Nambo Beach, The Stretch of White Sand With The Fresh Coconut Drinking

Nambo Beach is one of tourist destinations in Kendari City, South East Sulawesi. The beach has the stretch of white sand for about 300 meters. The waves of water are quite calm with clear water. The beach will be full of visitors on Sunday and holiday. They want to spend the time with friends and family together. You can stroll along the coastline on the fine sand. From the distance, you can see so many people playing water, running, or swimming. Even, you will have a chance to see Bajo tribe village from the coastline. As fishermen, they search the fish in the middle of the sea. If you are thirsty, you can taste the freshness of young coconut. They sell food and drinking with their hospitality.

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Location

Nambo Beach lies in Nambo Village, Abeli Sub-district, Kendari, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia. From Kendari, the distance is around 12 km and it can be reached for about 30 minutes. The trip to the beach is fun. You will go along the Kendari Strait that full of mangrove forests and also enjoy fishermen villages.

Before you arrive at the beach, you have to break through the hills. Winding streets and steep cliffs will accompany you along the journey. But you will not feel bored because the panorama is so refreshing and you can rid the stress from your mind. You can go to Nambo Beach by a motorcycle, a car, or public transportation. If you start your trip from Walter Monginsidi Airport, it will take about 20 minutes. And if you start it from Kendari Port, you can ride traditional boat.

Accommodations

The facilities in the Nambo Beach are quite complete. It has a vast parking area, bathing room, gazebo, food stalls, toilet, and many more. You only need to pay IDR2,000 or US$0.2 to enter the beach area. The local government has been trying to develop the facilities here to give comfortable feeling to all visitors. Besides that, there are many hotels that close the Nambo Beach, such as Swiss-Belhotel Kendari and Plaza Inn.

Activities

Nambo Beach is identical with carpet of white sand. The panorama around here is still natural. Originally, the area around this beach was mangrove forest. But now, the condition is so much different. You can play fine sand, beach volley, swimming, running, or just sitting to see the waves of water from the sea. The coconut trees are lining very tidy to add the beauty of the beach. The food stalls standing along the coastline. But the most favorite drinking here is coconut water. While enjoying the coconut water, you can supervise your kids when they play in the water. 

If you want to capture an exotic scenery in Nambo Beach, you can wait until sunset. From the distance, you can see fishermen fishing with their traditional boats. Bajo tribe is a real fisherman. They sail to search fish and marine creatures for their life. The beach becomes optional destination for local residents for their vacation. At least, they can spend the time to build togetherness with their family. Cheap accommodation and close to their home are the main reasons.

On the certain occasions, there is Melasti Ceremony. The ceremony of Hindu religion is held on the beach before Nyepi Celebration. If you are lucky and witness this ceremony, you will see many boats that released to the sea. The leader of the rite will put a variety of offerings on the boats. After that, they will push the boat to the sea. This is a kind of cleaning procession for all participants.

Sombano Island, an Island with Panoramic View in South East Sulawesi

Sombano Island is one of the islands in the region of Wakatobi, South East Sulawesi. Although Sombano is not as popular as other islands in Wakatobi, the beauty of this island is comparable even to the main islands. Wakatobi may be identical with Wangi Wangi, Kadelupa, Tomia and Binongko Islands. However, the surrounding island like Sombano is actually as beautiful as those four islands.
Sombano has a smaller size, but the panorama of the island is so incredible that every visitor must be amazed by its beauty. Sombano has tourist attraction of both the marine and the nature. If you have enough time, include this island in your travel plan when you have a holiday in South East Sulawesi.

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Location

Sombano Island is situated in Sombano Village, Kadelupa District, South East Sulawesi. The geographical position of this island is 5° 29' 16.1" S and 123° 42' 7.9" E. You can reach the island from Ambeua, i.e. the Capital City of Kaledupa) by car or motorcycle for about 15 minutes. As previously mentioned, Sombano is a small island. There are also other small-sized islands near the island. They are Horuo (2.7 km), Balasuna (8.1 km), Buranga (6.8), Kasuari (11.8 km) and Darawa (16.9 km). With its surrounding small islands, the landscape of Sombano is so beautiful. As far as you can see, the island has panoramic view. It’s not only the marine panorama that will amaze you, but also the nature around the island. The beauty of both the marine and the nature offer a lot of activities to do.  

Activities

          When you visit Sombano Island, you can do various activities. They are marine and nature activities. Marine activities include diving and snorkeling. You can dive in many beautiful diving spots around the island. When diving, you will see the most fantastic view of underwater life. In addition, you can also do various things in the beach. You can swim or do volley beach with your friends or family. Otherwise, you can simply sit or lie down on the beach. Enjoying the sunset will be an exciting activity as well. While nature activities include exploration and adventure to the island. You can observe the island, and find the species that lives in the island. Hiking and trekking can also be fun and exciting activities in the island. 

