Category Archives: Diving
Raja Ampat Maritime Festival 2010
Raja Ampat photo from www.gorajaampat.com
Raja Ampat, a district in Papua – Indonesia gives serious attention for its tourism. It has strength in the maritime and is supported by natural richness, cultural interest, and the unique of its art. For its 7th anniversary, the local government via tourism information center announces the Maritime Festival (Festival Bahari) on May 2 to 9, 2010. Waisai is the town chosen to carry out the festival.
8 Spots for Diving Holidays in Indonesia
diving photo by wonder_lick
Indonesia is an archipelago country that consists of thousand of islands which have beauty in the underwater world that are worthy to be destinations of diving holidays. From Weh Island to Mearuke, the islands have their own characteristic of the underwater world. Here are the 8 best diving place to be visited during your travel in Indonesia.
Taka Bonerate Marine Park
Takabonerate photo by ben_wayan
Taka Bonerate National Park is located at South Sulawesi. It has the third largest coral atoll in the world after the Kwajifein in Marshall Islands and Suvadiva in Moldiva Islands. Size of the atoll is approximately 220,000 hectares, with coral reef scattered flat of 500 km² width. The atoll creates the best underwater view so that diving or snorkeling is a must activity to be done.
Karimunjawa, another Place of Diving in Indonesia
Every body must know Bali, but only a few knows Karimunjawa. It is islands of 83 kilometers to the north of Central Java, precisely to the north of Jepara, a town of famous wooden carve. Karimunjawa consists of 27 islands in which 5 of them are occupied they are Karimunjawa, Parang, Nyamuk, Kemujan and Genting.
Diving
The main attraction on Karimunjawa Islands is the show of the beautiful underwater world. The underwater world has 274 colorful fish species and 133 interesting genera of aquatic fauna. It just becomes a new alternative of diving in Indonesia. Although all islands have beautiful view, but Tengah and Sintok islands are the most attractive.
