Gosong Senggora, Conservation-Based Marine Tourism in Central Kalimantan

 

Gosong Senggora, Conservation-Based Marine Tourism in Central Kalimantan

Talking about tourist attractions in Central Kalimantan, there is one popular destination that has been quite well known so far, namely the Tanjung Puting National Park area. This place is famous for its mangrove forest area and the conservation of the habitat of the most protected animal, namely the Orangutan.In fact, there are still many other tourist destinations that can be visited and enjoyed in this province. Not only nature reserves or conservation areas in the form of dense tropical rain forests, in Central Kalimantan there are also marine tourism destinations that are no less charming, one of which is Gosong Senggora.

Not enough people know yet, Gosong Senggora is one of the water areas whose status was designated as a conservation area in 2019. For its location, Gosong Senggora is in Kumai District, West Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan Province.Why is it called Gosong Senggora? The word Gosong itself is a term for shallow seas, because this destination has a seawater depth of between one and four meters, so the seabed can be seen quite clearly.

If described, Gosong Senggora is a stretch of white sand in the middle of a clear ocean which is complemented by the presence of a gust of sea breeze. The determination of this one area as a conservation area also did not occur without reason. The reason is, there are various potential resources that can be enjoyed and utilized in this area.

Starting from coral reefs and seagrass beds, the presence of dugongs, turtles, sea cucumbers, large lola or snails, and clams or large shellfish that inhabit warm seas. The various treasures and underwater animals mentioned above can be enjoyed by tourists by doing snorkeling activities.In addition, the status of conservation areas also aims to protect and utilize the potential of existing fisheries, preserve various marine habitats that are important for the ecosystem, and protect protected animal species.

Unfortunately, the Senggora Gosong area is still not widely known more widely. Even though this location has an attraction in the form of sea water as clear as glass, plus the coral reef area and seagrass beds are still well preserved.The route and access that needs to be taken to come to Gosong Senggora is also not too difficult. For visitors or tourists outside Kalimantan who use air transportation, they can choose Iskandar Airport in West Kotawaringin Regency, as a stopping place.After that, the journey will continue using land transportation to Kumai Port for approximately 10 kilometers. Then to get to the Gosong Senggora area, the journey continues using a fast motorboat (speedboat) which takes two hours, or you can also use a local fishing boat which takes longer, approximately four hours.

Interestingly, tourists who later come to Gosong Senggora can also visit the popular tourist destinations of Tanjung Putting National Park at the same time. Because both of them are in the same area and can be visited together at the same time.

According to local people and local tour guides, the best time to visit Gosong Senggora is in July and August. This is because the waves and wind conditions are not too strong so that the visit at that time, so that the main tourist activities such as snorkeling can be done freely and more comfortably.