Bira and Bara Beach : The Banana Boat Ride

Besides snorkeling beautiful coral reef that surrounded bira and bara beaches, the most popular activity there is riding a banana boat. By paying 25,000 rupiah per person you can ride a banana boat pulled by an aged speedboat around the bira and bara crystal clear coastline.

Liukang Loe Island Bulukumba

Liukang Loe Island can be reached by speed boat about 15 minutes from Bara or Bira beach

When arriving around the island of Liukang Loe, the boat that we rent is not docked on the beach, but docked in a large wooden building. The semi-permanent building stands on the water and is naturally located around coral reefs. In this offshore building there is a turtle breeding business conducted by local residents. The building is also used as a seafood restaurant business and is equipped with a turtle breeding pond. The turtles that are kept in the pond are said to be a type of green turtle.

Last year visitors to this place can enjoy a delicious seafood dish can also play / swim in the pool with turtles. But this year the place is rarely visited because there is only 1 turtle left. The owner said this because of the government ban on breeding business. Indeed there is a law of protection of endangered species in Indonesia.

Apart from this issue we still can enjoy the beauty of surrounding island and of course the coral reef along the coastline.

Bara Beach : Sketching White Sandy Beach

Sketch of the terrace where we were staying overlooking the beach

The 2017 Idul fitri holiday is one of the longest holidays this year…. more than 10 days. Actually me and my family have no plans to out of town on this long holiday since we already take vacation on Java island just last May. But because we are invited by friends who have prepared everything including a place to stay so we decided to leave as well. This time we go to the southern coast of Bulukumba area on the beach call Bara. The beach has fine white sand and very beautiful. Spending two days was not enough to enjoy the beauty of the beach and the surrounding islands. Some of the sketches here I made on location and some more from the reference photos that I took there.