Kemala/Polda Beach
This beach is situated in the city. This easy-to-reach beach is usually visited by locals to enjoy the sunset with friends or family. It is located about 600 meters (650 yards) from the main street.
Location | : | Jl. Sudirman |
Operating hours | : | Monday-Friday, 10am-10pm, Saturday-Sunday & public holidays, 10am-11pm |
Entrance fee | : | Rp. 500/person; Rp. 1,000 for motorcycles; Rp. 1,500 for cars |
Facilities | : | food court, parking area, toilets, shower room (Rp. 3,000/person), water sport facilities such as banana boats: Rp. 25,000/person; jet ski rental: Rp. 800,000/person for 1 hour |
Nearby facilities | : | warungs |
How to get there | : |
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Remarks | : | it might be crowded during weekends or public holidays. Cash payment only. |
Lamaru Beach
Its location is about 23 kilometers (14 miles) from the city center, not far from Manggar beach and the Japanese Funeral Park. This beach has a beautiful landscape.
Location | : | Jl. Mulawarman, east of Balikpapan |
Telephone | : | +62 542 7245671 (Mr. Kamiso) |
Operating hours | : | daily |
Admission charge | : | Rp. 2,000/person (adults/children). Parking/entrance fee for motorcycle: Rp. 2,500, car or taxi: Rp. 5,000, bus: Rp. 15,000 |
Facilities | : | warung, toilets, parking area, information center |
Nearby facilities | : | warung |
Nearby attractions | : | Japanese Soldier Monument, Manggar Beach (access by car) |
How to get there | : |
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Remarks | : | it is not allowed to swim further than 50 meters from the beach line. Pay the ticket at the ticket counter at the entrance gate. No staff attending the ticket counter before noon. It is usually open in the late afternoon and it might be crowded, especially on weekends. |
Manggar Segarasari Beach
This white sand beach lies on a total area of about 13,000 square-meters and surrounded by pine trees. The beach seems to be very appreciated by the locals. Here visitors can enjoy swimming, riding banana boats, sailing, playing beach volley ball or simply just relaxing.
Location | : | Jl. Mulawarman, Manggar (about 17 kilometers/11 miles east of downtown Balikpapan) |
Telephone | : | +62 542 761111, Mr. Edi: +62 813 50310573, Mr. Taufik: +62 813 50310573 |
Fax | : | +62 542 763768 |
Operating hours | : | daily |
Admission charge | : | Rp. 1,000/child, Rp. 2,000/adult, parking fee: motorbike: Rp. 2,500, car: Rp. 5,000, bus: Rp. 15,000 |
Facilities | : | "warung", toilets, parking area, rented boats |
Nearby facilities | : | warung, toilets |
Nearby attractions | : | Lamaru Beach, Crocodile Farm, Japanese Soldier Monument (by car) |
How to get there | : |
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Remarks | : | it might be crowded during weekends or public holidays. There are many small warungs selling local food. You can also rent a buoy at a cost of Rp. 15,000 to Rp. 25,000 (per one time rental), depending on its size. |
Melawai Beach
This main beach, which lies along Sudirman street is also often visited by the locals to enjoy the sunset and affordable traditional Indonesian food and drinks, such as "pecel lele" (fried catfish served with peanut sauce and fresh vegetables), "pecel ayam" (fried chicken with peanut sauce and fresh vegetables), chicken satay, "bakso" (meat balls), and so forth. From this beach visitors can see two small islands called "Pulau Babi" and "Pulau Tukung". "Babi" Island can be visited during low tide. Locals usually do fishing nearby this island.
Location | : | along Sudirman Street |
Operating hours | : | daily |
Nearby attractions | : | Kilang Minyak |
How to get there | : |
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Remarks | : | it is recommended to visit the place to see the sunset. |
Kampung Baru Floating Village
Unlike other floating villages (such as in Phnom Penh or Siem Reap), where people live in boats, the people who live in this old village of "Kampung Baru" dwells in houses, which are made of wood and built over the water, at seashore. "Kampung Baru" (/kam-poonk bha-roo/) itself means "new village".
Location | : | near "Kampung Baru Tengah" mikrolet terminal |
How to get there | : |
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Remarks | : | unfortunately, visitors might see trashes on the water under or near the houses. |
The "Caribbean Island" Water Park
This is a recreation site that is usually visited by local families. It offers some adventurous rides, such as "Spilled Bucket", sliding from a height of 13 meters and many other attractions.
Location | : | Jl. Kol. Syarifuddin Yoes (Ring Road II) |
Telephone | : | +62 542 878583 |
How to get there | : | by own transport |
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