Banda Island, located approximately 132 km towards the Southeast of Ambon, consists of three large islands and seven smaller islands, at the height of the deepest water's edge of Indonesia, Banda Sea. Close to the Island manuk, the water depth reaches more than 6500 meters. Of the three largest islands: Pulau Banda, Banda-Neira Island, and Island of Fire Mountain, the first two islands are covered with nutmeg trees and other vegetation, while the third island, is covered with bare trees and volcanic. Around the Banda Sea is the most famous marine park Malukunya with bright coral and colorful fish in the water clear as crystal and make sanagat suitable for diving, snorkeling or just to see it.
Place Diving Banda Islands:
Sonegat: Where is the nearest to a diver diving is good only five minutes from the hotel when using a boat. Located in Sonegat-sea arm "between Banda Neira and Gunung Api, just offshore from a small beach house owned by Des Alwi, the owner of Banda's most famous son. Steep water depth of 25 meters wide and the wall to the end of the beach. There are some fish in this area, but a good measure of the dogtooth tuna in this region, and some blue girdled and emperor angelfish are also beautiful here.
Keraka Island: Island Keraka or Crab Island just minutes away, and protect the north entrance passage Neira-Mountain of Fire Island. A stretch of sand on the north shore is perfect for a picnic. At the south coast, there are several mini-wall up to 18 meters which is covered with hundreds of large blue and yellow tunicates. Turning to the east coast, you can see at a depth of 10 meters, a variety of corals and fish along a half-meter group of barracuda.
Sjahrir Mile Island and Ship: Island Sjahrir or previously known as Pulau Pisang and Stone Vessel only 20 minutes from the hotel in Banda-Neira by boat. These two places combined with a good morning for diving activities, seuah picnic on the beach, and diving events during the afternoon.
Mountain of Fire: The Month May, 1988, eruption of this mountain has killed almost all offshore coral formations found in the vicinity of Mountain of Fire, but the amazing variety of sponges spread. Some coral has recovered, but the great sea landscape still leaves the absence of pallor at Mount fire wall. Submarine slope reaches 30-35 meters.
Shot Island: the outer fence of the Island throw, which represents the edge of a Sunken Caldera, offers some good diving spots.
Stone Netherlands: In this place, you will find a variety of barrel and tube sponge, and small caves and cracks. Daerha fish are very varied and diverse: a bunch of snappers, large emperor and blue-girdled angelfish, wrasses, large pinnate bat-fish and a variety bannerfish.
Ai Island: Together with Hatta Island, this island offers the best dive sites on the island of Banda. Good on the coast north and south and west of Pulau Ai, surrounded by reef wall is perfect, that is not flat and full of caves, the habitat of fish Cuisines.
Hatta Island: Island Hatta only 25 km from the island of Banda-Neira. Skaru Atoll and a rock below the surface of the sea water can be found several hundred meters south of Hatta Island. On a rock that appears on the surface of the earth, you can see the parade from unicornfish, Fusiliersm Jack Fish and Rainbow Runners, often seen also Whitetip Sharks (over 2 meters) and Dogtoothed Tuna, Napoleon Wrasse, and Hawksbill Turtles.
How to Achieve District
- To achieve Ambon, you be able to fly through the Denpasar via Ujungpandang.
- To achieve Banda Island, you can make a flight from Ambon to the small aircraft / Merpati Airlines, or you can try this: flying from Ujung Pandang to Ambon, then you must wait ferry (operates once every two weeks), and stay on the Island Banda for 17 days until y ferry back.
Place of Stay
There is a small accommodation and very cheap to live in the vicinity of Banda Island, you can choose from a variety of price and amenities.
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