Nembrala Beach, the Remote but Fascinating Beach in East Nusa Tenggara

Nembrala Beach is a beautiful beach in Rote Island, East Nusa Tenggara. The beach is perfect to do all activities you love, from trekking to water activities. It is so comfortable that once you have arrived at the beach you will feel relaxed and peaceful. It also has a perfect weather condition, making it suitable to do various things. 

You can visit the beach at the right time so that you can do water activities, like surfing at the best time. The local people living around the beach also has unique culture. Their traditional way of life interests visitors who come to this beach. You can learn further about their culture when you visit this beach.

Location       

As previously mentioned, Nembrala Beach is situated in a small island, i.e. Rote Island in East Nusa Tenggara. Precisely, the beach lies just the Southwest of Timor. This is at the tip of the southern part region of Indonesia. The total area of this island is only about 1,214 km².

With such small size, the island has many things to offer to visitors, including subtropical topography, unique culture and tropical waters. You can reach the beach via Bali or Kupang. The beach actually lies in a remote location. This remote location indeed makes travel to this beach so special. 

It takes hard work to reach the beach, but this is not a waste. Your journey towards the island will be an incredible journey since you will see a maginificent view, a beach blessed with amazing panorama.

Activities

          There are many things you can do in this Nembrala Beach. Fishing is one of the most popular activities since the ocean around the beach has numerous species of fish. The most common species of fish you can find in the ocean include Dog Tooth Tuna, Spanish Mackerel, Yellow fin Tuna,  Trevalli, Wahoo, , Sailfish, Sea Perch, Grouper and Marlin.

Another exciting activity is snorkeling. You can enjoy beautiful underwater life in this beach, including colorful live corals, larger pelagics and small reef fish as well as beautiful sea shells still alive with their occupants and an occasional octopus. Other activities include surfing, village trip and island hopping. Island hopping means you can visit other islands nearby such as Donna, Do’o and N’Doa. 

Accommodations

          You can find a luxurious resort near the beach, i.e. Nembrala Beach Resort. The resort provides complete facilities for visitors. You can take a rest in their comfortable bedrooms equipped with air conditioner.

The resort also provides delicious menu, ranging from local to international menu. Moreover, the resort has panoramic view since it is built near the beach. You can enjoy the panorama of the beach from the resort and hear the sound of the waves hitting the rock along the coastline. This is an amazing experience.

          When visiting East Nusa Tenggara, never miss this beautiful Nembrala Beach in your travel plan. This is one of the best tourist destinations in East Nusa Tenggara. You will never regret visiting this fascinating beach.

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Tablolong Beach, An Exotic Beach in East Nusa Tenggara

Tablolong Beach is a beautiful beach in East Nusa Tenggara. The beach has fine white sand and crystal clear sea water. Both the sand and the sea water create a stunning panorama. The calm sea waves and the breeze make it suitable as a recreational place. If you plan to travel to East Nusa Tenggara, include the beach in your travel plan. 

The place is not too far from the city of Kupang, making it accessible. You will not find any difficulty reaching this place. You will have great experience spending your holiday here as you can do many activities in this beautiful beach. 
  
Location

Tablolong Beach is situated in Kupang Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. It is about 25 km from the city of Kupang. Tablalong is across Semau Island, making it beautiful spot to do various activities. You can reach the beach from Kupang by car or motorcycle. It takes about an hour from Kupang towards the beach.

When you travel to the island, you will see winding road along with exotic traditional houses throughout your journey. Although the infrastructure is not managed properly yet, the beautiful scenery along the journey will not make you upset. You can enjoy the panorama regardless the minimum infrastructure. 

The government indeed should pay more attention for the development of the beach, especially the infrastructure, the facilities and the public transportation from Kupang towards the beach. With sufficient infrastructure, the beach can attract more visitors to come. 

