Nambo Beach is one of tourist destinations in
Kendari City, South East Sulawesi. The beach has the stretch of white sand for
about 300 meters. The waves of water are quite calm with clear water. The beach
will be full of visitors on Sunday and holiday. They want to spend the time
with friends and family together. You can stroll along the coastline on the
fine sand. From the distance, you can see so many people playing water,
running, or swimming. Even, you will have a chance to see Bajo tribe village from
the coastline. As fishermen, they search the fish in the middle of the sea. If
you are thirsty, you can taste the freshness of young coconut. They sell food
and drinking with their hospitality.
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Location
Nambo Beach lies in Nambo
Village, Abeli Sub-district, Kendari, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia. From
Kendari, the distance is around 12 km and it can be reached for about 30
minutes. The trip to the beach is fun. You will go along the Kendari Strait
that full of mangrove forests and also enjoy fishermen villages.
Before you arrive at the
beach, you have to break through the hills. Winding streets and steep cliffs
will accompany you along the journey. But you will not feel bored because the
panorama is so refreshing and you can rid the stress from your mind. You can go
to Nambo Beach by a motorcycle, a car, or public transportation. If you start
your trip from Walter Monginsidi Airport, it will take about 20 minutes. And if
you start it from Kendari Port, you can ride traditional boat.
Accommodations
The facilities in the Nambo
Beach are quite complete. It has a vast parking area, bathing room, gazebo,
food stalls, toilet, and many more. You only need to pay IDR2,000 or US$0.2 to
enter the beach area. The local government has been trying to develop the
facilities here to give comfortable feeling to all visitors. Besides that,
there are many hotels that close the Nambo Beach, such as Swiss-Belhotel
Kendari and Plaza Inn.
Activities
Nambo Beach is identical
with carpet of white sand. The panorama around here is still natural.
Originally, the area around this beach was mangrove forest. But now, the condition
is so much different. You can play fine sand, beach volley, swimming, running,
or just sitting to see the waves of water from the sea. The coconut trees are
lining very tidy to add the beauty of the beach. The food stalls standing along
the coastline. But the most favorite drinking here is coconut water. While
enjoying the coconut water, you can supervise your kids when they play in the
water.
If you want to capture an
exotic scenery in Nambo Beach, you can wait until sunset. From the distance,
you can see fishermen fishing with their traditional boats. Bajo tribe is a
real fisherman. They sail to search fish and marine creatures for their life. The
beach becomes optional destination for local residents for their vacation. At
least, they can spend the time to build togetherness with their family. Cheap
accommodation and close to their home are the main reasons.
On the certain occasions,
there is Melasti Ceremony. The ceremony of Hindu religion is held on the beach
before Nyepi Celebration. If you are lucky and witness this ceremony, you will
see many boats that released to the sea. The leader of the rite will put a
variety of offerings on the boats. After that, they will push the boat to the
sea. This is a kind of cleaning procession for all participants.
