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Hoga Island is a Remote Divers Paradise

[:en]Hoga Island is a remote divers paradise found in the heart of the Wakatobi region of Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. This idyllic island has no roads, one small fishing village of about 30 families, and a few bungalows for visiting divers. Long white sandy beaches and spectacular pristine coral reefs make it a great place to enjoy some peace and quiet and get away from it all.

If you are planning a diving trip to Hoga Island, Wakatobi, there are a few things it is good to know before you arrive. So here are my top 10 tips for potential visitors to Hoga Island: Give yourself enough time to enjoy your visit – due to the remoteness of the area you really need a minimum of 4 days to a week to really kick back, relax and make the most of your visit and the Hoga diving opportunities.
To get to Hoga Island you will need to get to Wanci Island first. It is possible to fly here from Jakarta or Makassar on a daily basis (except Mondays). You can then take a daily public boat from Wanci to Hoga Island.

The best time of year to visit Hoga is between March and November. Although diving conditions are good throughout this period the best visibility and calmest waters are in April/May or Sept/Oct.
Accommodation in the various bungalows available is on a per person per day basis, and prices are inclusive of 3 meals a day, drinking water and hot drinks. Expect to pay between Rp200.000 to Rp 300.000 per person per day (2017 prices)

There is no electricity on Hoga Island, bring a torch and plenty of batteries. Dive Operators use generators and solar panels and will let you charge cameras and batteries.
There are no shops on Hoga so think about what you will need to bring with you and be prepared. For example, you might need; sanitary items, toothpaste, chocolate, batteries, mozzie repellent, and sarongs/sheets to sleep under. During July/August a few little local souvenir shops open up.

Most Hoga Dive Operators like to be culturally sensitive and will ask guests to cover up and wear sarongs/vest tops/shorts/t-shirts when walking around the Island and in accommodation areas. Bikini’s are fine on the beach but not for walking around in, as many locals feel uncomfortable with this.
There are 22 dive sites around Hoga Island, all reachable within half an hour by boat. Some favorite Hoga dive sites you should make sure to visit are; North Wall, Coral Gardens, Outer Pinnacle, Inner Pinnacle, Channel, Buoy 1, Langira, Ridge 1, Pak Kasim’s, and Inner Pinnacle.
If you can tear yourself away from the spectacular Hoga diving, arrange a visit to the friendly Sea Nomad Village of Sampela. You can move around this village of stilt houses by canoe or on little bridges, and meet the hundreds of smiling children. It is an experience you won’t forget!


On land don’t forget to look out for; trees full of fireflies which light up like Christmas trees, phosphorescence in your footprints as you walk along the splash zone at night time, large monitor lizards, the rare coconut crabs, and ‘Maleo’ a relative of the kiwi bird which is very rare and endemic to Sulawesi I have been visiting Hoga Island regularly for the last eight years and these are my top ten tips for divers planning a visit to Hoga Island in the Wakatobi.

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If you are planning a diving trip to Hoga Island, Wakatobi, there are a few things it is good to know before you arrive. So here are my top 10 tips for potential visitors to Hoga Island: Give yourself enough time to enjoy your visit – due to the remoteness of the area you really need a minimum of 4 days to a week to really kick back, relax and make the most of your visit and the Hoga diving opportunities.
To get to Hoga Island you will need to get to Wanci Island first. It is possible to fly here from Jakarta or Makassar on a daily basis (except Mondays). You can then take a daily public boat from Wanci to Hoga Island.

The best time of year to visit Hoga is between March and November. Although diving conditions are good throughout this period the best visibility and calmest waters are in April/May or Sept/Oct.
Accommodation in the various bungalows available is on a per person per day basis, and prices are inclusive of 3 meals a day, drinking water and hot drinks. Expect to pay between Rp200.000 to Rp 300.000 per person per day (2017 prices)

There is no electricity on Hoga Island, bring a torch and plenty of batteries. Dive Operators use generators and solar panels and will let you charge cameras and batteries.
There are no shops on Hoga so think about what you will need to bring with you and be prepared. For example, you might need; sanitary items, toothpaste, chocolate, batteries, mozzie repellent, and sarongs/sheets to sleep under. During July/August a few little local souvenir shops open up.

