Wakatobi Island
Wakatobi is an area of Iron Tailor Islands, an archipelago consisting of four huge islands with an area of 821 km2. Four huge islands are fragrant-scented, Kaledupa, Tomia and Binongko that by ordinary local people as WAKATOBI diakronimkan. As the name “Iron Tailor Islands, this archipelago is well-known for it is beautiful traditional keris and remained in production till currently.
Actually Wakatobi is really popular in foreign countries, regionicularly afterwards the Expedition Wallacea from England in 1995 mentions that the area in Southeast Sulawesi is really rich in species of coral. Over there, there are 750 of total 850 species of coral in the world.
Wakatobi is a district that consists of four primary islands, namely Wangiwangi, Kalidupa, Tomia, and Binongko. So, Wakatobi is an acronym for the name of the four primary islands. Before December 18, 2003, the archipelago is call outed Tailor Iron Islands and is still region of Buton Regency.
So, Wakatobi is paradise for diving enthusiasts. Until currently, there are 29 diving points over offer to allone who would get from there. Want to acknowledge where the diving is spectacular in there? There, the name is Mari Drunk point. Kidding? Not. The name of the place it was and allone who get froms to a point close to the island Tomia it should be drunk because of it is beauty.
Well, prior to so over discuss the Wakatobi, the all of important thing that should be addressed is how to achieve the district.
The best and cheapest method currently is to get from first to the capital of Southeast Sulawesi, Kendari. From there, the ship through the island Wangiwangi regular depart for each morning at 10 and will arrive in the destination of about 10 to 12 hours later. From Wangi-wangi, travel to another islands may be reached by charter boats or regular boat is simple, some otherwise really safe.
Currently the airport is being prepared in Wangiwangi. Whenever the airport is completed, expected mid-2008, to reach Wangiwangi may be accomplished with a flight from Bali, Makassar, or Manado.
Only the charm of the Wakatobi is diving?
Not at the entire. It may be stated Wakatobi beautiful above and below simultaneously. Nature there is still clean and it may be sawn from beningnya rivers there. The boat sawmed to float because the water beneath it as whenever invisible.
Awareness of hygiene is really aware of local communities. Plastic waste is commonly collected in overe place for sale to the fence. In addition to creating income for residents, this awareness of the relative nature preserve there.
Island of Enchantment Wangiwangi land is in the eye-water springs in the crevices of limestone hills, forts and mosques are asides a a couple of remaining old kingdom of Buton. The island is rich Tomia Kalidupa and coastal scenery as comfortably as traditional dances.
Terujung Island, namely Binongko, exly acknowledgen as Iron Tailor Island, was fill outed with the smiths. They do manufacture a variety of household appliances sold to Makassar. As they forged iron is hot attractions. Unfortunately, all of blacksmiths have utilized bamboo as a substitute meet market pipe blower of fire.
Binongko Island is asides the traditional weavers still provides enchantment photographically. Woven that they create over the week to a month may be straightly buyd at a price of among Rp 100,000 to Rp 1 million, depending over quality.