Monday, July 22, 2024

Ngurtafur Beach, the sandy beach stretches out into the middle of the sea

 

A natural wonder where we can walk into the middle of the sea as far as 2 km from the beach. If you want to prove it, you can come yourself to Ngurtafur Beach or what is also known as Ngurtavur Beach.

Ngurtafur Beach is located on Waha Island, Warbal Ohoi (Village) Region, West Kei Kecil District, Southeast Maluku Regency. Ngurtafur is a stretch of raised sand that extends for about 2 km, which will appear when sea water recedes, dividing the ocean into two parts. Ngur means sand while Tafur means arising.

Ngurtafur Beach is unique and different from most beaches because Ngurtafur Beach is formed from a stretch of white sand in the ocean and can be seen when the sea water recedes. Apart from the beauty of the white sandy beach, this beach also has no trees or other plants, it's just like a stretch of white sand in the ocean. The length of Ngurtafur Beach itself is around 2 km, winding like a snake when we look from a height. As if it were a path to the middle of the sea.

The beauty of Ngurtafur Beach is not only limited to the stretch of white sand stretching across the blue sea, but here we can also see hundreds of storks resting after fishing. On Ngurtafur Beach, if you are lucky, you will see a flock of leatherback turtles and what is even more exciting, you can meet the oldest turtle on Ngurtafur Beach called "Tabob".

Because this beach is uninhabited, those who come here have to bring their own supplies because there is no one selling on the beach, which is still said to be very quiet and rarely visited by tourists. For those who want to stay near the beach, there is also cheap accommodation around 150 thousand / person. To make it easier to search, this location has been marked on Google Maps