Wakatobi National Park has the potential of natural resources of the sea level value, and both types of keunikannya, with panoramic sea bottom stunning. In general, the configuration of marine has even started to incline towards the sea, and there are some areas that the bertubir steep. Water depth varies, the terdalam reaches 1044 meters with the most basic of the sand and relaxing.
This national park has 25 units with a group of coral reefs around the coast of the coral islands along the 600 km. More than 112 coral species from 13 families, among Acropora Formosa, A. hyacinthus, Psammocora profundasafla, Pavona cactus, Leptoseris yabei, Fungia molucensis, Lobophyllia Robusta, Merulina ampliata, Platygyra versifora, Euphyllia glabrescens, Tubastraea frondes, Stylophora pistillata, Sarcophyton throchelliophorum, and Sinularia spp.
Fish species richness of the national parks are 93 species of fish trade and fish consumption among decorative spot Argus (Argus Cephalopholus), takhasang (Naso unicornis), pogo-pogo (Balistoides viridescens), napoleon (Cheilinus undulatus), red fish (Lutjanus biguttatus ), baronang (Siganus guttatus), Amphiprion melanopus, Chaetodon specullum, Chelmon rostratus, Heniochus acuminatus, Lutjanus monostigma, Caesio caerularea, and others.
In addition, there are several types of sea birds such as swan-stone brown (Sula leucogaster plotus), kettle wilt (Charadrius peronii), king prawn erasia (Alcedo atthis); there are three types of turtle are often landed on the islands in the national park that is shell turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), crock turtle (Caretta caretta), and the cracked turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea).
Native communities living around national parks in the sea or tribe called the Bajau tribe. According to ancient Chinese records and the European explorers, said that boating is a man who is able to explore the human Merqui Islands, Johor, Singapore, Sulawesi, and the Sulu Islands. Of the entire human boating in Southeast Asia that still have a boating culture is traditional Bajau tribe. See their day-to-day is interesting and unique, especially to the sea floor dives without equipment to spear fish.
Hoga Island (Kaledupa Resort), Island Binongko (Resort Binongko) Tamia and Resort is an interesting location to visit, especially for diving, snorkeling, nautical tourism, swimming, camping, tourism and culture.
Visit best season:
April s / d in June and October until December each year
How well a location:
Kendari to Wanci using aircraft
Kendari to Bau-Bau with regular fast ship every day with two long trips, or five hours each day with a timber ship for 8 hours.
Kendari Wanci to use every day with a long wooden boat trip about 8 hours
Wanci is a gate to enter the first area of Wakatobi National Park. |
