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Diving in Sangalaki Island
November 6, 2012 | admin
Indonesia’s Borneo Islands offer amazing islands that are perfect for snorkeling, diving, island hopping and a lot more of water activities. Each island is truly a paradise that is made up of interesting dive sites and islets, and there is a beautiful island residing around Derawan, which is the uninhabited and stunningly beautiful Sangalaki Island. Sangalaki Island is one of the richest diving grounds in Indonesia that is surrounded by wide lagoon and shallow reefs well extending out to the sea. Sangalaki Island can be described as an alluring dive spot where you can swim across the water along with the graceful moving mantas that have wings up to 2 meters wide. Sangalaki Island and its surrounding reefs are protected as Indonesian Marine Park. Diving in Sangalaki Island is the best way to see large Manta Rays up close, as they are often seen around here. Read More
Diving in Selayar Island
November 6, 2012 | admin
Selayar Islands are located in the province of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. This area has the specificity that is the only district in the entire territory of South Sulawesi separated from the mainland Sulawesi and consists of several clusters of islands that form an archipelago. Potential Tourism in Selayar Islands covers historical tourism, cultural tourism, nature tourism and marine tourism. One of the famous national park, Taka Bonerate, is located in the district of Takabonerate. The closest city is Makassar, from there Selayar Island can be taken for 16 hours by boat. Taka Bonerate National Park is a marine park that has the third largest atoll in the world. There are about 15 islands in Taka Bonerate National Park, so it is great for diving, snorkeling, and other marine tourism. From some water activities, diving in Selayar Island is the most popular activity. Read More
Diving in Flores
November 6, 2012 | admin
Flores serves a variety of attractions that will never be inexhaustible. You can swim in the oceans or in the clear of blue lakes and even dive at one point of the spectacular underwater in 50 places. You can explore the mysterious caves and if you come to the village, you will be warmly welcomed by the local community rituals. Flores Island surrounded by white sandy beaches, there are even pink sandy beaches. Under the sea you will find one of great and exotic underwater lives in the world. It will take you to meet some big manta rays, dolphins, and mermaids. For a certain time, you can see migrating whales through the east coast of Flores. Diving in Flores will give you unforgettable experience. Read More
Diving in Bunaken
November 6, 2012 | admin
Indonesia is the best and the greatest place for diving. Exotic dive locations in Indonesia are so many and varied. One of the favorite dive sites in Indonesia is Bunaken. Bunaken Island, which is located in North Sulawesi, can be reached by airplane that may be taken directly from Jakarta for about 3 hours and then within approximately 15-40 minutes from the outskirts of the city of Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province, by boat motors. While passing through Mount Manado Tua Island, you can see straight Bunaken Island, which is right next to the Siladen Island that is very beautiful. National Marine Park in Bunaken Island has the world famous with its area of over 75,000 hectares, divided by 3% land and 97% of the oceans. It comprises the five main islands; Bunaken, Manado Tua Island, Siladen Island, Montehage Island, and Nain Island. It supports the highest marine biodiversity on earth. Read More
Diving in Pasi Island
November 6, 2012 | admin
Selayar regency is a secluded island, far away from mass tourism, lying in the Celebes Sea to the south Tanjung Bira, Sulawesi. The east coast of Selayar Island is said to have some of the most stunning beaches in Indonesia with some spectacular diving spots. Selayar Island has a lot of diving sites and they can be enjoyed by beginner or experienced divers. One of them is located in this tiny island, which is precisely located at west side of Selayar Island, for about 1 mile from Benteng subdistrict. Pasi Island is one of the best sites in the world, which is perfect for diving activities. The underwater world is filled with some sharks and beautiful coral gardens, moray eels and blue spotted stingrays. Read More
Diving in Belongas Bay
November 1, 2012 | admin
Belongas bay is located in the southwestern island of Lombok, Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB). The blue ocean and white sandy beaches with tropical atmosphere can be found there. The access to get there is easy. You can travel about 1.5 hours by boat. You can also access directly from the island of Bali. There are so many attractions such as swimming, snorkeling, and diving in Belongas Bay is one of the most attractive activities for the divers. Read More
Diving in Manado Tua
November 1, 2012 | admin
Manado Tua, or Old Manado in English, is an island that forms the Bunaken-Manado Tua Marine National Park together with the islands of Bunaken, Siladen, Mantehage and Nain. This approximately 89,065 acre national park is located not far from the city of Manado, the capital city of North Sulawesi province. Waters in this region has spectacular underwater panorama, so it is no wonder that this place hosted the first World Ocean Conference ever in May 2009 and diving in Bunaken is every diver’s dream. Read More
Diving in Liukang Loe Island
November 1, 2012 | admin
Tanjung Bira is definitively one of the deserted tourist spots in Sulawesi. The Cape of Tanjung Bira is well known for the sharks, rays and other pelagic and its strong and dangerous currents. With white sandy beach, blue crystal water reflection, beautiful landscape, blue color gradation of the sea color, amazing submarine creatures living underwater, and a moderate waving tide, Bira Beach is a heaven for travelers and divers. There are also two beautiful islands just in front of this beach, Goat Island and Liukang Loe Island. Liukang Island is well known for its sandy ocean floor containing brilliant coral heads with excellent macro life and the aptly named shark point. Diving in Liukang Loe Island is a great opportunity to see sharks, jacks, dogtooth tuna, schools of barracuda and surgeonfish. There are more than 50 dive sites around Liukang Loe Island and almost all of them are world class diving. Read More
Diving in Nain Island
October 31, 2012 | admin
Located in Manado Bay with an area of 8.08 km², the National Marine Park of Bunaken – Manado Tua is a popular location for marine tourism. By diving in Bunaken National Marine Park, which consists of large islands around Bunaken, visitors can see an amazing variety of colorful marine life. These wonderful marine vistas can be seen in various parts scattered around Bunaken National Marine Park, such as the one in Nain Island. Read More
Diving in Bira Beach
October 30, 2012 | admin
Tanjung Bira beach, located at the south-eastern tip of South Sulawesi, Makassar, is a very beautiful and spectacular beach with white sand that is as soft as flour. This is a great place for your holiday where you can go swimming, sunbathing, diving and snorkeling. You can also watch the sunrise and sunset in a similar position, and enjoy the beautiful islands of Liukang Island and Goat Island in front of this beach. Diving in Bira Beach is somewhat different than any other diving sites in Indonesia. Diving in Bira Beach offers underwater adventure full of challenges, with dive sites accompanied by fast-flowing types of white tip sharks and black tip sharks, which accompany divers around. Bira beach underwater world is one place where you can easily interact passively with sharks in Indonesia. Tourism has begun to grow in this place, the access to this place is nice and the accommodations are pretty good. Read More