Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Top 5 Island trips in Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia

Pisang island in West Lampung, Lampung

1. This island is so beautiful with white sand around the island. We can see sun set at the evening. This island has some families living there and working as fishermen. There is a harbor where you can enjoy the moment in this island. Pisang is taken from local word means banana as it has many banana trees long time ago.
How to get there: Bandar Lampung - Krui (West Lampung) - Koala bay -  Pisang island.


Kelapa Island, Pesawaran, Lampung, Indonesia

2. Kelapa island is located at Pesawaran regency, Lampung, Indonesia. It is also located at Kiluan bay which is popular nationally. So when you visit Kiluan bay, you must visit this island as well. Kelapa is taken from Indonesia language which means coconut as it has many coconut trees there.
How to get there: Bandar Lampung - Ketapang - Punduh Pidada - Bawang village - Kiluan bay - Kelapa island.


Pahawang island
3. Recently, this island is the most popular island in Lampung as it is close from the city central and its beauty for sure. You can do snorkeling and see beautiful underwater scenery there. 
How to get there: Bandar Lampung - Ketapang - Pahawang island

Balak island
4. If you a person who likes a place which is quiet and cozy so visit this island. In this island, you can do snorkeling, fishing and more. There are so many coconut trees along the shore and you can take the young coconut if you can climb it. Note it that the young coconut is for free as long as you take it by yourself. In front of the cottage, there is an old harbor where we can sit and enjoy the sunset at the evening. Because of the distance, this island is rarely visited by people but this thing that makes this place special!
Unique and awesome are words for this island. This island is about 200 hectares and has two different types of shore. At west you can see corals dominates the shore and in another side you will find white sand beach as long as you see. The white sand seems like a long mat that invites you to lay down on it. 
Build your tent!
To reach this island is so easy but it takes a bit your time. From Bandar Lampung, you need two hours to go to Ketapang harbor, then you go to Balak island by renting a boat. You will around 2 hours on the boat sp prepare some drink and snacks with you. During this time, you can see the views of  Lampung bay and pass some popular spots. They are Mahitam island, Kelagian island, Pahawang islang and Tanjung Putus island.
Having reached the island, its better to sleep in a tent to "feel" the nature there. Balak is a word from Lampung language means big. Yes, it is because the island is quite big. If you like trekking, you can try to climb a hill which is located in the center of the island. You may see some monkeys there. When you want to enjoy the sunset, just sit on the harbor and the sunset will greet you for sure. So, enjoy the nature there guys! see this island
 
 
Tegal island
 
5. This island is very close from Bandar lampung. It takes only 30 minutes by motorbike and 45 minutes by car. You just need to go to Sari Ringgung beach then rent a boat to go to Tegal island. You can rent the boat for whole day and visit many spots for snorkeling there. In some spots, we can see some different types of coral and clown fish. If you are lucky, you also can meet dragon fish, turtle and small shark. In the west part of the island, we also can see a sand island which sometime come up and disappear at certain time. Around this sand island, we also can do snorkeling because the corals are beautiful in this spot.

This island is located at Gebang village, Pesawaran regency, Lampung, Indonesia with population about 20 families living in this island.  They work as a fisherman and the children take study at a temporary school in this island. In west part, we can see white sand along the shore and at east part is dominated by coral.This island is not as popular as Pahawang island but they beauty of the under water is similar. Many local community come to visit this island as this island is easy to be reached.
For you are beginner is snorkeling,  you can swim in 1 or 2 meters dept area as this island has many different level for snorkeling. You also can do fishing when you do not like swimming because many people do fishing in this island. check also this

If you like trekking, you can try to climb a hill in the center of this island. Sometimes it is headt the screaming of monkeys there.

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