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When it comes to the best places for surfing in Indonesia, Bali has
long topped the list, but next in line is Kampar River in Riau, West
Sumatra.
Located on the equator, this river is a natural wonder of Indonesia;
its waves can reach a height of up to six meters and a length of 300
meters.
Another good area for surfing, though less known, is the western
coast of Lampung, which has a coastline of 210 km. There are 21 surfing
spots on this coast, including Ujung Bopur, Karang Nyimbor, Way Jambu,
Mandiri beach, Labuhun Jukung and Tanjung Setia beach.
“Waves at Tanjung Setia beach are said to be the best ones in the
world, the place is on par with Hawaii,” said West Pesisir regent Agus
Istiqlal.
Istiqlal said 16,400 overseas tourists had come to West Pesisir
regency in 2016, roughly double the 8.866 tourists counted in 2015.
“The highest number of visitors are from Australia with 5,524
tourists, followed by Spain, France, Japan, Korea and other countries.
This year, I hope we can double the numbers,” he added.
Recently, the international surfing competition Krui Pro 2017 was
held at Tanjung Setia beach and joined by 53 overseas surfers. Indonesia
sent a team of 18 surfers, 11 men and seven women: Oney Anwar, Darma
Putra, Dylan Longbottom, Mustafa Jekson, Pepen Hendrik, I Nyoman Artana,
I Komang Hermawan, Dede Suryana, I Made Widiarta, Raditya Rondi, Tipi
Jabrik, Janiati Hansel, Yasinyar Gea, Ni Kadek Dyah Rahayu Dewi, Kailani
Johnson, Taina Izquierdo, Puanani Johnson and Salini Rengganis.
Source - TheJakartaPost
