Wakatobi Island, Most Beautiful Underwater for Diving

Sulawesi Travel Blog - Wakatobi in Southeast Sulawesi is synonymous with diving. Sure enough, Wakatobi has a marine park with a charm that is worldwide. The beauty of coral reefs and the fish. Do you want to go to Wakatobi? Here's how.

Wakatobi is a major tourist destination to enjoy the beauty and charm of the marine park located in the heart of the world coral triangle. Wakatobi is a group of islands in Southeast Sulawesi. It is known of the beauty of foreign traveler, as a tourist destination to enjoy the the views underwater.

Wakatobi itself is an acronym of the names of four major islands, namely fragrance-scented, Kaledupa, Tomia and Binongko.

For underwater enthusiasts and beach, there are two alternatives to get to Wakatobi. First by sea, the track is Kendari and Makassar-scented fragrance Bau Bau (Wanci). From Wanci is available transportation between islands using speedboats, wooden boats or speedboats.

While airborne, it can be reached from Jakarta or Surabaya, Makassar. The journey is continued by using a connecting flight to Kendari or Bau Bau. After that, you will continue through the air or fast boats or timber ships to scented fragrance, Kaledupa and Tomia.

When staying at Wanci, many dive and snorkeling. The closest spot that can be visited are around the harbor ferry, behind Hotel Wakatobi, around Patuno Resort, Beach Sousu, or about 30 minutes to cross the Reef Island kapota.

For Kaledupa, it can be reached by speedboat, about 2 hours. One of the favorite spots near the island is Hoga Island. There you can dive, snorkel, swimming, sunbathing and beach sports. Hoga Island has also become a central activity since 1995 Operation Wallace.

In the region there are underwater research facility, supporting diving and snorkeling. In addition, the available home stays managed by the local community with a total of about 100 units. Price to rent is $ 50,000 per person.

Want more? An interesting place to visit is the region Tomia and Binongko. The distance is about 5 hours by speed boat transportation.

Besides enjoying the beach and the tourist submarine, Wakatobi also has some historical tourist destinations (the castle), natural caves, village Bajo, and natural scenery (sunset and sunrise). Wakatobi is best to visit between October to early December and the month of April to June. At that time a small choppy sea making it is easier to travel and more comfortable for swimming or snorkeling.

For places to stay, low-class available to resort to USD 10 per person per night up to USD 120 per room per night per room. In fact, there is a resort in Tomia that provides a suite of rooms reached USD 500 per night.