Although small, quiet island but has a tremendous natural wealth of this, some people managed to attract "large" caliber 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 connoisseurs of the beauty of the outdoors and underwater.
To reach Moyo Island is easy. Travelling by car can be reached from Sumbawa Besar to Ai Bari, a coastal village located about 20 km north of Sumbawa Besar. Or if they do not want to bother, Hotels and Golden Beach Hotel Tambora in Sumbawa Besar, can arrange trips to the island. Ai Bari in Samawa means salt water, a poor fishing village facilities, but from the Samawa, Bajo and Bugis who inhabit this area, very friendly.
Travel from Bari to Moyo Island Ai can be applied for approximately 15 minutes by speedboat, or use a motorized boat.One fisherman who always provide this transportation is Mr. Lahi who are used to receive foreign guests, often written in various travel guide books!
Moyo Island has a height variation from 0-648 m above sea level.As a marker of sustainability of the island is still an area of about 30,000 acres, 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 is a stray, it would still find a way out of his own. Whether" escorted "by a bird or a butterfly," said Mr. Maman, one of the guides here. According to him again, "residents" (read: being subtle) of forest on the island of Moyo did not like disturbing.
To reach Moyo Island is easy. Travelling by car can be reached from Sumbawa Besar to Ai Bari, a coastal village located about 20 km north of Sumbawa Besar. Or if they do not want to bother, Hotels and Golden Beach Hotel Tambora in Sumbawa Besar, can arrange trips to the island. Ai Bari in Samawa means salt water, a poor fishing village facilities, but from the Samawa, Bajo and Bugis who inhabit this area, very friendly.
Travel from Bari to Moyo Island Ai can be applied for approximately 15 minutes by speedboat, or use a motorized boat.One fisherman who always provide this transportation is Mr. Lahi who are used to receive foreign guests, often written in various travel guide books!
Moyo Island has a height variation from 0-648 m above sea level.As a marker of sustainability of the island is still an area of about 30,000 acres, 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 is a stray, it would still find a way out of his own. Whether" escorted "by a bird or a butterfly," said Mr. Maman, one of the guides here. According to him again, "residents" (read: being subtle) of forest on the island of Moyo did not like disturbing.
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| Moyo Waterfall on Moyo Island |
When visiting this island, we can see unspoiled natural beauty. Forests are beautiful and almost untouched, waterfalls and rivers experience, as well as the beauty beneath the endless sea. In addition to hiking in the woods, along rivers and waterfalls, several caves that can be reached by foot, can be an alternative activity. One of them is Cave Sweet Ai that must be achieved with a little rock climbing. This cave where hundreds of bats nest. In addition, other activities you can do is trekking for two hours that can be started from Labuan Haji, Waterfalls toward Brang Rea (Big River) located in the middle of the island.
Moyo Island is also a "paradise" for bird lovers. Of 124 bird species found in Sumbawa, 86 species of which are in the island.Rare bird species can also be found here. Among them is the yellow-headed Parrot and bird Gosong. The last bird, is unique because it relies on plants and twigs to produce heat during the incubation period of 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 form the hard and soft coral formations are beautiful, can be found also sponge (Sponge) and crustacea. A Dutch tourist who happened to have just finished snorkeling, shares his experiences. "Last time I saw small sharks snorkel swimming around the coast Ai Sweet. And in some places, the scenery was beautiful reefs. I also saw an eel," said Karsten, tourists are.
Moyo Island Moyo Island also offers 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 want to dive, you can do around the Island Medang, located in northwestern island of Moyo. You can contact Blue Lagoon Resort is located on the outskirts of the town of Sumbawa Besar. Cruises 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 the island of Moyo is still very small. For a vacation here, it takes time and funds availability is quite good. 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 to a group of flying fish leaping from the water to the surface.
Moyo Island is also a "paradise" for bird lovers. Of 124 bird species found in Sumbawa, 86 species of which are in the island.Rare bird species can also be found here. Among them is the yellow-headed Parrot and bird Gosong. The last bird, is unique because it relies on plants and twigs to produce heat during the incubation period of 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 form the hard and soft coral formations are beautiful, can be found also sponge (Sponge) and crustacea. A Dutch tourist who happened to have just finished snorkeling, shares his experiences. "Last time I saw small sharks snorkel swimming around the coast Ai Sweet. And in some places, the scenery was beautiful reefs. I also saw an eel," said Karsten, tourists are.
Moyo Island Moyo Island also offers 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 want to dive, you can do around the Island Medang, located in northwestern island of Moyo. You can contact Blue Lagoon Resort is located on the outskirts of the town of Sumbawa Besar. Cruises 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 the island of Moyo is still very small. For a vacation here, it takes time and funds availability is quite good. 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 to a group of flying fish leaping from the water to the surface.
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