Tourist Destination for The Lovers of Scuba Diving or Snorkeling

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Coral Reef at Marine Park Indonesia
Coral Reefs at Marine Park Indonesia (Image by Google)

Coral reefs was one of the beauties that God has given us. It is appropriate that we protect coral reefs in order to maintain continuity. Many people are damaging coral reefs. The damage inflicted on the people who are irresponsible fishing using trawlers.

The use of trawl nets in Indonesia has now been banned because it will cause damage to coral reefs. Although there are several places in Indonesia that damaged coral reefs. However there are some sights or marine parks of coral reefs in Indonesia who loved the scuba diver. Want to know which course the places? Below are some of the places coral reefs loved the scuba diver:

 

1. Bunaken National Marine Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Bunaken is an island that has an area of ​​about 8.1 square kilometers in the Gulf of Manado, Sulawesi. Around Bunaken Island there are Bunaken National Marine Park which is part of the Bunaken National Park. This marine park has a marine biodiversity one of the highest in the world.
Coral Reefs at Bunaken National Marine Park Indonesia
Coral Reefs at Bunaken National Marine Park Indonesia (Image by Google)

Bunaken National Marine Park has 20 dive spots with varying depths up to 1,344 meters. 20 dive spots of the 12 dive spots which are located around the island of Bunaken. Twelve dive spot is the most frequently visited by divers and lovers of the beauty of the underwater scenery.

 

2. Wakatobi National Park, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia

Wakatobi National Park is one of 50 national parks in Indonesia, located in the district of Wakatobi - Southeast Sulawesi. The total area of ​​Wakatobi National Park is approximately 1.39 million ha, concerning marine biodiversity, scale and condition of coral occupies the highest priority position of marine conservation in Indonesia. The depth of water in the park is varied, the deepest part reaches 1 Kilo meters below sea level. Wakatobi National Park is currently a research center of the underwater world. Wakatobi National Park consists of four major islands, namely: Wangi-wangi, Kaledupa, Tomia, and Binongko located in Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi.
Coral Reefs at Wakatobi National Park Indonesia
Coral Reefs at Wakatobi National Park Indonesia (Image by Google)

Hoga is one of the favorite places professional divers and abroad. and in the month of June to August are very many visitors, especially students from Europe and America who researches marine life. There are about 200 simple lodging, in the form of a small wooden house on stilts, spread over most of the island.

Very beautiful white sandy beaches accompanied with waving palm trees and very clean. From the top of the pier seemed landscape under the clear sea water fish look colorful reefs play in the gap.

Diving to a depth of 20 meters using wetsuits, flippers (fin), masks and oxygen cylinders, or simply snorkel goggles with a hose ran up to plunging into the sea. Looks "underwater paradise". Colorful corals huddled here and there. Anemone fish (clown fish) play on the sidelines of the soft coral anemone become their home.

 

3. Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia

Raja Ampat is a division of Sorong since 2003. District's 90,000 people has 1,844 islands, referring to the survey Bakosurtanal (Coordinating Agency for Surveys and Mapping Agency) in 2011. The archipelago is located in the northwest "bird's head" of the island of Papua, as well as has four large islands of Misol, Salawati, Bantata and Waigeo.
  
Coral Reefs at Raja Ampat Islands - Papua - Indonesia
Coral Reefs at Raja Ampat Islands, Papua, Indonesia (Image by Google)

Raja Ampat in West Papua's remote location. This location has a million underwater beauty. Raja Ampat marine tourism best known as one of the best dive sites of the 10 best diving in the world. Charm and richness of the underwater world, so reliable Raja Ampat penetrate the competitive world of tourism in Indonesia and the world. This location is known as a center of the tropical natural resources of the richest in the world. 

Raja Ampat Islands is a place that has the potential to serve as a tourist attraction, especially tourist dives. 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 underwater flora and fauna at the moment.

 

4. Karimunjawa National Marine Park, Central Java, Indonesia

Karimunjawa National Marine Park is a national marine park in the islands of Karimunjawa, about 120 km north of Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. This is one of 6 Marine Park in Indonesia. The archipelago has 27 islands with a total area of National Park reach ​​110,117 ha and only four islands are inhabited, namely Karimun Jawa Island, Kemujan Island, Menjangan Besar Island and Menjangan Kecil Island with a total population of only about 10,000 inhabitants, mostly fishermen.
  
Coral Reefs at Karimunjawa National Marine Park Indonesia
Coral Reefs at Karimunjawa National Marine Park Indonesia

Karimunjawa National Marine Park has five ecosystem types, namely: the mangrove, seagrass and seaweed, coastal forests, tropical rain forests and coral reefs. With incredible biodiversity that is: there are 44 species of mangrove plants, 11 species of sea grass, 9 species of marine algae, 444 species of fish, and 176 species of coral. For botanists and researchers, Karimunjawa is interesting because there is a unique flora and fauna. In the Dutch colonial period these islands were visited by famous botanists like Teijsmann (1854), Koorders (1886), Schlechter (1910) and Dammerman (1926).

 

5. Banda Marine Park, Central Maluku, Indonesia

Banda Marine Park is located between the Neira islands, Gunung Api Island, Ai Island, Sjahrir Island and Hatta Island, located in Central Maluku, Indonesia. Banda Marine Park is one of the most beautiful marine parks in the world.
  
Coral Reefs at Banda National Marine Park Indonesia
Coral Reefs at Banda National Marine Park Indonesia (Image by Google)

Because the beauty of coral and marine life, in around 2006 Banda Sea chosen as a World Heritage Site for "underwater paradise" in Indonesia, defeating marine park in the islands of Raja Ampat (Papua Barat), Bunaken (North Sulawesi), Wakatobi (Southeast Sulawesi) Berau (East Kalimantan).

Banda Islands are one of the most beautiful places to dive in Indonesia. Either already expert and novice dive, dive start from Banda Neira to a vertical wall on the island of Hatta. When diving from  Neira to a vertical wall in Hatta Island, sometimes seem sharks, turtles, tuna, lobster and great barracuda. 

That some of the tourist attractions of national parks under the sea that gives immense beauty for us to enjoy. From coral reefs to complete the various species of fish underwater beauty. For the lovers of scuba diving or snorkeling, please can visit tourist spots in the top to get a scuba diving or snorkeling experience unforgettable.
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