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Karangasem,
On the Wallace Line
Water
Sports in Karangasem
Karangasem Regency
has many splendid locations for water sports,
locations are mostly taken advantage of
for diving, snorkelling or river rafting.
The span of the beach in Karangasem reaches
97 km of which the ambience is relatively
tranquil, clean and unspoilt. White sandy
beach can be found at Padangbai and Bugbug
Village.
Nearly along the beach in Karangasem you
can find traditional fishermen who are setting
sail or parking their jukung outrigger or
motorized jukung. They paint their jukung
uniquely in dissimilar styles and sometimes
decorated with stylish paintings. Fishermen
of Karangasem frequently have double professions;
apart from being fishermen who catch fish,
they also offer services to tourists that
like sailing.
Padangbai Beach has been known for so long
as an awesome diving site, while other locations
in Karangasem that are no less spectacular,
are Labuhan, Sengkidu and Tulamben Beach.
These beaches have a myriad of decorative
fish, and even some of them are categorized
into rare species. Meanwhile, tempting coral
reefs can be found at Manggis, Jemeluk and
Tulamben. Locations of these beaches is
well known, and visited by many foreign
tourists.
In the meantime, water sports or river adventures
(white water rafting), in Karangasem is
carried out along the Unda River at Muncan,
Selat and Yeh Sah Rivers. The river’s
furrow occurs between ravines and often
passes through verdant canyons and the spread
of terraced rice fields. The water is clear
and natural originating from the slopes
of Mount Agung.
In Karangasem, there is also a swimming
pool, named Tirtangangga Park. This pool
is a tourist object of the water palace
that is situated at Ababi Village. It offers
tremendously exquisite view, as it’s
located between rice fields and the foothills
of Tirtagangga. Its cool and pollution-free
water is best favoured by tourists. Everyday,
there are locals, or foreign tourists, taking
a bath and swimming at Tirtagangga. Accommodation
and restaurants are available there, too.(BTN/budana)
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