Bakaro Beach
The charm of tourism in West Papua, especially Manokwari Regency, stretches along its beaches. One of the beaches that is very attractive and in demand by domestic and foreign tourists is Bakaro Beach. This beach can be one of the fun and stunning tourist destinations that you deserve to be included in your travel list.
Bakaro Beach has white sand like most beaches in Papua which do have white sand. To get to this Bakaro beach, all you have to do is go to the white sand beach, the location of this beach is 3 km after the white sand beach. This beach will be very crowded in weekends and holidays.
You can use two-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicles to get to this beach. However, it will be even faster when using a two-wheeled vehicle, because it can penetrate traffic jams and also penetrate small roads. The road access to this beach is quite easy and you won't find too difficult a terrain.
The uniqueness of this beach lies in the tradition of calling fish. Calling fish is usually done by local people who live around this beach to attract visitors. Usually they call fish by using a whistle made of shells that is blown while carrying food, so that the fish will automatically come closer.
The rocky character of the beach also allows visitors to approach the center of the beach at low tide, so that visitors can directly see the clear bottom of the beach where the fish gather. You can see the sunset on this beach, you only need to faced the right direction, not back the sunset. The beauty of this beach will be very visible in the afternoon. You will find a romantic and serene atmosphere.
Swimming is allowed on this beach, you can float calmly when the waves are not high. However, you still need to be vigilant when swimming at this beach, always take care and supervise your family members so that unwanted things do not happen. Apart from swimming, you can also fish on this beach, rent fishing rods and sell bait for fishing. You can rest your mind while fishing and enjoy the atmosphere on this beach.
This beach is part of Bakaro village, if you are tired of sea view, you can walk through the beautiful and cool Bakaro village. Greet the people around and also taste the various kinds of culinary delights there. Bakaro villagers are known to be friendly and also open to tourists. There are various kinds of interesting culinary delights on the beach. You can taste all of them, there is grilled fish taken directly from the beach and also various kinds of other typical Papuan food. There is papeda made from sago flour which will certainly delicious eaten on the spot.
How to get there?
The location of this beach is 3 km after the white sand beach. You can use two-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicles to get to this beach. However, it will be even faster when using a two-wheeled vehicle, because it can penetrate traffic jams and also penetrate small roads. Approximately 15 km from Manokwari city.
