Stay on Bira Beach or Bara Beach
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Bira
Bira or also
known as Tanjung Bira is a village in the Bonto Bahari Sub-District, Bulukumba district (regency), located on the southern tip of the island of Sulawesi.
This village is very suitable for lovers of marine tourism or for those who
want to get away from the hurly-burly of city life.
The distance from
Makassar Hasanuddin airport to Bira is about 200 km or 5 hours by private car
and passes several districts which are inhabited by the majority of Makassar
ethnic group. Along the way, interesting things can be seen, such as salt
processing industry in traditional way, the process of making typical food
(sticky rice cooked in bamboo tube), activities by local people in drying
seaweed on the side of road, view of rice field and sea and Phinisi boat industry.
Bira is famous
for the exoticism of its white sand beach. No wonder, if many domestic and
foreign travelers explore this place every year. This area has two types of
beach namely: Bira beach and Bara beach. They look like twin brothers!
Bira Beach
Bira beach is the
most visited spot by domestic travelers. During the weekend, long holiday and
New Year's Eve, it must be very crowded!!! Activities that are usually carried
out by domestic travelers, such as swimming, relaxing on the beach, sailing on
a banana boat etc. Sometimes, when the tide is out, the travelers or
inhabitants walk along the coastline of Bira beach to reach Bara beach.
Bara Beach
Bara Beach is
located in the western part of Bira beach or around 2 kilometer from there.
This beach is rather remote and usually called a hidden beach. Around Bara
beach, there is a protected forest inhabited by monkeys. This beach also offers
the beauty of white sand, not much different from the Bira beach but still has
its own advantage. One of them is a very strategic position.
Bara beach is a
favorite choice of foreign travelers because its atmosphere is more calm, more
peaceful and a few parts of the coastline are overgrown by coconut trees. The
position of each bungalow is very close to the coastline of Bara beach and
offers sea view. Relax on the beach as if you were on the private beach. In
addition, the travelers could be picked up directly in front of the Bungalow if
they want to travel to the Liukang island for snorkeling or to Kambing island
for diving.