Lupakan Maldives dan Bora Bora, kocek saya saat ini belum sanggup membawa saya kesana. Ah, namun rupanya saya diberi keindahan yang tidak kalah dari dua tempat yang mendunia karena resort yang ada di atas air yang bening. Disini, saya dapat merasakan luxury of staying on top of the clear seawater,in the mids of corals. This is trully heaven!
Forget Maldives and Bora Bora, I haven't got enough budget to get there. But, apparently I got lucky and have a chance to see beautiful place which surely you can compare with those two globally famous on top of sea resort. Here, I can feel the luxury of staying on top of the clear seawater, in the mids of corals. This is trully heaven!
#BarondaMaluku membawa saya sampai ke Ambon, Maluku,
bergerak ke Pelabuhan Tulehu dan menyeberang ke Pelabuhan Amahai di Pulau Seram,
lalu bergerak dua jam jalan darat dengan mobil menuju ke Desa Sawai. Saya
sampai di Ora beach dan terdiam, stunned
by its beauty.
#BarondaMaluku brought me to Ambon, Moluccas. We went to Tulehu Port, crossing the sea headed to Amahai Port in Seram Island, then continue two hours car ride to Sawai Village. I arrived in Ora Beach and suddenly kept in silence, stunned by its beauty.
#BarondaMaluku brought me to Ambon, Moluccas. We went to Tulehu Port, crossing the sea headed to Amahai Port in Seram Island, then continue two hours car ride to Sawai Village. I arrived in Ora Beach and suddenly kept in silence, stunned by its beauty.
Jalan ke area cottage di atas laut |
Bukit menjadi latar belakang penginapan |
Pantai Ora terletak di bagian utara tengah Pulau Seram,
persis di cerukan Pulau Seram di area Teluk Sawai. Perbukitan Taman Nasional
Manusela menjadi latar belakang cottage
cottage kayu yang dibangun di atas air laut, membuat pemandangan disini
semakin spektakuler.
Ora beach located in the north central part of the island of Seram, at the Sawai bay area. This wooden cottage built on top of the sea. With Manusela National Park hills in the background, the sight is simply spectacular.
Lihat betapa coral memenuhi dasar |
Dermaga Ora Beach Resort |
Pemandangan dari teras kamar |
Satu hal yang menyambut saat saya menapakkan kaki di dermaga
Ora Beach Resort adalah betapa banyaknya koral di area perairan, sedemikian
dekat dengan garis pantai maka disaat air surut di malam hari sebagian koral
ini keluar dari permukaan hingga tertutup laut pasang di keesokan harinya.
One thing welcoming me when I set foot on the Ora Beach Resort dock is bunch of corals stretching in the water, so close to the shoreline and even when the water receded in the evening, most of the coral popping in the surface, until it covered by high tides in the next day.
One thing welcoming me when I set foot on the Ora Beach Resort dock is bunch of corals stretching in the water, so close to the shoreline and even when the water receded in the evening, most of the coral popping in the surface, until it covered by high tides in the next day.
View behind our cottage |
Ada 6 cottage dengan masing masing satu kamar, dan satu
cottage besar dengan 3 kamar di dalamnya.
I got one of the best room dengan teras yang paling maju ke arah laut. Simply relaxing.
There are 6 cottages, each as one room, and the large cottage with 3 rooms on it. I got one of the best room with terrace towards the sea more than others. Simply relaxing.
There are 6 cottages, each as one room, and the large cottage with 3 rooms on it. I got one of the best room with terrace towards the sea more than others. Simply relaxing.
Teras cottage di Ora Beach Resort |
Dari pintu terlihat air laut yang sangat bening |
open air bathroom :) |
Ini pemandangan di belakang kamar, air tawar dan air laut bersatu disini |
Saat melihat ke bawah dari teras di cottage saya langsung
disodori pemandangan coral yang berwarna warni, sangat jernih dan bening
membuat saya segera mengambil fin dan
menceburkan diri di beningnya laut Pantai Ora. Yang menarik, air tawar dari
perbukitan mengalir dan bersatu dengan air laut persis di area belakang cottage
sehingga menimbulkan perpaduan air tawar dan air laut. Saat snorkeling pun langsung
terasa aliran air hangat yang berganti dingin terus menerus, thermocline yang menyebabkan sebagian
air di Ora terlihat buram seperti air gula di gelas, dan sebagian bening, interesting!
