Best Diving Location In Indonesia, Heaven For Divers

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YOGYAKARTA - Indonesia is known as a country that has extraordinary underwater beauty. Many foreign tourists have come to their homeland to dive. Even Indonesia has the title of the best diving destination in the world according to Dive Magazine magazine.

There are some of the best diving locations in Indonesia that offer the beauty of underwater views. As a maritime country and consists of a number of islands, Indonesia has the advantages in the water sector. One of them is the bargaining power for diving tourism.

Waters in various regions in Indonesia offer various underwater beauty. There are many dive spots that you can choose from. Here are some recommendations for leading diving locations in Indonesia.

Wakatobi is known to have beautiful enchanting waters. Even Wakatobi is called the paradise for divers to snorkeling. There are four islands that you can visit here, namely Tomia, Kaledupa, Wangi-wangi, and Binongko.

The waters in Wakatobi are still natural and clear so that they really guide the lights and divers. There are more than 40 dive spots in Wakatobi. Popular spots, namely Cornucopia, coral Garden, House Reef, and Rome. Divers can enjoy a variety of marine biota, ranging from coral reefs and fish species.

One of the best diving spots in Indonesia is in the Derawan Islands. The location of the Driving Derawan is very popular for foreign tourists. This island is located in a remote location on the island of Kalimantan.

There are some of the best diving spots in the Derawan Islands, namely Maratua, Nabucco, Bakungan, and Nunukan. In these waters, divers can enjoy a variety of large and small marine animals. There are 872 species of fish and 507 types of coral reefs in Derawan waters.

The next best dive location in Indonesia is Raja Ampat. Raja Ampat is an archipelago located in the westernmost part of Papua. Raja Ampat is indeed famous as a location that offers amazing marine natural beauty tourism.

Raja Ampat is even referred to as a piece of heaven in eastern Indonesia. In Raja Ampat, there are the five best dive spots, namely Cross Wreck, the Dampier Strait, Blue Magic, and others.

Another best diving location is still from eastern Indonesia, namely the Alor Islands. The Alor Islands are located east of Flores, East Nusa Tenggara. This archipelago offers the beauty of the sizing sea. There are almost 50 dive spots that can be found here.

Spot diving in the Alor Islands spreads all the way to Pantar Island with different levels of difficulty. Divers can enjoy clear waters and diverse views of marine biota in them.

Tulamben Island offers a unique diving tour that is different from other spots. The tourist diving Tulamben is located on Tulamben Beach, Bali. This location offers diving to see the carcass of the Liberty US Army Transport ship.

Divers at the diving spot Tulamben can enjoy the appearance of the carcass of a historic ship that sank during World War II. To reach this spot, divers must board a boat 25 meters from the coast. Here, divers can also enjoy various marine biota, such as shark whales, martil sharks, and mola-mola fish.

Indonesia's best diving location can also be found in the waters of Java Island, namely Karimun Jawa. There are 27 islands in the Karimun area of Java. Here there are many dive spots and snorkeling that tourists can enjoy.

To get to Karimun Java, tourists must cross using ships from the coast in Jepara or Tanjung Mas Port, Semarang. The waters of Karimun Java offer the natural beauty of the sea which is still natural and has a unique marine biota in it.

Those are some of the best diving locations in Indonesia. In addition to the places mentioned above, there are still many other dive spots, such as Weh Island, Morotai, Komodo Island, and so on.

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