CEPI WATU:

Integrated Tours in the Southern 

of Borong

Cepi Watu, mainstay in East Manggarai Region is framed as the harnessing integrated attractions, have a variety of uniqueness. The one of it is Sand coastal affected of two seasons that believe can be a healing of the various diseases like stroke, rheumatic and the others.

That morning Coast Cepi Watu is still quiet. There are not many visitor came. The sound of waves hurled rockery is so clear. While in parking area some employee is building paving block, as part of the revamping unified attractions in the southern city of Borong.

Coast Cepi Watu is in Nanga Labang Village, District of Borong, East anggarai Regency, at Provincial of East Nusa Tenggara, and besides the beautiful panorama, its shore condition is unique enough. Cause in the coastal beach, there is a spring flowing among the rocks. This water is often used by the citizens to household consumption and farm animals.

The other uniqueness is the surface beach circumstances often change with the turn of the season. In the West season (November-January), along seaside is spread out with stone. But in the East season (March-October) the beach is back covered with white sand. Expanse of the rocks is the basis of making the name, later become Cepi Watu. It is piled stone.

On holiday, this coast is always filled with visitors majority is loco tourists. They came to swim, fishing and camping, or mere enjoy the fresh air and scenery beach with family and friends.

According to Stefanus Jandu, Executor Staff of Promotion and Destinations Office, Agencies of the Culture and Tourism, East Manggarai Regency to JN Guide early last July said, every two years in this beach is held the Flores-Lembata Festival. Whereas the local events, culture festivals is held every year.

“The various handicrafts including weaving of members of Kelompok Sadar Wisata are exhibited in that events”, said Stefanus.

He added, the cycle of water changes is also bring blessings for stroke sufferer, rheumatic and some type of disease caused disorder sinews.

“When the east season coming coast filled with white sand, the sufferers are doing therapy with bury their entire body in the sand”, he said. For they are who not comfort with that way, it is can also conducted by sitting at spread out of sand and drowned their legs into the wet sand.

As much there has not officially research, he said of the recognition from some visitors, the sufferers various disease are confessed gradually cured after drowned into sand beach.

According to Stefanus, the beach long when low tide down to the estuaries river is 2225 meters. Whereas the distance coast of estuary to Quay Port Borong is 679 meters.

Galus Ganggur SPd. Secretary of Agencies of the Culture and Tourism, East Manggarai Region, said that he is revamping in integrated attractions with building playground for kids, resting place for visitors, the location of tourists camp in the forest that very adjacent to the beach.

It shall also reorganize restaurants made of bamboo, and take culinary businessman have been there.

“The one them even have built home stay at the right of entrance and completely with entertainment as bar and karaoke”, he said Not only that. In the lobby also will be equipped display of attractions contained in this region. It is expected display may give understanding of other attractions that can enjoy by visitors.

Coast Cepi Watu is two kilometers from Borong, the capital of East Manggarai, Provincial of East Nusa Tenggara. Time mileage is only 10 minutes of course. If Ruteng, the capital of Manggarai Regency is 56 km can be achieve in 1.5 hours.

The weather is good enough. It is almost all of the season. It is made Coast Cepi Watu become ideal place to enjoy the special moment on holidays.**Sapto Adiwiloso