Best Beaches in Indonesia

With over 17,000 islands, Indonesia has thousands of kilometres of coastline and, not surprisingly, a great selection of exciting beaches that will attract not only hard-core surfers but also travellers who are looking for a beach side experience where they can relax and immerse themselves in a different culture.
When planning your trip to Indonesia give yourself plenty of time to consider your options, take out the best travel insurance package you can afford, and make your bookings well in advance.

Whilst it is well-nigh impossible to narrow down the choice of beaches to a list of five that will suit everybody. let's take a look.

Thousand Islands. By taking a ferry from Ancol in North Jakarta you’ll find yourself in the pristine blue waters of these islands which offer a range of accommodation and resorts as well some of the most beautiful deserted beaches on earth. The islands closer to Jakarta are more popular, especially with day-trippers, so if you really want to get away from it all you’ll need to travel a bit further out to find yourself on powdery white sand with vast expanses of blue water fringed with coconut palms and no one to share it with you.

Banda Islands, Maluku. These islands were once exotically termed the spice Islands, shrouded in mystery and wonder, highly valued by pirates and international traders alike. Today, it has assumed the more sedate name of Banda and whilst spices still grow abundantly the islands are now favoured by holidaymakers seeking quiet rest in a noisy world.

Nusa Dua. Surfers the world over know that Indonesia has some of the world’s best surfing beaches and is home to some of the most amazing ocean waves in the southern hemisphere. Even following the terrorist attacks in Bali a few years ago, surfers continued to visit Indonesia in undiminished numbers, and this was amongst their favourite destinations.

 

The Mentawai Islands. This collection of about 70 islands is located off the western side of Sumatra are considered by surfers in the know to have the most consistent surf in the world. From June to September the conditions are nearly perfect for big waves and, as you can imagine is extremely popular.

Lombok is an island in West Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Barat or NTB) province, Indonesia. It forms part of the chain of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the Lombok Strait separating it from Bali to the west and the Alas Strait between it and Sumbawa to the east. It is roughly circular, with a "tail" (Sekotong Peninsula) to the southwest, about 70 km across and a total area of about 4,725 km² (1,825 sq mi). The provincial capital and largest city on the island is Mataram. It is somewhat similar in size and density with neighboring Bali and shares some cultural heritage, but is administratively part of NTB along with sparsely populated Sumbawa. It is surrounded by a number of smaller islands locally called Gili.

 senggigi beach

 gili nanggu

gili trawangan

Tanjung Bira, South Sulawesi. Bira beach situated about 191 km south east of Makassar city, just need 4 hours drive to reach the beach, and the location on the left bottom of island sulawesi, Bira beach is a beautiful and pleasant area, the water is clear and very good for swimming, in the front of beach is an island liukang with white sand beach, adding to the beauty of surrounding natural panorama. At the back of Bira there are soars up the Puang Janggo mountain with a height of more than 400 meters, it can be reached by car for 15 minutes or hiking about 45 minutes, on the left part of cape bira is a pier for ferry to selayar and labuhan Bajo of flores island. bira beach hotel accommodation are in different category from a private beach to face to beach open wide till walking to the beach from a hundred meters.

 

Pink Beach is surrounded by the blue seawater with beautiful underwater life. It is blessed by the spectacular view of surrounding area which most of them consisted of small islands, hills and mountain. The beach is located in the small rocky island with amazing view of coral and colorful fish. Pink Beach is also called by Pantai Merah as the best point for snorkeling in Komodo National Park, east part of Indonesia Archipelagos. It is a beautiful island and the perfect place to visit and enjoy the snorkeling activity

Bosnik Beach is Located at East Biak , 11 km distance by car from Biak town. It used as beaching activities and good sea view at Owi group island just in the front of the beach.

which one do you think the best beach? :)