Carocok Beach is one of the main destinations for tourists who come to West Sumatra. This beach stretches in the Painan region, South Pesisir Regency.


Carocok Beach is a complete tourist destination. This beach provides various kinds of activities that can be carried out by all groups, ranging from children to the elderly, from those who love water activities to lovers of road trips, from lovers of challenging activities to lovers of leisure activities.

In this beach area, visitors are not only treated to the beauty of stunning beaches but also stunning underwater panoramas.

Initially, Carocok is just an ordinary residential area. There is nothing interesting about this area. The Carocok Beach area is only used for the daily activities of its citizens. In fact, this beach is referred to as the "cowshed" by the surrounding community because this place is often used to tether residents' cattle.

It was only in the early 1980s that the coastal area began to be visited a lot after the government along with tourism entrepreneurs made improvements and construction of various facilities.

Since then, this beach has always been visited by tourists, both domestic and international. And as time goes by, Carocok Beach is improved and equipped with various supporting facilities in order to provide comfort and add value to its sale.

Transportation

Stretching between Painan and the City of Padang, administratively the Carocok Beach is located in Painan, Pesisir Selatan Regency and District IV Jurai in Padang City, West Sumatra.

This beach is 2 KM from Painan Market. From the city of Padang, this attraction is about 75 KM or 2 hours by road.

If you don't use your own vehicle, to reach Carocok Beach, you can use public transportation from Painan Market that leads directly to the tourist sites.

When coming from the city of Padang or outside West Sumatra, you can use a plane to Minangkabau International Airport. From the airport, there are several alternative vehicles that can be used. First, you can use the taxi service from the airport directly to the location with fees ranging from Rp. 250,000-300,000.

The second option is to rent a vehicle. Vehicle rental including a driver is usually Rp. 300,000 per day, not including fuel costs of Rp. 130,000.

The third option is for tourists with a limited budget. From the airport, you can take the Damri bus or inter-city bus to Pasar Raya Padang with a fare of Rp. 25,000. Then you can continue the journey by using travel to Carocok Painan Beach, the cost is around Rp. 25,000-30,000.


Amenities

To enjoy the beautiful panorama of Carocok Beach, visitors are charged an entrance fee of Rp. 5,000 / person.

In the Carocok Beach area, there are various adequate facilities. Gazebo and pavilion established at several points provided as a place to rest. There is also a mosque, toilets and a large parking area.

There are also many shops lined up selling typical souvenirs of Carocok Beach and stalls selling food and drinks.

Around Carocok Beach there are several hotels with varying rates. The recommended hotels are:

- Langkisau Resort Hotel & Restaurant
- Cingkuak Island Lodging
- Dena Carucok Beach Inn
- Doria Homestay Carucok Beach
- as well as a number of other homestays

One of the favorite tourist icons in the city of Padang is Padang Beach. This tourist attraction that extends to the west side of the capital of West Sumatra Province is almost daily visited by tourists, both local and outside. You could say, those who came to visit the city of Padang would feel a loss if they did not take a stop at the beach where Sunset looks very beautiful.

Especially since the Padang City Government maximized the improvement of infrastructure in a place that the people of Padang City also often called Taplau (Tapi Laut) which means the seafront. The area around it is now cleaner and neater. The travelers are increasingly free and pampered while enjoying the beauty of the scenery and feeling the warm waves of shards on the beach. Or just playing kites, roller skates to cycling.

From this beach, you can observe the sun slowly coming down. Little by little we see the sun begin to cover itself behind the darkness, start touching the edge of the cakrwala and show its last beautiful light. Without realizing it, the day began to darken and the moon replaced the role of the sun.

Padang Beach has a long coastline. On one side, the background of the sea is increasingly complete with a hill called Gunung Padang. Padang Taplau Beach does have quite a number of facilities such as several tent stalls that stand neatly lined up on the beach, moreover the location of the beach around the Cultural Park.

You can enjoy cold drinks such as soft drinks and young coconut at the stalls. As a drink drinker, we can buy boiled peanuts or boiled eggs. Enjoying a typical Padang salad is also the right choice to enjoy the sunset in the afternoon. Besides that, don't forget to try too.

Don't worry if your child is tired of playing on the beach in Padang Taplau. Because on this beautiful beach, there is also a play area for children. Here you can invite your child to try out various kinds of game rides. There is also a train-shaped car to go along the coast of Padang Taplau so that you can increasingly enjoy the beauty of this clean beach.



Transportation & Accommodation

For parking, tourists also need to worry, because there is already a large and well-managed parking area.

On the north side of Padang beach, there are rows of kiosks specifically built for traders selling various kinds of goods or services. Cafes, clothes to souvenirs. Meanwhile, behind the lake Cimpago offers a view that is equally interesting.

Padang Beach is also very often used as an arena or location for major events such as the annual City of Padang tourist event, Siti Nurbaya Festival. Even several times passed for the Tour de Singkarak route.

Padang Beach is not far from the city center. So access to transportation and accommodation is clearly very easy to get.

Bungus Beach is located in a quiet bay Bungus. Beautiful natural scenery. The hills that surround the beach looks like tower of view toward the sea.

Sloping beaches with white sand that is suitable for a variety of recreation such as swimming, diving, sunbathing or boating towards small islands not far from the beach Bungus.

Located 20 km south of Padang, or 1.5 hours of travel, the beach is easily reached by land transportation. On the beach available tourist facilities such as beach umbrellas and chairs for lazy sunbathing.

Shape resembles a crescent beach. Warm seawater and is safe for swimming. From here, you can menjelejahi oceans to shore-Nearest beach off the coast of Padang as Sirandah Island, Sikowi, Bintangur, Pasumpahan and other islands.

The islands are very good as a tourist attraction marina, have white sandy beaches and colorful marine park colorful surrounding. To get there, you can hire a speedboat or sailboat owned by residents in the Gulf Bungus. From the Coast Bungus to the islands it takes ± 75 minutes.

If you do not want wasteful of energy, simply relax on the beach while enjoying the sunset at this amazing bay. Sitting under a shady palm tree in the vicinity of the beach is also exciting. Or eat seafood (seafood) and other dishes at the restaurants that dot the beach.

There is one activity that is also often acted on the Beach Bungus travelers, namely fishing. Really delicious.

On holidays it is always crowded tourist invaded visitors. The height from sea level of about 1 meter. Beach temperatures between 24-30 degrees Celsius and humidity 85% on average. From silhuet sun in the eastern horizon, looming Banana Island and the Gulf Bayur in the south.