Serasa Beach

Serasa lies on a sand spit near Muara and faces into sheltered water rather than the open sea, which makes it the calmest swimming on Brunei's coast and the base for the country's watersports centre, where sailing, windsurfing and kayaking are taught and equipment hired. The ferry terminal for Labuan sits at the end of the spit. The beach is broad and shallow a long way out. The spit was formed and then extended by reclamation work for the port, so the beach is partly made ground.

History

The beach began as a fishing village, and in 1970 villagers and the public together improved it to serve the fishermen of Bedukang Island and Tanjong Serasa. The government renovated it and opened it to the public in 1980, added facilities in the 1990s, including a sports complex for boat racing at the 1999 SEA Games, and on 18 March 2014 Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah reopened it after a renovation costing B$3.45 million (Wikipedia, Serasa Beach).

What's there

• The sheltered water - a beach facing the bay rather than the open sea.
• The watersports centre - sailing, windsurfing and kayaking run from the beach.
• The spit - the sand tongue the whole facility sits on.
• The ferry terminal - the Labuan crossing at the end of the spit.

When to go

Year round. The watersports centre keeps set hours and closes on some days. Weekends are busiest.

Before you go

The beach is functional rather than beautiful and the port is close. Water clarity is poor. The watersports centre has limited hours and equipment.

Nearby

Muara Beach is north, and Bandar Seri Begawan is southwest.

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