Maluk
Beach is one of stunning beaches in Sumbawa Island. The color of the sun will
change becomes golden gradually at sunset, and it will give beautiful panorama.
You can just relax or sit on fine sand while shipping your tea. Just like other
beaches in Indonesia, it has white and soft sand. The pristine water seems
invite you to swim or snorkel. Enjoying the wave of water is also one of
attractive thing you can do when you visit the beach. For most surfers, the
wave of Maluk is powerful and strong.
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Location
Maluk
Beach is located at a peninsula. Precisely, the beach is situated at Maluk
Jereweh Village, West Sumbawa Regency, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Because
the beach is flanked by two hills, Mantun Hill at the north, and Balas Hill at
the south, it makes Maluk has wonderful panorama. You can start you journey
from Benete Terminal. You can hire a motorcycle, take ojek to Maluk beach. You
only need to pay IDR2,000 or US$0.2.
The
cost is cheap because you only need to go for 1.5 km. Differently, if you want
to hire a motorcycle, you only need to pay IDR100,000 per day, or US$10. By
hiring a motorcycle, you will be free and have more time to get more spots in
Maluk Beach. The good thing about Maluk Beach is you don’t need to buy a
ticket.
Activities
There
are many things you can do when you visiting Maluk Beach. First, you can see
conservation of turtle. In this place, you will see the eggs of turtles, or
even the baby of turtle. If you lucky, you can release the baby of turtle into
the beach. However, the most favorite activity in the beach is surfing. Surfers
from around the world love the wave in the beach because it is strong and
powerful, especially when the tide is high.
The
high of wave can be 4 – 6 meters. If you want to challenge your adrenaline,
this is one of thing you can do in Maluk Beach. But, if you want to relax and
enjoy the day, you can just lie down on white sand. From the
distance, you can see other visitors canoeing or swimming.
There
are many food stalls offering sea food along the beach. The traditional
culinary around here is special because it made by traditional ingredients. As
the source of seafood, fishermen provide fresh fishes, lobsters, and crabs. The
most favorite dish is named as spicy dendeng.
According
the report of local government, West Sumbawa has dozens of surfing spots. Even,
there are surfers gave three names main beaches, i.e. Sekongkang, Maluk and
Njlenga. These spots are well known as golden triangle. That is mean the real
surfers should visit these surfing spots. With those qualities, that makes the
three of these beaches become the spot of international competition of surfing.
The participants come from many countries, such as Philippine, Australia, New
Zealand, and Indonesia.
Accommodations
The
facilities and accommodations in Maluk Island are complete. There are many home
stay and hostel. These guesthouses are simple you can rest while accompanied by
sound of water at night.
Or,
you can start the journey from Mataram – Lombok. Then, you can continue to the
port to cross the sea for 22 km. You have to wait a ferry and it will take
around 2 hours to arrive at Poto Tano Port in West Sumbawa. If you want to go
to Taliwang and Njlenga, it will take 2.5 hours, and to Maluk Beach, it will
take 3.5 hours.
