Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Lombok
For the lovers of surfing / surfing, one of the most famous point spot in Indonesia is Desert Point alias Bangko-Bangko located in District Sekotong West Lombok, precisely on the southwest coast of Lombok. If you traveled to Bali, it is worth trying to visit this famous tourist spot. By ship to the port of Sheet Ferry, then of your stay Sheets hire the services of a travel or rental car that can be encountered in Area Sheet. Long journey to Desert Point approximately 2 hours of Sheets. Also you can instantly rent a boat directly from Bali, Kuta Bali if you only spent 3 hours towards Bangko-Bangko.
The road infrastructure of Labuan Poh (West Sekotong ) to the Bangko-Bangko is less good, a little cobbled streets and winding and uphill it seems to be spending a lot of time and capital. But make no mistake, when the surfing season comes, many world-class surfers are willing to stay linger long in a simple hut hut on the beach for the sake encounter ferocious waves are said to be the classy Totally Epic.
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| Bangko Bangko Sekotong beach |
Currently Desert Point crowned one tourist destination in the world to windsurf and ranks sixth in the order of "10 beach destinations terganas Surfing the Waves" version of the International Surf Association. So it is not surprising that later emerged in recent competitions contest competitions guts in this place.
Desert Point Bangko-Bangko have distinctive types of waves are waves Left, wherein when surfing, there are currently called "Lefthand" ie when driven waves can only be slid to the left side. Desert Point is also often referred to as the beaches with the best waves on the planet. You can find the wave-shaped concave wall for 10 seconds or even up to 20 seconds in length with the longest walls that reach 300 meters, an important moment of the most awaited by the surfers.
The best time if you want to visit Desert Point is in the range of May to October, the month in which the month is when the tide rises or falls. Some, could be up for weeks without waves, yet so when the waves came all the waiting will pay off already.
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| Surfing at Desert Point bangko bangko |
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| Surfing in Bangko bangko |
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| Bangko Bangko beach Sekotong |
If you are interested in surfing at Desert Point, make sure your health condition is fit enough / sufficiently prepared for long trips with the travel field are quite heavy. Beware also of the possibility of malaria. And most importantly, you have to wait until the best waves come.
In addition to offering the beauty of the waves for surfing, beaches conditions vary from flat, undulating and hilly with natural rocks that looked sturdy and white sand beaches that adorn the western part of the region, Bangko-Bangko also offers the beauty of underwater life to you so that you can also do activities diving, snorkeling or just indulge with a soak in the Turkish entity.
Other tourist charm that is not less interesting is the trekking tour and history in the region "Natural Park Bangko-Bangko" area of 2,169 Ha. Forest Park Nature Bangko Bangko included in forest ecosystem and the coastal lowland monsoon forest and mangrove forest. Bangko Bangko beach vegetation consists of types, among others Biduri (Calothropus gigantea), Sea Pandan (Pandanus sp). Plant species that can be found in the forest landscape lowland season including Bajur (Pterospermum javanicum), Kesambi (Schleicera oleosa), Waru (Hibiscus tiliaceus), while the mangrove vegetation can be found among other types of Rhizophora mucronata, Rhizophora stylosa, Ceriops tagal. Do not forget to time to see the remnants of the Japanese colonial era in the form of debris monitoring Japanese defense fort complete with cannons, located in a hill.
Route To Bangko-bangko beach :
To achieve this international tourist area, you can start from Mataram - Sekotong - and then to Bangko Bangko with a distance of approximately 70 kilometers to the long travel time of about two hours, using private vehicles or public transportation. If you use public transport, can be started from Terminal Mandalika Bertais Sheet goal, then from the terminal to ride public transportation department Sheet Labuhan Poh.