Skip to main content

Enjoy the beauty of the sunset at Baloiya Beach, Selayar

Welcome travelers. You are confused about interesting tour on Sulawesi Island, Indonesia? This time, explorecelebes.ga will inform you about the beach tourism destination in Sulawesi, Indonesia, precisely in Kepulauan Selayar Regency, South Sulawesi Province, that is Baloiya Beach.

Have you heard of this place? For those of you who have never heard or visited Baloiya beach and will plan a vacation to the Baloiya beach, Selayar, this article can you make as your guide to this beach location.


The charm of Baloiya beach

As an archipelago in the province of South Sulawesi, Selayar has many attractive beach tourism spots. One of the places that can be your choice of sightseeing is Baloiya beach. You will be greeted by the white sand of soft beaches and stretches like a basin from north to south with the length of the coastline about 300 meters.

On this beach you can see a cluster of corals sticking out in shallow waters and some small islands that blend into a beautiful landscape. The view of coral reefs in the middle of the beach and at the top is overgrown by asoka plant with background of traditional coastal fishermen settlement into one of the exotic charm of Baloiya beach.

Baloiya name for this beach is taken from the natural conditions that exist around the beach, where there is a very large stone hole around the beach and local people call it Baloiya.

In Baloiya Beach area, consists of several tourist spots that you can visit. "Selayar Island Resort" is one of them. "Selayar Island Resort" is managed by foreign parties and there are restaurant and bungalow facilities available. There are also some areas that are still a free area for visitors, such as coral cluster areas and the pier a traditional boat parking area which is known by name lepa-lepa that is usually rented by tourists to surround Baloiya beach.

One of the specials on this beach is the view of the beach at dusk that is so fascinating. Blue sky blends with the orange light. The golden sun with a perfect round shape becomes an extraordinary charm. The perfect shape of this sunset you can see clearly on the beach Baloiya.

The beach is located in the southern island of Selayar is most visited at the weekend. The wide white sand along the coast of Baloiya allows visitors to sunbathe and stay for long enjoying the hot sun, while enjoying small islands located not far from the beach, and make your holiday seemed to be in the Tanah Lot of Bali.

Activities of Baloiya beach visitors

Baloiya beach activities you can do is a beach tour, such as swimming, sunbathing enjoy the scorching heat of the morning sun and watching the sunset in the afternoon. Not far from Baloiya Beach there is Baloiya Nature Cave that blends with the coast, and is often visited by domestic tourists and foreign tourists.

You can also do diving and snorkeling activities. Especially for those who will do snorkeling or diving activities can use the facilities prepared by the manager, Selayar Island Resort & Dive Center.

You are fond of fishing can channel their hobbies by using a boat rental owned by the tour manager to surrounds Baloiya Beach while fishing. Boat rents are around IDR 100,000 to IDR 200,000, depending on how long you used the boat.

Photographic activity will be visible at the time of sunset. Many tourists who capture the sun set on this beach, even some photographers willingly come from far away in order to capture the natural charm of the sunset on the beach Baloiya.

Location and transportation to Baloiya beach

Location Baloiya Beach is located in Patikarya Village, sub-district Bontosikuyu, Kepulauan Selayar District, South Sulawesi Province. Access to Baloiya Beach is very easy, this is because the location of this beach is bypassed by public transport, where the distance from the city of Benteng as the capital of Kepulauan Selayar District to the beach is only 10 km, with travel time for 15 minutes by public transportation.

The condition of the road to the location of this tours is quite smooth. Along the way, residential buildings are not very crowded, while trees grown on the side of the road are quite shady. The scenery around it looks so beautiful to make visitors feel at home to linger.



Entrance ticket to Baloiya beach

No need to pay if you want to travel to the beach baloiya, because some areas of Baloiya beach has not been managed so it is still free for visitors. You can enjoy some of these beach spots as much, both on weekends and on holidays as well as on weekdays.

In certain areas of Baloiya Beach area, you are required to pay. As in the area Selayar Island Resort & Dive Center, the cost to enjoy this tourist facility is quite affordable. To enter Selayar Island Resort & Dive Center with entrance fee IDR 20,000/person.

Facilities at Baloiya beach

In the area of Baloiya Beach available is Resort that offers lodging facilities and other facilities such as cafes and restaurants and diving. This atmosphere here is also no less exotic with other tourist attractions that exist in Kepulauan Selayar District as in Takabonerate National Park with marine park who has the third largest atoll region in the world.

Because of the fairly close distance to the city of Benteng, you can still stay at the hotel or lodging available in the city of Benteng and visit the beach Baloiyya by using two-wheeled vehicles or four wheels in accordance with your travel itinerary. The distance is only about 20 to 30 minutes. In the city of Benteng many hotels and inns you can use for overnight at an affordable price. Starting from a homestay cost IDR 50,000/night/person, to star hotels in strategic locations.

Travel tips to Baloiya beach

Trips to Baloiya beach is very interesting, but if you have never visited this place, you definitely do not know tips for your tour to this place and can be enjoying it well, following explorecelebes.ga will share travel tips to Baloiya beach, Kepulauan Selayar, South Sulawesi province.
  1. Enter your destination to Baloiya beach with other tourist destination you want to visit in Kepulauan Selayar District, South Sulawesi Province to save your travel expenses. Due to this beach will pass through several points of Selayar Cultural Destination, such as Gong Nekara and Selayar Museum in Matalalang, about 5 km from Benteng town;
  2. Choose the right time to visit Baloiya beach, most ideal during the afternoon until sunset;
  3. Prepare your camera and it's accessories, or use your smatphone to capture the beauty of the sunset on Baloiya beach. The perfect shape of this sunset you can see clearly on Baloiya beach;
  4. Keep the beach clean. Do not throw garbage on the beach. Do not kotori this beautiful beach with waste food scraps and so on. Bring a plastic bag for the trash. You must keep the environment sustainable by not littering in any place;
  5. If you are staying in Benteng town area and need car rental service to Baloiya beach, you can use car rental agent "Oto Rental Selayar" at contact number +62 823-4998-2277 or "Tahaduang Rental Car" at contact number +62 821-8759-1985.
Hopefully the information about Baloiya beach tourism is useful for those of you who plan to visit Baloiya beach that has the charm of this beautiful sunset. Happy holiday to Baloiya beach, Kepulauan Selayar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.

If you are interested in this article do not forget to share, by clicking the share button, so everyone can get the info. Hopefully this article can be useful for us all. We want to see you again in our next information about Tourist Places in Sulawesi. Have a great holiday. (www.explorecelebes.ga)

Comments