Panjang Beach, the Beauty of Natural Charm in Bengkulu
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VIVA – The Long Beach or locally known as Panjang beach is one of the beaches in Bengkulu Province. Panjang Beach has a coastline that reaches 7 kilometers and a beach width of about 500 meters. Panjang Beach offers a natural view of white sand with the relaxing sound of waves.
There are many pine and fir trees growing around the beach. The beach is also often used as a therapeutic tourist attraction by running in the morning or evening on the beach. On the panjang beach, tourists can enjoy a very beautiful sunset, especially when good weather.
To go to Panjang Beach, tourists need about 15 minutes with a distance of about 3-kilometers from the center of Bengkulu City. From the city, tourists can use a variety of transportation such as minibuses, rental cars, or private vehicles.
Panjang Beach can be enjoyed by tourists for free. Panjang Beach is also open every day for 24 hours.
There are many activities that can be done while at Panjang Beach, Bengkulu, such as jogging, playing beach volleyball, surfing, playing beach sand.
Not only that, tourists can play ATV to surround Panjang Beach, tourists have to pay around Rp50,000/20 minutes. Then, tourists can get around using Horse cart or locally known as Delman by paying around Rp30,000/delman. One delman only contains 4 people.
Tourists can also rent a bicycle here by paying Rp20,000. There are also bicycles that can be used by two people, the rental price is around Rp30,000/bike. With this rental price, tourists can go around Panjang Beach by bicycle for one hour.
Not only has the beauty of natural charm, this Panjang Beach also presents a festival that has become an annual event. The event that will be held are usually sand creation competitions, photo and vlog competitions, beach volleyball, surfing competitions. Not only that, this festival was entertained by the presence of Bengkulu musicians and there were cultural arts performances.
At Panjang beach, there are various types of food and beverage stalls and restaurants with various types of appetizing food and drink menus. In addition, there is also an area for children's play, a souvenir shopping center and facilities for sports. For a vehicle parking area is also available with a large enough land.
For visitors who want to feel the beauty of the night on this beach, there is also no need to worry anymore, because in this beach area accommodation has been provided. Start from cheap lodging places to luxury lodging are also available in this beach area.