National Sea Park of Wakatobi as the Asset of Celebes Tourism

Wakatobi (Wangi-wangi, Kaledupa, Tomia, and Binongko) in fact is the name of four beautiful islands in South East Celebes, Indonesia. It is found as National Sea Park in 1996 and become one of the famous Celebes Tourism place. According to the research done by the WWF Indonesia Marine Program and the Nature Conservancy – Southeast Asia Center for Marine Protected Areas this area is very beautiful caused have various biotas and the second of the longest coral in Indonesia. The researchers note there are 942 coral biota species that lives here. It has been showing that the Wakatobi is the central of Coral Biota Species and almost same with species found in Milne Gulf Papua Nugenea and Komodo Island in Indonesia.

In Wakatobi National Sea Park, the Visitors could enjoy the beautiful of this island, diving, snorkeling, camping, and cultural tourism. For diving activities, the tourist could enjoy the beautiful of various coral species like fish, craps, mollusk, lobster, and coral plant. There some of Coral plant such as: Acropora formosa, A. hyacinthus, Psammocora profundasafla, Pavona cactus, Leptoseris yabei, Fungia molucensis, Lobophyllia robusta, Merulina ampliata, Platygyra versifora, Euphyllia glabrescens, Tubastraea frondes, Stylophora pistillata, Sarcophyton throchelliophorum, dan Sinularia spp. Moreover, the visitors could enjoy the cultural tourism by seeing the life style of native speaker. It is a little different with others man in the world caused they well known as the boatman and the king of diving. The native could dive to the sea looking for a fish without breath equipment and keep breath. Of course, it is an amazing!

For information, it is a little expensive get this Island specially for doing tourism travel. You necessary to spend about 2 million rupiahs (US$200), but I could guarantee that you will be satisfy. Moreover, in this island there is some diving resort like Mr. Lorenz Mader resort ‘s which has been complete with small airport. You could arrive in this island using pioneer airplane from Bali. The best visiting time is April to June and October to December. In others month not suggest to visit it, caused the wave is too huge and the traveling will be in risk.

Air temperature 19° – 34° C
Rainfall 1.000 – 2.200 mm/year
Location 0 – 3 meter dpl
Geographic position : 5°12’ – 6°10’ LS, 123°20’ – 124°39’ BT

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