Balikpapan city located on the southeast coast of East Kalimantan, the city is facing the Makassar Strait. Tourist attractions in London has a good infrastructure support. In addition to the cost of various airlines, Balikpapan also has a number of hotels that provide services in addition to the VIP class is also a variety of other hotel with affordable rates around town.
There are two beaches which became the most visited tourist in Singapore, namely Kemala Beach and Beach manggar. If you love nature, then the best place you can go is the Sungai Wain Protection Forest, a very natural tropical forest and is home to a number of rare flora and fauna in the world. If you want something different, you can go to the Crocodile Teritip to watch and feed the crocodiles that were there. See also: This 8 Places in Manado Most Attractive
Places of Interest in Balikpapan
Compiled from various sources, the following are a number of tourist attractions that you should visit Balikpapan.
1. Caribbean Island Waterpark
Nothing is more fun for your sons and daughters in addition to playing with a variety of water rides were fun. You can enjoy the view from one of the wooden huts while keeping the kids play, or if you like you can even come jump into the swimming pool. In addition to water rides, other tourist activities to do in the sights Balikpapan this one is watching the water in the open stage performances and flying fox.
To sign in, you have to buy tickets Caribbean Island Waterpark Rp 45 thousand per person (general) or Rp 25 thousand per person for students. On weekends, the admission price is the same for all age levels of Rp 60 thousand per person.
2. Mangrove Margomulyo
Tourist attractions in London this one has a surveillance tower, which allows you to watch a variety of birds that live and work in the mangrove forest. If you want to see the animals proboscis, then come on in the morning or when the sun came back to his bed. Do not worry, you will not be charged for admission to the tourist attractions of this Balikpapan. However, you are required to keep the environment clean by not littering and not take the property or assets of any tour in the location.
3. Monpera
This is the monument that became a symbol of the courage of the people of Balikpapan in order to preserve the independence of Indonesia. This Monpera located in Balikpapan city center, located on Jl. Sudirman (in front of the headquarters Makodam VI Tanjung Pura). This monument has a background of white sandy beach and surrounded by beautifully landscaped gardens.On the bottom floor of this monument, there is a small museum and on the back there is an open stage. In a number of events or special events, often held traditional performances in Balikpapan tourist spot this one. To be able to enter the monument, you have to pay admission vehicle Rp 1000 (two-wheeled vehicles) and Rp 2 thousand (four-wheel vehicles).
4. Kemala Beach (Beach Police)
Kemala beach is one of the tourist attractions in London's most visited by lovers of travel, especially on weekends and holidays. Located in the central area of the city of Aberdeen, precisely in around Jln. Gen. Sudirman, South Aberdeen, Kemala Beach is known as Police Beach.In this coastal area, there are a variety of restaurants for those who wish to dine while enjoying the panoramic beauty of the sea. Serving food menu is quite varied, ranging from various regional cuisines to European cuisines are also available for you. In addition to swimming at the beach, exciting activities conducted among sit relax and mingle on the beach and enjoy the white sand beaches and clean. If you want to play banana boats, you have to pay Rp 25 thousand per person. Even playing a jet ski can be done in Balikpapan tourist spot this one, you can rent jet skis Rp 800 thousand per person for 1 hour.
To sign in, you have to pay admission Kemala Beach Rp 500 per person. If you bring a vehicle, then the tariff of Rp 1000 (two-wheeled vehicles) and Rp 2 thousand (four-wheel vehicles).
5. Beach Lamaru
Lamaru beach is a tourist attraction in Balikpapan beach which offers a quiet atmosphere for those who want a quiet place to relax. Pine trees in the area of the beach gives you a sense of relax is so convenient to treat the beautiful sea panorama. In general, this Lamaru beach tourist area crowded at a time when the weekend comes.On this beach, there are stalls, toilets, and good parking facilities. If you want to play bike boat, you can try it in the sights Balikpapan this one. To sign in, you have to pay admission Lamaru Beach Rp 2 thousand per person. If you bring a vehicle, it will be subject to a tariff of Rp 2,500 (two-wheeler), Rp 5 thousand (four-wheel), and Rp 15 thousand (bus).
6. Sungai Wain Protection Forest
Here's tropical forests are still not touched the hands of ignorant people who live in London. With an area of 10 thousand hectares of forest, Sungai Wain Protection Forest is a refuge of a number of species and rare flora, such as orangutans, sun bears, proboscis monkey, pitcher plants, and plants endemic named Ginger Balikpapan Balikpapan.Located at KM 23 Jalan Balikpapan - Samarinda, available four visits package that you can choose to get a tourist experience in this place. This package is distinguished by the number of guests who want to travel in a protected forest area. It costs ranging from Rp 350 thousand dollars for Package A (1-6 guests).
There are two tours to choose from, namely tour "Track Eco-EE-Botanical Garden" and a tour "Mangrove and Selok Puda". Also, there are tour guides that will help you in the protected forest down.