Accommodations

          Sombano Island is not as big and crowded as other main islands in Wakatobi. Hence, finding a big hotel or resort here is quite difficult. However, you don’t have to worry as you can stay in nearby island that provides a resort like Wangi Wangi or Tomia. Otherwise, you can stay in local people’s house. They provide comfortable lodges for visitors. The rate is negotiable, so it will help you save your budget. Staying in a lodge provided by local people can be as fun as staying at a resort or hotel.  

          To visit a more different island with beautiful panoramic view, Sombano can be your first alternative. Sombano Island is one of the most beautiful islands in Wakatobi, although it is not too popular. 

Wakatobi Dive Resort, A Resort with the Most Complete Biodiversity in South East Sulawesi

Wakatobi Dive Resort gives you an opportunity to dive in the most beautiful underwater in the world. The underwater life of Wakatobi is comparable to Hawaii or Caribbean. Divers are spoiled with various fantastic species of fish and coral reefs. The colorful fish and coral reefs can give divers the best experience of adventure. In Wakatobi, you can dive from the depth of only 20 m from the dive center. 
Wakatobi resort lies in a quite remote area, but it offers comfort and service at the level of world class resort. The resort is managed professionally after the foundation by a Switzerland. The resort is designed with traditional and modern method, as well as eco tourism principles.  

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Location

          Wakatobi Dive Resort is also known as Tukang Besi (blacksmith) Island. It lies in a string of small islands off the Southwest tip of Sulawesi, South East Sulawesi Indonesia. It is situated in Banda Sea, which is regarded as the center of marine biodiversity in the world. The resort is in a remote area, and therefore it takes hard work to reach the resort.  Visitors need to charter private flight. The flight is scheduled on predetermined times. 

Usually, visitors are offered to charter the flight with a dive package of 7, 10, 11 or 14 days. Before you charter the flight, you need to get to Makasar first. From Makassar to Wakatobi with the charter flight takes about two hours. During your flight with the charter flight, you better prepare your camera. You will see the most fantastic scenery of the marine from high above. This will be the best adventure you will have all your life.

Activities

          Most visitors who come to Wakatobi Dive Resort must want to enjoy marine activities. Wakatobi is popular for its beautiful biodiversity, no wonder that visitors have prepared themselves to do marine activities. Visitors can mostly dive or snorkel in the resort. Luckily, the resort has complete facilities to support the marine activities. Wakatobi provides equipment rental for snorkeling and diving. A guide is also available for amateur divers. The resort offers rental equipment at a very modest rental price. You can rent vests with hoods, tailored wetsuits, BCDs, beenies, regulators with octopus, snorkel gear and so on. Also, the resort has boutique offering hoods and vests so that you can layer your dive gear. This is especially to avoid you from getting cold after several times of diving activities. 

Accommodations

          Wakatobi Dive Resort has four levels of accommodations. They are Villas, Select Beach Bungalows, Standard Beach Bungalows and Garden Bungalows. All of these levels of accommodations are surely spacious and comfortable. The beds are varied from king to twin beds. Each accommodation has balcony with lounge chairs to relax or rest after tired of doing marine activities. The dishes menus are also delicious. There are local and international menu to select. The service is also satisfying.

          With such great of accommodations along with the service, Wakatobi has become the most favorite resort to visit. Wakatobi Dive Resort should be your main destinations when visiting South East Sulawesi.

Wangi Wangi Island, the Most Popular Island in South East Sulawesi

Wangi Wangi Island is one of the biggest islands in Wakatobi, other than Kadelupa, Tomia and Binongko. Wangi Wangi is the most popular island of all. It is the main gateway to Wakatobi Islands. Most travel to all islands in the region of Wakatobi is via Wangi Wangi, Hence, it’s like a transit island towards all of the places in Wakatobi. Wangi Wangi is also popular as Wanci Island. 
This island is the favorite destinations of most tourists coming to Wakatobi. This is because of the beauty of its underwater life. The island has magnificent collection of various species of fish and coral reefs and other creatures.  Wangi Wangi also has incredible marine’s landscapes. The landscapes include steep walls, flatplains, gentle slopes and and deep caves. These beautiful landscapes have attracted many tourists to dive and have adventure in exploring the biodiversity.

