Where to go: Teluk Kiluan part 2

our vacation at Teluk Kiluan continue to the second day, and the main event was dolphin cruise. Teluk Kiluan is well-known for its dolphin population and if the weather is good and the tight is not to high, and..with a little..mmh,,no, make it a lot of luck..you'll be able to see lot,,and looot of them swimming freely in a group.

We have to start early if we want to see the dolphins, the local fisherman already gathered at 6.30 a.m with their boat called jungkung , a small boat that can take up to three person. The ride to the place where the dolphins usually swims take about 15 minutes, a new experience for me to be in a boat THAT little to sail right to the OPEN SEA. It was both scary..and awesome.. :D.

After sailing for about half an hour, our boat still can't see any of the dolphins, and looking at the other boat from the distance, i could tell that their luck wasn't any better than us. Well, it seems like we already sailed forever when our fisher man said we had to called it off for today as the weather were not looking good. Feeling sad and disappointed, there were nothing else we can do at the moment but to head back to the beach.

However, on our way back to the bay, the fisherman change the direction of the boat all of sudden. I didn't realize it for while, until I see a black fin in the distance and then my friend start to yell 'DOLPHIIINS'. And there they are..one..two..and then, we realized we sailing right on top of the herd and still a lot of them not too far form us. I can't explained our feeling that time. Well, you have to experience it your self i think ;) .

Right after we arrived at the beach, we know that out of the 8 small jungkung that sailed, we're the only boat that manage to see the dolphins that day. Such a great great way to start this 2012  ;)

The rest of the day was spent at the little island beach till noon. The view from there was also unforgettable. It makes you wanna come back again,,and again.. It was some how felt like you watched 3D painting of beach, mountain, reef, and little boats sailing back and forth.

We headed back home at 4 p.m with a lot things on mind..one thing for sure..we will come back and enjoy the place when the weather is nice and the time is little bit longer.

A litlle note for you who want to travel to TelukKiluan :

1. Our trip was all set up by the KiluanDolphin crew, do check their twitter account @kiluandolphin. It includes the ride, place to stay *you can choose either tent or room in their cottage*, jungkung, and they also rent the snorkeling equip.
2. Bring you own snorkeling equipment if you have one, for the beach right in front of the place we stay is really nice for snorkeling.
3. Bring flash light, underwater camera, SUNBLOCK..dont forget to bring the highest SPF you can found.
4. Bring snack, mineral water, softdrink and easy to serve food, because you are far from any store.
5. Travel after march for a whiter sand and clearer beach *so they said*
6. As I said, the road is not so smooth..so if you wanna travel with your own car, make sure you bring a big one XD.