Medan is the capital city of North Sumatra Province and is the third-largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta and Surabaya. As one of the largest cities, access to Medan City is pretty easy. You can use an airplane to Kualanamu Airport, a bus between cities between provinces, or take a Pelni Ship to Belawan Port.
The city of Medan has many exciting things to explore. Easy transportation to Medan makes this city mandatory to be included in the next tourist list. Famous for Lake Toba, here there are also many beautiful beaches. Check out the reviews of 7 beautiful beaches around the city of Medan that you can visit below.
1. Romantic Beach
The beach is often used as a pleasant tourist destination. Even for some people, the beach is considered a romantic place. Likewise, with this one beach in North Sumatra. Romantic Beach is the name. One of the beaches on the coast of Perbaungan, Serdang Bedagai, has a romantic impression.
Romantic Beach provides huts or gazebos made of bamboo and equipped with colorful mosquito nets. Entering the beach area, visitors are greeted with shades of pink and there is a long bridge decorated with rambunctious leaves. The beach, which is 60 km from Medan, is suitable to be visited with a partner.
2. Kampung Nipah Beach
Nipah Beach is a beach with stunning mangrove forests in North Sumatra. This beach is located in Serdang Bedagai Regency, approximately 58 km from Medan City and can be reached approximately 1 to 2 hours using a motorized vehicle. Arriving at Nipah Beach, you will be presented with lush mangrove forests and beautiful beaches.
This beach is often also called the Kampung Nipah Mangrove Beach. Residents manage the Nipah Beach tourist area. So you not only can do the beach and mangrove forest tours, but you can also see the processing of mangrove plants directly into food. In addition to nature tourism, you also get educational tours.
3. Cermin Kanan Beach
Mirror Beach is the name of an area in Serdang Bedagai Regency. There are many tourist destinations here. One of them is Mirror Kanan Beach. This beach is approximately 54 km to the east of the city of Medan. Here provides a variety of exciting things to fill the holidays.
Pantai Cermin Kanan has a theme park equipped with various exciting games, such as a swimming pool, seesaw, spilled bucket, slide, and playing in the tired pool. In addition, on this beach, there are also water sport rides such as speed boats, banana boats, jet skis, fishing boats, and equipped with luxury resorts.
4. Sustainable Bali Beach
This beach is considered to have a charm that is no less beautiful than the beaches on the island of Bali. Bali Lestari Beach is one of the tourist destinations in North Sumatra that is recommended to visit when wandering to Medan. This beach is approximately 54 km from Medan, located not far from Cermin Kanan Beach.
Bali Lestari Beach has clean white sand that stretches wide with clean blue seawater. Facing directly to the Malacca Strait, the waves are pretty safe and not too big. Here, you can camp on the beach to sunbathe on the shore.
5. Pandan Beach
Pandan Beach is one of the beautiful beach destinations in North Sumatra. This beach is located on the west coast of Central Tapanuli Regency or Sibolga. It is approximately 340 km from Medan City, you need to travel for approximately 8 hours. Although the distance is quite far, this beach is one of the recommended destinations to visit.
This white sandy beach that stretches from east to west has very clear and calm blue seawater, so it is safe for children to play with. You can also explore it using a speed boat or motorboat.
6. Tureloto Beach
Crossing to the west side of Sibolga, there is Nias Island which has millions of beauties. Although the distance is quite far from Medan City, Nias Island is recommended to be visited for those of you who have plenty of time to explore North Sumatra. On this island, there is Tureloto Beach which is located in the corner.
Tureloto Beach is a beach with calm waves. This beach is directly opposite the Indian Ocean. At first, this beach has a wide stretch of beach sand. However, after an earthquake in 2005, Tureloto Beach turned into a stretch of rock scattered on the beach combined with beautiful white sand.
7. Paropo Island
If usually the beach is in the lowlands, this one is different. Paropo Beach, known as Paropo Island, is similar to a beach with an altitude of 1000 meters above sea level. This island is located in the Lake Toba area, Dairi Regency, North Sumatra.
Paropo Island has sand that stretches wide like a beach with wonderful green lake water. One of the things that can be done on Paropo Island is camping. Here, visitors can build a tent overlooking the lake. This island is an alternative for beach lovers, without being afraid of the scorching hot air.
Thus information on seven stunning beach destinations around the city of Medan. Not only the charm of Lake Toba is interesting. Some beaches are no less beautiful than other beaches in Indonesia. Let’s go on vacation to Medan!
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