The ‘beach-and-island-hoping’ day of the trip! Yeah it literally represented how the day looked like as we’re moving from one beach to another, one island to another.
Pantai Tanjung Kelayang
Starting from this beach called Tanjung Kelayang, which was also the place everyone parked their car and kicked off the exciting experience! People rented the boat here to go across the sea, traveling to another island desired. We’re pretty lucky the day was sunny and bright, unlike past few ones which were gloomy and rainy. There were limited times in life I wasn’t complaining about the how the sun heat stung, and I would say today I was even grateful of it because that would mean I got most number of spots to visit. The guide told me that best timing to visit Belitung would be March or April, the dry season when even some islands which weren’t available during the rainy season, would be there as the sea level went lower. The well-known one would probably be Pulau Pasir, which was sunk under the sea at my visit time.
Batu Garuda
First stop, where we actually had no option to step out of the boat and had a tour in the island since it was mainly gigantic rocks. Visitors could only take pictures in front of it. In case you’re more adventurous, you could land at the closest island then swam here. Called as Batu Garuda, for sure it meant something and this one had the literal reflection of the name as the stone shaped like the beak of an eagle.
Another well-known pitstop, Lengkuas island which was one of most favorite spots for beach hoping and simply chilling by the beach. You would spot it quite often in any pictures of island displayed in Belitung, since its mercusuar being kinda iconic. No wonder why, white sand and clear water under the beautiful blue sky. Even the guide said that what I called as clear now, wasn’t its best since this type of season it’s usually pretty dirty as the water from anywhere else mostly flew here due to the rain. They also offered a naturally-shaped pool called as Angel Pool. Said as naturally made, it’s actually surrounded by giant stones shaping a kind of dam where people could enjoy the ‘nature-made’ pool.
Not far from there, my family went to the point where we finally snorkel. It might not be the most clear view due to the season, but still it's super fascinating! Beautiful corals with tons of fishes swimming around. They seemed to be as excited as myself since we brought foods to be shared to them. This was indeed my premiere snorkeling time, and I enjoyed it way too much that I couldn't wait for the next!
Pulau Kepayang
While enjoying the moment of ‘doing-nothing-and-staying-close-to-the-nature’, the tummy usually wanted to get satisfied as well. Simple tips, pre-ordered your lunch at any restaurant before going there, and asked the restaurant to deliver your foods to be enjoyed in the island, for which usually Kepayang Island being the chosen one as it had the dedicated dining spot. There were some restaurants recommended by our tour guide, who had their special package offered for lunch in the island and I guessed all were offering seafood. Apparently they have been used to this kind of service so we didn’t need to give much brief as they completely understood what and how to prepare the foods. The dining spot was super crowded but it didn’t take too long to get the foods served. No worries, all facilities like toilets and places to wash hands were abundant so you needn’t expect extremely-long queue. Besides, my sweet tooth did get spoiled there as they served side dishes like banana fritters with choices of toppings! You could even refresh yourself with drinks like whole coconut water, sugarcane water, orange juice, and many more! If you wanted to get warm beverages, you’re fully served by the free-flow hot coffee and tea. I knew it’s not like most clean or most fancy place to dine in, but totally remarkable experience and the foods were surely not bad!
Pulau Kelayang
Having full belly, we continued our trip to the next island (well, told ya it’s island hoping day so more and more to come *wink* ). Kelayang Island might not look that special when you just reached there, but wait till you visited the cave. Beware that it’s bit steep and slippery, but the view surely worth the effort reaching the center of the cave. The water under the cave was so clear and you could enjoy peculiar view which not all beach could offer. Actually if you’re brave enough, you could try going out of the cave not via the entrance but by swimming through the narrow gap between the cave gates, which did provide the route to the sea.
Pantai Tanjung Tinggi
Then finally the last stop and perhaps even you, who’re not familiar to beaches in Belitung, have ever got exposed to this one. It’s Tanjung Tinggi beach or known more as Laskar Pelangi beach since it’s used as one of the setting in the movie scene. This beach was famous for its sunset view, which was indeed amazing! It’s like you could enjoy tri-tone in a single landscape, making it perfect spot for sunset photoshoots. You needn’t a professional photographer to capture awesome pictures here! Bluntly speaking, it successfully crafted a perfect ‘closing-bow’ to the island-and-beach show of Belitung <3
Thanks for reading! :)
No comments:
Post a Comment