Most Hoga Dive Operators like to be culturally sensitive and will ask guests to cover up and wear sarongs/vest tops/shorts/t-shirts when walking around the Island and in accommodation areas. Bikini’s are fine on the beach but not for walking around in, as many locals feel uncomfortable with this.
There are 22 dive sites around Hoga Island, all reachable within half an hour by boat. Some favorite Hoga dive sites you should make sure to visit are; North Wall, Coral Gardens, Outer Pinnacle, Inner Pinnacle, Channel, Buoy 1, Langira, Ridge 1, Pak Kasim’s, and Inner Pinnacle.
If you can tear yourself away from the spectacular Hoga diving, arrange a visit to the friendly Sea Nomad Village of Sampela. You can move around this village of stilt houses by canoe or on little bridges, and meet the hundreds of smiling children. It is an experience you won’t forget!

On land don’t forget to look out for; trees full of fireflies which light up like Christmas trees, phosphorescence in your footprints as you walk along the splash zone at night time, large monitor lizards, the rare coconut crabs, and ‘Maleo’ a relative of the kiwi bird which is very rare and endemic to Sulawesi I have been visiting Hoga Island regularly for the last eight years and these are my top ten tips for divers planning a visit to Hoga Island in the Wakatobi.

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Diving In Indonesia is The Capital Diving Centre of the World

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Indonesia is the place to be if you want to go scuba diving.

The place boasts of being one of the top scuba diving destinations in the whole world. The reason behind this is that it has around 20 percent of the worlds coral reefs nestled deep within its waters. Indonesia is made up of many islands, with the number reaching to 13,000 that are both occupied and deserted.
It also boasts of the longest coastline of a country in comparison to the whole world. Having said this, it is only natural that to get the maximum scuba diving experience, you will have to pay Indonesia a visit.

If you choose Indonesia as your scuba diving destination, you will be able to witness more than 3,000 types of fishes and 450 species of corals. Whether you are a casual diver or you do this for a living, you will find that scuba diving in Indonesia will give you one of the best experiences you can ever get. The volcanic underwater mountains and the macro life will take your breath away. There are nearly a thousand scuba diving sites scattered around the shores which give you plenty of areas to explore.
There are two most notable diving destinations in Indonesia. These are the Komodo and Bali.

Wakatobi –

This island has made it through so many features and is considered a wonder even explored in movies. This is a place of great diversity. Diving in Wangi-wangi, Kaledupa, Tomea and Binongko will bring you face to face with so many kinds of coral reefs of different colors and sizes. The shallow reefs are filled with marine life. If you are lucky or unlucky, depending on how you see it, you might even sport a shark or two.
Other sea life that you may see includes sunfish, clown frogfish, eagle rays, colorful sponges and blue-ringed octopus.

Freediving at Tomia - Wakatobi
Bali –

considered to be one of the most beautiful summer destinations in the whole world, Bali is as popular as a diving destination as much as it is popular as a beach destination. Shore-based diving is extremely popular in Bali if you are the more adventurous type.
Should you choose Bali, you will be delighted to find out that there are a lot of vertical drop-offs, coral ridges, seagrass beds and one of the worlds prized wrecks.
Scuba diving in Bali is available all year round but if you want to get the special treatment, the best time to go diving in Bali is around April through December. The thing is, if it is raining, you would not be able to see as much underwater. However, if you want to see certain marine life like sunfish or sharks then your best bet would be to go from June to September.

Diving in Indonesia cannot be matched by any other destination. The diversity and beauty of Indonesia paired with the unbelievably abundant choices for drop-offs, scuba diving in Indonesia will be an experience you will never forget.

