Majene, Sulbarkita.com - The charm of Dato Beach's white sand tourism is no stranger to Majene residents. Therefore, they routinely visited tourist attractions located in the Pangale neighborhood, Baurung Village, East Banggae District while on vacation.
For example at the time of Eid, the beach that presents typical views of white sand and coral cliffs is an option. Since the Eid day on June 5, thousands of visitors flocked to Dato Beach.
Isma, one of the ticket officers from the Culture and Tourism Agency (Disbudpar) Majene said, thousands of ticket visitors were sold until the last day of the Eid holiday Sunday, June 9 2019. "At most two days after Eid, visitors to two thousand," he said to Sulbarkita.com.
To enter this attraction, visitors also do not need to spend too much. It is enough to pay an entrance ticket for Rp. 3,000 for adults and Rp. 2,000 for visitors to children.
Head of Tourism Tourism Destination Division, Disbudpar Majene, M. Daali, said that since the first day of the Eid holiday until the end of this week the income from entrance tickets reached Rp 20 million. "The amount is certainly different from ordinary days which can only reach two hundred thousand to one million rupiah," Daali said.
According to Isma, visitors not only come from Sulawesi, and even from Java and Kalimantan. One of them is 37-year-old Samzir, a resident from Pinrang Regency, South Sulawesi, who is willing to bring his family to enjoy the beauty of Dato 'Beach. "The beach is very good," said Samzir, who claimed to have been there for the first time.
Dato Beach 'does have a strong enough attraction for tourists. In addition to white sand with the sea which has shades of green and blue, this beach is also surrounded by towering cliffs.
The clear water also makes coral reefs with beautiful colored small fish clearly visible from the sea floor. Really like a giant aquarium!
Especially near dusk, the beauty of the sunset or sunset is clearly visible here. Visitors also use the momentum to just take pictures.
The Dato ’beach area was opened since 1998. Since then also the local government has continued to try to fix this tourist attraction to add to its natural panorama. In 2018 for example, Disbudpar Majene disbursed a budget of Rp 1.6 billion from the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism's Special Allocation Fund (DAK) in 2018 to build a number of facilities.
For example caring for stairs that snake from the cliff to the shoreline with a depth of approximately 70 meters. The government has also built wooden bridges above sea level so that visitors can easily explore each corner of the beach.
Not to forget, a number of gazebos have been prepared, both on the beach and built on rock. The charm of the beach can also be seen from the top of the cliff while sitting under a coconut tree. Naturally, Dato Beach is also not only fun as a vacation spot, but also invites couples to bring romantic momentum.
Visitors who want to swim are also provided with a float facility in the form of tires that can be rented at a price of 10 to 5 thousand rupiah. There is also a rental boat provided by local residents.
When the stomach rumbles out of swimming, there are a number of traders who sell various kinds of culinary with a traditional menu of the Mandar region. Traders also harvest buyers when the Lebaran holiday season is now, "At present our profits can be up to two to three times the normal day," said Wati, 20, one of the visitors.
To reach Dato Beach, visitors can use two-wheeled vehicles or four-wheeled vehicles with a travel time of about 10 minutes or 7 kilometers from the center of Majene Regency Government.
Muhammad Ashari
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