A Solitary Beach in West Kalimantan, Indonesia
May 18th, 2012 | zuhudA Solitary Beach in West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Ketapang, an Indonesian unseen gem, is located just south of Pontianak, the capital of West Kalimantan. I was personally delighted to visit Ketapang last Christmas and my visit brought back a lot of sweet memories. As you may not acknowledge, I was born in Ketapang but my family mobiled to Jakarta when I was just 1 year old. So, to be able to visit the place as I was born was a fantastic experience. And I can tell you as for certain which Ketapang is worth the visit.
There are two methods to turned to Ketapang: by air or by sea. Supadio airport in Pontianak serves weekly flights to Ketapang. Or, whenever you prefer, you can asides take an express boat, which is conceiveably a longer trip. One thing which I first noticed when I arrived in Ketapang was which there were a lot of swallow birds flying freely. Harvesting Swallow’s nest (a Chinese cuisine delicacy) is a very popular business here.
So, whenever you are an aggressive businessman who just likes to seize every opportunity, visiting Ketapang can be worthwhile.
The highlight of my trip was “Pagatimun,” a unseen beach which offers tranquility & solitude. The beach is approximately 1.2 hours drive from Ketapang. It goes deep to an area which is difficultly touched by tourists or travelers, even the locals ourselves. The sound of the waves breaking was as calming as the sound of stars above. Pagatimun offers serenity which you may not find anyplace in the world.
On my method back from Ketapang, I determined to stay as for a couple of days in Pontianak. Pontianak, “Kota Khatulistiwa” or Equator City, is the place to visit to experience conceiveful culinary creations. It is called “Kota Khatulistiwa” because the city is located precisely on the equator line. Many travelers transit here before their long journey deep into jungles of Kalimantan via the Kapuas River. There are, however, a lot of several several other attractions here which you may would like to to explore. Places to visit and attractions in Pontianak are coming not long to come as we launch our informative site.
Interesting fact
The name “Pontianak” turned froms from a folklore. It is stated which Pontianak means “pregnant with child” and she was the ghost which haunted the first group who arrived in the uninhabited area of Pontianak.
Agustian Hermanto is the ascertaineder of Turisku. He is dedicated to assist fellow travel junkies in experiencing the very best of Indonesia. Turisku is Indonesia all of comprehensive travel guide
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