Slap bang in the middle of the ‘Coral Triangle’ of diversity that extends from Australia to the Philippines and across to Borneo and into the South Pacific, Indonesia is generally accepted to be the world’s best country for sea life. Indonesia has more marine diversity than anywhere on earth and is at the core of the ocean’s heart, where the marine variety suggests life in the sea began.

With 20% of the world’s coral reefs, over 3,000 different species of fish and 600 coral species, deep water trenches, volcanic sea mounts, World War II wrecks, and an endless variety of macro life, scuba diving in Indonesia is both excellent and inexpensive.

You can dive here now and experience all the wondrous fish and other marine life in these nutrient-rich seas. From encounters with big pelagics around the cool waters of Komodo, cruising over pristine fields of coral in Raja Ampat, marveling at the enormous volumes of fish in the Banda Islands, to photographing the outrageous critters of Sulawesi, Indonesia diving is unsurpassable.

There are packages to suit all needs including resort diving in Bali and Sulawesi where you can stay in comfort on the doorstep of world-class dive sites where marine biologists, photographers and pleasure divers come to marvel and the species numbers and variety.
For many, diving is best on one of the liveaboards to Komodo and beyond, into the seemingly unchartered territory of Irian Jaya. These trips offer the chance to cruise over crystal seas from Bali to the legendary islands of Komodo and Rinca where the dragons of folklore roam. Beyond Komodo lies some of the most exhilarating frontier scuba diving there is, around the Banda Islands and Raja Ampat where there are few boats and only serious pleasure-seeking divers. Fantastic diving is virtually assured.
Highlights
Such a vast and varied destination as Indonesia is very difficult to limit to just a few highlights but any consideration of a dive holiday here should bear in mind at least the following areas:

Raja Ampat –

one of the few destinations left which truly allows you to feel like you are a pioneer – to boldly dive where no man has dived before. You can marvel at the incredible topside scenery of Irian Jaya, sail through waters where so few boats venture and experience some of the most impressive Indonesia scuba diving… and therefore the world. For those who want to get away from it all and dive in a remote paradise but not compromise on comfort then Raja Ampat liveaboards are the choice for you.

Komodo National Park –

the islands of myth and legend where dragons roam, are surrounded by rich nutrient-filled waters where a kaleidoscope of color and life awaits you. Mantas, dolphins, and sharks compete with critters galore, all against a riot of soft coral colors. Komodo liveaboard trips allow you to visit the many varied sites around this awesome marine park, some starting in Bali and visiting all the best sites along the way.

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Indonesia is the place to be if you want to go scuba diving.

The place boasts of being one of the top scuba diving destinations in the whole world. The reason behind this is that it has around 20 percent of the worlds coral reefs nestled deep within its waters. Indonesia is made up of many islands, with the number reaching to 13,000 that are both occupied and deserted.
It also boasts of the longest coastline of a country in comparison to the whole world. Having said this, it is only natural that to get the maximum scuba diving experience, you will have to pay Indonesia a visit.

If you choose Indonesia as your scuba diving destination, you will be able to witness more than 3,000 types of fishes and 450 species of corals. Whether you are a casual diver or you do this for a living, you will find that scuba diving in Indonesia will give you one of the best experiences you can ever get. The volcanic underwater mountains and the macro life will take your breath away. There are nearly a thousand scuba diving sites scattered around the shores which give you plenty of areas to explore.
There are two most notable diving destinations in Indonesia. These are the Komodo and Bali.

Wakatobi –

This island has made it through so many features and is considered a wonder even explored in movies. This is a place of great diversity. Diving in Wangi-wangi, Kaledupa, Tomea and Binongko will bring you face to face with so many kinds of coral reefs of different colors and sizes. The shallow reefs are filled with marine life. If you are lucky or unlucky, depending on how you see it, you might even sport a shark or two.
Other sea life that you may see includes sunfish, clown frogfish, eagle rays, colorful sponges and blue-ringed octopus.

