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Taman Nasional Wakatobi Sulawesi Tenggara

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    Wakatobi National Park is one of 50 nasoinal parks in Indonesia, located in Wakatobi district, Southeast Sulawesi. This national park was set in 2002, with a total area of 1.39 million ha, involving marine biodiversity, scale and coral conditions; which occupies one of the highest priority positions of marine conservation in Indonesia. Water depth in this national park varies, the deepest reaches 1,044 meters below sea level.     Wakatobi National Park consists of four major islands, namely: Wangi-wangi, Kaledupa, Tomia, and Binongko located in Wakatobi District, Southeast Sulawesi.     Coral reefs can be found hundreds of species from dozens of families located along hundreds of km of coastline. . In some places along the reef, there are some underwater caves.     It has nearly a hundred species of colorful fish. king of shrimp erasia and several types of turtles that often lay their eggs on the beach.    Various types o...

Pulo Cinta Gorontalo

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Located in the Gulf of Tomini, Gorontalo (Sulawesi), a small heart-shaped island legend has become the location of a secret meeting with the prince of Gorontalo with the daughter of a Dutch merchant. It was during the war, and these couple of the warring parties together and forget for a moment their opposing positions. During a star-studded evening, they enjoyed a secret escape, to embrace the love. Forms and legend shows clearly why the island is called Pulo (island) Cinta (Love), and now stands a resort with a similar form: heart. The scenery in Pulo Cinta really is fascinating, both when we walk on the bridge deck aft, while lying down enjoying the tranquility, or from above through drone. The view is just spectacular! Surrounded by a sea of white sandy shallows, green-turquoise and blue toska blends beautifully made scenery that invites anyone to come and enjoy the beauty of Pulo Cinta. Resort which begins operations in late 2015, has 12 cottage units, mostly one-bedroom...

Karimun Jawa, Jawa Tengah

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     Karimunjawa is a sub-district in Jepara, Central Java which is an archipelago in the middle of the Java Sea. Located about 83 km north of the city of Jepara, Karimunjawa Islands consists of 27 islands, but only 5 islands are uninhabited. The main tourist potential of the Karimunjawa Islands is the beauty of the sea. Because of the tourism potential of the marine park, the archipelago was designated as one of Indonesia's national parks in 2001.      According to local people's story, the origin of Karimunjawa's name is from the story of Shaykh Amir Hasan, son of Sunan Muria who is naughty and is a disciple of Sunan Kudus. He was thrown into the archipelago when viewed from a distance called the cucumbers in the Javanese language or mean vaguely in the Indonesian language. Over time, the islands are familiarly called as Karimunjawa Islands.      Tourist attractions that have been designated as Indonesia's national marine park has...

Weekuri Lake Sumba, NTT

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Lake Weekuri is a saltwater lake located in Kalenarogo Village, North Kodi District, Southwest Sumba District, East Nusa Tenggara. Lake Weekuri is located about 60 kilometers from the district capital, Tambolaka. The name Weekuri comes from the Sumba wee language which means water and kuri which means grated or splashed. Lake Weekuri is believed to be formed from seawater splashed through the reef so that it penetrates to the mainland. The lake is indeed surrounded by a rock that separates it by the sea. Local myth mentions that Weekuri is reputedly the name of a village that was drowned by the overflow of seawater. Lake Weekuri shaped oval with a length of about 150 meters and width farthest 50 meters. The depth of the lake ranges from 30 cm to 2.5 meters at low tide but can reach five meters at sea tide. GREAT coral rock stood firmly like a dock by the beach. Under the rock, sea water rumbles, in and out of the coral tunnel to Lake Weekuri in North Kodi, Southwest Sumba ...

Raja Ampat Papua Barat

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     Raja Ampat Islands is a tourist destination located in the region of Papua. This tour has been known by the whole world because of its natural beauty is very fascinating. One of the popularity of Raja Ampat tourist attraction is with the documentary film created by Avant Premiere entitled "Edis Paradise 3", where in the film tell the beauty of nature under the sea Raja Ampat in the region of Papua, which is also referred to as the Amazon Region of the World Ocean. The nickname is given because of the location of this tourist attraction located in the center of the world's coral triangle. Raja Ampat Islands Tourism is in the territory of West Papua, which is a group of islands scattered with numbers ranging from 610 islands, but there are only 35 islands inhabited by the population.      Raja Ampat area is an archipelago area, with the only means of transportation that can be used by the surrounding community is sea transpo...

Maratua Islan Barau Kalimantan Timur

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     Derawan Islands does offer a lot of charm especially the beauty of the underwater. Blue waters and green hills stretch around the island. That's the reason why most tourists call it heaven on the eastern tip of Borneo. Derawan Islands has 4 famous islands, namely Sangalaki Island, Kakaban Island, Derawan Island and Maratua Island which borders directly with Malaysia and the Philippines. Although located the most out of the position of Indonesia, but Maratua Island is still entered Berau district, East Kalimantan.      When viewed on the map, Maratua Island is very unique U inverted letter, so it always invites the curiosity of tourists who want to explore it from end to end. Clean white sand extends widely, blending with the crystal clear sea water. Maratua's beauty is increasingly visible with the marine biota is so rich and make the eyes wide-eyed to see it.      Maratua Island consists of several small ...

Pulau Pasumpahan, Padang Sumatera Barat

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     Pulau Pasumpahan is a beautiful island with soft sand and clear waters, ready to pamper your eyes. Located in the district of Bungus, Teluk Kabung. It is therefore easier to visit through Bungus Bay, Padang and only about 200 meters from Sikuai Island. Did you know that Pulau Pasumpahan, Pulau Pagang, Pulau Sikuai, Pulau Pamutusan and many other islands around the island entered the area of Mandeh Island.      The area of this island is only about 5 hectares only, with clear waters consisting of 3 color degradation that is clear on the beach, greenish in the middle and bluish for more ocean .      For now Pasumpahan Island already has a variety of facilities that are quite complete among them are the benches for the tourists chairs, rinse rooms, some water sports rides, volleyball field, camping group ground and mussolah. All the supporting facilities, aiming for your holiday more exciting and memorable. With ...