Moyo, the beautiful island in Sumbawa

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Although small, the island is quiet but has a natural wealth of this extraordinary, successful entrap some "big" sekaliber Lady Diana and Mick Jagger for the holiday. Moyo Island, a small island located in the northern island of Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara Province. See the beauty of the beach, sea and natural, that it offers the tranquility of the outdoors and the beauty beneath the sea.


LeisureRoll - To reach Moyo Island is very easy. Travel by car can go from Sumbawa Besar to AiBari, a coastal village located about 20 km North of Sumbawa Besar. Or if do not want to be bothered, and Tambora Hotel Kencana Beach Hotel in Sumbawa Besar, can set the way to this island. Ai in the Bari language Samawa means the salt water, is a poor fishing village facilities, but the people of Samawa, Bajo and Bugis who inhabit this region, very friendly.

Travel from Bari to Ai Moyo Island can be more or less for 15 minutes with a speedboat, or use the ship ketinting. One of the fishermen who always provide transportation this is Mr. Lahi who are used to receive foreign guests, and often written in a variety of tour guide!

Moyo island has a height variation from 0-648 m above sea level. As the area of sustainable island of approximately 30,000 hectares of this, hundreds of butterfly will be visible from behind the shrubbery, trees or in the middle of the savanna. This island is also inhabited 21 kinds of bats, birds, macaque, wild pig, deer and snakes. With the natural environment that is still very natural, is not recommended to enter the island without a guide. Because it is likely to lose.

"However strange, every time there is a misguided, must still find a way out themselves. Some" digiring "by a bird or butterfly," said Pak Maman, one of the guide here. According to him again, "the" (read: being subtle) forest on the island of Moyo does not really bother.

When visiting this island, we can see the natural beauty that is still natural. The beautiful forests and nearly never left, waterfalls and rivers, nature, and beauty under the sea there is no utmost. In addition to hiking in the forest, the rivers and waterfalls, some of the caves can be reached on foot, can be an alternative activity.

One is Gua Ai Manis to be achieved with a little looking up at the cliffs. This cave where hundreds of bats nest. In addition, other activities you can do is trekking for two hours that can be started from Labuan Haji, to the waterfall Brang Rea (Big River), located in the middle of the island.

Moyo Island is also a "paradise" for the bird lover. 124 species of birds found in Sumbawa, 86 species of them are on the island. Rare bird species also may be found here. Among them is a head cockatoo yellow and singed bird. The last bird, because relying on the unique plants and branches to produce heat during the incubation period of eggs.

If you'd like snorkeling or diving, the area around the island offers a range of beauty under the sea that is also not less interesting. Marine parks that form the formation of hard and soft coral beautiful, can also be found sponge (spon) and crustacea. A Dutch tourist who happened just finished snorkeling, share experiences. "Earlier when I see snorkeling small sharks swimming around the coast Ai Manis. And around that place, really beautiful scenery karangnya. I also see the eel, said Karsten, tourists are.

Moyo Island also offers natural beauty under the sea. Almost the entire island is surrounded by coral reefs that are still in good condition and not damaged. Shark with a length of approximately two meters, anemon, pelagik, eel, groupers and even Manta, all there is. If you want to visit, you can do around the Island Medang, located in the West Sea island of Moyo.

You can contact Blue Laguna Resort is located on the outskirts of the city of Sumbawa Besar. Cruises from Bali, Lombok or even abroad often do sojourn on the island. Pcrjalanan usually stop in Moyo Island and Island Satonda, tiny island in the north-east of Moyo Island that has salt water lake in the middle of the island.

In addition to out of reach domestic tourists, the campaign on the island Moyo is still very small. For a vacation here, it takes time and the availability of enough funds. However, when there is a desire to see the beauty of a small country, Moyo Island is one place that should visited. "If we're lucky coincidence, you can see a group of flying fish," said Mr. Lahi point while a group of flying fish that leap from being in the water to the surface

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