Wakatobi National Park, located in Wakatobi Regency, Southeast Sulawesi Province.
Wakatobi National Park which was established in 1996, with a total area of 1.39 million hectares, concerns marine and coral biodiversity which occupies one of the highest priority positions of marine conservation in Indonesia.
The beauty and richness of the Wakatobi National Park area is actually well known abroad, especially after the Wallacea Expedition from England in 1995 which stated that this area in Southeast Sulawesi was very rich in coral species.
Wakatobi National Park contains 750 of the total 850 species of coral in the world. The depth configuration varies from flat to sloping into the sea and in some areas the waters are steep. The deepest part of the waters reaches 1,044 meters.
Marine tourism is a tourism activity that has long been known and is a mainstay of tourism in the Wakatobi Islands National Park. The richness of marine life is none other than due to the vast expanse of coral reefs along the waters with colorful underwater topography such as slops, flats, drop-offs, atolls, and underwater caves.
More than 112 types of coral from 13 families. The wealth of fish owned by this national park is as many as 93 species. Wakatobi National Park is also home to several types of sea birds. Wakatobi waters have loyal “guests” who make Wakatobi waters their playground. The “guest” was none other than a sperm whale. Typically, herds of sperm whales are at Wakatobi in November, when the rest of the world freezes over. In that month, the waters of Wakatobi are relatively warmer and there is plenty of food to fill the stomachs of the whales.
Wakatobi is also a playground for manta rays, which are quite large in size. Manta rays are a unique and unique type of fish, which only occurs in tropical waters. The existence of 25 coral reef clusters and their depths make the waters in the Wakatobi Islands National Park an ideal place for various types of marine life to live, as well as making marine inhabitants here have high aesthetic and conservation values.
Specifically, Wakatobi Archipelago National Park is surrounded by beaches of coral islands along 600 km as well as coastal tourism objects and is scattered throughout the Wakatobi area, which is very potential to be managed. So, it is not without reason that the coastal area in this region is very suitable for tourism such as diving, snorkeling, swimming and fishing.
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