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

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Melepas Tukik di Pantai Ngagelan

Penyu dapat bermigrasi hingga sejauh 3000 kilometer namun akan selalu kembali ke tempat dimana ia menetas untuk kembali melakukan ritual yang sama, bertelur untuk kelangsungan hidup spesiesnya.

Sea turtles can migrate as far as 3,000 kilometers, but they will always return to the place where they were born to do the same ritual, nesting for their species survival.

Alas Purwo National Park

Dari enam jenis penyu yang ada di Indonesia, sebagian dari empat jenis kembali ke pantai yang berada di area ujung selatan pulau Jawa, yaitu area Taman Nasional Alas Purwo, Banyuwangi, Jawa Timur. Di taman nasional seluas 43 ribu hektar ini terdapat area bertelur penyu dan kita dapat melihat penangkaran yang dibuat untuk mendukung konservasi penyu.

 
Of the six species of sea turtles in Indonesia, some of four types are nesting in the south end of Java Island which is in the area of Alas Purwo National Park in Banyuwangi. This park covers the area of 434 square kilometers and we can see the sea turtle conservation here.

Ngagelan Beach

Hi There!

Pantai Ngagelan terletak tidak jauh dari Trianggulasi dan Bedul di area Taman Nasional Alas Purwo, dan disinilah empat jenis penyu yaitu penyu lekang atau disebut penyu abu abu, penyu sisik, penyu belimbing dan penyu hijau setiap musim tertentu datang untuk bertelur.

 
Ngagelan beach located not far from Trianggulasi and Bedul in Alas Purwo National Park area, where the four species of sea turtles which are the grey turtle or called olive ridley sea turtle, hawksbill sea turtle, leatherback sea turtle and also the green sea turtle came to spawn in a particular time every year. 

Here's where they put the eggs safe and warm

They kept the hatchlings until they reach more than a month

Konservasi dilakukan dengan cara semi alami, yaitu dengan mengambil telur penyu yang berada di area yang tidak aman (mudah diketahui predator, dapat terkena air laut) dan dipindahkan ke area pengelolaan dengan membuat besaran dan kedalaman lubang serupa dengan yang dibuat oleh induk penyu. Cara semi alami ini dapat meningkatkan kemungkinan menetas sehingga tukik yang dilepaskan semakin banyak.

 
In this place, sea turtle eggs located in the danger area (probably too easy to spot by predators or might exposed to sea water) transferred into the conservatory. The hole to put those eggs back is made by scaling the size and depth of the actual hole made by the sea turtle so its called semi-natural which believed to increase the probability of the hatchlings to survive.

Look at the waves!

Seems like some fog covered the areas, its actually h2o particles from the waves

Ready to let the real life begin

In blue

Saya masuk ke area Pantai Ngagelan dan langsung merasakan ombak yang begitu besar hingga membuat area pantai seakan akan diselimuti kabut yang sebenarnya merupakan percikan air dari ombak. Sulit rasanya membayangkan tukik yang sedemikian kecil itu harus berjuang masuk ke laut dengan melewati ombak yang bahkan menghempaskan badan manusia.

When I stepped into the coastline in Ngagelan beach, I immediately felt that the waves is so strong, making the beach seems like covered with fog which is actually water particles splashing from the waves. It's quite amazing to imagine that those little hatchlings have to struggle to get into the sea, passing those big waves that can even slam our body.

Go go little fellas, you can do it! We'll support you..

@marischkaprue - prefer down below the sea than surface with big waves.

NOTES:

• Ada tiga penginapan di Plengkung, Taman Nasional Alas Purwo yaitu Joyo's Surf Camp, G-Land Surf Camp dan Bobby Surf Camp. Rekomendasi saya di Joyo's Surf Camp karena lokasi yang paling dekat dengan entry Pantai Plengkung, wifi internet gratis dan free yoga setiap hari.
• There are three hotels in Plengkung, Alas Purwo National Park which are Joyo's Surf Camp, G-Land Surf Camp and Bobby's Surf Camp. I recommend Joyo's Surf Camp since its location is the closest to the Plengkung Beach entry, free wifi for internet access and free yoga every day.
• Untuk rate harga silahkan cek langsung ke Joyo's Surf Camp di 031-5314752-53 atau email ke surabaya_piw@yahoo.com karena harga setiap season berbeda namun untuk rate lokal ada harga khusus.
• For prices please check directly to Joyo's Surf Camp in +6231-5314752-53 or email to surabaya_piw@yahoo.com because prices may vary each season but there is a special price for local tourist.
• Raja Wisata juga menawarkan paket wisata ke G-Land dengan berbagai pilihan wisata lainnya di seputar Taman Nasional Alas Purwo, jika ingin mudah maka lebih direkomendasikan untuk ikut tour dari Raja Wisata, hubungi 08569806685 untuk paket wisata ke G-Land, bahkan Raja Wisata mengeluarkan paket dengan harga di bawah 1,5 juta per orang untuk paket 3D/ 2N.
• Raja Wisata also offers tour packages to G-Land with a wide choice of other destination around the Alas Purwo National Park, if you want comfort of tour service then I recommend joining the tour from Raja Wisata, please call 08569806685 for tour packages to G-Land, there are special package at a price below 1.5 million rupiahs per person for 3D / 2N in G-Land.

