Kapoposang island is famous underwater tourism in South Sulawesi, where we can dive, snorkle, or fishing while we enjoy the landscape. It has one of the best fishing spot in Indonesia. Kapoposang island is one of the island in spermonde at Makassar Strait. Administratively located in Pangkep District, South Sulawesi Province, about 68 km from Makassar City. Kapoposang Islands Underwater Park consists of 3 island, Kapoposang island, Papandangan island, and Gondong Bali island. There are also Suranti island, Pamanggangang island and Tambakhulu island with their beautiful white sand.
Its condition support to become the best diving spot in South Sulawesi. Divers can find heaven in this area with hard or soft coral, coral fish and invertebrates. Uncontaminated and clear water conditions, has attract various types of colorful fish and dancing cheerfully likely welcoming travelers. Few spots become favourite divers, such as Cave Point, Shark Point, and Turtle Point. Other spots like Tanjung Point and Aquarium Point offering divers to interact with wrasse (small fish) who played between soft koral dan reef.
Its condition support to become the best diving spot in South Sulawesi. Divers can find heaven in this area with hard or soft coral, coral fish and invertebrates. Uncontaminated and clear water conditions, has attract various types of colorful fish and dancing cheerfully likely welcoming travelers. Few spots become favourite divers, such as Cave Point, Shark Point, and Turtle Point. Other spots like Tanjung Point and Aquarium Point offering divers to interact with wrasse (small fish) who played between soft koral dan reef.
In the south, we can find big atoll called Takabakang. Strong current makes Tuna, Schooling Grouper, Giant Trevally, and Cod visiting this spot. That's why this spot become favourite fishing spot and spear fishing.On the other side of Kapoposang island, we can find turtle habitat and we can (only) watch them. Hawksbill turtle (Erethmochelys imbricata) usually laying their eggs in the sand of Kapoposang island between December-April. Unfortunatelly, there is no captivity for this rare turtle who vulnerable to human distraction or predators.
We can watch, taking picture, even touching these turtle in their natural habitat in Turtle Point. To do that, we have to swim about 500 meters and dive about one and a half hour in this spot. We can find them swim arround or resting in cave in the reef.
PT. Makassar Tirta Wisata providing resort completed with restaurant and sport facilities for tourists, or we can use homestay and dive resort who run by locals. We can also rent cruise ship of 20 tons weight to take us to diving spot and favourite fishing spot. Diving facilities usually operate from Makassar City. They'll give us pleasure by dropping us off onto spot where we can meet pelagis fishes such as Tuna, Shark, or sea mammals (whales & dolphines) that cross by. They offering shallow dives and dives in within 5-30 minutes from resort.
We can access this magnificent place from Paotere harbour within 6 hours or using speed boat from POPSA dock within 3 hours, both of them in Makassar City, from Kalibone dock in Maros District within 7 hours, and 8 hours from Tonasa dock in Pangkep District. To go to Makassar, tourists can use airlines (domestic or international) from Jakarta, Surabaya, or Denpasar
PT. Makassar Tirta Wisata providing resort completed with restaurant and sport facilities for tourists, or we can use homestay and dive resort who run by locals. We can also rent cruise ship of 20 tons weight to take us to diving spot and favourite fishing spot. Diving facilities usually operate from Makassar City. They'll give us pleasure by dropping us off onto spot where we can meet pelagis fishes such as Tuna, Shark, or sea mammals (whales & dolphines) that cross by. They offering shallow dives and dives in within 5-30 minutes from resort.
We can access this magnificent place from Paotere harbour within 6 hours or using speed boat from POPSA dock within 3 hours, both of them in Makassar City, from Kalibone dock in Maros District within 7 hours, and 8 hours from Tonasa dock in Pangkep District. To go to Makassar, tourists can use airlines (domestic or international) from Jakarta, Surabaya, or Denpasar
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