Thursday, July 17, 2008

Balikpapan Tourism Place

Manggar Beach, (Manggar Baru)

Situated 9 Km to the east of sepinggan airport Balikpapan and 22 km from centre of Balikpapan city. Many visitors go to this This beach for recreation and enjoy wave and white sand. Provided public facilities, parking place.
Shelter, information room, the local map, toilet/bathroom.
Easily being reached by both own vhicle and public taxi and every visitor must be payment.

Teritip Crocodile Farm
Situated at Teritip village of East Balikpapan 27 km from centre of Balikpapan City, more less 5 ha wide, activity of crocodile farm has been begun since 1990.
The kinds of crocodile are ; buaya muara (crocodylus porosus), buaya supit (tamistoma scheillius), buaya air tawar (crocodylus siamlisus).
The purpose of the preserve is to breed wild animal, cultivate busines of crocodile skin and as tourist object.
You can reached this place by public taxi trayek no. 7 and own car. The crocodile farm is open for public at 07.00 17.00 every day. Holded by CV. Surya Raya.
Facilities : Parking area, Toilet, Food Shop, Art shop, Meeting hall for public to take a rest and to see all size of crocodile.
The Special food (crocodile meat roasted, oil of crocodile and etc)

Bekapai Park

Bekapai Park which is opened in the middle of the year of 1998, and it is situated in front of PLN office on Jalan Jend. Sudirman. In the middle of the park obtained a monument which simbolise the oil that come out from well in Balikpapan area. From inside of the monument that is made of stainless steel spread out the fountain and supproted by the light in the night The place is opened for Public.

Melawai Beach

Located at Sudirman street near pantai strans, it’s beautiful place to have a rest with family sitting to enjoy the view of Balikpapn Bay.
There are many kind of traditional food. Opened 19.00 – 24.00 wita, Monday and Sunday are busy day to visit.

1 comment:

Wandi said...

This is my lovely hometown..