2. Wakatobi
Wakatobi National Park, is a marine national park located at South Sulawesi province, Indonesia. Wakatobi National parks covers total area of 1.39 million hectares, the biodiversity of the sea and condition of coral took highest priority of marine conservation in Indonesia. The depth of water in the park is varied, reaching the deepest part of 1000 meters below sea level. In 2005 the park has been listed as a tentative World Heritage Site and in 2012 it was included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
Wakatobi National Park consists of four major islands, namely: Wangi-Wangi, Kaledupa, Tomia, and Binongko. Coral reefs can be found hundreds of kinds of dozens of families were located along hundreds kilometers of coastline. In some places along the reef, there are some underwater caves. Because of Wakatobi location which is included in the World Coral Triangle, makes this place became a heaven for divers. Wakatobi has 750 of the 850 species of coral, coral species and diverse sea creatures that have been hard to find in other areas.
How to get there :
- You can reach Wakatobi from Jakarta or Surabaya to Makassar as destination by plane. Plane ticket cost about 90 dollars one way in low season. The journey then continued using advanced flight to Kendari or Bau Bau, ticket price is varies from 30 dollars to 70 dollars one way.
- From Kendari or Bau Bau to Wakatobi islands you have two options. First by plane ( 45 minutes ) which will cost you about 50 dollars one way, or by speedboat ( 3 hours ) with ticket price 16 dollars.
- For places to stay, you can choose from budget lodge to hotel resort with rates range from 50 dollars/person up to 175 dollars/room. In fact, in Tomia island there is a resort that provides a suite rooms with rates 75,000 dollars/night.
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