Banda Neira or Banda Naira is one of the island in Kepulauan Banda (Banda Archipelago) - Maluku. Its an old city who had memory and be part of unforgetable international history, known as “een klein Europeesche Stad in Zuid-Oost Azie", which mean a group of european cities in southeast Asia. Banda has a beautiful scenery that bring peacefull thought. Jacques Causteau, said that seeing Banda Neira is like inventing a new heaven. In the map, Banda archipelago just like sprinkling of black rice on the southeast side of Ambon island. In his diary, Francisco Serrau, said “We sailed from Malaka on November 11, 1951 on the west wind season. By that time, we did not had enough stock since war with Malay Sultan still occured. Within 2 months sailing, we running out of stock. To survive, we have to eat everything we found in the ship, cocroach, mouse, and stinky cheese for instant. In the middle of Januari 1512, we arrived at beautiful Banda Neira. So many adventurer try to discovered this heavenly island, rich with nutmeg, but we contributed to our success to find it”.
Underwater Banda Sensation
Banda Islands is not only known to have well-preserved old town of the XVIII and XIX century, but also known as a place with incredible underwater sea park that attract divers and snorkeling enthusiast. The beautiful Napoleon fish and Mandarin fish are the most wanted animal to the divers that can be found here easily. The existance of those fishes supported by the finest microbiology in Banda Sea, as a main nutrition to form corals and other marine biota.
During 2001 and 2002, The Conservancy comitted ecological study in Banda island. There are 310 reef-building coral and 871 fish species, include shark and grouper. It proposed as a World Heritage Area. Lucipara island is one of the clusters of Banda island, surrounded by white sand as a turtle habitat.
Banda Islands is not only known to have well-preserved old town of the XVIII and XIX century, but also known as a place with incredible underwater sea park that attract divers and snorkeling enthusiast. The beautiful Napoleon fish and Mandarin fish are the most wanted animal to the divers that can be found here easily. The existance of those fishes supported by the finest microbiology in Banda Sea, as a main nutrition to form corals and other marine biota.
During 2001 and 2002, The Conservancy comitted ecological study in Banda island. There are 310 reef-building coral and 871 fish species, include shark and grouper. It proposed as a World Heritage Area. Lucipara island is one of the clusters of Banda island, surrounded by white sand as a turtle habitat.
Transportation and Accomodation
We can reach Banda by flying or boating. We can use Pelni ships which depart every 2 weeks or local sailing route using local boat or speedboat from Ambon. We also can use Merpati Airline to travel to Banda from Ambon. We can spend the night at Laguna Hotel, Maulan Hotel, Mutiara Hotel or Delfika Hotel, and also enjoying Namasawar Restaurant.
We can reach Banda by flying or boating. We can use Pelni ships which depart every 2 weeks or local sailing route using local boat or speedboat from Ambon. We also can use Merpati Airline to travel to Banda from Ambon. We can spend the night at Laguna Hotel, Maulan Hotel, Mutiara Hotel or Delfika Hotel, and also enjoying Namasawar Restaurant.
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