Let's Enjoy Belitung! Try These Interesting Activities While Traveling to Garumedang Tektites

POSBELITUNG.CO, BELITUNG - Let's enjoy Belitung by visiting this tourist destination. Its name is Garumedang Tektites.

Garumedang Tektites is classified as a new tourist destination in East Belitung Regency.

This location has only been developed into a tourist attraction since 2020.

Garumedang Tektites is located in Garumedang Hamlet, Sukamandi Village, Damar District, East Belitung Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands Province.

The owner of Garumedang, Veri Yadi, said that the Garumedang Tektites tourist destination was built with the concept of turning ex-mining land into something attractive, but still preserving all the existing natural riches.

"The first development in 2020, the main concept of this geosite is how we conserve ex-mining land, we also protect the environment," said Veri Yadi to Posbelitung.co some time ago.

Even though Garumedang Tektites is a tourist destination that originates from ex-mining land, there are many activities that can be done here.

Apart from being able to learn about the history of the discovery of satam stones, the visitors can also enjoy the natural beauty of Garumedang.

Starting from camping to walking along the valley.

At this location there is a valley called the Kenozoikum.

The visitors will later be invited to explore the valley using a canoe. This canoe is traditional transportation for local residents.

Apart from that, there is a tower with a height of 14.90 meters which can be used to see the surrounding views.

There is also quite a large area of land, around one hectare, which is intended as a camping ground for visitors.

The one hectare area can accommodate at least 50 participants at one time.

The land is low, sandy with a slope of 15 degrees, so it is safe and free from flooding when it rains.

It is also equipped with facilities in the form of being close to a water source.

From this camping location, the visitors can enjoy natural beauty in the form of rays of light when the sun rises from its hiding place and also when the sun sets.

Don't worry, culinary delights are also available at this tourist spot.

The main culinary ingredients are obtained from nature directly in Garumedang, in the form of kelik fish and linggang fish.

These two types of fish will be made into a typical South African dish, but the spices will be mixed and adapted to your taste.

For those of you who want to visit Garumedang Tektites, a local guide is ready to accompany you every Tuesday to Sunday, 12.00 to 17.00 WIB.

If the visitors wish to visit in large groups and require food, it is recommended to make a reservation in advance with the management at least one day before the event.

Even though currently the management is still focused on introducing Garumedang Tektites to the local community, in the future this tourist destination will go international.

The management of Garumedang Tektites has even prepared this, starting from waste utilization to renewable energy.

In the future, all transportation in the Garumedang Tektites area will use fuel-free transportation.

"We are very concerned about waste management. Second, we are also very concerned about renewable energy. In Garumedang we are reducing waste burning, we will try to make sure that almost all of the transportation in it uses electric power, none of which is fossil fuel," said Very .

Not only that, in the future, the guides at Garumedang Tektites will speak two languages, Indonesian and English. So that information related to Garumedang tourism can be shared with the public.

(Posbelitung.co/Novita)