TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Liang Beach in central Maluku has been crowned as the most beautiful place in Indonesia by the United Nation Development Program (UNDP) in 1990. This was due to their captivating underwater scenery.
Liang is the popular name for the beautiful beach which is located in Liang village. It also has other name, Hunimua Beach. The white carpet of sands stretches along one-kilometer long and 300-meter wide beach. There are certain months when the beach is calm and only little wind breezing, which is between September to November and April to May. During other times, the beach is turbid because of the high waves.
Hunimua is 40 kilometer away from the Pattimura International Airport and there are many options to reach the spot. Besides taxis, Trans Ambonia buses are available at Rp10,000 per ride. The road is so smooth that it only take 30 minutes to get there. Despite of the minimum tourism facility, Liang beach can be a more tempting tourism destination than you can imagine.
TIM TEMPO | SUTJI