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Selayar Isle - Sulawesi

| SELAYAR ISLAND | That afternoon was graced amongst clear skies without a unmarried cloud. The seas were at depression tide together with nosotros strolled the beach, stumbling occasionally accross unique sea creatures. The skies turned crimson at six PM amongst the Sun setting betwixt the tree tops at the isthmus. In a brief moment, stars glittering across the nighttime skies. The libra constellation formed a foursquare similar a kite without strings gliding across the firmament. The pounding of waves together with the quiet of the nighttime turns into Bira Beach’s signature feature.

Today, early on Dominicus morning, nosotros checked out where our previous agenda was Selayar Island. After obtaining plenty data of this island, nosotros called off the trip. The main tourist action at this isle was diving together with our timeframe was limited. So, finally nosotros went to Bira Peninsula, most 41 kilometers E of Bulukumba.

We departed from Malengkeri terminal, i of the 2 intercity jitney stations inwards Makassar. For destinations northward, nosotros used Daya Terminal piece eastwards of Makassar similar Bantaeng together with Bulu Kumba was Malengkeri Terminal. Most of the buses towards the E departed early on inwards the morning. Towards Bira, nosotros had to accept the Selayar jitney route because the Bulu Kumba route had to live furthered amongst a only about other route.

Therefore from our hotel at Losari, nosotros commuted to Malengkeri where it is adviced to ascertain things because non all world shipping goal upward inwards the terminal. From Malengkeri nosotros had an air conditioned bus, Aneka Transport, its entirely sort towards Selayar at 50.000 IDR per passenger. This cost is suppose to live the ticket cost from Makassar to Selayar. Inside, at the forepart window, were contact numbers, from Makassar 0411 5048232, from Selayar 041422489 or mobile 081355646448. The jitney departed at exactly 9.00 AM where other non air conditioning buses had left earlier.


After several minutes into the journey, nosotros entered the Gowa Regencey. The route of this jitney was Malengkeri (Makassar) – Takalar – Jeneponto – Bantaeng – Bulukumba- Bira together with ending inwards Selayar. After Takalar, the jitney stopped briefly where everyone except me nibbled on boiled corn amongst chilli sauce. Coming into Bangkala subdistrict – Jeneponto, the musical note plough body of body of water dry. Blue seas could live seen from afar. Salt fields were total amongst white mounds piece along the Bantaeng – Bulukumba beach, seaweed were dried, shimmering similar plastic nether the sun. Beyond the site where farmers planted sea weed, fishermen one-half submerge inwards H2O casted angling nets. Salt, fish, seaweed .. nature provided everything. Arriving inwards Bulukumba, slogans of ”Sailing Bulukmba” filled the town, from banners to signposts at roadsides. The journeying from Makassar to Bira took most v hours at a painstaking pace.

At a fleeting glance, I noticed people working on an uncompleted ship, I assumed that nosotros had instruct inwards at Tana Beru. All together, I observed 3 ships inwards construction. Half an hr later on nosotros arrived at the Bira harbor entrance. We got off together with entered the ferry destined for Selayar Island. That was the goal of the Aneka Transport jitney journey. The Bira beach was of walking distance of most a kilometer away

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