SOKA BEACH

SOKA BEACH

“Location Of Soka Beach”

            Soka Beach is located in the Antap village, Selemadeg District, Tabanan Regency. Located on the main road that connects Jembrana to Denpasar. Distance of about 45 km from Denpasar and from Gilimanuk about 84 Km. Vehicles passing through this road is very crowded from morning till night, as well as the only road connecting Java and Bali.

“Interesting About This beach”

Soka beach is the beautiful beach with the black sand, unique coral. Many activities that you can do in this beach , like Surfing, and Fishing. The wave in this beach is very good for surfing. If you like fishing, you can fishing in this beach with the local fisherman. When you fishing, you can using the traditional boat, or modern boat. Beside that, in the afternoon you can enjoy the beautiful sunset is comparable to the view in Tanah Lot.

“The Uniqueness Of Coral In Soka Beach”

The uniqueness of this coral is the shape of this coral visible as Kebo Iwa Caldron or ”Periuk Kebo Iwa” in Balinese language. The story of this coral, the local people in Antap village believe that , long time ago the caldron was used by Kebo Iwa for cook the rice. In the west side there is an original big coral. The local people in Antap village , believe that the original big coral is the Kebo Iwa Kitchen. In there place , Kebo Iwa cook  with the caldron Kebo Iwa. Kebo Iwa is the famous figure in Wayang story.

“Who Is Kebo Iwa?”

A mighty Balinese warrior of legend circa 12th to 14th century. His legendary feats have put him in the pantheon of demi-gods of Balinese folklore. Kebo Iwa itself is a legendary figure for the people of Bali, he is a young man who stronger, great, tall & sames like giant.

“Back To The Soka Beach”

Soka beach has been known since long ago. The site has very beautiful scenery. The west part bounded by hills which is a part of mount Batukaru in the north. While in the south  is Indian ocean where Banyuwangi in Java is faintly visible from Soka. Vast rice fields and lush coconut groves enhance the beautiful scenery. Right to the east there is a cave which is located above a steep cliff which there are many inhabited by hundreds of birds' . This cave is called the Bulung Daya Cave.

Near to the Soka beach, a large parking is available. There are also few places for visitors to eat, drink, and shop for local snacks while resting before continue departing on their journey.