Freediving at Tomia - Wakatobi
Bali –

considered to be one of the most beautiful summer destinations in the whole world, Bali is as popular as a diving destination as much as it is popular as a beach destination. Shore-based diving is extremely popular in Bali if you are the more adventurous type.
Should you choose Bali, you will be delighted to find out that there are a lot of vertical drop-offs, coral ridges, seagrass beds and one of the worlds prized wrecks.
Scuba diving in Bali is available all year round but if you want to get the special treatment, the best time to go diving in Bali is around April through December. The thing is, if it is raining, you would not be able to see as much underwater. However, if you want to see certain marine life like sunfish or sharks then your best bet would be to go from June to September.

Diving in Indonesia cannot be matched by any other destination. The diversity and beauty of Indonesia paired with the unbelievably abundant choices for drop-offs, scuba diving in Indonesia will be an experience you will never forget.

Slap bang in the middle of the ‘Coral Triangle’ of diversity that extends from Australia to the Philippines and across to Borneo and into the South Pacific, Indonesia is generally accepted to be the world’s best country for sea life. Indonesia has more marine diversity than anywhere on earth and is at the core of the ocean’s heart, where the marine variety suggests life in the sea began.

With 20% of the world’s coral reefs, over 3,000 different species of fish and 600 coral species, deep water trenches, volcanic sea mounts, World War II wrecks, and an endless variety of macro life, scuba diving in Indonesia is both excellent and inexpensive.

You can dive here now and experience all the wondrous fish and other marine life in these nutrient-rich seas. From encounters with big pelagics around the cool waters of Komodo, cruising over pristine fields of coral in Raja Ampat, marveling at the enormous volumes of fish in the Banda Islands, to photographing the outrageous critters of Sulawesi, Indonesia diving is unsurpassable.

There are packages to suit all needs including resort diving in Bali and Sulawesi where you can stay in comfort on the doorstep of world-class dive sites where marine biologists, photographers and pleasure divers come to marvel and the species numbers and variety.
For many, diving is best on one of the liveaboards to Komodo and beyond, into the seemingly unchartered territory of Irian Jaya. These trips offer the chance to cruise over crystal seas from Bali to the legendary islands of Komodo and Rinca where the dragons of folklore roam. Beyond Komodo lies some of the most exhilarating frontier scuba diving there is, around the Banda Islands and Raja Ampat where there are few boats and only serious pleasure-seeking divers. Fantastic diving is virtually assured.
Highlights
Such a vast and varied destination as Indonesia is very difficult to limit to just a few highlights but any consideration of a dive holiday here should bear in mind at least the following areas:

Raja Ampat –

one of the few destinations left which truly allows you to feel like you are a pioneer – to boldly dive where no man has dived before. You can marvel at the incredible topside scenery of Irian Jaya, sail through waters where so few boats venture and experience some of the most impressive Indonesia scuba diving… and therefore the world. For those who want to get away from it all and dive in a remote paradise but not compromise on comfort then Raja Ampat liveaboards are the choice for you.

Komodo National Park –

the islands of myth and legend where dragons roam, are surrounded by rich nutrient-filled waters where a kaleidoscope of color and life awaits you. Mantas, dolphins, and sharks compete with critters galore, all against a riot of soft coral colors. Komodo liveaboard trips allow you to visit the many varied sites around this awesome marine park, some starting in Bali and visiting all the best sites along the way.

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Try Scuba Diving – JakartaTry Scuba Diving – Jakarta

Have you ever dived? Exploring the beauty of the underwater world of Indonesia. If not, then  learn to dive and enjoy the beauty of coral reefs in the world, all located in Indonesia. If you do not feel confident to learn diving, our means to make you feel the sensation, we facilitate Try Scuba Diving for you who want to feel the sensation of diving.

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