As an area of rocky islands, Southeast Maluku has many attractive beaches. Hot air, white sand, clear blue sea water, and atmosphere of calm is a common characteristic of beaches in the islands on the eastern side of the Banda Sea. One of the beaches become major tourist attractions in Southeast Maluku is Ngurbloat Beach, Pantai Pasir Panjang means. Ngurbloat Coast Village is located in the western part Ngilngof on Kei Kecil Island. In accordance with the epithet, this white sand beach stretching up to three kilometers. Ngurbloat specialty is beach sand. In addition sandbar beach is very wide, the color of white sand beach Ngurbloat bright and very soft. Condition that distinguishes Ngurbloat with other beach. 

In overcast conditions too, sandy beaches still look shiny and dazzling enough. The softness of the sand in beach communities Ngurbloat believed could only be matched by the softness of flour. 

When entering the beach area which is only about 100 meters from the highway Ngilngof village, the tourists will be welcomed by waving palm trees soaring. However, be careful when treading the coast road, especially when the rainy season. The entrance to the beach made of rocks very slippery.

Ngurbloat beach located on the west coast of Kei Kecil island is about 20 kilometers from Tual, the capital of Southeast Maluku Regency. Area can be achieved by using a rental car or public transport based in Market Ohoijang, Langgur. The journey from the coast Tual Ngurbloat taken about an hour. 

Scenery along the way many see the expanse of bush. There are a number of small settlements scattered location of the spread of desert scrub. 

Land in Kei Kecil Island in the form of rocks causing only certain types of plants that can grow there. Rarely found in big trees and shade. 

To the Southeast Maluku itself, tourists can use the aircraft or ship from Ambon. Travel from Pattimura Airport, Ambon, to Dumatubun Airport in Langgur taken approximately 1.5 hours using a small aircraft. 

Almost every day there are flights from Ambon to Langgur with different airlines.

For those who like to use sea transport, the journey can be made from Port Yos Sudarso, Ambon, Tual to the Port. This journey takes approximately 18 hours with a passenger ship owned by PT Pelni. These include travel time to stop about two hours in the Port of Banda Naira. However, sea travel is usually only once a week.

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Morotai Island is located at the northern tip of North Halmahera District and is part of the North Maluku province. Morotai Island is geographically situated between 200-240 degrees North latitude and longitude degrees 12815-12848. Morotai Island is bordered by the Pacific Ocean in the North Sea in the east of Halmahera, Morotai Strait to the south and the Celebes Sea to the west.

Morotai Island was the site of a major battle during World War II. The landing strips built by the Allied forces in Morotai could handle today's jumbo jet, but serve only small Twin otters. Although much of the Relics from the war were carted off to the maws if the Krakatau steel mill, in Java, there are steill remnants of war machinery.

Morotai Island, lying to the north of Halmahera, was an important air base during World War II, first for the Allies and later for the Japanese until its recapture near the end of the war. The ghosts of war still linger in this area, where many wrecks of aircraft and rusting guns lie abandoned in the bushes. The coral reefs here are not easily forgotten. Wayabula, Berebere, Busus-busu, Daruba are Sangowo and villages on the beach.

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