Bukittinggi - Sumatera Barat

Bukittinggi is a city with the distance about 90 km from the capital city of West Sumatra, Padang. Located in Bukit Barisan Mountains which stretches along the island of Sumatra, and between the two volcanoes, Mount Singgalang and Mount Marapi. With a height of 909-941 meters above sea level, Bukittinggi has a fairly cool weather that ranged between 16.1°-24.9°C.  The city has an area of  25.24 km² with a topography of hills and valleys spread in urban areas. There is a famous valley in Bukittinggi, Ngarai Sianok (Sianok Canyon), with depths varying between 75-110 m and at the bottom of the canyon flows a river called Batang Sianok.

Previously, Bukittinggi was a market for people of Agam Tuo. In 1825, the Dutch built a fort on a hills in this area and became their stronghold against The Padri. This place was known as Fort de Kock and that's it, during Dutch colonial period, Bukittinggi known as Fort de Kock. And in this period, Bukittinggi, along with the city of Medan, got the nickname as Parijs van Soematra.

During the Japanese occupation, it was renamed as Bukittinggi Si Yaku Sho and became the headquarters of Japanese 25th Army Kempeitai, under the command of Major General Hirano Toyoji.

At the beginning of the independence of Indonesia (December 22, 1948 - July 13, 1949), Bukittinggi  was once the capital of Indonesia during the Pemerintahan Darurat Republik Indonesia (Emergency Government of Republic of Indonesia) led by Syafruddin Prawiranegara. Further, Bukittinggi was once the capital city of Province of Sumatera and then, Province of Central Sumatra.

Buktittinggi is famous because it has interesting attractions, especially the natural and historical attractions. Here are some interesting attractions and worth a visit while you are in city of Bukittinggi.

Jam Gadang (Big Clock)

Jam Gadang is the most famous attractions and also the icons of Bukittinggi. It is  a Clock Tower which is located in downtown of Bukittinggi. Jam Gadang is a tower which houses a turret clock and has one large size clock faces in each of the four sides.

Jam Gadang has a ground-plan area of  13m x 4m with a height of 26 meters and in each of the four sides, there is a large clock with diameter 80 cm.

Jam Gadang was a gift from the Dutch queen, Wilhelmina, to Rook Maker, the controleur of Fort de Kock. Built in 1926 with cornerstone placed by Rook Maker's first son who was 6 years old. The Architects was Rajo Mangkuto Yazid.

The clock was imported directly from Rotterdam, Netherlands to ports of Teluk Bayur (Gulf of Bayur). It was manufactured by Vortmann Relinghausen at 1892. There are only 2 units of this type of clock, one is Big Ben in London and the other is Jam Gadang.

The cost of construction is about 3,000 Gulden, a fantastic amount in that days. Aside from being Bukittinggi icon, the Jam Gadang is also the point 0 km of Bukittinggi.

A unique fact is number 4 on Jam Gadang does not use the usual Roman numeral IV but IIII.

Fort de Kock

Fort de Kock is the Dutch fort which stands on Bukit Jirek (Jirek Hill), in the city of Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Founded by Captain Bouer in 1825 as a stronghold of the Dutch Army in the face of onslaught of Minangkabau people, led by Tuanku Imam Bonjol, during the Padri War in 1821-1837. Initially the fort was named Sterrenschans and later changed to Fort de Kock because it was built during the reign of Baron Hendrik Merkus de Kock as Der Troepen Commander and Deputy Governor-General of Nederlads-Inide. Running time, around the castle grew a town that is now known as Bukittinggi.

During Dutch colonization, Fort de Kock served as the center of Dutch colonial rule and defenses in Sumatra. Then, the government began to develop the occupation by mastering the other hills in the surrounding area, which later became Bukittinggi today. Dutch government developed the city by building government offices, government employee housing, markets, transportation facilities, schools, recreation and cemetery complex.

With its completeness, coolness and beauty, it is no wonder that Bukittinggi became one of the favorite resting place for government officials and military officers of the Dutch Colonial.

