Brief Description of Tanjung Tinggi Beach

3.2 Brief Description of Tanjung Tinggi Beach

As an archipelago, Belitung has tourism destinations in almost of the coastal areas. Belitung tourism is generally dominated by the marine tourism. Belitung tourism has become a phenomenon nature since the release of Laskar Pelangi movie which became the Box Office of national movie in 2005 where the movie scenes were taken in one of area in Tanjung Tinggi Beach. Tanjung Tinggi is a beach which is laid between two peninsulas, namely Tanjung Kelayang and Tanjung Pendam. Tanjung Tinggi’s name is taken from the words tanjung foreland means peninsula and height which means the beach with high rocks. The distance is 37 km from Tanjung Pandan as Capital of Belitung District, the Province of Bangka Belitung. The islands transportation infrastructure is quite good and the population is small and it can be reached within approximately 30 minutes from the airport and Tanjung Pandan. The beach is shaped of the arc’s curves in diameter about 100 meters with the composition of granite rocks on both sides of the beach. The stretch of white sand and the ocean with green tosca bluish with the expanse of rocks surround the coast adding the beauty of Tanjung Tinggi Beach. Facilities and accommodation in Tanjung Tinggi Beach are relatively complete. There are food stalls, public toilets, and facilities such as jet ski and canoe renting. For those who want to stay overnight around the beach there are several inns, home stays until luxury hotels. In addition to Tanjung Tinggi Beach, in the surrounding area there is also another tourist destination, the lighthouse tower built in 1881 located in Lengkuas Island which can be reached by fishing vessels in about 30 minutes. The last but not less interesting is the Mount Berahu which offers panorama views of the beautiful nature towards the sea. The number of tourists visiting Belitung can be seen from the following Table. We can also see the number of foreign and domestic tourist recorded by Department of Culturul and Tourism of Belitung Regency : Table 1 Number of foreign and domestic Tourist in 2010 Month Foreign Domestic Total January 82 4685 4767 February 106 4294 4400 Maret 197 4569 4766 April 110 3998 4108 Mei 68 3394 3462 Juni 76 4320 4396 July 112 3586 3698 August 84 3853 3937 September 71 4309 4380 October 334 4212 4546 November 61 3888 3949 December 82 4010 4092 Total 1383 49118 50501 Source : Department of Culturul and Tourism of Belitung Regency Table 2 Number of Foreign and Domestic Tourist in 2011 Month Foreign Domestic Total January 864 864 February 4 724 728 Maret 1 797 798 April 934 934 Mei 7 1064 1071 Juni 18 1349 1367 July 24 1527 1551 August 1 959 960 September 3 1427 1430 October 111 1716 1827 November 11 1331 1342 December 22 744 766 Total 202 13436 13638 Source : Department of Culturul and Tourism of Belitung Regency Table 3 Number of Foreign and Domestic Tourist in 2013 Month Foreign Domestic Total January 82 4685 4767 February 106 4294 4400 Maret 197 4569 4766 April 110 3998 4108 Mei 68 3394 3462 Juni 76 4320 4396 July 112 3586 3698 August 84 3853 3937 September 71 4309 4380 October 334 4212 4546 November 61 3888 3949 December 82 4010 4092 Total 1383 49118 50501 Source : Department of Culturul and Tourism of Belitung Regency

3.3 The Potensial of Tanjung Tinggi Beach