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Deep End of the West Halmahera and No Time to Wave Goodbye
Posted in: Photoblog, Sports & Adventure by admin on October 14, 2015
Activity : Scuba Diving
Location : Maluku
Trip : September 2015
“Halmahera Island or known as Jailolo, is the largest island in the Maluku Island, Indonesia. As part of northern Indonesia with probably the highest marine biodiversity in the world, it sits right in the middle of Sulawesi and Papua. A marine scientist Dr. Garry Allen conducted an expedition in Halmahera Island in 2005 and found 803 reef fish species after did 37 hour dives. He did the same expedition in 2001 in Raja Ampat Papua and found 828 reef fish species after 60 hours dives. This is the fact that Halmahera has marine biodiversity exceed the numbers of Raja Ampat. The reasonable time to dive in Halmahera is from June to September, and the best time throughout the year would be on October to May. You may need to fly from Jakarta or Manado to Ternate and continue with the road journey to reach Halmahera. Despite the long journey, in the end you will not feel to wave goodbye after mesmerized into its marine life. It’s all worth to visit – Photographed by Sergio K Rustan”