Currently, Fort de Kock just left a green-white-painted buildings as high as 20 m which is equipped with a small cannon at the four corners, as a reminder that once stood Fort de Kock in that place. In 2002, the government changed the area into Bukittinggi City Park and Tropical Bird Park, where there are lots of shade trees and the children can play there.

Location of Fort de Kock is also not far from the Bukittinggi Zoo and Museum Rumah Adat Baanjuang (Museum of Traditional House of Baanjuang), even still in the same tourist attractions area where, the fort is located on left of the entrance, while the zoo and museum are the right side. Both of them are connected by Limpapeh Bridge,crossing over the highway in the town of Bukittinggi. From the bridge you can enjoy views of the mountains and canyons that surround the area, such as Sianok Canyon, Mount Merapi, Mount Singgalang, Mount Sago and Mount Tandikek. This area is just 1 km from Jam Gadang, downtown Bukittinggi.

Lubang Jepang (Japanese Tunnel/Cave)

Lubang Jepang is one of the historical attractions in the city of Bukittinggi. This tunnel is actually a bunker. Built in 1942 for the defense of  Japanese army in World War II and the Greater East Asia War (Dai Senso Tora), by the order of 25th Japanese Army Commander, General Watanabe, who was also the Commander of Japanese Army Military Government in Sumatra, which was based in Bukittinggi. 

This tunnel has about 1400 m long, 2 m wide and 2 m high, and was made at a depth of 40-50 m, below hard rocky ground. It was built as a storage of war supplies and equipment for Japanese soldiers. In the tunnel, there is some space, which used for bedroom, surveillance, protection, treatment rooms, kitchens, prisons and storage of armories and ammunition. The tunnel was also equipped with a number of traps.

The tunnel was built by slavery (romusha), which was imported from other regions, such as Java, Sulawesi and Kalimantan. It meant to maintain the confidentiality of this project. And slaves from Bukittinggi and Sumatera were sent to other areas, such as Bandung, Biak, Morotai even to Myanmar, to build the Japanese army defense facilities .

Because built in wartime, the project was forced to finish in a very short time, so that the bunker could be quickly used. The slaves were forced to work beyond the limit, without enough consumption and rest. Many of them were killed.

 In 1984, Japanese Tunnel were made as ​​history attraction and become part of the Panorama Park. There are several entrances to this tunnel, as it is located in the Ngarai Sianok, Panorama Park, beside the Palace of Bung Hatta and Bukittinggi Zoo.

Fort de Kock were one of the two Dutch fort in West Sumatra. Another fort, Fort Van der Capellen, located in Batusanggkar. Both of the forts were developed becuase these two area were the most difficult to conquer, during Padri War

Museum Rumah Adat Baanjuang (Museum Traditional House Baanjuang)

Museum Rumah Adat Baanjuang is located at Jalan Cindur Mato, Bukittinggi. Founded by a Dutch Countrolleur, Mr. Mondelar, on July 1, 1935.

Previously, the museum was named Museum Bundo Kanduang and then in 2005 renamed the Museum Rumah Adat Baanjuang. This Museum shaped a traditional Minangkabau house, Rumah Gadang (Big House), with roof forms of Gajah Maharam and pavilion in the left and right, in accordance with the harmony of  Koto Piliang. A pair of statues wearing Minang traditional clothes, decorate the entrance of the museum. Almost the entire museum building still uses traditional materials, such as palm fiber roofs, bamboo and wooden walls with beautiful carvings and wood floors. Although simple, this museum looks very graceful and elegant.

The house is also equipped with a large sieve Rangkiang Rice (Granary) and Rumah Tabuah (Drum House).

Construction of the museum with an area of  2,798 m², aims to collect and preserve historical and cultural objects of Minang Tribes.

The collection of TMuseum Rumah Adat Baanjuang is included in the category of ethnographic, such as household appliances and traditional transportation, traditional fabrics of Minangkabau, a wide variety of headgear, Numismatic such as currency that ever used in Minang, stuffed animals, and so on. Interestingly, this museum also keeps a collection of animal offset with a rare physical condition, such as a buffalo with two heads and eight legs, goats with two faces and others else.

There is also a miniature collection of the longhouse, mosque, eating house, which is now rarely found in Minang Land.

