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KARIMUNJAWA
DIVING SITES
Menyawakan
Island has much to offer to all sorts of divers, from novice to very experienced.
The islands have been declared a national marine park and are protected.
We have discovered several dive sites that are in good to excellent condition.
We are placing mooring buoys on those locations, in corporation with the
park authorities, and intend to protect them to the best of our ability.
On the upside, one should perhaps mention the overall quality of the diving,
the variety between fringing reefs, atolls and wrecks, the good variety
of species, some of them rare, such as for example the Crocodile fish
and Leafy Scorpion fish. Whale Sharks are being spotted all year round
and recently one lucky group of divers had very close encounters with
them on different locations on each of their three dives during one day...
Macro divers also have a lot to be amazed of in the area and everyone
loves the service given by the dive center!
The
Wreck of Mitra
An Indonesian Pinisi freighter, which where put up on the
reef by the Captain, who tried to save the cargo. Unfortunately for him, it sank
immediately. See it for yourselves. As one of our guest divers once said after
an early dive there: "even Steven Spielberg could not have done it better!" The
Wreck of Biblis
One of the the few wrecks in the world, which still has
it huge bronze propeller intact. This wreck has been on the ocean floor for many
years, so the coral life is amazing. Several big groupers are nearly always spotted
on this wreck. Possibility to penetrate for trained wreck divers. Karang
Kapal
Is a very big submerged reef, where we from time to time find new
drop-off's. This reef is so big, that there is still much to be explored. This
dive site is home to very big Bump head Parrotfish, and the occasional White tip
reef shark. Taka
Menyawakan
An exciting dive site, with spectacular coral cover which
exceeds more than 250 different species, plentiful Bat fish and the wrecks of
two ships! One of the wrecks is a Pelni ferry which sunk in the 50s. You will
also see schooling Barracudas, Skipjack Tuna, Hawksbill turtles, Lobsters and
Giant clams. Usually a strong current sweeps this reef, giving you an exciting
ride all the way around it. Ezdir
Reef
This dive site is named after one of our frequent diver guests.
It was discovered mid/late 2000. The quality and variety of corals are extremely
good, so good that one group of divers did three dives on this site in one day,
and it was the first site they wanted to visit when they returned to the resort
again. Hawksbill
Point
Conveniently located on our own island of Menyawakan, this spot
gives you the opportunity to come face to face with Hawksbill turtles and quite
often Octopus too. Usually Crocodile fishes and Scorpion fishes are seen on your
smooth drift back to the Resorts jetty. The
Wreck of Indonur
Dutch steam ship. Went down in 1963. A huge warehouse
was on fire on the beach, it was mistaken for the lights of Semarang, and the
captain went full speed up on the reef..... Come and see 6cm thick steel plates,
torn apart like paper. Large riveted steam boilers. Great fish and coral life
on the wreck is growing bigger and bigger each year. Excellent night dives on
this wreck when you will have a chance to see Arrow crabs, Soft coral crabs and
numerous other macro critters. Torpedo
Reef
One of our most remote dive sites, but well worth the boat trip since
it is one of the high lights of the archipelago. The exceptionally healthy Torpedo
Reef has remnants of torpedoes and grenades scattered across the ocean floor.
Beside the torpedoes and the grenades, the reef has a good variety of pelagics
and the blooming soft corals are nothing less than fantastic! For
further detailed information, kindly please contact :
ADVENTURE
INDONESIA
Wisma Kemang 31, 3rd Floor, Jl. Kemang Raya 31, Jakarta 12730
Phone: 021-
7182250, 7182256 - Fax : 021- 7180438
email : kurakura@indonesiadiving.com
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