Tourism is only beautiful as the hum of tourists are infatuated with the exotic scenery, scuba diving in Wakatobi. Tourism is just amazing for those who have never seen the sea is still blue and beautiful. Since the concept of tourism, Wakatobi population even more difficult. The fishermen began to be restricted to certain types of fishing because the government called as a rare fish. Suddenly they have to be taught how to catch fish that do not damage the reef.
Wakatobi beach
Had always been accustomed to seeing their ferocious waves and have a bunch of local knowledge on how to catch fish from the time their ancestors first. Cultural heritage of the past provide a wealth characteristics and cultural values ??that until now can be seen in patterns / traditions of people’s lives better known as the Wakatobi archipelago and coastal communities. So the culture is more community-owned coastal culture (marine anthropological). Existing culture is what gives the phenomenon unique to the development of tourism based on cultural values.
Scuba diving is the marine tourism activities that have been developed in the Wakatobi Islands, which is supported by the presence of Wakatobi National Marine Park. The advantages of this tourism asset, not because the vast expanse of rock along the bottom of the ocean waters with a complex topography such as slope shape, flat, drop-offs, atoll and underwater cave with diverse marine life. Varying water depths reaching 1044 meters the deepest part of the sandy and rocky bottom, the region has significant potential, especially the existence of coral reefs and various kinds of marine life is diverse with aesthetic value and high conservation.
Specifically marine park Wakatobi archipelago has a ± 25 pieces of coral reef, surrounded by 750 species total of 600 km2, and beach tourism potential to be managed, are scattered throughout the Wakatobi region. Based on this potential, makes this area very comportable for tourist activities such as scuba diving and surfing, snorkeling, and fishing tours. The tourists called as the exotic scuba diving sites in the world.
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