TANJUNG BIRA & TAKABONERATE, SOUTH SULAWESI

Tanjung Bira located at the southern tip of South Sulawesi Province which is in Bonto Bahari District, Bulukumba. Various facilities are available, such as hotels, restaurants, and telecommunication. This beach is 41 km to the east of the Bulukumba. There is a ferry crossing the harbor to the Selayar island. The tourists can swim, sunbathing, diving and snorkeling, watching sunrise and sunset in a similar position, and can enjoy the beauty of the two existing islands in front of this coast, namely Liukang island and Kambing island.

Travel Routes and Accommodations:

Tanjung Bira located about 40 km from Bulukumba, or 200 km from Makassar City.

• Makassar to Bulukumba: There are MPV public transports with a tariff of Rp. 35000.
• Bulukumba to Tanjung Bira: By public transport called “pete-pete” with a tariff of Rp. 8000 - Rp. 10000.

Travelling time from Makassar to Tanjung Bira approximately 3 to 3.5 hours.

• Hasanuddin Airport to Malengkeri transport terminal (Makassar): By taxi which rates upto approximately Rp. 40.000.
• Malengkeri terminal to Bulukumba/Tanjung Bira: there were some buses to Bulukumba/Tanjung Bira.

In Tanjung Bira, the public transport only available until the afternoon. But we can use car rent which rates upto Rp. 500.000.

The Cost of admission to the location of Tanjung Bira Beach is Rp. 5000. Tanjung Bira equipped with facilities such restaurants, lodging, villas, bungalows, and hotels with rates starting from Rp. 100.000 to Rp. 600.000 per day. There is also a diving and snorkeling equipment rental rates to upto Rp 30.000. Tourists who want to tour around the coast, can use motor rent for Rp 65.000. In coastal areas there is also a ferry port is ready to take tourists who want to travel to the Selayar island for diving.

Hotels
Bira Beach Hotel
Bira View Inn
Sapolohe Cottages
Anda Bungalows
Riswan Bungalows
Riswan Guesthouse
Nusa Bunga Bungalows
Bara Beach Inn

Takabonerate National Park:

Takabonerate National Park has the third largest coral atoll in the world (after Kwajifein, Marshall Islands and Suvadiva, Moldiva Islands). Size of atoll is approximately 220.000 hectares, with scattered coral reef area of 500 km sq. Beach vegetation dominated by coconut, pandanus sea, sea pine, and almond. Coral reefs are identified as many as 261 species from 17 families. Most of these types of coral reef atolls have been formed (barrier reef) and the reef edge (fringing reef). There are approximately 295 species of reef fish and many kinds of consumption fish, including 244 types of mollusks, hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), green turtle (Chelonia mydas) and lekang hawksbill (Dermochelys coriacea).

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