Enjoy Lengkuas Island in Belitung, Beautiful Island with a Dutch Heritage Lighthouse

POSBELITUNG.CO, BELITUNG - Lengkuas Island, one of the most famous island in Belitung Regency, is located in northern Tanjung Kelayang Beach.

Apart from its beautiful scenery, Lengkuas Island is famous for its lighthouse.

To get to Lengkuas Island, you have to cross by boat from Tanjung Kelayang Beach, Sijuk Subdistrict.

It takes approximately 30 minutes to sail to Lengkuas Island.

Along the way, you can see clusters of granite rocks and several small islands, as well as the various of coral reefs and the fish.

Arriving at Lengkuas Island, you can play on the beach, swimming, or simply enjoy its natural beauty.

Its white sand, large granite rocks, and clear sea water, will blow your eyes when  visiting this beautiful island.

Lengkuas Island has its main attraction namely the old Dutch heritage lighthouse which built by ZM Willem III in 1882.

The lighthouse in Lengkuas Island is still stand tall and serves to oversee shipping traffic.

The lighthouse building and the officer's house in this complex are still original since they were built during the Dutch era.

At the lighthouse door, you will find a carved Dutch sentence that reads ‘Vervaardigd Door LI Enthoven & Co Fabrikanten Te Gravenhage'.

The inscription is the name of the company that built the lighthouse.

Up close, you can see the lighthouse building is rusty but still looks solid.

Apart from its perfect shape, the beauty of Lengkuas Island with its lighthouse which has been around for hundreds of years, is also because it is located on a small island with granite rocks.

The tourist who visit this island are not only for its beautiful scenery, but also the beauty of its underwater.