Waburi Park has become an iconic and popular destination in South Buton, at Gaya Baru Village, Lapandewa District.
Waburi Park is accessible to tourists. It is about 60 kilometers from the center of Baubau City. If you want to visit Waburi Park, you can travel for 1.5 to 2 hours by motorcycle or car from Baubau City.
What are the advantages of Waburi Park? Waburi Park has an area of approximately 100×700 meters. This place has become an asset of the Gaya Baru Village Government. Waburi Park is open from 8:30 AM to 10:00 PM. It is usually crowded on weekends, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Waburi Park has pavilions, garden lights, signboards, stalls, footbridges, homestays, toilets, and guard posts that will continue to be developed to support its facilities. Tourists can enjoy the beauty of the beach and the blue sea at Waburi Park.
The managers also provide gazebos for tourists. They can enjoy local culinary delights or savor the aroma of coffee while enjoying the sunset towards dusk.
The journey to Waburi Park can be traveled by land using two-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles. It takes 88 minutes, or around 52.5 kilometers, to travel from the capital of South Buton Regency to Waburi Park.
Waburi Park was built at the end of 2021 using Village Funds. It is managed through the empowerment of the local community, where the local community forms a Tourism Awareness Group (pokdarwis) through the Village-Owned Business (BUMDes) forum to manage tourist destinations in South Buton.