PANGKUNG Tibah Beach in Tabanan, Bali, is a hidden paradise offering the perfect combination of natural beauty, intriguing tourist activities, and traces of rich local culture. Situated in the west of Tanah Lot Temple, this beach can be an alternative destination while spending holidays in Bali.
This tranquil beach in Bali comes with stunning natural views as well as various exciting activities for visitors who want to spend time by the sea while enjoying the natural beauty and culture of Bali.
Pangkung Tibah with its black sandy beach has stunning natural charm. With fine-grained sand, clear sea water and calm waves, this beach is the perfect place to relax. Most of the beach area is still natural and not too busy, making it an ideal place to escape from the hustle and bustle of city life.
Beach Activities
People and visitors can do some activities on this Pangkung Tibah Beach. Here are some of them:
- Sunbathing and Swimming: This beach is the perfect place to bask in the tropical Bali sun and swim in the calm waters. Both local people and tourists like swimming here.
- Surfing: For lovers of marine sports such as conquering the waves, this beach offers the opportunity to surf. Some tourists are learning to surf with instructor while others not.
- Take a walk along the beach: Tourists or visitors can enjoy the natural beauty of the beach by taking a walk with family or by bringing a pet dog or running along the long beach.
- Religious Tourism: Here there is a crematorium, a means of supporting the cremation ceremony or Pitra Yadnya for Hindus which is powered by an experienced and skilled work team. As procession of the cremation ceremony, floating ashes after cremation is carried out here on the beach.
- Taste Local Culinary: A series of small food stalls around the beach to the east of the crematorium serve local food and drinks. Visitors to ceremony and visitors can taste fresh seafood or Balinese specialties while enjoying beautiful sea views.
- Fishing: Local people also take advantage of the beach as their fishing ground.
Beach Attraction
Pangkung Tibah Beach is neatly arranged in such a way so that it looks very beautiful and does not give a negative impression even though it is adjacent to the crematorium. The operator is committed to maintaining its cleanliness so that it can provide convenience for visitors.
The neat beach arrangement with boulder revetment seems very natural and sturdy. There are also several gazebos on the beach for shelter for the mourning relatives whose family member is cremated here. Meanwhile, to the east of the crematorium there is a row of food stalls with charming joglo-style architecture.
As tourist destination coming with a unique combination of natural beauty and local wisdom, it also has remarkable religious ceremony related to cremation such as floating ashes to the sea as further procession of the cremation.
Since this beach is bordered with Kedungu in the east with its evergreen peninsula and coconut plantation along the seashore in the east and west, it looks fascinating as the characteristic of tropical garden or plantation.
