Lake Napabale

Napabale Lake is a saltwater lake that lies at the foot of the hill village of Lohia, Muna, Southeast Sulawesi. The lake is adjacent to the sea which is connected by a natural tunnel 30 meters long with a width of 9 meters. Through these tunnels, Lake Napabale obtain water supply from the sea.
Number of lake water discharge is highly dependent on the ebb and flow of sea water. If the high tides, the surface of the lake rises and connecting tunnels will be closed by the water. However, if the sea water receded, the lake water decreased participate. The tunnel is also often used by fishermen as a point when leaving for or returning from fishing.
Perhaps, in the fifteenth century, according to a story that developed in the local community, once found a beautiful girl who is stranded in the tunnel with no known origin. The discovery, by the people reported to the king of the Kingdom of Muna. Beauty and elegance paras girl makes the king charmed and fell in love. By the king, the girl who recently discovered it and then was asked as an empress.
Visiting Lake Napabale, the tourists can enjoy two enchanting natural attractions as well, namely the lake and the beach. The beauty of the lake can be enjoyed while yachting on a boat or by diving under the water while watching the amazing scenery (snorkeling). Had it not be paddling the canoe alone, tourists can ask for help on fishing for escort with samapan until the middle of the lake, where there is a coral island is verdant overgrown trees.
If you're satisfied with the atmosphere of the lake, tourists can cross through the tunnel toward the beach. At the beach, tourists can relax, play waves, or sunbathe on the beach. However, crossing through the tunnel would be difficult if the sea water is tide. Because, at the time tunnel that became a liaison between the sea and the lake covered with water.
If interested in educational tours, tourists can examine the various rocks in the tunnel which has hundreds of years old. In some parts of the tunnel there are various types of stalaktik. In addition, tourists can also watch a variety of painting beautiful reefs are formed due to the natural formation process.
Napabale Lake is located in the village of Lohia, District Lohia, Muna, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.
There are two alternative way to reach Lake Napabale, using ships or aircraft pilot. If the ship, the journey starts from the Port archipelago located in the city of Kendari headed in the City of Port Raha Raha (Mrs. Muna City) with a travel time of about 4 hours. From Port Raha, the tourists can go on using katinting (boat engine) to the Gulf Muna who happened adjacent to Lake Napabale with travel time about 15 minutes.
In the meantime, if you use the pioneer aircraft journey starts from Walter Monginsidi Airport which is located in the city of Kendari, Sugimanuru Airport located in Muna, or 25 km from the City of Raha.
After arriving at the airport Sugimanuru, proceed to the City Raha trip using public transportation with a travel time about 30 minutes. Furthermore, the City Raha journey continues into a tourist attraction by taxi or motorcycle taxi with a travel time of about 20 minutes.
For tourists who want to explore the lake, there are rental boats provided by the fishermen who live around the lake. In addition, tourists can also take advantage boatmen as a tour guide.
If you want to spend the night, the tourists are advised to bring their own bedding, such as tents, sleeping bags, jackets, and the completion of cooking. In Lake Napabale no good accommodation facilities hotels, inns, and homestays. But if travelers need convenient lodging with a more complete facilities, Raha can get it in the City (the capital city Muna).

Wakatobi Island dangerously beautiful

Wakatobi is one area of maritime tourism in the Southeast. The existence of the underwater park is beautiful make a lot of people both from within and even from abroad come there to see and feel the area is filled with the beauty of this marine park. Excellence is not another tourism asset for the vast expanse of rock along the bottom of the ocean waters with a complex topography such as slope shape, flat, drop-offs, atoll and underwater cave with a diverse marine biota.

Marine parks that have a ± 25 fruit clusters with 750 species of coral reef that surrounded total of 600 km2, and obek beach tourism potential to be managed, are scattered throughout the Wakatobi region. With the potential to make this area very suitable to serve as a tourist destination such as underwater diving, surfing, snorkeling and fishing.

