Potential of Nature Tourism

Pantai Panjang ( Long Beach)

There are many natural attractions in the area of Bengkulu province that can bring visitors to feel the effect of the tour unforgettable. Bengkulu City in the Long Beach there is a beautiful and unique, far more beautiful than the beach in Bali or places other beach recreation. "Pantai Panjang Bengkulu" is the area of coastal beaches stretch out in the coastal West Sumatra island along the more than 10 kilometers decorated pine trees line the beach so beautiful, romantic and different atmosphere from the beach anywhere in the world. Decorated white sand and the waves deburan clean and exotic. Position of the beach which is located in western enables us to enjoy the moment 'sun-set' is so beautiful every day.

Traditional fishing activities in the morning and evening will add to the charming taste of each visitor pro-recreation in this beach. We can also play with the water bath on the beach, surfing, canoeing, duck train, jet-skiing and various games and other water sport.

Travelers can also enjoy the sensation to 'jogging' along the coast in the 'Jogging Track' which became a unit of infrastructure 'Regions Internasonal Tour' which was built by the Government of the Province of Bengkulu.

While enjoying the panoramic 'mouth water', the length of the beach visitors can also enjoy building megahnya Fort Marlborough, one of the largest Building Benteng Defense and most important in England during Colonial Asia. There are also areas' Kampung China tour will take visitors to the beach to feel how long the Indian Ocean with the beach is' muhibah bridge 'between the world.

With the facilities the hotel, resort, bungalow, and a cafe 'sea-view' will add to the comfort of your tour at the Long Beach Bengkulu. Right in the middle area of the beach stood Bengkulu Indah Mall with a variety of amenities to bring you the atmosphere of travel and still feel the center of the city. Enjoy Your Taste Exotic Long Beach in Bengkulu.


Pulau Tikus ( Tikus Island )

Rat island is a small coral island in the offshore Bengkulu City. This island is located 90 nautical miles from the coast of Bengkulu to the Indian Ocean. The island houses a variety of ornamental fish and as a place to stay over for the collection of fish that is being migrated from one hemisphere to the other hemisphere.

This island is very promising as the tourism perarian especially fishing, diving, Tennis Courts, and various other water attractions. Flickering lights in the City of Bengkulu 'seujung eye' add eksotisme tour on the island at night. At the end of the weekend many of tourists visit the island for 'rags' to remove the dead on the island while berekreasi fishing and enjoy the beauty coral reef.

Danau Dendam Tak Sudah ( Dendam Tak Sudah Lake )

Is a lake located in the middle of Bengkulu City. Land basin which contains fresh water from springs that flow from the hilly area to the north and east of Bengkulu City. There are many legends and folklore associated with this lake. Around the lake a lot of swamp vegetation ditumbuhi typical tropical forest into native habitat 'Anggrek Vanda' yan nuftah plasma is a protected area of Lake this is not revenge.

Located in the environment of the community Lembak The Bengkulu with all the traditions and customs istiadatnya, on the morning of the lake from this side seems to invite us to welcome mentari akan ascended to the throne. Agricultural activities, fishing and traditional people around the promise of comfort and tranquility for the tourists who berekreasi to this place.

In the west there is a lake cottages complete with a tour treat boiled corn and roasted corn with a unique flavor taste lembak community. Looking towards the middle of the lake and enjoy the vegetation in the akan more fun, while enjoying the treat young coconut drink a lot of stalls provided at the stall on the edge-lake, complete with rocks, and palm sugar typical Bengkulu.


Fort Marlborough

Fort Marlborough is building a bunker located in the coastal area of Tapak cleric - Bengkulu City. This fortress built by the colonial British in the year 1914 - 1719 under the leadership of Governor-General Colin Josef during their occupation in the Bengkulu area. Benteng Marlborough is the largest fortress ever built by the British during kolonialismenya nation in Southeast Asia.

Construction of this fort Fort Marlborough are very thick with the English style of architecture to the Century 20-a 'magnificent' and 'established'. The form of the entire building complex resembles a fortress cut body 'turtle' is very impressive power and grandeur. Details of the European Taste impress the existence of the nation's most successful and at that time. From various legacy that is still in the building there is a fortress can also note that at the time of this building also serves as a center of various activities including offices, even prisons.

Various historical record have occurred in this Fort Marlborough, among the various events in the life of the nation Bengkulu in the UK at that time, some party among them, the marriage, the story of some spices, wars that occur, to a story gugurnya Hamilton, gugurnya Thomas Parr and conquest / control of this fortress during the six months more or less resistance by Tobo Bengkulu with Rajo Lelo it.

In the age of three centuries has been reached, the value of the building more than just historic buildings located in Bengkulu this Earth. But Fort Marlborough is also the 'inscription' is braided around the interaction of two different nations, the English nation and the nation Bengkulu Malay '. Fort Marlborough like 'jewel history' brings together the sweet memories of two different nations in a string necklace 'peradaban' honor its own. Fort Marlborough is a site that no tourist should miss when visiting Bengkulu. (Al Aksan)

2. Fort York
Site Benteng York is an area of debris, rubble stones bagunan former Fort York. This location is a historic site because the zamannya, at this location had a bunker stood first in the land of colonialism Ingggris Bengkulu. This fort site is located in Muara Sungai Bengkulu to stick in a little. The building is pure function as the main bastion of the nation before the British moved akhirya after the completion of Fort Marlbrough.

