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Welcome on the Banyak islands!
Nina's bungalows on the island of Sikandang, a tropical desert island where you will find everything you could dream of!
The Banyak islands, a hidden paradise in Indonesia
The islands in the Bayak archipel are like a dream come true: uninhabited coral islands, fantastic snow-white beaches, wild-growing coconut palms, pristine untouched rainforests, turtles, kayaking, snorkeling, jungle trekking, scuba diving, surfing, running on the beach, or simply watching the gorgeous sunrise or sunset on the coconut tree lined beach... Such a laid-back atmosphere that you will forget time!
Tourists only rarely find their way to this remote island world. Eco-tourism is now being developed on Banyak islands, i.e. sustainable tourism that try to avoid impacts on nature and local traditions and also involve the locals in economic development.
The Banyak islands in the Indonesian Ocean lie about 25 miles from the mainland and its port Singkil in the province Aceh in Northern Sumatra. You can reach Singkil by plane from the capital Meudan in about an hour or by bus in about 6 hours.
Sikandang - a marvelous tropical desert island!
The island lies about 30 minutes away from Balai, the main village of the Banyak archipel, just 15 minutes if you take a speed boat! It is eqyally close from Haloban, apart from Balai the other big village of the island, the first one Christian with churches, the latter with mosques and a muslim population. It is close enough to the main villages to go there easily, but on the other hand far enough away to allow you to have this Robinson Crusoe feeling of living the dream of being stranded on a paradisic desert island!
The island is comparetively large, around 15 km2. It takes a few hours to walk around it, just following the coconut tree lined perfectly white beaches, perfect also for those who like jogging. The neighbor island alambak was in the old days before the tsunami of 2004 the most popular island amongst back-packers. Sikandang only recently opened for tourists.
Palambak - for those who want to go surfing!
If you plan to go surfing, you might rather want to stay for those days in the bungalows on Palambak for Palambak is closer to the best surf spots in the archipelago. Just give Erwin a call: +6285360914540.
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