Losari beach is a beautiful beach and located on the edge city of
Makassar. It is located only about 3 km from the center of Makassar
(Karebosi Park). The beach used to be the longest café in Asia, because
many cafes stand in along the beach, but now the cafes are collected in a
special place so it does not spread along the coast. Charm of the beach
is mainly seen in the evening when the sunset stands out. This is a
major attraction of people’s coming to the Losari beach. Every evening
hundreds of people come to witness the panorama of red as the sun will
disappear into the ocean, so do not miss the sunset at the Losari beach.
If the sky is sunny, the scenery is absolutely perfect. Because of its
location in a bay, the water of Losari is even often quiet as usual pool
water.
Losari is its waterfront of Makassar. The lengthy of the beach is
approximately one kilometer and it is a public space that can be
accessed by anyone. On this beach there is a park called the Pelataran
Bahari (Marine Park), with semicircular area of nearly one hectare. This
place is a plaza with a clean floor for children to play and running
around, while parents and teens sit on concrete benches to enjoy the sea
breeze. From this place, you are also free to view out to the sea and
watch the sunset slowly turns reddish in the line of the horizon. The
reflected light also creates sheen on the surface of sea water.
The Pelataran Bahari also serves as the stadium of open water to watch
the coastal waters in front of Losari beach. This coastal water is often
used as a racecourse jet ski, boat races and traditional boat jolloro
katinting, or become a transit point of rely of Sandeq traditional
sailboats and yachts.
In Losari there are also a few hotels. Some of them qualified as a tree
stars hotel. The hotel is offering panoramic beauty of the sea with
luxury service treats. There are Losari Beach Hotel, Losari Beach Inn,
Makassar Golden Hotel, and Pantai Gapura Hotel. All of the hotels
located in Jalan Penghibur.
(Original source : https://www.englishahkam.com, Photo source : https://pariwisataku.com/wisata-pantai-losari/ and Sabudi Prasetyo)