Saturday, December 22, 2012

Komodo Island, Heaven For The Diver

Komodo Island National Park, East Nusa Tenggara, which is a UNESCO world heritage site, in addition to having native animals habibat komodo were also keeps the diversity of life under the sea. Diversity such as manta rays, sharks, coral reefs, and a wide range of underwater biota, making Komodo Island paradise for divers. komodo Island could be the best travel destination.

Labuan Bajo is the entrance to the island of Komodo. To get to Labuan Bajo, you can take it with a small aircraft, such as Merpati and Trigana Air from Denpasar to Komodo Airport.

On arrival in Labuan Bajo we can rent a small boat to enjoy the pink sand island of Komodo, or use the LOB (live board) with Phinisi ship around the small islands, such as Wainilu Island, Batu Bolong Island, Tatawa Big Island,  Makaser Island, Lawa Island, and Cyrstal Rock Island.

One of the favorite spot for divers is the Batu Bolong and Tatawa. This is where the fish are often found clustered rays and reef sharks. However, it takes considerable skill to dive due to currents in the two small islands are quite heavy.

Do not worry for those who want a relaxing dive, in Crystal Rock. Here are often found coral reefs are colorful only in a depth of 5 meters. Often too large turtles swim up for food on the sidelines of the beautiful reefs and play with the clown fish. Even the hordes of tuna fish often appear in this place.

The underwater beauty of the island of Komodo will provide experience and a saturation-relieving. Let's dive on the island of Komodo!

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Pink Sands Beac in Komodo

In addition to white sand beach, there is also the color pink sand beach. Pink color is identical to that romantic. Harbour Island, Bahamas, there is a beautiful beach with pink sand, like on the island is well worth Komodo. This place become as the best travel destination.

Located in Dunmore Town, Harbour Island eastern, Bahamas, Pink Sands Beach is famous as one of the prettiest beaches in the Bahamas. Harbour Island itself already has some of the famous tourist spot with its beauty.

This beach has a length of more than 4 km and a width of 15-30 meters. Besides its beauty, the most interesting part of this beach is soft sand, clean and pink.

This soft sand produced from a mixture of coral, shell fragments, and calcium from the plankton that live there. While the pink color comes from the former shells of tiny marine animals known as Foraminifera. These animals live under rocks, on the ocean bottom, under rocks and caves. But he was not always able to produce a pink color.

This beach has soft sand and the friendly waters of the reef. The water is not too cold you can make free swimming at any time. Some activities that can be done at this beach include diving, fishing and traveling by boat.

Because the reefs are not dangerous, swimming and snorkeling here is highly recommended. Located on the east coast of Harbour Island is the perfect visited in the morning. Because the sun rises from the sea ends and will illuminate the ocean surface. Sheen of the sea, one with pink sand will make your mornings memorable.

But spending the afternoon and evening there were no less beautiful. Stunning views of the beach that will not bore you, instead will make him forget himself.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Underwater beauty of Komodo Island

The beauty of Komodo Island is already well known in the world making it the best travel destinations. Not only famous as the habitat of Komodo dragons, underwater nature also often invite tourists for diving.

Komodo Island is included in the national park at the western end of East Nusa Tenggara. The beauty of this island is famous throughout the archipelago.

Not only as a place of ancient animal life, the beauty of the sea dragons also save a lot of beauty. In fact, the world also claim that the sea on the island of Komodo to be one of the great diving spot.

The sea is crystal clear, coral reefs, colorful, and a wealth of marine life, that's what you'll find under the sea. The location is also one of the seven wonders of the New 7 Wonders version also has an alternative to other travel options, such as hiking, snorkeling or just relaxing on the beach.

Travelers who want to Komodo Island, should transit in Denpasar, Bali. Then return to continue the journey by plane or Merpati Air Trigana to Komodo Airport in Labuan Bajo.

The amount of information makes this island is very popular among foreign tourists. Eating, do not be surprised if you've seen a lot of foreign tourists in the island.

Monday, December 17, 2012

Underwater Volcano fascinated Mahengetang Island, North Sulawesi

In addition to the Son of Krakatoa, for the best travel destination, Indonesia still has other underwater volcanoes. Try it comes to Mahengetang Island waters in North Sulawesi. You can find a submarine volcano is still active.

Among the many volcanoes in Indonesia, there are several volcanoes are in shallow water, one of which is a submarine volcano island Mahengetang. Located on the island Mahengetang, Sangihe, North Sulawesi, this volcano is located very close to the island Mahengetang. Exactly just 300 meters from the southwest side of the island.

From the official website of the Sangihe Regency, sangihe.go.id, unique submarine volcano in the waters of Mahengetang is because it was quite shallow. Superficial look at the location, it is possible to dive.

Because included in the volcano, the water temperature around the submarine volcano island Mahengetang reach 37-38 degrees Celsius. Submarine volcano island also has a cusp Mahengetang very close to the surface, which is about 8 meters.

But beware when diving! If you see any bubbles in the rocks, that's the point of the mountain or crater. Never put bare hands into the bubble. This can lead to blister hands.

Besides having a submarine volcano shallow waters Mahengetang Island also has a beautiful underwater world. If diving in these waters, you can find marine life up close. Simply dive into the 10-20 meter, you can already see the spread of the colonies of coral reefs in the meeting.

Before the dive, there are some things to consider, that do not dive in the afternoon. Currents in the waters of  Mahengetang strong enough in the afternoon. In order not to sink area, avoid diving in the afternoon.

Intrigued by this seamount? Come straight to the island Mahengetan, Sangihe, North Sulawesi. You can use a speedboat from the city of Manado, and takes about 5 hours.