Marine · Southeast Sulawesi, Sulawesi

Wakatobi Marine Park

Marine park in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia

Description

Wakatobi National Park is a marine national park in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. It was established in 2002. The name of Wakatobi is a portmanteau of the four main Tukangbesi Islands: Wangi-wangi, Kaledupa, Tomia, and Binongko. Since 2005 the park is listed as a tentative World Heritage Site.

History

Formed as a national park in 1996 conserving the heart of the Coral Triangle.

Local Culture

Local Bajo people possess legendary diving capabilities and ocean connection.

Activities

✦ Diving at Tomia wall
✦ Explore Bajo stilt village

Culinary

Kasoami cassava breadGrilled fish