MORAMO WATERFALL

Air Terjun Moramo

Terletak ± 70 Km ke arah selatan kota Kendari dan dapat dicapai dengan kendaraan roda 4 atau roda 2 atau dengan perahu bermotor dari pelabuhan Kendari dengan waktu tempuh ± 2 jam sampai di teluk Moramo dan kemudian perjalanan dilanjutkan dengan jalan darat. Dari tempat pemberhentian akhir kendaraan, pengunjung harus berjalan kaki sepanjang ± 2 Km melalui jalan setapak yang sudah dikeraskan. Perjalanan ini akan mengasyikkan karena pengunjung dapat menikmati keindahan alam, pepohonan yang rindang dan udara yang sejuk.

Air terjun Moramo merupakan air terjun bertingkat/Cascade yang indah sekali dengan ketinggian 100 meter dan memiliki 7 undakan utama. Tiap undakan/tingkat membentuk kolam. Salah satu kolamnya yakni ditingkat/undakan kedua dapat dipakai berenang. Tebing yang membentuk tingkatan/Cascade tsb. Sangat unik karena batuannya tidak licin sehingga para pengunjung dapat memanjat setiap tingkatan sampai di atas tanpa takut jatuh. Tebing tsb. Terdiri dari batu marmer berwarna hijau sehingga memberikan pantulan warna yang indah sekali kalu terkena sinar matahari. Kolam dengan dengan air yang bersih, dingin dan segar di daerah tropis dengan berbagai jenis pepohonannya seperti ebony atau kayu hitam, jati, bayam atau beringin dan lain sebagainya merupakan habitat yang ideal bagi burung-burung dan satwa lainnya. Di lokasi tsb. telah tersedia tempat untuk beristirahat yang ditata dengan baik.

BATUR MOUNTAIN

A massive mountain, Mount Batur, dominates the district of Kintamani, in the Bangli Regency, which is still an active volcano. The Hindu population of Bali considers Mount Batur a sacred mountain. Its explosion, however, did not only cause death and obliteration but paradoxically had a constructive side, the slopes of the mountain and the areas nearby it (where the large Lake Batur is) have turned out to be extremely productive as the effect of the ashes

The area has become very productive for the growing of oranges, banana trees and coffee plants. Many villages are dispersed at the foot of the mountain, such as Songan, Toya Bungkah, Kedisan, Abang and Trunyan.

The special custom for the tourists who come to enjoy the very amiable climate, the natural beauties as well as very unique tradition continued by the villagers, not only they do not cremate the body of their deceased, they do not even bury them. They are simply left on a stone platform in the village cemetery.

TULAMBEN BEACH

Tulamben has become Bali's most famous diving area and therefore where you are most likely to meet internationally recognised underwater photographers and writers. Tulamben Bay, like the rest of Bali, is situated in the richest marine biogeographic zone in the world. Being on the north-east coast, the bay receives very plankton-rich waters from the major ocean current that moves from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean. This, coupled with the fact that the three main dive sites provide totally different physical environments, mean that Tulamben contains a stunningly diverse underwater ecosystem.

The beach is fist-sized black volcanic rocks that become sand in the shallows. This black sand does not provide the reflective properties of white limestone sand and, combined with the amount of plankton in the water, accounts for the relatively low visibility (12-25M). It does however provide a dramatic contrast, which brings out the colours of the corals, gorgonians, fish and other marinelife. The 100s of macro-species that live here both blend and contrast beautifully with the sand.

Tulamben is a wonderful place to learn to dive and to learn about underwater life. There are occasional sightings of Mola-Mola (Sunfish), Manta Rays, Whale Shark, tuna and other pelagics but it is the permanent population of Tulamben that brings people here for the 1st and 100th time.