In the northern part of Sulawesi, a lot of underwater beauty to enjoy. Examples of Bunaken Marine Park, Wakatobi, or Togean whose beauty is well known by the world. In the province of Gorontalo, there are two marine parks that are not less beautiful with these names.
Olele Marine Park and Bilitia Marine Park, is a hidden gate that holds stunning underwater scenery. These two marine parks are located in Tomini Bay, in the south of Gorontalo. It is therefore not surprising that these two marine parks have an equally beautiful underwater scenery.
Olele Marine Park is located in Olele Village, Kabila Bone District, Bone Bolango District. By traveling approximately 1 hour from Gorontalo by land vehicle, or about 30 minutes if boarding a speedboat from Gorontalo. Before throwing ourselves into Olele Marine Park, we can breathe a sigh of relief to see the spread of white sand and blue sea water that seemed to invite us to immediately wear oxygen or snorkel tubes and immediately see underwater scenery that can make love at first sight.
One of the unique things that can be found in Olele Marine Park is the large coral sponge called Salvador Dali sponge (Petrosia lignosa) scattered around the Olele Marine Park. The sponge is named for its shape that reminds people of the painting of the surrealism maestro, Salvador Dali.
A range of different types of coral reefs with various colors, hundreds of marine species swimming among divers. There are nine dive spots in Olele that have advantages and uniqueness of each. For beginner divers Olele Marine Park is a great place to learn to dive or snorkel. A quiet beach atmosphere and calm sea water is ideal for learning to master underwater sports equipment.
Enchantment Olele Marine Park makes many divers who prefer silent enjoy the scenery in front of them, so there is often congestion because a group of divers will be hampered by other divers who are engrossed in enjoying the scenery in front of them.
The Gorontalo government has designated the Olele region as a Regional Marine Protected Area (KKLD) since 2006, after a year before setting up Olele Village as a tourist resort. In Olele also began to appear a lot of houses that offered as a place to stay for the visitors.
Meanwhile, across from Botuhuwato Beach, Kramat Village, District of Managgu, there is Bitilia Island - with Bitilia Sea Park - which is rapidly becoming the target of the domestic and foreign tourists as a diving and snorkeling diving destination. To reach Bitilia Island takes about 30 minutes by motorboat from Botuhuwato or from Boleamo Indah Beach.
Just like Olele, Bitilia Sea Park also has an unrelenting appeal that makes divers dice awe. But unlike Olele, the waves in Bitilia are slightly larger, but relatively will not complicate diving or snorkeling activities.
Imagining the underwater beauty of the Olele Marine Park and the Bit of the Sea Park is not enough if one does not plan for one day, if possible in the near future, visit both.
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