Losari Beach
Losari beach is a beautiful beach and
located on the edge city of Makassar. It is located only about 3 km from
the center of Makassar (Karebosi Park). The beach used to be the
longest café in Asia, because many cafes stand in along the beach, but
now the cafes are collected in a special place so it does not spread
along the coast. Charm of the beach is mainly seen in the evening when
the sunset stands out. This is a major attraction of people’s coming to
the Losari beach. Every evening hundreds of people come to witness the
panorama of red as the sun will disappear into the ocean, so do not miss
the sunset at the Losari beach. If the sky is sunny, the scenery is
absolutely perfect. Because of its location in a bay, the water of
Losari is even often quiet as usual pool water.
Losari is its waterfront of Makassar.
The lengthy of the beach is approximately one kilometer and it is a
public space that can be accessed by anyone. On this beach there is a
park called the Pelataran Bahari (Marine Park), with semicircular area
of nearly one hectare. This place is a plaza with a clean floor for
children to play and running around, while parents and teens sit on
concrete benches to enjoy the sea breeze. From this place, you are also
free to view out to the sea and watch the sunset slowly turns reddish in
the line of the horizon. The reflected light also creates sheen on the
surface of sea water.
The Pelataran Bahari also serves as
the stadium of open water to watch the coastal waters in front of Losari
beach. This coastal water is often used as a racecourse jet ski, boat
races and traditional boat jolloro katinting, or become a transit point
of rely of Sandeq traditional sailboats and yachts.
In Losari there are also a few hotels.
Some of them qualified as a tree stars hotel. The hotel is offering
panoramic beauty of the sea with luxury service treats. There are Losari
Beach Hotel, Losari Beach Inn, Makassar Golden Hotel, and Pantai Gapura
Hotel. All of the hotels located in Jalan Penghibur.
