Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine April 2019 | Seite 94

Travel / Wakatobi / ON THE MAP Wakatobi Regency is a group of four islands, located in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. The great naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace sailed past the Wakatobi archipelago in 1857. This year marks 150 years since Wallace wrote The Malay Archipelago – a book that, even today, remains the most engaging travel book ever written about the Indonesian islands. In its pages, he described Sulawesi (then known as Celebes) as “the most remarkable and interesting island in the whole region, or perhaps on the globe”. E/ Wakatobi’s name derives from the four biggest islands: Wangi Wangi (WA), Kaledupa (KA), Tomia (To) and Binongko (BI). Situated within the Asia-Pacific Coral Triangle and boasting an estimated 9,000km 2 of tropical coral reefs, this area is home to the highest number of fish species in the world and 750 coral reef species (out of a world total of 850). By comparison, there are fewer than 70 coral reef species in the entire Caribbean! 92 DIVING UNDERWATER CAMERA E/ The best season for diving are between April and June as well as between October and December. I/ Waktu terbaik untuk menyelam adalah April hingga Juni dan Oktober hingga Desember. E/ Bring along your underwater camera as you do not want to miss the magnificent views. I/ Bawa serta kamera tahan air untuk mengabadikan panorama istimewa bawah laut.