Kei Island, A Perfect Escapade!

Kei Island, A Perfect Escapade!

June 29, 2018   #BARONDAMALUKU, BARONDA MALUKU, EXPLORE KEI, EXPLORE MALUKU, KEI, KEI ISLAND, MALUKU, MOLUCCAS, NGURTAVUR,

Akhirnya sampai juga ke pulau Kei, ucapku dalam hati setelah sampai di pelabuhan Tual. Setelah bepesiar di kapal Pelni KM Tatamaliau, melewati laut Arafuru selama 24 jam.

cant wait to see Kei Island

Kepulauan Kei di Maluku Tenggara terbagi 2 yaitu pulau Kei Kecil, ibukotanya Langgur dan pulau Kei Besar ibukotanya Elat. Bedanya, yang paling terkenal itu pulau Kei Kecil, karena lebih banyak wisata pantainya dan akses jalannya lebih baik di Kei Kecil.

Pulau Kei mulai terkenal setelah menjadi pemenang dalam Anugerah Pesona Indonesia Award sebagai Most Hidden Paradise tahun 2016.

Surga yang tersembunyi, julukan ini memang cocok buat pulau Kei. Lets check all photos

Pasir PUTIH TERBAIK 
Sepi, tenang dan menyenangkan. Selama di pantai Ngurbloat, suasananya menyenangkan sekali buat "me time" . Hanya mendengar suara ombak, sambil membaca buku di pantai indah tanpa sinyal.

Pasir Gusung Ngurtavur

Melihat burung Pelikan migrasi 

Kami termasuk beruntung bisa melihat burung pelikan saat di pulau Ngurtavur. Bulan Juni, saat Autralia sedang musim dingin, burung-burung ini pindah untuk mencari makan di tempat yang lebih panas. So lucky bisa melihat langsug burung-burung pelikan ini terbang di Ngurtavur :)

Photoshoot di Gua Hawang 

Amazing sunset 

Misool mini di Pulau Bair

Waktu kapal kami sampai di Bair, karst-karstnyaaa bener-bener mirip dengan Misool. Warna airnya yang tosca.

Permandian Evu 
Permandian ini bisa dijangkau dengan mobil ga jauh dari kota Langgur. Oh yaa, jangan lupa juga cobain kepiting saus tiramnya. Enak bangett seporsi 50ribu dapat satu piring *ngilerrrr
Habis itu lanjut berenang lagi di kolam Evu :D

Oh yaa, di sini juga sehari sebelum

Gereja yang indah-indah di Langgur
Ga akan salah lagi kalau di Langgur sekalian wisat rohani juga. Cakep-cakep bbgtt gereja di kota ini, bersih, rapi tertata.

Rumah Adat Kei 

Anak-anak di Kei manis-manis

Kampung warna-warni 

Eat - Laugh - Chill - Sleep - Beach REPEAT 

Island vibes banget yaaa! Asli super menyenangkan banget bisa lama-lama di pulau Kei. Berasa di pulau pribadi. Btw, di Kei, ada makanan ciri khasnya, sayur elat, sayur rumput laut yang jadi makanan khas orang Kei. Rasanya cukup unik, krenyes krenyes di lidah tapi bergizi tinggiloh :D

Oh yaa, pisang goreng tepung embal, itu juara banget sih dicocol dengan sambel superpedes. Dijamin ga akan berhenti ngunyah hehehe. Kami juga sempet cobain Sofi, arak khas Kei, rasanya sepet gitu, setelah diuji di lab 45% ! HAHHAH pantesan berasa kebakaran di tenggorokan abis minum.

Kota Langgur, kota yang sangat bersih

Kesimpulannya, pulau Kei pulau yang sangat menyenangkan sekali terutama buat kamu yang memang suka dengan pantai-pantai yang masih sepi dan alami. Sepertinya aku memilih tempat yang tepat untuk mengasingkan diri selama seminggu. Paket kumplit untuk jadi tempat santai bersama dengan teman-teman menikmati liburan. A sweet escapade to Kei :)))

@daisyjuliaaa - a beach lover indeed!

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Triple Happiness in Ngurtafur, Kei

Triple Happiness in Ngurtafur, Kei

June 29, 2018   INDONESIA, KEI, MALUKU, MOLUCCAS, MOST BEAUTIFUL BEACH, NGURTAFUR, TRAVEL, UNIQUE BEACH,

aerial Ngurtavur , photo drone by : Itsnain

A trip to Ngurtafur, the  longest sandbag in the ocean became the highlight of our trip to this small island of Kei. Kei Islands are a cluster of islands in the Sea between Banda and Seram Sea, Arafuru Sea, the Southeast Maluku.

Heading Ngurtafur be said quite far, because flights usually have to transit in Makassar or Ambon if you come from Jakarta, and then road trip from Langgur then proceed with hiring longboat about 1 hour. 

A trip to Ngurtafur even, we had to try 2 times, on our first trip it was heavy rain and waves in the middle of the ocean. Weather in Kei is indeed often fickle. So, we can only pray and hope for a good luck. 

Sailing the sea with heavy rain conditions in Arafuru sea is a bit trials. Moreover, the ship headed to Ngurtafur, is a type of ship without a roof. So we have to withstand the heat of the Sun and rain.

But, how see .. how lucky we were! We were even given another bonus,  could see a double Rainbow in the ocean. WOW ... beautiful paintings of God Almighty.

Arriving in  Ngurtafur, long sand bag like a snake. Its length is almost 2 km. Even if we see from the window in aircraft its still visible snaking like snakes.  

Aerial Ngurtafur .. photo drone by : Itsnain 

If we looked the sand in Ngurtafur, its was so soft, once our feet often immersed in the sand. Ngurtafur, one of the many beaches that are very unique in this country. 

MET PELICANS

"Eh ...  Is it pelican ?" my friend shouted shortly ship beached

"Yess, those are pelican! " we all screaming happily . Met these pelican birds was really a pleasant surprise. Whoaaaaa, so lucky, after getting wet on the previous trip to Ngurtafur, we were given the opportunity to meet with pelicans in the second chance. So happyyyy!

Pelicans that once could only see on television can now see with their own eyes. Pelicans are birds that migrate. Type in Ngurtafur is a type of Australian Pelican. While Australia are winter, these birds usually move in search of food to a warmer place. 

Australian bird migration routes of Pelican from the Australia - New Zealand - Fiji - Solomon -Wallacea Indonesia. In the triangular lines of the Wallacea i.e. Sulawesi, NTB, NTT and Moluccas track bird migration the fish eater. 

Some of my friends trying to fly the drones in the direction of pelicans, and the result of this Pelican flew away.  They just shy away and flying low around Ngurtafur 

Drone soon lowered fear interfere with pelicans. We can only photograph of pelicans from far away, unwilling to interfere with :D

Zoom kamera HP punya teman sampai mentok. Siapin lensa tele kalau mau ke sini :D
photo by Else Kristina

Met with pelicans in Ngurtafuri is far from our expectation, because this bird always migrates. And don't expect to be able to always meet with pelicans, if a visit to Ngurtafur. With or without the pelicans, Ngurtafur remains enchanting;) 

jejak kaki burung pelikan di Ngurtavur

Thankyouuu Ngurtafur.. a fun experience once visiting you, saw double rainbow, met the pelicans migrating and got to see Ngurtafur beach with the sunny weather :D

Thank you God. What a beautiful memories:))))

@daisyjuliaaa - hopefully she can migrate as easy as pelican do

happy happy faces in Ngurtafur  :D

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