Visit Thousand Islands, Pulau Seribu Jakarta
If you visit Jakarta, Indonesia, there some place you may to visit: puncak highland, Indonesia Miniatur Park, Bogor Botanical Garden, and kepulauan Seribu (Thousand Island). Pulau Seribu is a group of many island at the north of Jakarta.
Pulau Seribu is very potential to be developed for tourism destination especially for Jakartans for escape from the busiest Jakarta. Meeting, Recreation and sea sport such us fishing, Beaches recreation, Scuba Diving, Sailing,Pulau seribu is the nearest beach for Jakartas leisure (wisata Pantai).
Some island at Pulau Seribu is potential to developed and for tourism such as Genteng Besar, Pulau Lipan, Pulau Macan,Pulau Melintang Besar, Pulau Perak, Pulau Putri Besar [Putri Island], Pulau Sebaru Besar. This location is easy to reach from Jakarta, especially from Ancol Dreamland.
And the nearest island, Pulau Bidadari [Bidadari island] and Pulau Ayer [Ayer island] by speed boat it takes around 20minutes. Every day, from Marina Pier, or to Far Island (pulau Pantara [Pantara island], Pulau Kulkul Kotok [Kulkul Kotok island], Pulau Putri [Putri island], Pulau Sepa[Sepa island]) by speed boat it takes around 2 hours
There many island at Pulau Seribu you can visit:
Pulau Bidadari
This island is the closest location with Marina Ancol beach with the distance less than 15 km. It take about 20 minutes by speed boat. This place is give us a romantic nuance, silent and lonely place which is ideal for forgetting the crowded of tha capital city Jakarta. This place is good to your honeymoon.
Ayer Island
Pulau Ayer was famous as “Peal of Thousand Island” , with area about some hectare. This island is have visited by local or foeign tourist since 1950. To visit this island you can go by speed boat about 20 minutes.
Sepa Island
Pulau Sepa has outstanding white sandy beaches for sunning, turquoise water surround for swimming and snorkeling.The crystal clear water, corals reef formation and teeming with interesting marine life make Pulau Sepa and surrounding popularly known as THE PARADISE FOR DIVER. Inexpensive boat dives from Pulau Sepa to the dive spot is avalable.
Pulau Putri (Pincess Island)
This island is located at Pulau Seribu around 1 hour and half by speed boat, this island complete with with bungalow 67 units with the same type, Swimming pool, Tennis court, and other facilities for guest.
How to Visit Pulau Seribu?
You can visit Pulau Seribu from Tanjung Priok Port, Jakarta.
Some of this post is taken from
http://pulauseribujakarta.blogspot.com. Also visit this site to get some information about accomodation, travel guide, transportation to Pulau seribu.
