Tinabo Island is one of the islands in Selayar Islands District, South Sulawesi, Indonesia which is included in the cluster of islands in Kecamatan Takabonerate.
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Tinabo Island (Tinabo Island Dive Resort) is located in the heart of the widest and richest coral reefs of the world's marine life, Takabonerate National Park with coordinates 6 ° 33'0 "LU 121 ° 5'0" BT Coordinate: 6 ° 33'0 "LU 121 ° 5'0" BT. The location is east of Selayar Island which is right in the middle of the area and is the most appropriate choice for scuba-diving or snorkelling in South Sulawesi.
Tinabo Island is a small island that has a length of one and a half kilometers with a width of about 500 meters. The position of Tinabo island is very strategic, allowing us to see the elegance of sunrise and sunset with the naked eye. Tinabo Island has a beautiful white sandy beach, with clear and bluish sea water. Underwater scenery is also amazing with abundant underwater wealth.
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Those who love snorkeling and diving, visiting this island will be a great experience to do the activity. No wonder this island became one of the paradise for diving enthusiasts.
The most interesting activity on the island is the visitors can dive with the children of sharks, turtles and even shells (giant sea shells) whose size can reach up to one meter. There is also one interesting place to dive, called Fish Well. This place is an underwater hole that has not been clarified its depth. We can see the color of the beautiful fish in and out of this hole.
Interestingly on this island, there are so many baby sharks that play along the coastline, just walk 5 meters from the room and we will meet with these sharks.
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this will be our first experience to feed baby sharks
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To the location
The nearest town to get to this island is via Makassar. From Makassar we continue the journey to Tanjung Bira by using a rental vehicle, and takes about 8 hours. Then, from Tanjung Bira journey continues with ferry to Pamatata Selayar Harbor about 2 hours drive. From Pelabuhan Pamatata journey continues to land by using a rental car to Fortress City and then to the port of Patumbukan. Well, from Port Patumbukan, we can cross to Tinabo Island by using local boat or speed boat rental. It takes 4 to 5 hours to travel by local boat and 2 hours away by speedboat.
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