For Toppers with an adventurous spirit, Indonesia offers many tourist attractions that are perfect for awakening your sense of adventure. One way is to explore the marine or underwater natural resources in the waters of the archipelago. One of the best places to dive is Weh Island. Diving in Weh Island is unbelievable and most spectacular. It is no secret that Indonesia is often a diving destination for many tourists from all over the world.
The Best Diving Destinations in Indonesia
1. Raja Ampat
Raja Ampat is indeed one of the prima donna of tourism in the archipelago. An area consisting of more than 600 islands, Raja Ampat is not only famous for its beautiful landscapes, but also as the best diving point in Indonesia which is known worldwide.
In fact, the four largest islands in Raja Ampat, namely Misool Island, Salawati Island, Batanta Island, and Waigeo Island, have been named the areas with the highest diversity of marine life. It is not surprising that this area, which is home to 75% of the world's coral reef species, offers stunning underwater natural beauty for divers.
Some of the favorite dive spots in this area include Masuar Island, Chicken Reef, Mike's Point, to Blue Magic.
2. Wakatobi
Established as a national park in 1996, the Wakatobi area is also a world biosphere reserve which is known as one of the best diving destinations in Indonesia, even at the national level! Toppers can explore the underwater natural wealth in Wakatobi by exploring the Wakatobi archipelago such as Wangi-Wangi Island, Kaledupa, Tomia, and also Binongko which is known as the best diving point in Wakatobi.
3. Weh Island
Pulau Weh, or better known as Sabang, is one of the places that is well-known as Zero Kilometer Indonesia Monument, or Indonesia's first kilometer point at the tip of Aceh Province. Pulau Weh itself is famous for its wealth of tourism potential starting from the beauty of Mount Merapi Jaboi, Aneuk Laot and Iboih Beach to various best diving locations that are often hunted by tourists.
Several choices of favorite dive points in this area include Klah Island, Rondo Island, Seulako Island, and also Rubiah Island. In order to be able to capture the natural beauty under the sea, don't forget to equip yourself with the best underwater camera when visiting Pulau Weh!
4. Alor Islands
Located in East Nusa Tenggara, the Alor Islands, which consist of a group of beautiful islands, are one of the tourist destinations that offer the most beautiful natural panoramas in Indonesia, including the underwater world of this region. There are at least more than 20 dive points in this area including Half Moon Bay, Baruna's Point, Trip Top, and various other best dive spots.
Diving in the Alor Islands area, Toppers can find amazing marine life such as reef sharks to turtles that live side by side with various beautiful coral reef species that live in Alor waters.
5. Derawan Islands
Consisting of at least 31 beautiful island groups, the Derawa Islands in East Kalimantan are home to a variety of captivating marine life. This makes Derawan one of the world's best diving destinations in Indonesia. For Toppers who want to explore the beauty of the underwater world, recommendations for favorite diving spots in the Derawan area include Maratua Island, Sangalaki Island, and also Kakaban Island which is known for its stingless jellyfish.
6. Karimunjawa
Located in the Java Sea, Karimunjawa is a group of islands that were designated as a National Park in 2001. This area, which belongs to the Jepara region, Central Java, is famous as a shark breeding place that is never empty of tourist visits.
Apart from that, the underwater nature of Karimunjawa also makes it a favorite diving spot which has about 30 dive points with varying depths and a variety of interesting marine life such as the Hawksbill Turtle, Green Turtle, Napoleon Fish, and hundreds of other marine ornamental fish species.
7. Bali
Bali is indeed a tourist paradise whose charm will never run out. Starting from a variety of beautiful beaches, challenging surfing locations, beautiful cultural customs, to the captivating underwater world that is suitable for Toppers to dive.
There are lots of choices of the best dive points on the Island of the Gods that Toppers can explore starting from Penida Bay, Batu Abah, Manta Point, to Malibu Point on Nusa Penida, to Menjangan Island, and the East Coast of Bali such as Amuk Bay, Gili Tepekong, and also the Blue Lagoon.
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8. Bunaken
Another National Park in Indonesia that could be the best choice of diving location for him, is Bunaken National Park which is in Manado, North Sulawesi. With dozens of diving spots with varying depths, Bunaken offers stunning biodiversity. Toppers can find various species of beautiful coral reefs and interesting marine life, such as Dugongs, Dolphins, and ancient fish Choelacanth at the diving points in the Bunaken area.
9. Komodo Island
Being a National Park since 1980 and designated as a world heritage site in 1991, Komodo Island is well-known as the home of protected endemic Komodo dragons. Not only is it famous for the existence of these ancient animals, the nature of Komodo Island is also very enchanting, making it even more interesting to explore, including the underwater world in this area.
Komodo Island has several dive points which are famous for the beauty of underwater landscapes such as Red Beach, Batu Bolong, Batu Tiga, Manta's Point, and also Tatawa Besar which are some of the favorite diving spots for tourists visiting this place.
10. Togeans
Even though it's not as well-known as Komodo Island, or other diving destinations in Indonesia, don't underestimate the natural beauty under the sea in the waters of Togean Island, Central Sulawesi. Toppers can do various diving activities such as muck dives, wall dives and night dives in this area.
Apart from offering beautiful natural beauty, diving in Togean waters, Toppers can also walk along the wreckage of an American bomber in the 2nd World War. Interesting right?
11. Morotai
If most diving destinations in Indonesia previously offered many underwater panoramas of coral reefs and other marine life, diving at Morotai Toppers can awaken an adventurous spirit by doing wreck diving.
Wreck diving is a diving activity by exploring the object of a plane wreck or a ship that has sunk under the sea. And one of the best locations for wreck diving in Indonesia is in Morotai waters, North Maluku. Various historic dive objects in the form of warships left over from World War 2 can be searched by Toppers in this diving area.
However, for Toppers who like to enjoy the beauty of coral reefs and the variety of marine biota that live side by side with them, Morotai also offers diving spots with biodiversity that are no less beautiful.
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12. Banda Islands
Apart from Morotai, other natural tourist destinations in Maluku that offer beautiful diving spots are the Banda Islands. The area formed from a collection of volcanic islands has dozens of dive points with panoramic underwater landscapes that are very enchanting.
Diving spots that Toppers can explore in the Banda Islands include Sonegat, Ai Island, Keraka Island, Syahrir Batu Kapal Island, to Hatta Island.
13. Lembeh Strait
In North Sulawesi, besides Bunaken, there is one more tourist destination that is suitable for diving enthusiasts, namely the Lembeh Strait which is in the waters of Lembeh Island. With more than 80 dive points that offer a variety of interesting underwater natural charms, the Lember Strait is one of the best diving locations worldwide.
14. Cendrawasih Bay
Cendrawasih Bay National Park is a national park with the largest area in the world. So, it's no wonder that this national park area on the west side of Papua offers an interesting underwater natural charm to explore. Being a research center for whale sharks, allows you to have the opportunity to dive with this giant aquatic mammal.
Recommended diving points in Cendrawasih Bay include Yoop Island, Nusrowi Island, Mioswaar Island, Numfor Island, and Rumberpon Island.
15. Thousand Islands
For Toppers who are in Jakarta but want to find a place to dive that is not too far away, the Thousand Islands area can be one of the right tourist destinations that offer diving spots that are no less interesting. This group of small islands on the north side of Jakarta offers several popular diving spots such as Gosong Balik Layar, Gosong Sepa, Melinjo, Matahari Island, Putri Island and various other dive locations. This one diving location destination is also quite suitable for Toppers who are still beginners in diving.
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