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Pink Beach Lombok Island
Posted: Nov 04, 2017
During this Pink Beach that most Indonesians know only exist in Flores, NTT. It turns out Lombok also have, you know! This is Pink Beach aka Tangsi Beach in Jerowaru, East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.
It used to be Pink Beach is known as the Tangsi Beach. The beach located in Pemongkong Village, Jerowaru is just a transit beach for fishermen from Tanjung Luar Village, Keruak.
Tangsi Beach or better known as Pink Beach of Lombok Island is located in Sekaroh village, Jerowaru district, East Lombok district is an attractive tourist destination and worth visiting for its uniqueness. This beach is one of the seven beaches in the world that has pink beach sand, and one of two beaches in Indonesia that has pink beach sand.
The pink color of the sand is formed because the original grains of white sand mix with pink coral debris. Bias sunlight and exposure to sea water adds more clearly visible pink beach color. This beach is so calm and only has a small wave that makes tourists more comfortable when playing there. The beauty of Pink Beach also looks perfect with the expanse of hills around it. On the left side there is a hill with vast meadows and from this hill the view of Pink Beach looks very beautiful. In addition, there is also an exotic promontory on the right side with a gazebo that is provided on it.
The route to Pink Beach is, tourists seemed to split the protected forest Sekaroh. Tourists must travel about 10 km from the center of Pemongkong Village by passing through the pavement streets and hollow enough stomach churning if we are not accustomed to go this way. Not infrequently we will pass a luxury vehicle. Yes, because now Pink Beach to be a new belle in Lombok.
For business lunch is strongly recommended you bring directly from home or buy first in the center of Jerowaru District. This is because selling along the protected forest road Sekaroh is still rare.
Why is Pink Beach called? We will know after setting foot on the sand. Sand on this beach looks pink. Pink color on the sand beach is there because of white sand that blends with red coral reefs and reddish effect after mixed with seawater. Then the reflection of the sun makes the pink color on the sand is increasingly visible. This red coral reef grows in the shallow waters of Tangsi Beach and is carried by the waves to the edge.
The beauty of Pink Beach also looks perfect with the expanse of hills around it. On the left side there is a hill with vast meadows and from this hill the view of Pink Beach looks very beautiful. In addition, there is also an exotic promontory on the right side with a gazebo that is provided on it.
Do not stop there, the beauty of the underwater world Pink Beach is also perfect with the coral reefs and marine animals. With calm waves, snorkeling becomes a fitting activity on this beach. But unfortunately, some clusters of coral reefs have begun to deteriorate due to the activities of local fishermen.
Not enough to enjoy the natural beauty of the Pink Beach, we can also rent a local fishing boat to get around in the cluster of small islands (Gili) which is about 2 kilometers from the lips Pink Beach. The rate is only Rp 10,000 per person and the boat can carry about 10-12 people. More Info For Percutian Ke Lombok
In addition, there is also a Japanese heritage cave on the hill side of Pink Beach. This cave is similar to Japanese cave relics in West Sumatra and other parts of Indonesia, has a diameter of about 1.5 meters.
But unfortunately, this cave is less well groomed and overgrown with bushes. It is said that this Japanese cave is the hiding place of the Japanese army during World War II, because almost all Japanese caves in the territory of Indonesia have the same features and functions, namely as a hiding place.
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