Have ever wondering to spent your holiday in a desert? Well, It is hard to figure out if you are Indonesian because the African desert or Middle East’s desert are miles away. But, you are still capable to make your dream come true by visiting some little dessert in Indonesia that brings you to the most wonderland dream.
How so? Well, Indonesia has so many beautiful landscapes from the tropical beaches, tropical forest dream rain with their beauty of national parks, beautiful hiking track to the mountains, and also the wonderful desert.
This time, we will bring you into the most beautiful desert in Indonesia that makes you feel in a real Middle east’s desert. Check them out below!
1. Gumuk Pasir Parangkusumo
Gumuk Pasir Parangkusumo is located in Yogyakarta around the Parangtritis and Depok beaches. It only takes about 45 minutes to reach the desert from the city without traffic. Based on the geological expert, the desert there made from the sands from the Merapi eruption a long time ago.
Gumuk Pasir Parangkusumo becomes special because of its weather there. Commonly, it has some types of desert weather that can change regularly from tropical wet to dry. But, the expert says that the weather there is always wet tropical that makes the sands capable to hold any longer there.
Not only enjoying the beautiful desert of Gumuk Pasir Parangkusumo, but you can also do sandboarding and take some selfies on some selfies Instagramable spots that available there.
2. Oetune Desert
Oetune desert becomes one of the most beautiful Indonesian deserts that you can visit. It is located in Oebelo, south Amanuban, East Nusa Tenggara. The desert faced the Oetune beach which has clear blue ocean water and white sands along the seashore which become one of the best snorkeling places in Indonesia.
Oetune desert has about two hours of driving from the Kupang as the nearest city from there. There is no public transportation to get there so you need to rent a jeep or cars from the city. There also some guides that will bring you to the beach and get to the beach.
Not only enjoying the beautiful desert of Gumuk Pasir Parangkusumo, but you can also do sandboarding and take some selfies on some selfies Instagramable spots that available there.
Once you reach the Outune desert, not only beach and desert views that you can enjoy but also delicious fruit from the palm trees.
3. Tulamben Desert
Bali becomes one of the metropolitan cities in Indonesia that has so many beautiful tourism spots, includes the desert in Bali. Tulamben desert becomes one of the most beautiful Indonesian deserts that worth visiting. It is located in Karangasem, Tulamben, Kubu, Bali, which becomes part of the Tulamben beach.
Tulamben beach is popular with marine tourism in Indonesia with its beauty as the perfect spot for both snorkeling and diving. So many marine biotas live there that makes so many tourists visit the place from time to time.
You will not only enjoy the wonders of the Tulamben desert but also diving at the Tulamben beach. Besides, the desert is a bit different from another Indonesian desert with a complex of palm trees there.
4. Gumuk Pasir Sumalu
Gumuk Pasir Sumalu becomes one of the most beautiful deserts in Indonesia that worth visiting. It is located in Rantebua Sumalu, Rantebua, Toraja Utara, South Sulawesi which popular with the Indonesian cities with the best beaches. It has a different type of common desert which has solid and harder sands.
Gumuk Pasir Sumalu surrounding by a beautiful landscape with green around. If you take a look closer, the desert feels more like a solid brick than sands. Many experts assumed that because of the changing weather around the desert. More than that, it has beautiful scenery that perfect to enjoy during sunset.
5. Gumuk Pasir Telaga Biru
Gumuk Pasir Telaga Biru becomes one of the most beautiful Indonesian deserts that has wonderful scenery. It is located in Busung, Seri Kuala Lobam, Bintan regency, Riau. It has a little lake around the desert that makes it just look like an oasis in the middle of the desert.
The lake is located right in the middle of Gumuk Pasir Telaga Biru with clear and blue water. That makes this desert has a special scenery that you will not find in another place in Indonesia. Besides, you can also rent the little ship to go through around the lake.
6. Pasir Berbisik
Pasir Berbisik becomes one of the most beautiful deserts in In Indonesian that has magnificent black sands. The sands come from the Bromo mountain as the most active volcanoes in East Java when it erupted from time to time.
The location of Pasir Berbisik is around the Bromo Tengger national park, which facing right through the volcano. You can enjoy the scenery around by rent a jeep or horse to go through around the desert or just to take some selfies.
7. Kersik Luway
Kersik Luway becomes one of the most beautiful deserts in Indonesia located in Sekolaq Darat, Kutai Barat regency, East Kalimantan. It has beautiful white sands with amazing forest rain so that makes you feel like in a wonderland.
Kersik Luway becomes a unique Indonesian desert because there are no birds, types of butterflies in Indonesia, or other animals that go through there even though it is located in the middle of the rain forest. That is why people always make them a sacred place that you should be more careful while visiting there.
So, there are some of the deserts in Indonesia that worth visiting with a magnificent view. You will feel like the Middle East of a desert vibe of the wonderland that you’d dream ever. Have you ever visiting one of them?
