Anambas Archipelago, Riau

Anambas archipelago (Indonesian: Kepulauan Anambas) is a small archipelago of Indonesia, located in the South China Sea between the Malaysian mainland to the west and the island of Borneo to the east. Geographically part of the Tudjuh Archipelago], it is administratively a regency and part of the Riau Islands Province.

Get There (source)

By Air:

Anambas is served only by Riau Airlines which flies to Pulau Matak, "gateway" of the Anambas Islands . This airline operates thrice weekly Fokker-50 flights from Tanjung Pinang's Kijang Airfield on the Island of Bintan. Bintan is connected by hourly fast ferry from Singapore. If you leave from Singapore at 07.00AM by boat to Tanjung Pinang on Bintan, you are able to connect to the Riau Airlines flight which brings you on the ground in Matak Airfield at 12.00 Noon. The airport, owned by ConocoPhilips for offshore drilling and natural gas explorations, also serves as a domestic terminal .


By Boat:

Best is to travel to and around Anambas by yacht or live-aboard from Singapore, Batam or Bintan.
Twice a month the Pelni shipping lines has a ferry, the KM Bukit Raya that calls on Kota Tarempa (the Archipelago's capital "City") on Siantan Island. You can catch it from the Tanjung Priok harbour in Jakarta, Capital of Indonesia. Sailing times are prone to delays. This boat also delivers almost all the necessary goods to the Islands.

Some Places in Anambas Archipelago

Temurun Falls

Langok Island

Semut (Ants) Island

Temawan Island

Bawah Island

Morotai, Undescovered Relics of World War II

Morotai Island (Indonesian: Pulau Morotai) is an island located in the Halmahera group of eastern Indonesia's Maluku Islands (Moluccas). It is governed as a regency of North Maluku province, called Morotai Island Regency Kabupaten Pulau Morotai , and is one of Indonesia's northernmost islands.

  

History

During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, Morotai was generally within the sphere of influence of the powerful sultanate on the island of Ternate. It was the core of a larger region, called Moro, that included the island and the coastline of Halmahera closest to Morotai to the south.

In the mid-sixteenth century, the island was also the site of a Portuguese Jesuit mission. The Muslim states on Ternate and Halmahera resented the outpost for its proselytising activities, and managed to drive the mission from the island in 1571, as a part of a larger Portuguese retreat in the region. In the seventeenth century, Ternate further exerted its power over Morotai by repeatedly forcing major parts of the population to move off the island. Early in the century most of the population was moved to Dodinga, a small town in a strategic spot on Halmahera's west coast. Later, in 1627 and 1628, Sultan Hamzah of Ternate had much of the Christian population of the island moved to Malayu, on Ternate, where they could be more easily controlled. 

Geography

Morotai is a rugged, forested island lying to the north of Halmahera. It has an area of some 1,800 km2, stetching 80 km north-south and no more than 42 km wide. The island's largest town is Daruba, on the islands south coast. Almost all of Morotai's numerous villages are coastal settlements; a paved road linking those on the east coast starts from Daruba and will eventually reach Berebere, the principal town on Morotai's east coast, 68 km from Daruba.

World War II 

The island was captured by the Japanese in early 1942. Morotai's southern plain was taken by AmericanBattle of Morotai, and used as a staging point for the Allied invasion of the Philippines in early 1945, and of Borneo in May and June of that year. Japanese soldier Teruo Nakamura held out subsequent to the Japanese military's surrender. forces in September 1944 during the was discovered in the Morotai jungle in 1974, as one of the WWII Japanese soldiers who held out subsequent to the Japanese military's surrender.

 

Underwater Temples, Bali

Back when the world was younger, the ancient Sea Gods of Bali decreed that a temple should be erected in their honour at 30mtr depth (yes, even the Gods went metric). An thus it was Temple Garden was made for them all to play in.



Lighting incense is a bit of a bugger though so bring a torch instead.


Lost city of Pemuteran?


Ancient pose for happy divers....


Diver checks watch to see what century she's in.


ZOMBIE BUDDA!... Swim away, swim away.....


Deeply Deco Spirits.


Petrified sweetlipped turtle.

And finally a communion of spirits.

The facts:
Sank in 2005 as part of the still ongoing Reef Gardeners project. This little dive has become an interesting change from the reefs of Pemuteran. The often hazy vis creates a wonderfully spooky atmosphere.
Home to nudis and Electric clams, Temple Wall (or Pura Tembok) above also offers a lot of , well stuff to look at.
Personally I prefer the ancient gods story.

