| Saliper Ate Beach |
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Saliper means comforter. Ate means heart. According to its name Saliper Ate Beach means the beach that can comfort to the heart of its visitors. It is located approximately 5 km to the west of Sumbawa Besar City, the location is easy to reach with land transportation (the city 'bemo'). Before the development in tourism, the Saliper Ate beach was the only recreational place for the Sumbawa people. |
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| Samongkat |
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The height of this mountain range is 450 meters above sea level, and it is located 17 km from the Sumbawa Besar City. The curvy road with the scenery of mountains and valleys can be traveled with various transportations. The facilities that are available there, among others are the swimming pool and shelter. |
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| Moyo Island |
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It is located northward of Sumbawa, in front of the Saleh strait, with the width of 30 hectares. The Moyo Island has both land and marine tourist object. Moyo's tropical forest is a home for flock of deer, wild ox, boar, and the protected 'gosong bird' (megapodius). There is also the 'sharp eye' waterfalls. Its marine tourism provides a beautiful underwater panoramic view for snorkling and scuba diving, even from the wharf of the Moyo island thousand of small fish can be seen. Lady Diana from England and Prince William from the Netherlands had once visited the Moyo island to spend their holiday. |
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| Ai Manis Beach |
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It is located on the white sand land of the Moyo island. It's charming underwater scenery with coral and tropical fishes, and also the tropical forest that surrounds it makes Ai manis perfect for camping, snorkling, etc. The view of sunset can also be enjoyed from Ai Manis. Bush walking in the tropical forest around Ai Manis will naturally provide the view of plants and animals such as deer, wild ox,, boar, the koakao, the cockatoo bird, and the protected 'gosong' bird. Not far from Ai Manis there is also a bat cave. Ai Manis can be reached in approximately 30 minutes by speed boat from Ai Bari the region of Moyo Hilir. |
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| Liang Petang |
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It is a natural cave and it consist of human like rocks, platforms, weaving, instruments, and it is also filled stalactite and stalagmite. It is located in the Batu Tering village in the region of Moyo Hulu, 29 km from the Sumbawa Besar City. Not far from this cave there is also a bat cave (Liang Bukal.) |
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| Sekonkang Beach |
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Sekongkang beach is located 8 km from Maluk beach, belongs to the area of Jereweh subdistrict. Its white sand and beautiful wave makes the foreign countries tourists named it as yoyo. This place is good for surfing. |
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| Jelenga Beach |
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In the same natural resort area located in Jereweh sub-district, this beach is in 136 km from Sumbawa Besar or 7 km from Jereweh. Jelenga beach provides accommodations and restaurants. The beach with the white sand and the wave are named as 'scar reef' by the foreign countries tourists. It is very suitable for surfing. |
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| Saleh Bay |
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It is a group of white sand with the beautiful coral and variety fish in calm water. This place is very suitable for swimming and diving in order to look underwater scenery. Saleh Bay is a rich waterworks with many kind of sea fish such as kerapu fish which have exported to some countries like Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. From Saleh Bay can be seen clearly Tambora Mount which is the widest caldera in the world. |
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