Langkuas or Lengkuas Island is an island offshore of Tanjung Kelayang Beach, about 30 minutes by boat. Langkuas or Lengkuas literally means galangale / galangal, a kind of ginger plant.
This island is famous for its old Lighthouse which was built in 1882 by the Dutch Collonial Government. This 19-storey lighthouse was not made of stone and cement, but of iron. Although it is already rusty here and there, it works fine. Nobody live in this island except the lighthouse keeper.
Around this island there are several small rock islands with beautiful and unique formations. The pictures below were taken at the top of the lighthouse. You would enjoy swimming, diving, fishing, or just lazily lying on the white sandy beach.
Pulau Langkuas, Belitung Island – Indonesia, May 2010 by v1olet
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I would love to visit this place someday.. :)
It’s a beautiful island and that lighthouse is amazing
I always love looking at light house photos!
That Lighthouse looks like a perfect place for horror or thriller movie like Shutter Island :)
Nice rocks formation.
Those rock islands are really interesting. Very vertical-looking for rock piles.
That is interesting that the lighthouse is built from Iron. Those are pictures. The rocks are interesting. I guess there are more formations under the water. As usual, well done on the photos.
Have a great Sunday.
@cashmere : I hope you could come someday.
@ann, chubskulit, vanilla, sharkbytes, marg : You could imagine how eerie the lighthouse is — the rusty iron wall and steps, broken glass windows, and as we step on the ladder (19 storey) it echoes through the lighthouse. :)
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