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Location

          Wangi Wangi Island lies in the northwest cluster of Wakatobi Islands, Wakatobi Regency, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia. Wangi Wangi now has its own airport, i.e. Matahora Airport. The airport is beneficial, both for the local people and visitors. The transportation to and from Wangi Wangi has become much easier. To reach the island, you can fly from Makassar or Kendari by Express Air, Batavia Air or Merpati. Luckily, there are more and more flights to Makassar recently. Also, there are various flight destinations to Makassar from almost all cities in Indonesia, including Balikpapan, Bali, Jakarta, Surabaya, Manado and  many more. From Makassar, you can then travel to Wangi Wangi, either by small-sized plane or by boat. 

Activities

          The main activity visitors can do in this island is scuba diving. Scuba diving is surely the most interesting activity due to its beautiful scenery of underwater. Wangi Wangi has various living species, ranging from Picasso Trigger Fish to the lurking Hammerhead Shark. In addition, Wangi Wangi also has many other species, including schools of manta rays, sea cucumbers, lobsters, starfish and anemones. The variety of species allows divers to have the most incredible experience. Apart from diving, tourists can visit a traditional market in Wangi Wangi. In the market, you can shop traditional clothes, typical food, various capture fish and souvenirs.  Then, you can visit Liyatogo Fortress. This is one of the biggest fortresses in the world. Enjoy the uniqueness of the fortress and take some pictures.

Accommodations

          There are various resorts you can select to stay. Among the resorts you can select is Patuno Resort. The resort is the closest and the most accessible. It is only about 10 minutes driving from Matahora Airport. It has complete facilities, such as restaurant, library, beach side cabanas, bar, ballroom and meeting rooms. The rooms offered are varied, i.e. standard room, deluxe room or executive bungalow. The rates for the rooms range from about Rp675,000 to Rp2,100,00 ($70 to $215) per night. Another resort you can select is Wakatobi Dive Resort, but it is not in Wangi Wangi. The resort is in Tomea Island, near Wangi Wangi.

          Visiting Wangi Wangi will refresh your mind as there are many interesting activities you can do in this island. Thus, include Wangi Wangi Island in your travel plan when you are in Wakatobi.

Tomia Island, One of the Most Beautiful and Unique Islands in South East Sulawesi

Tomia Island is one of the main islands in Wakatobi. The island has its own unique characteristic. The people and the traditional way of life have made the island unique and attractive. In general, the people of Tomia is divided into three Kawati (tribes), i.e. Kawati Tongano, Kawati Timo and Kawati Waha. Kawati is a custom existing since ancient times. Each Kawati has its own traditional culture and custom. Each Kawati also has its own village with clear custom boundaries. The people of each Kawati use different languages, hence it is easy to guess where someone is from which Kawati. With the different cultures and languages of each Kawati, the island is so popular for its uniqueness, as well as its beauty. 

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Location

          Tomia Island is located in Wakatobi Regency, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia. The island lies in the South of Kaledupa Island and in the North of Binongko Island. To reach the island, it takes about 4 hours by boat from Wanci or Wangi Wangi. Wangi Wangi is the capital city of Wakatobi. The capital city can be reached by boat from Bau Bau. Along the journey to the island, you will see a group of islands in Wakatobi. The islands are green making them look so peaceful and refreshing. You can also see “floating” villages of the Bajo, a tribe of Wakatobi. The life of this unique tribe can be seen clearly from the boat you ride in.  

Activities

          The main activity you can do in the island is none other than marine activities. You can snorkel or dive around the island. Tomia Island is popular for its beautiful underwater life. The underwater life allows the island to have about 50 diving spots. All of these 50 diving spots have underwater visibility of more than 30 meters. The crystal clear of the waters have made species and creatures living in the sea of Tomia can be seen very clearly. You can enjoy beautiful creatures like Pygmy Seahorse and various species of fish. Tomia also has beautiful white sand beaches. You can play in the beaches and enjoy the beautiful sunset. In addition, you can visit water caves, three fortress of Buton Sultanate.  

Accommodations

          You can stay in Wakatobi Dive Resort when visiting Tomia Island. The dive resort was established in 1990s by a Switzerland. The resort has complete facilities, including an airport (Maranggo Airport) to serve guests who want to come in and out of Tomia. The resort is managed professionally and is private. The rate for one night is quite expensive, and therefore travelers who want to save budget better do not select the resort to stay. Travelers can stay in the local people’s house with a lower rate. Although the lodges provided by the local people are much cheaper, they are comfortable enough to sleep.

          Tomia Island is one of the most beautiful islands in Wakatobi. You should not miss the island from your travel plan when you have a journey to Wakatobi Islands with your friends and family.