Valu Beach

Valu Beach
	The beach of Valu with the island of Jaco (left)
location	Gugleur , East Timor
Waters	Wetar / Timor Sea Strait;
Geographical location	8 ° 24 '44 " S , 127 ° 18' 1" E Coordinates: 8 ° 24 '44 " S , 127 ° 18' 1" E

The beach of Valu ( fataluku Valu Sere, English Valu beach ) is located on the easternmost tip of Timor in the Nino Konis Santana National Park ( Suco Tutuala , East Timor ). Opposite him is the island of Jaco . This is where the Banda Sea ( Tasi Feto , the Frauenmeer ) and the Timor Sea ( Tasi Mane , the Männermeer ) to the south meet. The next place is Tutuala is already at an altitude of 71 m . The 14 km long way there can only be mastered on foot or with off-road vehicles.

The drive to the beach is only possible by off-road vehicle
Sunrise on Valu Beach
Tourists camp on the beach by the fishing boats
The beach in 2003

Valu in the east of Tutuala

The beach is a popular destination for tourists who also take fishing boats to the island of Jaco from here. Several coral reefs are targeted by snorkelers . There is an eco-village on the beach run by a local cooperative.

Twice a year the Mechi of the Fataluku takes place on the beach , the gathering of the Meci worms ( Eunice viridis ). The smaller Mechi kiik takes place in the last quarter of the moon in February and the large Mechi boat at the new moon in March .

Web links

Commons : Strand von Valu - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Valu-Sere and Jaco Island ( Memento from December 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Brochure of the National Park Nino Konis Santana (English; PDF; 3.8 MB), accessed on December 25, 2012
^ The Timor-Leste Coastal / Marine Habitat Mapping for Tourism and Fisheries Development Project, Project No 2, Coastal and Marine Ecotourism Values, Issues and Opportunities on the North Coast of Timor Leste, Final Report, October 2009 ( Memento from March 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 15.2 MB), accessed on December 28, 2012
^ The Timor-Leste Coastal / Marine Habitat Mapping for Tourism and Fisheries Development Project, Project No 4, Conservation Values, Issues and Planning in the Nino Konis Santana Marine Park, Timor Leste - Final Report, October 2009 ( Memento from March 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 9.2 MB), accessed on December 28, 2012

[1] Valu-Sere and Jaco Island ( Memento from December 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive )

[bro-2] Brochure of the National Park Nino Konis Santana (English; PDF; 3.8 MB), accessed on December 25, 2012

[3] The Timor-Leste Coastal / Marine Habitat Mapping for Tourism and Fisheries Development Project, Project No 2, Coastal and Marine Ecotourism Values, Issues and Opportunities on the North Coast of Timor Leste, Final Report, October 2009 ( Memento from March 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 15.2 MB), accessed on December 28, 2012

[PN4-4] The Timor-Leste Coastal / Marine Habitat Mapping for Tourism and Fisheries Development Project, Project No 4, Conservation Values, Issues and Planning in the Nino Konis Santana Marine Park, Timor Leste - Final Report, October 2009 ( Memento from March 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 9.2 MB), accessed on December 28, 2012