Activities

          Tablolong Beach is well known as a great place to fish. Even, the beach gains popularity since it became the host of international fishing tournaments. Each year the tournament is held in Tablolong. The beach is now popular as the heaven of the fisher. The fishing competition is held in the strait, between Timor and Rote Islands.

There are many species of fish living in the waters of Tablolong. There are fish migration from Timor Sea towards Savu Sea. Fishing will be an interesting activity with this crowd migration. You can visit the beach at the time the tournament is held, otherwise at any time you have spare time. Enjoy the beautiful beach and do fun water activities here with your family and friends. 

Accommodations

          There are not many options of hotels and resorts in Tablolong Beach. However, you can find simple lodges and small hotels along the way from Kupang to Tablolong. If you have enough budget, you can consider to stay in one of the luxurious resorts in Tablolong, i.e. Tablolong Beach Resort.

The resort has complete facilities and it offeres satisfying services to guests. You can enjoy the comfortable and luxurious bedroom in this resort. You can also enjoy delicious dishes from local to international menu. Spending the night in this resort will make you feel comfortable.

            Tablolong Beach is one of the most exotic tourist destinations in East Nusa Tenggara. Include this beautiful beach in your travel plan, and come at the right time, i.e. when fishing competition is held in this beach.  

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Ngrenehan Beach, Tasting Fresh Seafood at a Quiet Beach In Yogyakarta

Ngrenehan Beach is unpopular beaches in Yogyakarta. But, the beauty of the beach is comparable to other beaches. The main attraction when you come here is the activity of fishermen and enjoy the seafood. The dishes are fresh and if you like to bring the seafood, you can buy it at the fish market there.

Actually, Ngrenehan Beach is kind of strait and surrounded by stretches of hills with stunning panorama. The sound of waves come and gone. Although the beach still untouchable, but you will not regret to come because the beach is so beautiful.

Location

Ngrenehan Beach is located at Kanigoro Village, Saptosari sub-district, Gunungkidul Regency, Yogyakarta. It lies about 30 km from Wonosari City and 60 km from the Yogyakarta. To reach the beach, you can ride a car or motorcycle.

There are two routes, firstly from Yogyakarta – Gading – Playen – Trowono – Ngrenehan Beach, and secondly Yogyakarata – Wonosari – Paliyan – Trowono – Ngrenehan Beach. Both are main roads and commonly used by visitors.

Along the trip, you will be entertained by beautiful scenery and sometimes the monkeys come down and cross the road. To enter the beach, you will need to pay IDR3,000 or US$0.3 per person.

Activities

Just like other beaches in Yogyakarta, especially in Wonosari, Ngrenehan Beach is a bit different because the beach just likes a strait and along the beach you can see white sand and green hills. The panorama around Ngrenehan is very stunning. You will amaze to the line of colorful boats.

Ngrenehan Beach is identical to fishing area indeed. If ever visited Depok, Kwaru, and Baron Beach, you will see the same nuance. Stall foods, boats, fishermen, and fish market. Most of visitor who come to the beach love to taste local culinary. With traditional ingredients, the taste of the food are so delicious and tasty.

If you like to swim, the beach is suitable for you because the wave is not powerful. So, it is a perfect place to spend the vacation. But you must be careful when the boat around the coastline. After that, you can sit on the white sand and feel the breeze while enjoying young coconut. 

You still can climb up the hill to see the view from the high. This is one of chance for you to enjoy incredible scenery. The blue sky and the beach become a perfect combination of Ngrenehan Beach. You can walk around the cliff to search amazing pictures and dozens boats sailing far away at the middle of the sea.

Come to Ngrenehan Beach mean you have to sit and taste their seafood dishes. You can order fried fish, crab, squid, and many more. The prices are reasonable and you can enjoy it while accompanied by the waves of water.

Then, don’t forget to buy the fresh seafood from fish market around the beach. There are many options you can buy and bring it at home. It is not surprising if Ngrenehan Beach become the right place for those who want to spend the time with family.

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