Ngarai Sianok (Sianok Canyon)

Sianok canyon is a steep valley which became one of the icons of tourism in Bukittinggi. This valley extends up to 15 kilometers, with a width of up to 200 meters and a depth of up to 100 meters. In the bottom of the valley flowed a river, Batang Sianok (Clear River), with a view of Mount Merapi and Mount Singgalang in the distance. In the Dutch colonial era, the valley was known as karbouwengat or kerbau sanget (lot of buffalo), because lot of wild buffalo were living freely at the bottom of this canyon.

Sianok canyon is a borderline of the city of  Bukittinggi. It is located in the district IV Koto, Agam regency, West Sumatra. This valley windings and extends from the southern of Ngarai Koto Gadang to Ngarai Sianok Anam Suku and end up in the district Palupuh. Ngarai Sianok is part of Semangko Fault, which is a shear fracture on the island of Sumatra that extends from north to south of Sumatera, starting from Aceh to Semangka Bay, Lampung. This fault forming steep cliffs and deep valleys, resulting from the earth's crust down movement (sinklinal).

Batang Sianok, the river that flows in the bottom of the valley, now can be forded by using canoes and kayaks which are provided by a water sports organization. The rute starts from Nagari Lambah to Sitingkai Nagari Palupuh which can be reached in approximately 3.5 hours. On the riversides still can be found many

lush plants and trees. Also can be found animals such as long-tailed monkeys, gibbons, hoop, deer, wild boar, leopard, and tapirs.

If you enjoyed the view of Ngarai Sianok from Panorama Park, then you will find a very beautiful view of the valley. From Panorama Park, you can enjoy the view of sunrise and sunset in Ngarai Sianok. The stunning scenery to be immortalized by the photographer and painter of nature.

Tabiang Takuruang

In the right corner of Ngarai Sianok, and unfortunately can not be seen from Panorama Park, there is a beautiful natural phenomenon. Tabiang Takuruang, a small hill that stands alone in a lush valley Sianok Canyon with views of Mount Singgalang in the background. When a large earthquake in 2007, the peak of the hill collapsed and now leaves the cliff tops tight with a tree on it.

To find the beauty of Tabiang Takuruang, visitors will have down the road to Kampung Jambak about 4 km from Panorama Park. You can also use a car to reach Nagari Lambah. 

However, many traveller prefer to have a walk to the Tabiang Takuruang from Nagari Lambah which is only about 300 meters. And along the way, they enjoy the natural beauty and various culinary that can be found along the way.

If you are a painter or photographer, please do not forget to bring your "combat gear", to capture the beauty of Tabiang Takuruang.

Air Terjun Lembah Anai

If we hold a journey from Padang to Bukittinggi, then we will find a beautiful waterfall near the road, Air Terjun Lembah Anai (Anai Valley Waterfall). It is a part of Anai Valley Nature Reserve, one of the dense tropical rain forest with diverse species of flora and fauna, which are protected by the state.

The nature reserve which covers an area of ​​221 ​​hectares, is a part of Tanah Datar and Padang Pariaman District. It determined to be a nature reserve since the Dutch colonial administration in 1922 and still continues to this day.

Despite nearly a century, this nature reserve is not much known, but not so with the waterfall, which known as Anai Valley Waterfall and even it becomes one of the icons of West Sumatera tourism.

Actually, there are two other waterfalls and a small lake with blue water, which are in the forest. These attractions can be reached on foot in about 15 minutes from Air Terjun Lembah Anai.

From the side of the road, we could see Batang Anai (River Anai) in the bottom of the valley. Batang Anai has headwaters in the foot of Mount Singgalang, on the north side.

In the midst of lush trees and winding road, we will see the railway bridge over 50 meters, which stretches in height above Batang Anai. Railway was built by the Dutch colonial government and was completed in 1881, connecting Emma Haven (now Port Teluk Bayur) in Padang to Sawahlunto over 155.5 km. This rail pass Anai Valley, Padang Panjang, Lake Singkarak and ended in  Sawahlunto.

Railway line, which crosses the Anai Valley, about 33.8 km, used rack railway system. Rack railway system is a steep grade railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. This system required for crossing a sharp uphill area, such as Anai Valley.

