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Banggai Island, The Exotic One
[13 Jul 2011 | Comments Off | 10 views]

Banggai Island is one island in the Banggai Archipelago, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The island is located on the south of Paleng Island, north of Salue Besar Island, and northeast of Labobo Island.

Like many other places in Indonesia, not many people know about Banggai Island, whereas this small island has extraordinary …

Senoa Island, Fishing Without Waiting
[9 Jul 2011 | Comments Off | 6 views]

Senoa Island is the outermost island of Indonesia, the island is located in Ranai, Natuna. Its shape resembles a pregnant woman lying on the sea,therefore, the island is often called the Island of Pregnant Women by the locals.

In Senoa Island, visitors can see sea turtles roaming freely on …

Morotai, Island From The Past
[8 Jul 2011 | Comments Off | 19 views]

Morotai Island is located at the northern end of North Halmahera District and is still part of North Maluku. It was just declared as a new district in October 2008. North Morotai directly adjacent to the Pacific Ocean, east to Halmahera sea and in the south bordering with Morotai strait.

Formerly, …

Mansinam Island, Where The Gospel Began
[7 Jul 2011 | Comments Off | 8 views]

Mansinam Island is an island covering an area of about 410.97 acres located in the Gulf Doreh, south of Manokwari, West Papua Province, Indonesia. About 154 years ago two evangelist from Germany, CW Ottow and Johann Gottlob Geissler set foot on this island. Those missionaries arrived after a long journey …

La Petite Kepa, The Getaway
[6 Jul 2011 | Comments Off | 8 views]

La Petite Kepa or ‘small Kepa’ could have two meanings. First, Kepa island is indeed a small and tiny island. Minimal population, very quiet, and filled with goats here and there. Second, La Petite Kepa is the name of a homestay with a thatched house style owned by a French …

Bidadari Island, The Heavenly Nymph
[1 Jun 2011 | Comments Off | 56 views]

Bidadari(Heavenly Nypmph) Island is one of the resorts in the Seribu(A Thousand) Islands District, Jakarta. The island was previously knwon as Sakit(Sick) Island and Purmerend Island.

Transportation
It does not require a long time to travel to this island since it’s still adjacent to the Jakarta mainland. From the dock marina Taman …

Samosir Island, Beauty in the Midst of Beauty
[2 Apr 2011 | Comments Off | 26 views]

Lake Toba is the largest lake in southeast Asia , with an area of 1707 km2 and a depth of about 450 m, situated close to the mountains make the area around the lake is very cool. Meanwhile, Samosir Island is located in the middle of the lake, a …

Muara Angke, Really in Jakarta?
[15 Feb 2011 | Comments Off | 46 views]

Muara Angke Wildlife Reservation is a conservation area in the mangrove forest on the north coast of Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. The reservation was originally established by Dutch colonial on June 17, 1939, with initial area of 15.04 acres. The are was later expanded and in 1960′s has about …

Peling Island and Sabang Beach
[7 Feb 2011 | Comments Off | 37 views]

Not many people know Peling Island. But in fact, that pearl of Banggai Islands regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, has undiscovered natural charm. It seem that the problem of transportation is still a barrier to reach the small island.
To reach Peling Island, you can depart from Luwuk region, Central Sulawesi. …

Lembeh Strait, Muck Diving Paradise
[5 Feb 2011 | Comments Off | 22 views]

Lembeh Strait is a strait hat separates the mainland of Sulawesi with the Lembeh island. A city named Bitung is located on one side of this strait. The Strait is known to have abundant marine biodiversity and becoming one of the main dive tourism in North Sulawesi.

This clear watery …

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