Berhala Island

The beauty of the Berhala island with large stones and rocks along the coast, making the Berhala Island very suitable for use as a marine tourism object. For those of you who are interested to visit the Berhala island, you have to travel by car from the city of Jambi, which leads to the port of entry to Kerajaan Kandis, then using Speed Boat about 2 hours. Or we can use speed boat within 0.5 hours from the city of Nipah Panjang, East Tanjung Jabung, 1 hour from the Sungai Itik village, Sadu district, and 2-3 hours from the Suak Kandis – Nipah Panjang. Moreover, if supported by good weather and waves are not high. We are engrossed lulled by the strains of gentle waves Ujung Jabung Negri Lamo. 

Here visitors do not have to worry about lodging. Certainly has provided cottages, cottages with particularity jambi building. Visitors can relax in comfort after a day of playing on the island of white beaches like salt. The water is clear, add to the beauty of this beach is especially with the sound of the waves in the evening breeze that sometimes can be seen several types of marine ecosystems promising for the visitors.

This island can be developed as the location of marine tourism, fishing, diving, surfing, and other marine recreation. The island is store various types of coral reefs (intertidal Coral Reef and Middle Reef) within a radius of 200 M from the beach which is not less than 22 species and 11 species of reef fish can be seen if you dive there.

A lighthouse stands firmly as a guide for the ships that serve the Berhala strait because Berhala island is surrounded by a group of small islands that have a growing asset for jambi.

The island is inhabited by 9 Head of the Family who came from Riau Malays withtheir livelihoods as fishermen. As in the east, has the rock cliffs are quite steep which can be made the beautiful object of photos. The entire hill has a height of about 2,000 meters. There in the middle of the island and here found two pieces of history and cultural heritage, including the Datuk Paduko Berhalo Grave, a nomadic Turkish Islamic, parents of Rang Kayo Hitam (King of Jambi).

In receding sea, Berhala island can be surrounded by foot within 6 hours. Even more interesting at a depth of about 50-20 meters is a cluster of coral reefs (hard coral) is very beautiful that was one of the best in Indonesia, but unfortunately too deep.