BEAUTIFUL underwater Wakatobi indeed one of the best in the world. Location of Wakatobi are included in the Coral Triangle World makes this place a paradise for divers. How not, Wakatobi has 750 of 850 coral species, corals and diverse marine creatures that have been hard to find in other areas.
Realize the dream of enjoying all the beauty of Wakatobi is now not difficult. Transportation to Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, available every day. Meanwhile, in Wangi-scented, Wakatobi's capital, has been available public transportation, taxis and motorcycle taxis. The total cost required is not too expensive, with only 7 million for vacation for 3 days 2 nights. You can get ready for backpacking there.
To go to Wakatobi, you can choose to use a ship or aircraft. Using the ships are cheaper, but time consuming, from Makassar to Wakatobi it takes more than 10 hours. So, put on a plane is a more appropriate choice might make the trip even if you do not like a backpacker.
Currently, flights to the fragrance-scented, Wakatobi's capital, is available every day. Water Express airline, flights from Makassar to-scented fragrance once a day, departing from Makassar approximately 8:00 pm. These flights using small aircraft laden people in their 30s and will transit in the smells.
Flights to Makassar can be done with any airline. But, try to be able to arrive several hours before the flight to Wakatobi depart. If you want to be safe, it would be better to choose the same flight with the airline. The cost of Jakarta to-scented fragrance with Express Water around Rp 1.9 million.
Arriving at Wangi-scented, you can start looking for accommodation by taxi or motorcycle taxi. Taxis in Wangi-scented usually not metered, so it's better first taxi price survey by asking some of the parties. If you would like fragrance-scented tour, a taxi can also be rented all day at a cost of about Rp 250,000.
For ease of transportation, it would be better to choose accommodation in Wangi-scented. No need to worry about spending another region, because there is a speedboat or a boat can take you to other Wakatobi region, such as the Hoga, Kaledupa, Tomia and Binongo.
There are a variety of lodging options. The most inexpensive is to stay at home people, it will cost about Rp 50,000 per night. Standard hotel has a tariff of Rp 150,000 to Rp 300,000 per night. If you want more luxury, the resort used to choose a price of Rp 500,000 to Rp 1,500,000 per night.
Done with the affairs of accommodation, you can begin to prepare the core event, enjoying the sea keidahan. As elsewhere, there are two alternatives, snorkeling and diving. If you do not have the equipment, you can rent, including a guide and boat will be delivered to the diving site.
To find a guide, the easiest to contact the WWF office Wakatobi. They have a network to a few people who can guide the submarine. There are several guides that offer packages, diving equipment, ships and the inn at a price of Rp 1,000,000 per person per day. Condition, the minimum group is 4 people.
With the package, you can dive in some of the best places Wakatobi, including Hoga, Waha, Tomia and elsewhere. In particular dive site, you can find fish that size is quite large Napoleon wrasse, including sea hares, various starfish and a definite diversity of coral.
In addition to diving and snorkeling, you can also enjoy the attractions of dolphins with Dolphin Watching or see panoramic sunrise and sunset at Hoga, one of the best panoramic view of sunset and sunrise. Seaweed cultivation can also be seen in certain places, especially around Kaledupa and fragrance-scented.
At night, dark sky also offers a sprinkling of stars. For those who like astronomy, Wakatobi could also be an alternative. In some areas, can still be found Bajo village in the middle of the ocean, despite the growing number of little moment.
If you really want to surround Wakatobi, at least it took a week to be quite satisfied. Because the trip one island to another must be done by speedboat with a specific schedule that sometimes unreliable. Could have hired a special speedboat, but the pricing is expensive.
For culinary tourism, there are some things to try. You can taste kasuami, the staple food made from cassava is grated, squeezed the water and steamed, usually eaten with fish. There is also a chicken curry and cake karasi Wakatobi. To be sure, a variety of seafood is easily found. There are people who even ate octopus.
Well, let's realize the dream to Wakatobi. Enjoy the beauty that originally existed only in stories or movies. For those who do not like or can not dive, do not be afraid. Snorkeling activity is promising beauty, just make sure the guide still exist near you, at least keep you feeling calm.