Sabang, The Hidden Paradise at the Tip of Sumatra

Sabang is widely known as a port named "Kolen Station" by the Dutch since 1881. In 1887, the Firm assisted Delange Sabang Haven obtain authorization add, build the port facilities and supporting infrastructure. Free port in Sabang era began in 1895, known by the term "vrij Haven", and managed by Kolen en Zeehaven Maatschaappij Station hereinafter known by the name of Sabang Maatschaappij. In 1942, Japanese troops occupied Sabang, then bombarded by the Allied Aircraft and suffered physical damage until later forced to be closed.

However, now Sabang has changed a lot. Various tourism potential can we visit there.



Sabang is a city located on the island called the island of Weh, means Separate Island. The island is situated in the northern city of Banda Aceh with a distance of approximately 18 miles and can be reached during the two hours by ferry boat. In this area there are many other small islands such as island Rubiah and Breeh Island. Sabang has many attractions to visit and was already well known to foreign countries. If we are heading west, until at the western tip there is a monument called Zero Kilometer Statue, the monument is a sign where the starting point for extensive calculations of Indonesia from Sabang until Meuroke.

Zero Kilometer Statue

Rubiah Island tourist objects had the potential beauty beneath the sea. Coral reefs and colorful fish that are hidden paradise on the island. Small ship takes about two hours to round the island. Rent per boat cost only Rp 200,000, - which can be carrying up to 10 persons. Rubiah island was uninhabited, but many tourists who come here for fishing, fish such as grouper, large squid, and many others.

Rubiah Island

Before you arrived at Iboih and Rubiah Island, there are still other Tourism, namely Gapang beach that is only 4 km from the town of Sabang. This area also has attractions the beautiful white sand. Here are also available cottages for rent, for lease permalam dependent type, is available from the price of Rp 150,000, - to Rp 300.000 .-

Gapang Gate

In this beach you can enjoy a variety of food servings. But the main purpose of the tourists here is for diving and snorkeling. We can rent the tools needed for diving. Only Rp 50.000, - per person you can dive much as you like, if thirsty provided so many young coconut juice and quite tasty.

Snorkeling

Welcome to Sabang! 

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Bunaken, North Sulawesi

Bunaken is an island of 8.08 km² at Manado Bay, situated in the north of Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. This Island is part of Manado city, the capital city of North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The Sea Park in Bunaken Island is as part of National Park of Old Manado Ocean.

In this Bunaken Sea Park, visitors can see various marine lives at the bottom of Bunaken Sea. To reach this park, you can go by sea transportation like motor boat. Visitors are charged 25,000 rupiahs per person for one visit. The trip to Bunaken Sea Park Location from Manado City takes 40 minutes by motor boat.

Bunaken Island is easily reached from Manado by motorized outrigger boat, departing from Manado harbor, Molas, Kalasey and Tasik Ria beaches. The public boats from Manado to Bunaken are leaving daily around 2 p.m (depending on tide), except Sundays, from Pasar Jengki near Manado harbor. Back from Bunaken to Manado usually early in the morning, around 7-8 a.m

There are also chartered boats scheduled to depart in the morning and return in the late afternoon. These are usually reserved for travel packages offered by agents or even hotels.

Most diving takes place near Bunaken and Manado Tua, because of their many excellent sites. The following is the diving area:

• Lekuan Walls (I, II, III)
• Mandolin
• Bunaken Timor
• Tanjung Kopi
• Siladen Island
• Muka Gereja
• Barracuda Point
• Manado Wreck

Other than diving-enthusiasts, ornithologists and amateur bird-watchers might find visiting Tangkoko Dua Sudara Nature Reserve entertaining. here is the map of Bunaken and the diving spots.

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Raja Ampat, West Papua

Raja Ampat is located in the western province of Papua on the island of Irian Jaya Barat, exactly at the head of birds of Papua. This archipelago is a destination of divers who are interested in the beauty of underwater scenery. Four of the group of islands are: Waigeo, Misool, Salawati, and Batanta Island.

Raja Ampat is a place of great potential to serve as objects of tourism, especially diving tourism. Raja Ampat Islands waters according to various sources, is one of the 10 best waters for diving sites around the world. In fact, it may also be recognized as number one for the completeness of flora and fauna under the water at this time.

Unique species that can be found at the time of diving are some of the pigmy seahorse species or mini kudalaut, wobbegong and manta ray. There is also a fish endemic to the Raja Ampat, namely Eviota king, the kind of Gobbie fish.

The only inter-island transportation and supporting community activities at Raja Ampat is a sea transportation. Similarly, to reach Waisai, the district capital. When using an airplane, first to the city of Sorong. After that, the trip to Sorong Waisai followed by sea transport. Facilities available are quick ship with 10, 15, or 30 persons capacity. With a cost of about USD 2 million, Waisai be reached within 1.5 to two hours ...

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