You Don't Have to Go Far to See Beauty: Kiluan Lagoon

Anda tidak perlu pergi jauh untuk melihat keindahan. Kalimat ini yang saya tulis saat saya mengunggah foto-foto ini di Instagram.

You don't have to go far to see beauty. That's what I wrote when I upload these photos on Instagram.

Jika anda tinggal di Jakarta, Lampung tidak terasa jauh. Cukup menyeberang dengan kapal ferry dari Pelabuhan Merak menuju Pelabuhan Bakauheni, Lampung, atau dengan pesawat jika ingin lebih cepat.

If you live in Jakarta, Lampung isn't that far. Simply crossing from Merak Port to Bakauheni, Lampung, or by plane if you want to arrive faster.

Kiluan bay

A bit foggy when we came

View from the homestay

Dari Lampung, perjalanan darat cukup panjang, apalagi jalan menuju Kiluan sebagian sudah rusak. Namun bagi saya yang mudah tertidur di perjalanan, ini tidak masalah. Sampai di Teluk Kiluan, kami langsung naik kapal kayu dengan bentuk seperti jukung di Bali, namun lebih kecil menuju homestay.

From Lampung,  it's quite a long road trip, plus some road to Kiluan partially damaged and slow us down. Good thing is that I'm easy to sleep during road trip so it's not a problem for me. Then, we arrived at Kiluan Bay. Using the wooden boat - it called Jukung in Bali, but here are smaller- we went to the modest homestay.

Kiluan tampak tenang, meski sudah jadi destinasi yang cukup populer, saya menyenangi momen dapat melihat pasir putih tanpa banyak turis bergerombol di pantai.

Kiluan is a nice and calm place. Although it already became quite popular lately, I enjoy the moment I can see white sands without many tourist huddled on the beach.

Ada satu lokasi yang saya sangat suka dari Kiluan. Bukan laut dimana lumba-lumba "menari" untuk anda, namun tempat dengan laguna indah dan tenang persis di sisi laut.

There is one place I really love in Kiluan. Not where the dolphins are "dancing" for you, but a place with beautiful and tranquil lagoon right beside the sea.

the beach

don't you just love it?

Laguna Bd Jaya, begitulah nama yang tertera di papan penunjuk jalan di Kecamatan Kelumbangan, Kabupaten Tanggamus, Kiluan, Lampung. Sekitar 30 menit berjalan kaki kita akan sampai di pantai berpasir putih dengan bebatuan karang di sekitarnya. 

Laguna Bd Jaya, that's the name on a signpost in Kelumbangan District, Tanggamus, Kiluan, Lampung. It took around 30 minutes walk then we'll reach a white sandy beach with rocks around it.
 

it's beautiful!

be careful! it's Fani trying to hop hop down :)

Dari sini anda akan perlu berjalan melewati bebatuan karang tersebut, beberapa area cukup memperlambat langkah karena mesti sedikit bermanuver dan melewati jembatan dari bambu.

From here you will need to walk past the rocks, some areas will slow you down a bit since you gotta do a bit maneuver, or crossing the bamboo bridge.

The laguna

Tapi apalah artinya sedikit berjalan jika pemandangan ini yang saya dapatkan. Laguna untuk kami nikmati :)
 
But a bit of walk is nothing compare to this scenery I got after the walk. A pretty lagoon for us to enjoy :)

Wahyu was the first one getting into the lagoon :))

Jika sudah sampai, haram rasanya kalau tetap kering. So go on and get yourself wet!

When you arrived, it's a sin to stay dry. So, go on and get yourself wet!

Before getting wet :)

@marischkaprue - beach is always calling her

All photos taken using Samsung NX300

NOTES:

• Laguna ini terletak di Kecamatan Kelumbangan, Tanggamus, Kiluan, Lampung
• This lagoon located at Kelumbangan District, Tanggamus, Kiluan, Lampung
• Terdapat banyak pengelola trip yang menyediakan paket menikmati Kiluan dengan harga di bawah 1 juta rupiah seperti Raja Wisata, telp: +62812 6557 6555/ +62856 9806685
• There are a lot of trip organizer providing trip to Kiluan with budget under 90 USD, Raja Wisata is one of them, contact through +62812 6557 6555/ +62856 9806685
• Trip menuju Kiluan melalui jalan darat akan memakan waktu yang cukup lama di mobil, pastikan terlebih dahulu jika anda tidak keberatan dengan road trip yang cukup lama sebelum memulai perjalanan, enjoy!
• The road trip to Kiluan is indeed took a long time, make sure you're okay with that before you start the trip, enjoy!

Join this trip with these super FUN awesome people! See? we get wet! :) Photo by Iqbal