Segara Anakan Trip

Segara Anakan is a lagoon located in Sempu Island, a small island in Sendang Biru site, Malang, East Java. To go there from Sendang Biru, you should get a permit letter from the local office in Sendang Biru which is in charge to manage the Natural Reservation around Sendang Biru area. Then, you can take a boat to cross the beach to Sempu. This round trip boat costs Rp 100.000,- and is able to take around 8-10 people. Remember to ask the sailor's phone number, so you can ask him to pick you up when you're ready to leave.

It was in June when I went there with my husband and some friends. It was the start of dry season, but it rained a little on the way to go there. As another trip I've done, I went there by motorbike! ^_^

However, there are many ways to go to Sendang Biru. There is a public transportation that you can take to go there from Gadang Bus Station.

It took two hours for us to go there from Malang. However, we started our journey to Segara Anakan at 10 with "bismillah" There were twelve of us and two of my friends' kids. We were ready with all of our stuff from home: clothes, towel, water, lunch, first aid, and some fish from Sendang Biru fish market.

Most of Sempu area is a mangrove. Therefore, the path will be muddy during the rainy season. As it was the start of dry season, the path at that time was a bit muddy, slippery and sticky. It was my third time to go to Segara Anakan. The first time I went there was in Agustus 2009 The path at that time was dry and easy enough to take. On the other hand, when I went there in August 2010, the path was so terrible. The mud was very thick and of course very difficult to take. With the easy path, we can take around one hour to go to the lagoon, but with the muddy path, it can take us around three to four hours trip, even if you wear proper boots. Fortunately, this time the path wasn't as difficult as it was the previous year. It was quite muddy, but easy to step on as long as you hold on to the branches around.

Finally, after one and a half hour, we were succeeded to see this God's amazing creation. It really paid us a good deal when we arrived there.

Segara Anakan 2009

I was also amazed by the kids' energy. They were strong enough to walk for more than an hour without complaining. We spontaneously did our favorite activities. The kids got changed and swam in the lagoon. The men were busy finding perfect spots to take pictures while the ladies were preparing their lunch and grilling the fish.

We stayed there until 4 pm since we didn't want to be too late to get back to the beach. It would have been difficult to walk in the dark mangrove. One thing you shouldn't miss when you go to Segara Anakan is to climb the black coral reef around this lagoon to see the ocean.

The ocean taken from the coral reef

I also asked my friend to take my picture in the coral reef.

"If you jump, I'll jump . . . " ^_^

Segara Anakan is a must visit place for beach lovers!!! I will definitely go there again next year! Can't wait!!!