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Prince William also Ever to Maratua

Point-point dive in Indonesia are many and well known throughout the world. In fact, many more foreigners who travel to the dive spots are compared to those of Indonesia. Some resorts are available in the area that was managed by a foreign party.

"As in Maratua Island, Prince William (eldest son of Prince Charles) was there for two weeks," said Tunjung Rukmo of PT Mitra Kaltim Resources of Indonesia, who met at the exhibition Kompas.com Deep & JCC Extreme Indonesia 2011 in Jakarta, Friday ( 01/04/2011).

The company is currently building five-star resort on the island Maratua and plan completed in 2012. If this happens, the resort has become the sole property of Indonesia.

According Tunjung, there are two resorts on the island of Maratua. However, both are owned by foreign parties.

Maratua Island in Derawan Islands, Berau regency, East Kalimantan. Side with local governments participating in the exhibition to introduce more Derawan as a marine tourism destination.

"We help to introduce Derawan. Many say people do not choose to Derawan Jakarta as much. Yet closer to Derawan than to Bunaken," said Tunjung.

He said, enough with the two-meter diving, the underwater scenery is an attraction Derawan can be enjoyed. In addition, turtles and jellyfish brackish water main attraction.

"Turtle migration 25 years and back again to Maratua as a place to eat and lay eggs. If in place just to lay eggs or feed. However, in Maratua, both," said Tunjung.

Meanwhile, Kakaban is home of the brackish water jellyfish. According Tunjung, jellyfish this type only exist in Indonesia. His trademark is upside down, and when touched does not cause itching.

According Tunjung, it wants to resort being built can be affordable for people of Indonesia. Tunjung admit, still a little domestic tourists who go to the Islands Derawan than foreign tourists.

Wakatobi and Togean

Just as in the Wakatobi, SE Sulawesi, dive sites here is already famous throughout the world. However, according to Monica from Tomia Dive Centre, tourists from Indonesia is still small. In fact, as a tourist destination, Wakatobi actually been there since long.

"The proof is the resort that has been established over 10 years. Unfortunately, only now beginning vigorous campaign to our own people. People Indonesia has not been met," he said. Therefore, the Wakatobi also participated in the exhibition Deep & Extreme 2011.

One more dive tourism destinations in Indonesia who took part in the exhibition are Togean, Central Sulawesi. According to the Director Togean Dives Resort Jafar M Amin, Togean high tourism potential. He acknowledged still more foreigners than people who travel to Indonesia Togean.

"People in Indonesia there are only 4 percent, selebihya from Europe, Australia, America, Japan, and Singapore," he said.
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