My friend said that Wakatobi is like

"Dive into the depths of darkness in an elevator"

Togian island

 
 
Togian islands is located in the Gorontalo, dives specificity is certainly the beauty and the diversity of the underwater sceneries their offer.
It is the only place in the world where barrier reefs, atolls, and fringing reefs are found together. Most of the islands is still covered by dense tropical forest, human settlements and tourism are still very limited.
The reefs and coastal areas provide habitat and breeding areas for hawksbill turtle, the green turtle and the dugong. Togian forests and skies are filled with exotic creatures such as the Togian Macaque, the babirusa, the Sulawesi Hornbill, and hanging parrots

MORAMO Waterfall: Angel Bathing in Cape Peropa

We will remember legend angel who turn from heaven just to simply shower?. It is said that the story is also found among people Konawe South, Southeast Sulawesi. Because according to the local community Moramo Waterfall bath is a place of angels who descended from heaven.

The waterfall is located in the area of Cape Nature Reserve Forest which has a broad Peropa 38,937 Ha. Precisely located in the East Konawe or about 60 km from the city of Kendari, the capital of Southeast Sulawesi Province. The beauty and serene atmosphere wrapped in a light breeze that flows so cool is the natural gift of a very wonderful for tourists who bekunjung. In the tourist areas of this waterfall is also there is a potential wealth of natural stone marble. Estimated, the content of the marble as a whole ranged 860 billion cubic meters. Marble in this area is one of the largest sources of marble reserves in the world.

Unique levels

Some waterfalls in other areas in Indonesia has a storied natural contour, so often called multilevel waterfalls, such as Waterfall Beringkat in Riau province. Almost the same as that story waterfall, Moramo waterfall has seven levels. However, this waterfall has a unique Moramo typical limestone area, which is where the water flows freely. With the surrounding limestone rocks of the tourists do not be afraid to climb because the walls are not slippery to climb.

In addition to the 7 main levels, there are also 60 small degree they serve as water reservoirs (such pools of water). Of the many such ponds, there is one that is often used for swimming. The water is clear, cool and comfortable make the visitor attractions of this visit was not afdol if not go and swim in the pool.

Flora and Fauna

In tourist areas Waterfall Moramo, there are also various flora and fauna can not miss such a wide variety of birds, butterflies, colorful, and various other animals. Generally, tourists come to this resort was very satisfied because it was treated to not only natural scenery of the waterfall is very beautiful eyes, but also serving exotic trees and forest animals voice that seemed cheered their arrival.

Complete works of nature's powerful beauty of the Falls attractions Moramo. Panorama of nature, the sound of waterfalls, birds singing that shouted, combined with dancing butterflies colorful flying around.

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Snorkling in Lake Matano

beautiful scenery, with white sand, are the property of Lake Matano. Lake with a view of this grandeur was in Sorowako, South Sulawesi Nuha District.

This lake is the eighth deepest lake in the world, is also a source of energy and livelihood. Thus it seems to Lake Matano made perfect tourist destination.

Want to snorkeling or diving ...? Here is an exciting place to conduct these activities, accompanied by fish scattered certainly exciting atmosphere will add to your diving.Based Dongi language, which is the native language Sorowako, Lake Matano has the meaning spring. And Sorowako area, there are also many other lakes and lake lake Towuti Mahalona.

It is said that Lake Matano, created from thousands of springs caused by tectonic movements, folds and crustal faults that occur around the area litosfir.

Lake Matano is not only famous for its natural scenery is breathtaking. There also were many unique stores. From the location and the unique chemical composition to the wealth of endemic fauna that can only be found in the lake.


The proudest and also, from the research has been conducted, found no significant changes to the ecosystem of the lake from the 1930s to the present.

Even for its uniqueness, some scientists assess the Sorowako lakes, especially Lake Matano is proposed to be worthy of world heritage

Paradise is not only in Bali (Wakatobi Island)

Most of the tourists only know Bali is the most beutifull in Indonesia, but if you know there are many resorts paradise in Indonesia, for example one of the islands of Wakatobi

The first word that average people say when you hear the name Wakatobi is, "Well, where is it?"

Wakatobi Island, an area located in the Banda Sea area of Southeast Sulawesi is a tourist destination which was fantastic as a diving and tourism attractions that have Sea beloved Indonesia.
Miracle Sea Bottom and the best coral reefs in the world makes Wakatobi as one tourist destination (especially diving tourism) which you must visit for you lovers of Diving.

Indeed Wakatobi already very popular in foreign countries, especially after the British Expedition Wallacea in 1995 stated that the area in Southeast Sulawesi is very rich in species of coral. Over there, there are 750 of total 850 species of coral in the world.

so guys what you waiting for,prepare your backpack and go traveling!^_^