Though small, deserted island but has a tremendous wealth of natural, managed to lure some of those "big" the caliber of Lady Diana and Mick Jagger for a vacation. Moyo Island, a small island located in the northern island of Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara Province.
Seeing the beauty of the beach, sea and nature, it offers tranquility for lovers of the outdoors and the beauty beneath the sea.To reach the island of Moyo is very easy. Travel by car can be taken from Sumbawa Besar to Ai Bari, a coastal village located about 20 miles north of Sumbawa Besar. Or if you do not want to bother, Hotel and Golden Beach Hotel Tambora in Sumbawa Besar, can arrange trips to the island. Ai Bari in Sumbawa means salty water, is a poor fishing village facilities, but from the Samawa, Bajo and Bugis who inhabit this area, very friendly.
The journey of Ai Moyo Island Moyo Island Bari to be taken for about 15 minutes by speedboat, or use the ship ketinting. One fisherman who always provide this transportation is Mr. Lahi who are used to receiving foreign visitors, often written in a variety of travel guidebooks!
Moyo Island has a height variation from 0-648 m above sea level. As a marker still lestarinya island of approximately 30,000 hectares of this, hundreds of butterflies will be seen from behind bushes, trees or in the middle of savanna. The island is also home to 21 species of bats, birds, macaque, wild pig, deer and snakes. With the natural conditions are still very natural, not advisable to enter the island without a guide. Because there may be lost. "But strangely, every time there's a stray, would still find a way out of its own. Either" escorted "by a bird or a butterfly," said Mr. Maman, one of the guides here. According to him again, "residents" (read: ghosts) of forest on the island of Moyo did not like disturbing.
Island MoyoBila visit to this island, we could see the beauty of unspoiled nature. Forests are beautiful and almost untouched, waterfalls and natural rivers, as well as the beauty beneath the endless sea. In addition to hiking in the woods, along rivers and waterfalls, caves which can be reached by foot, could be an alternative activity. One of them is the Cave Ai Manis to be achieved with a little rock climbing. This cave where hundreds of breeding bats. In addition, other activities you can do is trekking for two hours that can be started from Labuan Haji, towards Waterfall Brang Rea (Great River) located in the center of the island.
Moyo Island is also a "paradise" for bird lovers. Of the 124 species of birds found in Sumbawa, 86 species of which are located on this island. Rare bird species can also be found here. Among them is the yellow-headed Parrot and megapode birds. The last bird, is unique because it relies on plants and branches to produce heat during the incubation period the eggs.
If you want to snorkel or dive, the area around the island offer a variety of underwater beauty that is equally interesting. Marine parks that make up the soft and hard coral formations are beautiful, can also be found sponge (sponge) and crustaceans. A Dutch tourist who happened to have just finished snorkeling, shared her experience. "Last time I saw small sharks snorkeling swim around Ai Manis beach. And all around the place, scenery was beautiful reefs. I also saw an eel," said Karsten, tourists are.
Moyo Island Moyo Island also offers a natural beauty under the sea. Almost the entire island surrounded by reefs that are still in good condition and not damaged. Sharks with a length of approximately two meters, anemones, pelagic, eels, groupers and even mantas, all there. If you like diving, you can do around the island Medang, located in the West Sea island of Moyo. You can contact the Blue Lagoon Resort is located on the outskirts of the town of Sumbawa Besar. Yacht from Bali, Lombok or even abroad often do a stopover on the island. Pcrjalanan usually stop in the island of Moyo and Satonda Island, a tiny island in the northeast of the island of Moyo who has a salt water lake in the middle of the island.
In addition to far from the reach of domestic tourists, promotion of Moyo island is still very little. To vacation here, it takes time and the availability of sufficient funds fairly. However, if there is a desire to see a small beauty of this country, Moyo Island is one place worth visiting. "If it happened to be lucky, you can see a bunch of flying fish," said Mr. Lahi, pointing at a group of flying fish are jumping out of the water onto the surface.
Sources: Travel Magazine
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