Beach, beach, beach. Seems like I can’t get off beach as my favorite place to spend weekend. Since I was in Makassar and it’s pretty near to some islands around, I always spent my weekend at the beach. Who doesn’t like beach though? The sun, the water, the sand, the wind, each component really makes me wanna come back to beach everytime.
Lanjukang Island is the farthest island in Makassar Region, located 40 km from Makassar. The population is only around 50 inhabitants, an ideal place to get away from bustle of the city. I bet you will say “wow” when you arrived in the island. Blue water, long white sand beach, all this amazing view will blow your mind.
How to get there?
Jump into water!
Blue Anemon and Nemo |
Huge coral reef can be found on the southwest of the island. Not far from the shore, only 20 meters and you can swim above huge coral reefs dominated with staghorn coral. Explore and you can find some spots with anemone, blade coral, leather coral, etc. Fish swims right round, I found some unique fishes when I snorkeled. The distance between surface and the corals are just about 50 cm-1 meter. Be careful not to damage the corals with your fin. The area is so huge. Even if you swim for 200 meters from the shore, it’s still shallow and the corals are still good.
Meet the unique locals
Not many people live in Lanjukang Island but they are special. The locals, literally looks like dwarf because they have short body only around 100 cm with hunchback. They tend to hide themselves and don’t want to socialize because of their appearance, not all of them. Some will come closer but they won’t talk unless you open a conversation first. It was said that the factor of this short and strange appearance is because of inbreeding.
Traveled in 11-12 May 2013
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