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Enjoying Twilight in Melawai Beach

During this Balikpapan city famous as the first oil drilling in Indonesia. But apparently the city is not only store the oil wealth in the bowels of earth, but also keep a variety of beautiful tourist attraction that should be used as a reference on your vacation.

From several attractions, there is a very attractive tourist place located not far from the center of Aberdeen. This tourist attraction is the Melawai Beach.

Enjoying Twilight in Melawai Beach

Location at the edge of the highway, the Port Semayang, and the Balikpapan refinery, make Melawai Beach be a pretty popular tourist destination for the surrounding community. In addition Melawai beach also known as an icon of youth hangout Balikpapan.

This beach has a charm of a beautiful sunset and romantic, this is the Melawai Beach located in East Kalimantan Balikpapan. Balikpapan is a city famous for its mineral resource potential of the first oil drilling in Indonesia. While facing east, Melawai Beach able to offer the charm of the sun sets or the best sunset in Balikpapan because it was in a small bay. Enjoying the sunset with little food and beverages will be fun, in many cafes along the beach with a romantic atmosphere while waiting for the sunset. local Visitors usually use the mat to await the sunset and scenery ships that are docked at the port Semayang.

Quite a lot of the uniqueness of the location of this beach resort. At dusk, many visitors sitting mats while waiting for the sunset and enjoy the view of the ships at anchor, Semayang unloading in the port, or sailing in the Gulf of Balikpapan.

In addition to beautiful scenery, the visitors are excited by the proximity to the city center, Aberdeen Center, or about 5 minutes to the south. Melawai along the coast also provided some cafe ready to serve you sit relaxed with family and relatives.

Not so far from the beach Melawai there is a small island known as Tukung Island are often also called Babi Island. Seen in passing the island is similar to the Tanah Lot - Bali. If sea water is receding, you can walk to the charming little island nan.

On the Tukung Island there are many marine trapped behind a rock. There also are vying crab into the gap if there are people coming. For small children it is a sight in itself encouraging. However, if the sea water was high tide, you will not be able to walk to the island.


Melawai beach nuance was so thick when the sun is shining behind the cloud-land berlahan sunset. The sound of waves breaking on the rocks and the sound of passing vehicles, all create the charm of a contrasting but compelling evening.

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