is very exotic and natural beauty of many marine stores. Therefore, this Bidadari island became one of the goals of maritime tourism in the Kepulauan Seribu (Thousand Island).

The closest location with Marina Ancol beach with the distance less than 15 km. it take 20 minutes by speed boat, arriving at safety, silent and lonely place which is ideal for forgetting the crowded of tha capital city Jakarta.
The natural environment which keeps the ecosystem. combination between natural forset and sea, offers a special marine natural atmosphere. Any kind of recreation activities have been provided for a whole day
Supported by accommodation facilities, special building cottage with Menado ethnic, floating cottage with fishing settlement, meeting room, restaurant, bar, souvenir shop, Cherokee, Discotheque, billiard and exciting sport facilities, volley beach, table tennis and much more which may be conducted during enjoying recreation.

Pulau Bidadari is very steady place for family vacation, recreation of the company employee and meeting or other activities which can be done in fun relation
And one unique facility which is offered as the only one in Indonesia is outbound training or team building chalange matra bahari (sea bases) located in kepulauan Seribu.

Sharm El-Sheikh Egypt's beautiful beaches

Sharm El-Sheikh was originally just a small fishing village, but has now grown into a bustling tourist attractions visited by tourists. And now this area has developed a range of facilities that support the tourism world, including five-star luxury hotels, shopping centers, international airports, etc.

Tourists are advised to approach snorkelling, diving and swimming with caution following a series of shark attacks in Sharm El Sheikh in December 2010, including the death of a German tourist. Though attacks by oceanic white tip sharks are extremely rare and shark attacks of any kind are very unusual in the 
Examples of facilities provided:

Red Sea.

Beach:
Long stretches of natural sand and pebbles beaches are surrounded by a dramatic landscape. The waters around Sharm are clear and calm for most of the year. Coral reefs and marine life offer an amazing experience for divers. Other popular watersports include windsurfing, parasailing, boating and canoeing.

Beyond the beach:
Ras Mohammed Marine National Park, at the tip of Sinai, southwest of Sharm el-Sheikh, is considered as one of the best dive regions in the world. Also famous for its diving sites, the Strait of Tiran is only a few kilometres north of Sharm el-Sheikh. The strait separates Tiran Island from the east coast of Sinai and the main attractions are four coral reefs in the middle of the channel. Inland attractions around Sharm el-Sheikh include casinos, golf courses and spas.

Exploring further afield:
A visit to the desert is highly recommended. Hotels offer various trips to the rugged, red rock mountains and barren desert of the interior. The most visited spot is the Coloured Canyon, named for the layers of brightly-coloured stone along the deep canyon walls. Saint Catherine's Monastery and Mount Sinai are other popular destinations, only a three-hour drive away. Mount Sinai is said to be the place where Moses received the Ten Commandments. The mountain is home to the Greek Orthodox Monastery of St Catherine, founded in the sixth century. Climbing the mountain on foot or by camel is the main objective for most visitors, but it's worth spending a couple of hours admiring the monastery's treasures
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Retail therapy:
The colourful Bedouin handicraft stands are always popular with tourists. The main shopping draws are gold and silver jewellery and semi-precious stones from Na'ama Bay or the Old Market. Spices, glass perfume bottles, slippers, leather bags, Bedouin embroidery and Turkish delights are also popular. Good buys include Egyptian cotton bed linen and beach towels. The Old Market is great for holiday bargains and cheaper than Na'ama Bay.

Splashing out:
The Four Seasons Resort Sharm el-Sheikh (www.fourseasons.com/sharmelsheikh) is a tranquil hideaway designed to resemble a traditional Arabian village. The rooms are scattered down the hill overlooking a small beach and surrounded by lush gardens with pools and water features. There is a spa offering all kinds of luxurious beauty treatments. The hotel is a 15-minute drive from Na'ama Bay.

Family fun:
Sharm is very much a family-orientated resort. Most major hotels have swimming pools, themed parks, tennis courts, a multitude of sports facilities, health clubs, diving centres, entertainment programmes and kids clubs. Horse and camel riding and desert safaris are also popular choices for day trips.