Just look down from the terrace, you'll see colorful corals in water so crystal clear, it makes me hard to hold myself from grabbing my fins and splash myself into the water. Also when you swim around this area, you'll feel fresh water flowing from the hills, collide with sea water. This combination of fresh and salt water makes in some area the water is cold and in some is warm, it's a thermocline which makes some water look like sugar in a glass of water, and some just clear, interesting!
Ikan ikan terlihat jelas dari atas, ini view dari teras kamar |
Bahkan ikan ikan ini seakan tidak perduli saat Ferry snorkeling :) |
Warna warni koral di Ora |
Di beberapa area yang mendekati pantai, koral sangat
dangkal, membuat saya menjauh dari area ini karena khawatir kaki saya akan
menubruk koral, sayang sekali jika koral cantik beraneka warna ini patah hanya
karena saya ingin snorkeling di dekat garis pantai :)
In some areas near the shore, the water is so shallow, making me stay away from the area since I don't want my legs accidentally hit the corals, it's a shame if this beautiful multicolored corals got broken just because I want to snorkel near the shoreline :)
In some areas near the shore, the water is so shallow, making me stay away from the area since I don't want my legs accidentally hit the corals, it's a shame if this beautiful multicolored corals got broken just because I want to snorkel near the shoreline :)
Lihat warna laut ini, heaven! |
Di area dermaga setelah kumpulan koral terdapat hamparan
pasir putih di dasar laut di pantai dan sangat jernih hingga saat ada perahu
melintas kita dapat melihat bayangannya di dasar, dipadu perbedaan warna laut
dari biru hingga turoquise bening, this
is "Maldives" in Maluku!
Near the dock, after stretching of corals, you'll find yourself where white sands covering the bottom of the sea. It was so clear that when a boat passing by, I can see the shadow at the bottom. Combined with different colors of sea, from deep blue into turquoise, this is "Maldives" in Maluku!
Near the dock, after stretching of corals, you'll find yourself where white sands covering the bottom of the sea. It was so clear that when a boat passing by, I can see the shadow at the bottom. Combined with different colors of sea, from deep blue into turquoise, this is "Maldives" in Maluku!
This is a place you
don't want to leave, a place to remind me again how beautiful Indonesia is, and
how pretty Maluku's beaches and sea.
@marischkaprue - demand
more time in Heaven
This article was selected as "Top Travel Blog 2024" by the educational publisher Twinkl.
NOTES:
- Cara menuju ke Ora beach ambil penerbangan ke kota Ambon, lanjutkan dengan kapal cepat dari Pelabuhan Tulehu ke Pelabuhan Amahai (Masohi) harga tiket VIP Rp. 150.000,- dan tiket ekonomi Rp. 92.000,- dan waktu tempuh sekitar 2 jam. Kemudian dari Pelabuhan Amahai dilanjut dengan jalan darat dengan kendaraan selama sekitar 2 jam hingga ke Desa Sawai, jalanan berliku dan driver biasanya menyetir cukup kencang, bagi yang mudah mual siapkan obat anti mual ya. Dari Desa Sawai tinggal menyebrangi dermaga sekitar 10 menit saja dengan kapal kecil, you're in Ora Beach already!
- Harga penginapan di Ora Beach Eco Resort dihitung per orang, bukan per kamar. Harga variatif tergantung season, berkisar antara 100 - 150 USD per orang per harinya, jika ramai ramai (group lebih dari 8 orang) silahkan coba menawar harga mudah mudahan diberi diskon oleh pemilik penginapan. Harga tersebut sudah termasuk transportasi dari Pelabuhan Tulehu di Ambon jadi untuk transportasi lebih mudah karena diatur oleh pihak Ora Beach Resort. Selain itu harga tersebut juga sudah termasuk makan 3x sehari. Siapkan snack sendiri karena tidak ada warung di area Ora Beach Resort.
- Untuk booking Ora Beach Resort silahkan hubungi Alvin +628111909404
- Tidak disarankan untuk snorkeling di area dangkal karena banyak koral dan gerakan kaki kita bisa saja tidak sengaja mematahkan koral, cari area yang lebih dalam, di area lain pun masih banyak koral indah yang dapat kita nikmati.
- Belum ada dive center di Ora Beach Resort, namun dengan snorkeling pun sudah cukup puas :)
- #BarondaMaluku adalah project untuk mempromosikan potensi pariwisata Maluku, ada banyak keindahan dari Maluku yang akan terus kami share usai menelisik keindahan Maluku, lihat lebih lengkap disini.
- Thanks to Kementrian Pariwisata yang fully support project #BarondaMaluku dan tentunya Mad Alkatiri, nyong Ambon yang jadi inisiator #BarondaMaluku
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