Wonderful Trips: Randayan Island

There are many beautiful sights in the world from various countries. In Indonesia, especially in West Kalimantan Province, there are tourism places that is charming and inexpensive that you should visit when you come to West Kalimantan. One of them is located in Bengkayang Regency, there are beautiful islands like Randayan Island, Lemukutan Island, and Kabung Island.

Want to know where the Randayan Island is located? all of you can see the north side of the coastal region of West Kalimantan Province. It was there that the Randayan Island is located. Randayan Island is a beautiful small island. More or less quite half an hour to walk around it. Visit the Randayan Island can we begin to depart from Teluk Suak (Eng: Suak Bay). The journey from the Pontianak City toward Suak Bay is more less for 3 hours with a distance of about 115 Km away. The bay is approximately 32 Km from Singkawang City, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.

From the Suak Bay you can use speed boat with roundtrip fares of around Rp 200.000 or equivalent with US$20,7. Alternatively, you can use the speed boat or ship. However, you must depart from Pasir Panjang Village. Special ship rates for round trip is Rp 100.000 or equivalent with US$10,3, while the rate for a boat motor is Rp 40.000 or equivalent with US$4,1.

Randayan Island has a beach with very clear water color, perfect place for diving. At the sea bottom of Randayan Island there are plenty of honeybee water. From the behavior of living coral reefs are beautiful, and the story of other living beings such as fish and sea plants. Coral reefs in the Randayan Island thrives and multiply beneath the sea. Different types of tropical fish can be found when exploring the underwater beauty of the Randayan Island. On the basis of the existing record, the Randayan Island has a living coral reef about 4,5 hectares, 3,6 hectares of dead corals, 0,63 hectares of seagrass and sand covering an area of 4,77 hectares. Conditions it was very possible for anyone who has a hobby diving Randayan Island to visit.

The natural beauty of the Randayan Island can be enjoyed with diving or snorkeling. To snorkel, we do not need a complete equipment. Enough with the Swimming Goggles, can already enjoy a variety of underwater life is so fascinating. So, you don’t need to bother to bring diving equipment that is so much, but if you want to bring your own diving equipment that would be better.

Other facilities are available here in addition to diving and snorkeling, we can also fishing. The fish can be enjoyed with burned there. Eat grilled fish while enjoying the view at the edge of the sea will certainly be an experience that won’t be forgotten.

Other tourist facilities is vespa water, this facility has been provided by the Manager of the Island. To stay, we can rent a Villa or Cottage. These villas stand facing the sea, this allows us to enjoy panoramic view of the island and the sea directly from the Villa, it is well suited for us to be vacationing there with the family. Lodging rates here is varies, there are inns or cottages with price about Rp 300.000 or US$31 up to Rp 400.000 or equivalent with US$41,5 per night. Meanwhile, for the purpose of camping visitors, the manager has prepared a broad in the south island, of course, with camping gear that had to be taken at the time of departure. Set up tents on the white sand and calm atmosphere that makes our night could really take off boredom and fatigue of the daily routine. Other activities that can be done is fishing, especially at night.