Sabang Travel Guide

 theo1006 Says:  One cannot come home from Sabang without being able to say: 'I have been at the north-western limit of the Indonesian archipelago'. But actually the Zero Kilometre Monument marking 'the starting point of Indonesia' is an ugly construction, not even providing a good sea view... 

 theo1006 Says:  Sometimes referred to as Sabang's 'mini volcano', this geothermal area is not even a mini volcano. Yet, judging by the charred tree trunks, the trees must have had the opportunity to grow in historic times and then have been destroyed by increased volcanic activity.We went... 

 theo1006 Says:  Do not expect a big waterfall on an island as small as Weh. Yet as the fall in Pria Laot river is the only one the island can boast of, this small but multi-tiered fall located in protected forest was being made more accessible. Work was in progress surfacing the first... 

 theo1006 Says:  A booklet of the Sabang Tourist Authority states: 'A huge number of Japanese bunkers are scattered across the entire island. This is why Weh Island is known as the “Island of a Thousand Fortresses” The bunkers were all built between 1943 and 1945. They used to be connected... 

 aj03 Says:  For scuba diving, there are two main dive center, European well-run Lumba-lumba and first local establishment Rubiah Tirta Diver. Both have plus and minus. I praise lumba-lumba correct standard procedure and they are vigilant over safety. You must show your scuba dive... 

 meiyergani Says:  Balohan Bay is a seaport located at Southeast Weh island, a deeply nature seaport with the beauty of its mountain range, a fisiherman village where we could find the beach with furnished by many wooden made canoe for a fishing and a harbor for Ferry and speedboat 

 meiyergani Says:  Weh island as a bigger one is surrounded by other smaller islands including Klah island, Rubiah island, Seulako island, and Rondo island. As a whole, all these islands cover an area of 154 square kilometers with the population concentrated on the main island of Weh. Those... 

 meiyergani Says:  Before your trip to Weh island, please do enjoy a wide screen of Blue sky and blue ocean with a bluish mountain range at the background. Ulee Lheue is one of a nice place for vacation in Banda Aceh 

 meiyergani Says:  A speed boat depart twice a day, from Weh island's Balohan Bay sea port it is at 08.30 am and 03.00 pm while from Ulee lheue Banda Aceh it is at 10.00 am and 04.00 pm, from Balohan seaport you could take a taxi or a minibus sharing taxi head on 10 km away to the north to... 

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 meiyergani Says:  From Temporary SeaPort at Ulee Lheue one could take a speed boat which could be reached Sabang SeaPort at Pulau WEH'S Balohan Bay in approximately 45 minutes vise versa. The trip by the Sea is very impressive with the Scenery of small islands, a crystal clear Blue Water, a... 

 theo1006 Says:  Nowadays the Peune Edenn Resort on Rubiah Island gets its water from a well. The bathroom reservoir in your bungalow is filled by a pump.But in colonial times, when Pulau Rubiah was used as a quarantine location for pilgrims returning from Mecca, the island had another water... 

 theo1006 Says:  In colonial times, when Pulau Rubiah was used as a quarantine location for pilgrims returning from Mecca, the island must have been more developed than it is now. One remnant of those times are the overgrown paths that led in a long loop between the northern and southern... 

 theo1006 Says:  When we were in Australia in 2005/6 we saw a dead kangaroo (traffic victim) before we had seen a live one. On Weh island monitor lizards perhaps are the most common wild animals - and we also saw a traffic victim before we saw a live one. On Rubiah island we saw two monitor... 

 theo1006 Says:  The Peune Edenn resort lies on the east coast of Rubiah Island. When you cross over to the jetty on the opposite coast, you pass by one of the wonders of the island, the Karantina Haji building. When pilgrims to Mecca still traveled by sea and might return home carrying a...