Wakatobi, Beautiful Heaven Under the Sea

Coast of Indonesia TOUR to be excellent which is surrounded by a cluster of lovely islands. Wakatobi National Park One of the leading destinations Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (Kemenparekraf) in 2012.

Wakatobi's name comes from the four major islands that are here, the Wang-Wangi island, Pulau Kaledupa, Tomia Island, and Island Binongko. Wakatobi National Park is one of 50 national parks in Indonesia,
located in the district of Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi. This national park established in 1996, with a total area of ​​1.39 million hectares, involving marine biodiversity, scale, and the condition of coral, placing it one of the highest priorities for marine conservation in Indonesia. The depth of water in the park is varied, the deepest reaching 1044 meters below sea level.

To achieve the Wakatobi, could with sea and air travel. "If from Jakarta, the first flight first flight to Makassar and then proceed to express Baubau then continued the flight to Wakatobi. Entire trip from Jakarta to the Wakatobi takes approximately 3 hours and 45 minutes to 4 hours," said Karina, tourists who had come to Wakatobi to Legal via email, some time ago.

With a title as a national marine park, of course the main attractions is a dive in Wakatobi. Moreover, this marine park has a variety of reef fish species and also interesting, as mentioned above."At Wakatobi, when it has licensed the live rent diving tools alone, for Rp 150,000 to Rp 250,000" says Karina.

If it does not have a diving license, do not have to worry about not being able to see the underwater beauty of Wakatobi. Because, resorts and hotels in the Wakatobi dive centers usually have to provide a complete package of diving with diving equipment and instructors who will guide you in the sea."If such a package worth around 500 thousand," he added.

In addition to diving, visitors can also relax on the beaches of the islands of the Wakatobi beautiful or cultural tours to traditional villages nearby. "I visited the village of Mola and saw the villagers making crafts with root material, rattan, and plants. Not bad for a souvenir," says Karina.

Of course, do not forget to Wakatobi should try cooking the sea. You can get fish and sea animals that can be eaten like a cuttlefish, oysters, and sea cucumber in the traditional fish market.

For the problem of accommodation, also do not have to worry about. According to Karina, on Wakatobi has many resorts, hotels, and lodging prices vary. "But the best, if not better stay on the island of Wangi-Wangi. Facilities and infrastructure is more complete, easier also if you want to the other islands," he said.Karina suggested should come to Wakatobi in April to June or October to December. "As the months the weather is good, the waves are not too big," he explained.

Wakatobi National Park has the potential of marine natural resources of great value, both the type and uniqueness, with stunning panoramic underwater. In general, the configuration of the waters of the sea has started to slope towards the sea flat and there are some waters that bertubir steep. This national park has 25 pieces of coral reef with a circumference of the coast of the islands along the 600 km.

Indigenous people living around the park or the sea tribe called Bajau tribe. According to ancient China and the European explorers, humans are able to explore the islands Merqui boating, Johor, Singapore, Sulawesi and the Sulu archipelago. Of the whole man boating in Southeast Asia, which still has the traditional boating culture is the Bajau tribe. Seeing their daily lives is interesting and unique, especially diving into the ocean without the equipment to spear fish.

Hoga Island (Resort Kaledupa), Island Binongko (Resort Binongko) Tamia and Resort is an attractive location visited, especially for diving, snorkeling, marine tourism, swimming, camping, and cultural tourism.Wakatobi is the right choice for travelers who want to do the diving. But unfortunately, the cost of transport there is still quite expensive. "I like to Wakatobi, but tickets are still quite expensive to get there. Cost of round-trip plane could reach approximately Rp2, 5 million," he concluded.

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