Weh Island In Aceh, Presents Underwater Heaven With Stunning Beauty

Pulau Weh. (Instagram/pesona.indonesia)

JAKARTA - If you are fond of a vacation to the beach, it seems that you have to visit Weh Island in Aceh. This island is one of Indonesia's outermost 111 small islands, located in the Andaman Sea, North of Aceh.

Weh Island is dubbed a paradise at the western end of Indonesia. Quoted from Instagram @pesona.indonesia, the nickname is because Weh Island has a very stunning natural beauty, especially for the underwater part.

Including volcanic islands, Weh Island stores marine wealth ranging from sharks, manta rays, and small marine biota, to colorful coral reefs. There are about 18 dive spots on this island that you can explore.

One of them is Batee Gla, known as one of the best diving spots in Indonesia. This is nicknamed Slippery Rock, because it offers a steep underwater rock hill formation, a depth of more than 40 meters, and strong currents that provide an exciting diving experience.

Batee Gla is a place for marine fauna such as rare scales turtles, sea beo fish, and marine gardenferrobes. The beautiful scrubs there usually hide behind coral reefs.

Another Spot diving on Weh Island that must be visited is Pantee Peunateung. It presents vertical reefs full of fish along the stream.

For those of you who want to visit Weh Island, the best time for your visit is from May to September. By coming at that time, you will be satisfied with the exciting adventures in tropical forests, crystallined water, or just relaxing on top of the hammock.

Untuk ke Pulau Weh, Anda dapat menggunakan jalur darat. Perjalanan dapat melalui Banda Aceh ke Pelabuhan Ulee Lheue yang membuat waktu sekitar 15 menit.

Then the trip was continued to Balohan Harbor, Sabang City. This trip can be done by fast boat with a travel time of 45 minutes or by ferry with a travel time of more than 1.5 hours to 2 hours. Arriving at Sabang, you can rent a car to go to Weh Island.