Setumu Beach
There is a destination that is 10 minutes from Sri Bintan Pura Harbor.
That is Setumu Beach which has dozens of huts made from pieces of wood with thatched roofs arranged neatly in a row facing the beach.
Yes, this beach in Tanjungpinang is a favorite tourist destination.
Especially for residents who live on Bintan Island (Tanjungpinang-Bintan Regency) during holidays.
If you want to travel to Setumu Beach , from Sri Bintan Pura Harbor (SBP) Tanjungpinang , then you have to move towards the Dompak area, a journey of approximately 10 minutes.
Apart from the beautiful views, the clean and shallow water can be a means for visitors to bathe.
Visitors can also enjoy the beauty of the beach by relaxing on the seats made from white used car tires that have been provided.
In fact, this beach is also open until evening.
Visitors can spend the night on Setumu beach with a hut.
You can also enjoy a variety of food and drinks served by vendors on this beach, including various seafood that will make your tongue sway.
Setumu Beach is not just an ordinary beach, but has a deep meaning. The manager of this beach, Jumahat, revealed that the meaning of the word Setumu in Malay is to meet.
Before it was transformed into a beautiful tourist destination, it is said that Setumu Beach was a place where pirates met.
They met on the beach after looting ships passing through the Dompak waters.
Not only that, the pirates even used this beach as a place to share their loot.
“The results of the loot or stolen by the pirates in the past. “This is where it is for him,” said the 43 year old man.
Most merchant ships from China pass through these waters.
In addition, there are piles of large, square-sized stones on the left side of the beach. That is a temple building in the old days or the kingdom.
Now these rocks have become a location for taking photos or sitting for visitors who come.
That is the name of Setumu Beach and the story that it used to be a gathering place for robbers.
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