Tidung Island: Tourism For Backpacker

Do you want to adventure? But just have a little money? I suggest you to go to Tidung island. Maybe not much people kwo about this island, but for people who likes adventure and backpacker it’s will be a great place.

In this island no resort or hotel. But the seas and panorama so beutifull so it will be doesn’t matter. Sea rocks hidden beneath the blue sea can make you forget about a terrific at big city.

This island in one of group of thousand island. This island have two part, big Tidung and small Tidung. Both of them are connected by brigde. Untill now no one stay at small Tidung, whereas big Tidung island just have about 4000 population.

For going to this island easy, you just should go to Muara Angke, Jakarta. For cost, don’t worry you just pay 33 thousand rupiah to go there.i recommend you to choose a departure time at 7am so you will enjoy the beauty of the Tidung island longer.

To arrived in Tidung island it takes approximately three hours. Of course this depended to waves. Just remember to bring your jacket or swater because the wind will blow up during the trip.

For inn you can choose two option, frist if you want to stay at losmen you should pay about 250-300 thousand rupiahs. But if you want the cheapest you can stay at local houses and pay about 70-100 thousand rupiahs.

What most interested in this island? Of course the panorama of seas. You can having fun with snorkling just only by rent snorkling equipment for just 35 thousands rupiahs. Hmm not to expensive right? With snorkling you can explore more beautifull panorama of seas. Because of Tidung island rarely touched many people so the beautifull seas still natural.

Can’t swim? don’t worry you can enjoying panorama of the island with ride the bycicle. For the cost you just should pay 15 thousand rupiahs.

Not just ride at big Tidung island, but small tidung island too. But to go there you must pass the bridge. You must becareful this bridge just have wide 1,5 meters and some part is broken. So, sometimes you must go down and bring your bycicle. But it will be appropriate with panorama of seas you can get. Landscape seabed with transparent blue streaks, beautiful coral reefs, occasionally we could see the fish swim course will make you fascinated.

Another interesting side of the Tidung island is forest of coconuts. Tidung island that extends not all filled with people building houses. There on the east side of the island are allowed to grow green with coconut trees. This tree dominates almost the entire island, although the sea looked too fir and almond trees.

Having tired of all you can enjoy a beautiful sunset. The more nights Tidung island more romantic atmosphere, you can enjoy the atmosphere of how to blend into the night with locals. Seeing them working hard late into the night, I think enough to cover travel on the island Tidung.(Andini)