Softskill : Pantai Ratenggaro, Sumba, NTT

Tugas Kepariwisataan 2

Name     :   Monica Marselina

Class      :   3SA04

NPM      :   16614833

Choice of Province : Sumba, NTT

Written to complete the assignment for the study of Kepariwisataan 2 (Softskill)

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Indonesia is famous for its beautiful nature and its unique culture. Consist of thousands island, Indonesia treasure many interesting places on earth. For example: Bali, Komodo Island, Raja Ampat, Yogjakarta, etc. But not only that, Indonesia still have lots of heaven; and one of them is Ratenggaro, Kodi - Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara.

          Ratenggaro Beach is a beach with combination of natural tourism and culture. When you come to this beach, you can see there is traditional site with old tomb near the beach. The historical and unique tomb is located right to the beach. Ratenggaro Beach has big wave with long roll, and it is suit to those who love surfing. Unfortunately, there is no facility for this activity. This is become a big homework for local government. The enchantment of the beach is not only from its beach, but visitors who come to Retanggaro can see ruin of tomb from megalithic era, or about 4,500 years ago.

          There is no doubt of Ratenggaro’s beauty. The coastline is signed by white sand and facing to crystal water. The sound of wave’s water can be heard from the next village. Every evening, there are local residents visiting the beach. Most of them are elder people who want to meet their ancestor in Ratenggaro. When you come to this beach, or around Sumba Island, you are suggested to wear closed shoes. This is needed to avoid you from tetanus. One of uniqueness of the beach is that Ratenggaro is located right to estuary of river with blue water. It is really a spectacular panorama.

         If you have not been to Sumba, you will surprise to see that some of the Sumbanese people have tombs in front of their house. The tomb itself is made from thick stone, and they placed it above the ground. The shape is like a big square block with another big thin large square block as the cover. Then they make hole at the big thick stone as the place to keep the deceased, and sometimes there were not only one person inside that tomb.

Location

Ratenggaro Beach exists at Ratenggaro Village, Kodi Bangedo sub-district, Southwest Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. From Tambolaka City, it takes 48 km. The infrastructure toward the beach is smooth and it takes around 1.5 hour from Waikabubak City. If you want to take public transportation, there is public bus and mini bus to Bondo Kodi. Then, you can continue your trip by motorcycle. If you want practical way, you can take travel agent to come to Ratenggaro Beach. Along the road toward the beach, you will see hardwood trees for about 2 km long. There is no ticket entrance.

Activities

Once you arrive at Ratenggaro Beach, the first impression is about ethnic atmosphere. It is because you will pass many traditional villages. When you come there, you are not only enjoy its beach, but you can enjoy the culture. Firstly, you can spend your time to amaze the beauty of panorama. Blue water and powerful wave become a perfect combination for those who love nature and surfing. But, you must be a professional swimmer because there is deep trough here. 

Disadvantages

1. The journey to Kodi is pretty rough.
2. The residents are friendly but in some cases they can be really persistent to                      peddle their souvenir. In one review on tripadvisor.com a traveller said that he is            being forced to pay for the entrance ticket. He don't mind if he have to pay, but                not in this way.
3. No facilities, no hostelry.

          My advice is the government should pay more attention to this tourist object, because Ratenggaro have lots of potency that anyone ever thought.