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There
are many wonderful and interesting things to see and do,
and many amazing experiences to have. The Wakatobi is
culturally diverse, it contains the largest Bajo (sea
gypsies) community in the world, 11 ethnic dialects are
spoken within the islands and the people have many
intesting cultures and traditions. For example there
exist a myriad of traditional dances such as (Balumpa,
Kenta, Sajo Moanne Lariangi, Lengko, Paloge Ngivi),
whilst the park contains a number of ancient fortresses
as memories of historic battles.
There
exists over 600km of reefs ranging from walls, slopes,
ridges, caves, sea grass beds, mangroves and beautiful
white sandy beaches. The Wakatobi has the longest atoll
in the world (Kerang Kaledupa) containing some of the
most bio diverse marine fauna in the world, 590+ species
of fish, 750+ species of hard corals (90% of the worlds
total), 70+ species of sponges and an immense array of
large marine creatures. Whales, dolphins, manta rays,
turtles, whale sharks, hammer head sharks and dugongs
all frequent the park that the legendary Jacques Costeau
described as the finest diving site in the World. |
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