Unlike the atmosphere at the site of Fort Marlborough more nuanced tour eksotisme period of history and colonial atmosphere in the Fort York site more promising for the visitors who mengingingkan bernostalgia with mistisme the past. Various Ceritera of mouth is very impressive that lawatan to this site can bring pegunjung interact with a variety of shadow at the time of life when the Fort is still used. This site is very promising for the period between the spirited traveler.

The Biggest Flower in the World

Rafflesia Arnoldii is one of Indonesia's unique flora as a "rare Indonesia's national flower." It has the name of a diverse language population in accordance with the growth areas, such as "sekedai", "ambun", flowers parasite, ghost flower, "ambai-ambai" and others. There are several types of Rafflesia flowers Acehencis such as Rafflesia, Rafflesia Rochussenii, Rafflesia zollingeriana and others that the growth in some areas in the region Malenesia which includes Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. But the kind of size is generally smaller with each other differently. Rafflesia Arnoldii huge and there are known only in Sumatra and is spreading along the "Bukit Barisan" back from Aceh to Lampung with ecological center in Bengkulu.

The Flower blooms start to open it with one at lobur perigonium or approximately at the time of bud berdiameter 30-35 cm. The length of the development of the bud berdiameter up to 4 cm flowers bloom (bud diameter about 34 cm) is estimated to 310 days. Meanwhile, the time phase of the seeds until the seeds terbentuknya again during the estimated 4.5 - 5 years.

The period of bloom until Arnoldii faded flower Rafflesia is usually 5-7 days, and then decompose and will usually be crowded fly and other insects. Rafflesia Arnoldii flowering throughout the year and during flowering is most often on the wet months.

Bloom time, flower Rafflesia Arnoldi remove the smell a bit rotten. So bring the name with the corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum). In addition Rafflesia Arnoldii also known as "Padma giant" because of the large size.

Stench of Rafflesia Arnoldii will attract different kinds of insects, especially fly. This fly will descend from one flower to another flower. Rafflesia is a Arnoldii settle two plants, so in need penyerbukannya intermediary in the form of animals. Fly is the main animals that assist in pollination. Penyerbuk fly on this plant is Lucilia sp (bluebottle) and Sarchopaga (fly ash-gray). If the female flower diserbuki can then be produced which contains more than 100 seeds. Male flowers and female flowers will be difficult when we see from the outside because both red kecoklat-coklatan with white spots.

Rafflesia Arnoldii seeds that are on the network which can only unravel the plants grow when there is seeding spreader animals that act as seed plants, roots and harm the wet nurse. Animals have the responsibility in the spread of this seed is suspected to originate from mammals berkuku (ungulata) such as wild pigs, deer, deer and squirrel species.

Population Density in Bengkulu are 81people Per Square Km

Bengkulu (News): The level of population density in the province of Bengkulu still relatively less than other areas that average 81 people per kilometer (km) square.

Governor of Bengkulu Agusrin Maryon Najamuddin, Tuesday [10/07] out of the nine district / city in the region's most populous city of Bengkulu provincial capital as the 1906 people per square km.

"The most low kepadatannya ie District Mukomuko only 32 people per square km," he said.

Review of the distribution, population in the Province of Bengkulu more in the District and the City of North Bengkulu Bengkulu and Rejang Lebong District.

Proportion of the distribution of population in the North Bengkulu Regency reached 20.69 percent, 17.23 percent of Bengkulu and Rejang Lebong 15.52 percent of the population of the province is about 1.6 million people.

A large spread of the population in the three areas that, according to him is very closely related to the importance of the role of the three districts / cities in the economic activities in the province of Bengkulu.

Regency of North Bengkulu and Rejang Lebong for this to be the center of the development of agro business and especially the type of large plantations of oil palm and rubber.

While the City of Bengkulu, pust as governance, trade and education.

"Conditions that and encourage people from other districts and even from outside the province to come to the three areas," he said.

About population growth, according to him relatively quickly. In the period of 25 years (1980-2005) the population has increased to double that of only 0.77 million in 1980 to be 1.6 million in 2005.

For 2006, the collection has not been done already namuan estimated to amount to a number 1.7 million.

Meanwhile, for sex, according to him in the Province Bengkuu still more men than women.

Male population in the province to 26-is or as many as 815,471 inhabitants of 51.03 percent, while the women's 782,706 people, or 49.97 percent. (Ant)

What is Long Beach

"Long Beach" is a Natural Recreation Tourism that is located 3 km from the center of Bengkulu City, can be of various types of vehicles. Many tourists visited the archipelago and Reference. Lie more or less along the 7 km wide and 500 m with a carpet of white sand sloping.



Distinguish this beach along the coastal fringe growth with fir and pine trees that add coolness, so that the visitors who came to witness the beauty of nature and the sinking sun and sun bathing on the morning or evening with wind gust gentle. Facilities in the area around Long Beach tourism objects such as hotels, Cottage, Restaurant, Swimming Pool, Sauna and children, and the parking lot of a freelance, etc. Post the security police.

When turnover of theNew Year's night in the area of tourism object is visited by many people, tourists and newcomers to establish tents near the beach.