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3. Have you ever heard a lefty wave? In
Indonesia we call it Ombak Kidal, one of
the most beautiful and challenging wave
in the world. Now if you haven’t heard it
and want to see or let alone conquer it
with surfing, then go to the Beach Lakey.
It’s an amazing spot with most of current
visitors are foreign tourists coming from
Australia, US, South America and many
others. This beach is located in the
SubDistrict of Hu’u, District Dompu, Nusa
Tenggara Barat.
4. Beach Lakey is one among the most
eccentric beaches in the world and
known as one of the best, unique surfing
spot around the globe. Now you might
wondering What makes it so special and
exceptional? It’s the wave! Not like other
ordinary waves that sweep to the right
direction, this one is the opposite, sweep
to the left.
5. This remarkable unique fact is in fact be
perfected with its beauty and has
become what people has been talking
about over and over around surfing craze
community. The sea wind allows us to
kite surfing.
6. Beach Lakey’s waves are fairly stable
over the years (not influenced by the
seasons), and therefore it becomes a
world-scaled surfing competition spot for
several times. Not less than a few dozen
of these participants are coming from
around the world, including from
Indonesia. The marvelous tourism
location and beautiful wave offered by
the beach can actually be seen in the
center of Dompu City, where you may
find a statue of a surfer that is surfing.
7. For surfing enthusiast, big, large, high
magnitude of waves are highly sought
but a middle-range height of this beach’s
wave (with only 6-8 metres height)
becomes a challenging one when you
must conquer its left-direction wave
which require an addition skills. Many
surfers come along from distance only to
challenge themselves conquering the
wave and sharpen their skills.
8. Beach Lakey has four types of waves, all
of them are touted by surfers. They are
Lakey Peak, Cobble Stones, Lakey Pipe,
and Periscope. The most challenging and
greatest among the great waves is Lakey
Peak as it serves a swinging wave from
left and right.
On the left side, it builds sort of a
gigantic long tunnel and a beautiful roll
of waves from right side, perfect for
surfing.
9. From its coastal white sandy beach, a
free panoramic view of Beach Lakey is
dominated by its blue water covered by
gorgeous blue sky which shade it. Sound
of wave splashing here and there acts a
media to attract surfers.
Let alone seeing attraction of surfers on
their boards, watching their skills itself
has served more excitement and fun
feeling.
10. Now you might not want to miss this one
between April and October, because
mark it down, these months are the best
moment for site visit and go surfing.
Peak visit usually happens on April-May,
no less than 300 foreign visitors are
coming, spending time till weeks and
months stay there. The beauty of the
scene, its nature, and challenging waves
are truly magnificent that would “seduce”
everyone there, especially surfers.
11. It’s not that painful though how you can
get there, with only 30mins to 1 hour
top, you’ll reach there from Dompu City.
Surfing, wind surfing, or kite surfing are
several activities you can do on this
location, an intermediate path to Bima
City, where the Mt. Tambora located is.
12. Beside surfing, you can also swim, but be
careful though, the waves are pretty
intense and cruel. Dangerous rocks and
coral reefs spread around the beach. But
guess what, its all paid off with its pure,
clean, sea water, and you can dive
(snorkling) enjoy many types of coral
reefs too.
13. I promise you, you will never get bored
with those activities, but if you still insist
looking for a new adventure, no far from
Lakey coastal line, there is a cage from
the Japanese era, situated up on the hill
directly facing the beach. From this line,
the scene is remarkably beautiful and
charming. We could also find Nangasia
site, estimated to be a 4.500 years old
BC, a historic artefact that leads to an
indication of developed cultures in
Dompu area.
14. Hotels and Transport in Lakey Beach,
Dompu
There are not so many hotels there, but
you can still find decent one. The nearest
and most comfortable hotel to Lakey
Beach as far as I know is Aman Gati
Hotel. It is situated right in the beach.
It’s perfect for those who want to
maximize stay on the beach for surfing
and other beach activities. I can
recommend it for you. Click here to get
Aman Gati Hotel deals.
15. Now let’s talk about travel and how you
can get there. The beach is located on
Huu Sub District (Kecamatan), Dompu
District (Kabupaten), Nusa Tenggara
Barat (West Southeast Nusa). It can be
reached within 2 hours of land drive from
Muhammad Salahuddin Airport in Bima
District. There are rented cars and buses
available, so you could ride to Ginte
Terminal in Dompu.
16. If you decide to take bus to the terminal,
it’ll cost you top 100,000 rupiah, or if you
rent a car, it cost you as much as IDR
600,000 . From Ginte Terminal, if you
dont rent car, you can continue the
journey by renting a paratransit (bemo),
it’s a local public transportation.
The price range is 200,000 to 300,000
IDR. City center of Dompu to Lakey
Beach is reachable within 35-45 minutes.
17. Tips: Dont forget to protect your skin
with subblock or stuff because it gets
really hot and may burn your skin. Be
carefull with sharp coral reefs,
considering the corals are still natural.
Keep clean with the beach, dont dump
any trashes.
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