Surfing In The Bono River, Riau, Indonesia

Seeing the surf at the beach or the sea is something that is common. However, look at the surf in the stream is an extraordinary thing. Surfing in the river only in a few places in the world and one of them is on the Kampar River Estuary, Pelalawan, Riau Province commonly called the Bono waves Kampar River. In addition to the Kampar River Estuary or Tidal Bore Wave Bono also found in the Ganges and Brahmaputra (India and Bangladesh), Hindustan River (Pakistan), River Lupar (Malaysia), Australia, UK, France (un Mascaret), UK, USA, Canada , Mexico, and Brazil. Bono waves according to the Kampar river in Teluk Meranti, Kuala Kampar, Mudai Island, height 6 meters and even 10 meters, from the distant roar sounded bono've Kampar river. According to the old Malay story titled "Sentadu Seamount", every coastal Malay warrior should be able to conquer the waves Bono to improve their fighting skills and used to call "bekudo bono". With bekudo bono or riding bono, Malay warriors to maintain body balance. Bekudo bono has mystique. Before bekudo ritual ceremony prior bono "semah" in the morning or afternoon. The ceremony was led Bomo or grandfather or village elders with a view to the driver's safety and Bono always get away from all distress. Location Kampar Bono What Bono Kampar Kampar River Estuary precisely, Teluk Meranti village, Kuala Kampar district, Pelalawan, Riau Province - Indonesia. Can be reached from Pekanbaru and takes about 6-7 hours by road or mixed road and waterways. Government has built along Jalan Lintas Bono approximately 130km. Currently only the 40 km that has been paved, the rest sedangakan be paved in 2012. If by water, enough water transportation of this type of speed-boat to get there from the Lower Harbour Bridge Base Kerinci.

If tourists outside Pekanbaru area can reach the site by reaching Kampar Bono Pekanbaru first. Pekanbaru can be reached by water, air and land from various cities in Indonesia. Pekanbaru is the capital of Riau province's growing from a variety of fields. Various tourist destinations in Soweto and surrounding areas continue to be developed to keep pace with the development of the city of Pekanbaru the Trade City.

To get to the location bono Kampar of Teluk Meranti village, usually by hiring a small speedboat with a driver who is an expert face the waves bono. If you are not an expert, the probability of collisions with the waves will occur or be swept away by speed boat waves and destroyed. And this is the map

Location river Bono, Kampar Riau, on the island of Sumatra