Pantai Mali — Attraction in East Nusa Tenggara

Pantai Mali / Mali Beach in Kabola Village, Kabola District, Alor Island - Alor Regency.

This beach is the famous beach in Alor because here is the only place we can see a mermaid named Mawar. Mawar is a cute mermaid who is known to be very friendly with humans. Mawar's home is around Kabola Bay, Mali Peninsula, and a small island nearby. To meet Mawar, we can rent a local fishing boat from Mali Beach to potential points where Mawar is often seen, either in the morning/afternoon/evening. When we meet Mawar, we can just watch her play around our boat, we are prohibited from swimming with her because we can be considered as threat to her.

In addition to visiting Mawar, we can also just relax and enjoy the cool and breezy atmosphere of the beach, playing with sands as well as swimming with coral reef fish, or join the local fishermen to do fishing together with them using traditional fishing equipment such as nets, traps, and shooters/arrows.

Accessibility: This beach can be reached from Kalabahi the capital city of Alor Regency at a distance around 15 km / 30 minutes drive by motorcycle / car.

Amenities: There are lot of amenities provider such as snacks & drinks, toiletries, lodging around this place. Water & electricity are publicly available. The telecommunication signal...

It's like abandon Park. Nothing much to do except for seeing dugong aka sea cow. They said they have resto, but I didn't try the food. Big waves, so not sure if it's safe for snorkling...

Pantai ini dulunya merupakan kawasan wisata yang cukup terkenal di Kabupaten Alor. Pemerintah sudah banyak menginvestasikan biaya untuk mempercantik tampilan dari pantai ini. Fasilitas yang tersedia cukup lengkap mulai dari kamar mandi serta alat-alat permainan untuk anak-anak. Sayangnya semenjak pembuatan Dinding penahan gelombang, pasir putih yang dulunya ada di tepi pantai sampai ke tengah mulai lenyap, juga akibat banyak di eksploitasi atau dilakukan tambang pasir oleh oknum tidak bertanggung jawab. Semoga pantai ini kedepan bisa ditata...