RELATED STORIES:

• G-Land, The Ultimate Surf Destination
• Parang Ireng Beach, Simply Beautiful! 
• Sunset at G-Land   
• Mangrove Bedul

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Parang Ireng Beach, Simply Beautiful!

Ada lokasi lokasi yang tidak tercatat dalam itinerary namun ternyata membuat anda menggeser apa yang tercatat di jadwal perjalanan. Lupakan rencana saat menemukan keindahan di sela kaki melangkah. Hal yang sama terjadi disini, di Pantai Parang Ireng.

Sometimes, the locations which wasn't in the itinerary in fact are those makes you wanna stay and forgot your previous schedule plan. When you found beauty during your footsteps when traveling, don't mind the itinerary. Same thing happen here in Parang Ireng Beach.

G-Land atau Plengkung terkenal sebagai lokasi olah raga selancar yang sangat fantastis. Namun di area ini masih banyak keindahan yang memanggil siapapun, surfer ataupun bukan akan dibuai oleh pemandangan indah yang terdapat di Taman Nasional Alas Purwo, Banyuwangi, Jawa Timur.

G - Land or Plengkung is famous as the ultimate surfing spot. But here in Alas Purwo National Park, there are more beauties calling everyone to come, surfer or not, will be blown away by the scenery here in the national park which located in Banyuwangi, East Java.

Terletak hanya 15 menit perjalanan dari Pantai Plengkung, Pantai Parang Ireng merupakan salah satu pantai favorit saya di Taman Nasional Alas Purwo. Pantai ini memanjang dengan kontur pasir putih kecoklatan yang berupa bulir bulat, seperti merica.

Located only  15 minutes drive from the Plengkung beach, Parang Ireng Beach is one of my favorite in the Alas Purwo National Park. This beach extends making white brownish line of the coast. The sands here shaped like pepper grains, take some sands and feel it in your hands, you'll instantly feel the difference.

a lot of animal footsteps here :)

Namun pesona Parang Ireng bukan hanya pada pasir merica. Pantai yang sepi ini bagaikan pantai pribadi, tanpa banyak turis maka binatang liar banyak berdatangan ke pantai ini. Saya melihat banyak jejak kaki rusa dan kera yang datang ke tepian dimana air tawar mengalir menuju laut.

But the charm of Parang Ireng beach is not only on these sands. No crowds and feels like deserted, being in this place makes you feels like in the private beach. Without a  lot of tourist, so many wild animals coming into this beach. I saw a lot of animal footprints from deers to monkeys which came into the shore where the fresh water flows into the sea.

Tolehkan pandangan ke kanan saat memasuki area Pantai Parang Ireng. Struktur batuan hitam bagaikan lava hitam yang membeku menghiasi pesisir, kontras dengan pasir pantai, lengkap dengan lumut hijau yang tumbuh di bebatuan, bagaikan di bagian dunia lain. Simply beautiful..

See to your right side when entering the beach. Black structures looking like a freezing black lava rocks decorate the coastal area, contrast with the white sands. Green moss also growing on top of some black rocks, making a different view which feels like you're in the other parts of the world. Simply beautiful.

@marischkaprue - can spend a lot of time on the beach

All photos taken with Samsung NX2000, a stylish small camera :) 

NOTES:

• Ada tiga penginapan di G-Land yaitu Joyo's Surf Camp, G-Land Surf Camp dan Bobby Surf Camp. Rekomendasi saya di Joyo's Surf Camp karena lokasi yang paling dekat dengan entry Pantai Plengkung, wifi internet gratis dan free yoga setiap hari.
• There are three hotels in G-Land which are Joyo's Surf Camp, G-Land Surf Camp and Bobby's Surf Camp. I recommend Joyo's Surf Camp since its location is the closest to the Plengkung Beach entry, free wifi for internet access and free yoga every day.
• Untuk rate harga silahkan cek langsung ke Joyo's Surf Camp di 031-5314752-53 atau email ke surabaya_piw@yahoo.com karena harga setiap season berbeda namun untuk rate lokal ada harga khusus.
• For prices please check directly to Joyo's Surf Camp in +6231-5314752-53 or email to surabaya_piw@yahoo.com because prices may vary each season but there is a special price for local tourist.
• Raja Wisata juga menawarkan paket wisata ke G-Land dengan berbagai pilihan wisata lainnya di seputar Taman Nasional Alas Purwo, jika ingin mudah maka lebih direkomendasikan untuk ikut tour dari Raja Wisata, hubungi 08569806685 untuk paket wisata ke G-Land, bahkan Raja Wisata mengeluarkan paket dengan harga di bawah 1,5 juta per orang untuk paket 3D/ 2N.
• Raja Wisata also offers tour packages to G-Land with a wide choice of other destination around the Alas Purwo National Park, if you want comfort of tour service then I recommend joining the tour from Raja Wisata, please call 08569806685 for tour packages to G-Land, there are special package at a price below 1.5 million rupiahs per person for 3D / 2N in G-Land.

 RELATED STORIES:

• G-Land, The Ultimate Surf Destination
• Sunset at G-Land 
• Melepas Tukik di Pantai Ngagelan  
• Mangrove Bedul 

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