Wakatobi National Park

Wakatobi National Park has the potential of marine resources that both types of high value and uniqueness, with stunning panoramic underwater. In general, sea water has a flat configuration from the start until the sloping towards the sea, and some territories, there is a steep bertubir. Varying water depths, the deepest reaches 1044 meters with mostly sandy bottom and rocky.

This national park has 25 pieces with clusters of coral reefs around the coast of the island reefs along 600 km. More than 112 coral species from 13 families including Acropora formosa, A. Hyacinthus, Psammocora profundasafla, Pavona cactus, Leptoseris yabei, Fungia molucensis, Lobophyllia robusta, Merulina ampliata, Platygyra versifora, Euphyllia glabrescens, Tubastraea frondes, Stylophora pistillata, throchelliophorum Sarcophyton, and Sinularia spp.

Fish species richness of this national park is owned as many as 93 species of fish consumption and trade of ornamental fish such as argus spots (Cephalopholus argus), 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 goose-stone brown (Sula leucogaster plotus), kettle melayu (Charadrius peronii), king prawn erasia (Alcedo atthis), also there are three types of turtles that often landed on the islands that exist in the national park that is hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), jars of sea turtles (Caretta caretta), and cracked turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea).

Indigenous people who live around the park which tribe called the sea or the Bajau tribe. According to ancient Chinese and European explorers, boating mentions that humans are capable of being explored Merqui Islands, Johor, Singapore, Sulawesi and the Sulu Archipelago. From human whole boating in Southeast Asia that still have a traditional boating culture is the Bajau tribe. Seeing their daily life is interesting and unique, especially diving into the sea without the tools to spear the fish.

Hoga Island (Resort Kaledupa), Binongko Island (Resort Binongko) Tamia and Resort is an attractive location to visit, especially for diving, snorkeling, marine tours, swimming, camping, and cultural tourism.

The best visiting season: April to June and October to December each year.

How to achieve location: Kendari to smell-the smell with regular fast boat twice daily with a long journey of five hours or daily with a wooden boat for 12 hours. From the smell-the smell to Lasalimu ride four-wheeled vehicle for two hours, then rose quickly Lasalimu-Wanci ship for an hour or wooden ship-Wanci Lasalimu for 2.5 hours. Wanci is first entered the gates of Wakatobi National Park area.