Sawarna Beach, Bayah

Sawarna beach is located in Sawarna Village, Bayah, Lebak District, Banten. Within 150 km of Rangkasbitung (Lebak Capital) is more complete with spectacular waves, perfect for surfing sports lovers. Not surprisingly, beaches are opened for public is becoming a new haven for surfers from Australia, Japan, and Korea. One of the favorite spots of surfers around the world for surfing are Ciantir.

Sawarna beach is one of the beaches are very beautiful and attractive with white sand. The tourists are mostly photography lovers choose to stay 2-3 days in the village at Sawarna Coast region. Understandably, so much beauty can be explored of Sawarna Coast and not enough when visiting just a few hours.

The unique of this village is the location separated by a shallow stream and wide enough. Hence, anyone who wants to go to the village must pass through a wooden bridge hanging like doing outbound. 

In addition to its beautiful beaches, while driving along the edge of Sawarna beach, there are interesting objects namely Laylay cave which inhabited by thousands of bats. In the cave can be seen clear water that flows down of the cave.

If interested in beach trekking, it never hurts to ask help of local residents or owners of the inn where you stay. Understandably, the beach is still managed by local residents. So for lodging or guiding affairs, has not facilitated well.

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Tidung Island, Thousand Islands

 

Tidung Island is one of the villages in the Thousand Islands, Jakarta. The island is divided into two part, Big Tidung Island and Small Tidung Island. The island also has a considerable population. Tidung Island region is a unique place, especially for marine tourism and diving. Coral reef ecosystems in this island has great beauty, especially when snorkeling or diving activities in the edge area. Research activities are also often done in this area.

Big Tidung Island and Small Tidung Island are connected by a long bridge is located in the Thousand Islands south western part, with the distance of approximately 3 hours drive from Muara Angke with public ships.

Tidung island which is estimated only 200 meters wide but about 5 km long, surrounded by shallow beach with white graded because overgrown with corals that appear invisible to the eye and filled with beautiful marine fish. This beach is not big wavy because clusters of corals and coral reefs that surround capable of withstanding the waves, it's safe for swimming.

In this island can be found friendly locals settlement and a view stalls that provide foods and soft drinks. There are also many public facilities, such as police stations are also friendly, a school for high school students from around the island, a collection of stalls and headed into the long bridge connecting the island with the island of Big Tidung and Small Tidung without inhabitants. Health center and administrative offices are neat and tidy will also pass along the journey tracing Tidung Island.

At the beginning of this bridge, you will find a bridge high enough to go through ocean basins that rather deep, there are many local young children demonstrate diving from the bridge, quite entertaining and very inviting tourists to join with them to perform diving in blue beach without waves.

At the end of the bridge, up the coast Small Tidung Island which is a cultivation area of mangrove, looks beautiful when traced with cycling, through a path filled with weeds and deserted beaches of soft white sand, very beautiful scenery.

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