After doing some surfing in Google all day long, I find many awesome-gorgeous-magnificent spots in Indonesia which make our saliva drops, throat's choked, nose's clogged, stomach coils, and soul's burnt~ :D
I'm just dreaming, if later I can visit this destinations one by one.
P.S I'll checked the place I've visited! (✔)
THE TOP 8 OF INDONESIA'S MOST EXOTIC ISLANDS:
1. KARIMUNJAWA (✔)
Karimunjawa is the islands in Java Sea which's included in area of Jepara, Central Java. Nowadays, Karimunjawa has been developed to be a Water Park which be adored by local and international tourist. There we can find many small and big islands, either inhabited or not, and will give us wonderful experience to explore. The journey from Jepara to Karimunjawa takes 6 hours by feri Muria, or 3,5 hours from Semarang by Speed-Boat Kartini. We can do snorkling, diving, and swimming with the sharks here, and we can feel the sensation of walking on sands in the middle of the sea!
2. WAKATOBI
Wakatobi National Park has the hi-value potential of marine resources because of its uniqueness, with the amazing and astonishing underwater panorama. This water park consist of four big islands: Wangi-wangi, Kaledupa, Tomia, dan Binongko in Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara. The types of vegetation in the national park are mangrove forest, coastal forest, lowland swamp forest, riverbank vegetation, lowland rainforest, mountain rainforest, and coral reefs. Wakatobi has 25 groups of coral reefs including fringing reefs, barrier reefs, and attols. Among the recorded species of seabird are the Brown Booby, Common Kingfisher, and Malaysian Plover. Turtles in the park include the Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead sea turtle, and Olive Ridley. Best visit-season: from April until June and October until December each year. It takes 5 hours from Bau-Bau by Speed-Boat or 12 hours by Wooden-Boat.
3. DERAWAN
Derawan Islands is an archipelago located in Berau, East Kalimanta. In these islands there are many charming nautical tourism, such as Underwater Park which attracts international tourist especially the world-class divers. Four famous islands here are Maratua, Derawan, Sangalaki, and Kakaban which are inhabited by rare wildlife; green turtles and hawkbill turtles. There are also many protected species here, such as clams, dolphins, whales, crabs, dugong, barracuda, and many other species.
4. RAJA AMPAT
Raja Ampat Archipelago is a series of four adjacent group of islands located in the western part of the Bird's Head (Vogelkoop) Papua Island. This group is under the Raja Ampat, West Papua Province. The islands are now becoming the destionation for divers who are interested in its beauty of underwater scenery. The four islands are Waigeo, Misool, Salawati, and Batanta. The origin of the names is by local myth comes from a woman who found seven eggs. Four hatched into four princes separated and become powerful kings in four islands. Three other eggs become a ghost, a woman, and a stone.
5. GANGGA
The resort of Gangga is situated on a private island which is approximately 3 miles from the coast of North Sulawesi . The Island of Gangga is the first of an archipelago of small islands, many of which are still unexplored, connecting Indonesia to the Philippines . The canal that separates Gangga with the mainland is where the Pacific Ocean meets with the Indian Ocean and that is why this place is considered one of the worlds best environments for crystal clear waters and a centre of bio-diversity of aquatic life. The closest city is Manado, only hour and thirty minutes (road transfer from Manado airport and speedboat to Gangga).
Gangga offers an unparalleled scuba diving experience where you can get up close and personal with diverse and remarkable sea life from both the Indian and the Pacific Oceans. The resort is an ideal base for the dive sites of Bangka Island, Bunaken National Marine Park and the Lembeh Strait, making it a favourite destination for underwater photographers. The resort lies on a white sand beach surrounded by a garden of tropical trees and plants at the base of a jungle covered hill.
6. SERIBU
Thousand Islands or in Indonesia, Kepulauan Seribu, is the only regency of Jakarta, Indonesia. A string of 105 islands stretching 45 kilometres north into the Java Sea, with the closest lying in Jakarta Bay only a few kilometres off mainland Jakarta.
The area is a marine national park although development is allowed on 37 of the islands.
The most popular and pricey point to reach the islands is Marina Ancol in the north of Jakarta. The most common used by locals and the cheapest is via Muara Angke harbor, located in the same area as the fish market. There are regular boats to Pramuka Island, one of the most popular islands with great snorkeling spots around it, leave in the morning around 7am, and afternoon around 1pm.
7. MENTAWAI
The Mentawai Islands are a chain of about seventy islands and islets off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. Siberut is the largest of the islands. The other major islands are Sipura, North Pagai and South Pagai. The islands lie approximately 150 km off the Sumatran coast, across the Mentawai Strait. The indigenous inhabitants of the islands are known as the Mentawai people. The Mentawai Islands have become a noted destination for surfing. The islands have been separated from Sumatra since the mid-Pleistocene period, which has allowed at least twenty endemic species to develop amongst its flora and fauna. This includes five endemic primates: the Mentawai or Kloss Gibbon, Mentawai Macaque, Siberut Macaque, Mentawai leaf-monkey, and snub-nosed monkey. Some areas of the Mentawai Islands rain forest ecoregion are protected, such as the Siberut National Park. Red Junglefowl and the Crab-eating macaque are also native.
8. GILI (✔)
Gili Islands Indonesia are the archipelago of three small islands in Indonesia. Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air. Located off the northwest coast of Lombok in Indonesia, Gili Islands are surrounded by magnificent sandy beaches, colorful coral reefs and crystal clear turquoise waters that attract travelers from all over the world, especially from the west who search for a remote island experience. Small resorts, mostly consisting of small huts and a restaurant for the tourists, are what each of the islands is made up of. The countless beachside cafes and the 'no motor vehicles' roads are ready to add more dimension to your holidays. Discovered by the backpackers during the 1980s, Gili Islands have become a must see travel destinations in the world. The Gili Islands in Indonesia are quite laid-back in nature and provide amazing white sandy beaches with some opportunities of exciting activities. Automobiles are strictly prohibited on the islands. So you need to use bicycle or the cidomo – the horse-drawn carriage in order to move around the island. In order to go from one island to another, you can use small ferries.
How Beautiful Indonesia IS.... =)
Make sure you and I visit these places before we die! :D
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