Mangrove Warm Tub in Jailolo

Bayangkan berendam di air hangat yang jernih dan dikelilingi tanaman mangrove dengan beberapa kapal kayu menghiasi. 

Imagine soaking in crystal clear warm water surrounded by mangrove trees and a few wooden boats.

walking around Gamtala Village

Desa Gamtala di Jailolo, Halmahera Barat biasanya ramai di bulan Mei, saat Festival Teluk Jailolo berlangsung. Mulai dari upacara mengganti bagian atas atap Sasadu yaitu rumah adat, hingga Horum Sasadu dimana semua berkumpul di rumah adat dan makan bersama.

Gamtala Village in Jailolo, West Halmahera usually crowded in May during the Jailolo Bay Festival. Few celebration took place, such as a ceremony to replace the top of Sasadu (traditional house) roof, until Horum Sasadu where all gathered in traditional homes and have a festive dinner together.

Namun tidak jauh dari lokasi hingar bingar perayaan, beberapa kapal kayu kecil tertambat di area sungai yang mengarah ke laut. Lokasi yang hanya berjarak 10 menit berjalan kaki dari Sasadu di Desa Gamtala ini adalah tempat untuk menyusuri mangrove di Jailolo.

But not far from the frenetic celebrations, around 10 minutes walk from the Sasadu in Gamtala Village, you can see few wooden boats moored in an entry point of a river. This is a place to see mangrove forest in Jailolo.

Namun bukan menyusuri mangrove yang jadi perhatian saya. Justru, lokasi awal kapal tertambat adalah tempat dimana saya tidak ingin pergi karena begitu nyaman dan menyenangkannya untuk berendam.

But what caught my attention is actually not strolling around mangrove. The fact is where the boat is moored, is a place I don't wanna leave. I just soaked myself in and felt the great relaxation. 

Warm and clear water, and those view!

Area masuk ke hulu jalur wisata mangrove ini dekat dengan sumber air panas, membuat air disini sangat hangat, dengan pasir hitam menutupi dasar sungai. Kenyamanan ini, ditambah air yang sangat jernih seakan tidak ada air sama sekali saat melihat dari sisi tertentu, so relaxing.

The entrance to this mangrove located close with the hot springs, making the water so warm with black sands covering the bottom of the river. This, plus the crystal clear water which seems like there aren't any water at all when you see from certain point of view, so relaxing.

With mba Cika & Mad, we don't prepare any swimsuit so whatever, we're going into the water!

Saran saya, setelah berkeliling mangrove dan kembali ke hulu jalur, nikmati beberapa saat berendam di air hangat ini. Feels like a mangrove warm tub :)

My advice, after you stroll around seeing mangrove with the boat and come back to this place, enjoy some moments soaking yourself in this warm water. Feels like a mangrove warm tub :)

@marischkaprue - her warm body need warm water

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