For your information, the road along Batang Anai and rail lines built on the orders of Governor-General of the Dutch Johannes Graaf van den Bosch, who ruled in 1830-1834.

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Those are some tourist attractions in Bukittinggi. There are many more attractions around city of Bukittinggi, such as Lake Maninjau and Lake Singkarak, two beautiful lake that not far away from Bukittinggi. We will continue our journey in Bukittinggi later. See you..

Bandung - The Flower City

Bandung, the capital city of Provinceof West Java, Indonesia, locate in the basin of Parahyangan mountains, about 750m above sea level, so it has cool air and beautiful mountains views. It is only 180km from Jakarta where we need only 2-3 hours travel time through Cipularang highway. These situation then become the advantages for Bandung which make it as the favourite tourist destination.

However, the facts of Bandung as popular tourist destination is only not in the present. Bandung was already famous as favourite tourism city since Dutch colonial era. The cool air and beautiful views had attracted the rich people from Batavia (now, Jakarta) to have vacation in Bandung. "Flower City", “Garden of Allah” were some of nicknames of Bandung. Another and also the famous nickname is “Parisj van Java” because this city is never sleep. Well, Bandung mooi.. Beautiful Bandung..

As tourism city, surely Bandung will give its visitor many interesting experiences. These are some tourism points that you should not miss while visiting Bandung.

Shopping 
Bandung is famous as center for garment industry since 1980. That time, a clothing from Bandung would  have more value because of  its attractive design creativity and especially the affordable prices, even for students. There was Cihampelas Street which was famous as the center of creative clothes design. As its famous, then people said that you had not visited Bandung yet if you had not bought some clothes from Cihampelas Street.
Nowadays, Bandung tourism is still known for creative clothes design, but it is not focused at Cihampelas Street anymore. A lot of Factory Outlets (FOs) has been built and also sell various  types of clothing and still in affordable prices. The FOs locate at RE Martadinata Street ( aka. Riau Street), Djuanda Street (aka. Daga Street) and Setiabudhi Street. Some of them also provide restaurant.
Hey, want to try something different ? Perhaps you want to get a new experience in a traditional market in Bandung. Well, Pasar Baru (New Market) is the best place for you. Founded  about 1906 and had been renovated for several times until it gets its modern look. Here, you have to bargain to get a good price.
Another Bandung tourism for shopping is in Cibaduyut, south of the city. There are centers of leather craftsmen. You can find various models of shoes, sandals, wallets, handbags and belts made of leather, with a good quality. But unfortunately, now the industry is less developed.

Beautiful Nature
Surrounded by mountains makes Bandung has many natural attractions. In the north of Bandung at the foot of volcanoes Tangkuban Prahu, there is a small town, Lembang. It offers a cool and fresh atmosphere and of course, the beautiful scenery. There is a Catholic Sisters Convent, Carmelite Monastery. About 5 kms to east from lembang, there is Maribaya Waterfalls.
On Volcanoes Tangkuban Prahu,  we can find several craters and some of them can be visited. The largest named Kawah Ratu (Queen Crater).  There is Cikole camp which lies near pine forest.
Oops, have you heard the folklore about Mount Tangkuban Prahu ? Well, you can click this, if you like.. Sangkuriang - Legend of The Origin of Mount Tangkuban Prahu.
Following the way about 4.5 km to the north, there are another famous  Bandung tourism sites, Ciater.
Ciater is hot spring spot where  you can pamper yourself with a soak in warm water while enjoy the beautiful nature. On Saturday night Ciater is more crowded by the visitors than any other time.
In South Bandung, there is a lake, Situ Patenggang. The scenery of this lake is really beautiful and it has cold temperature. Near  Situ Patenggang, there are hot spring spot, Cimanggu, and crater, Kawah Putih (white Crater) which is famous for its beauty.
Another Bandung tourism site is family recreational park. There are many family recreational park, all of them equipped with a restaurant such as, Kampung Gajah in Cihideung, Paku Haji in Ngamprah, All About Strawberry in Cimahi and much more.

Culinary
Bandung is also famous for various kinds of food, presented by various vendors from simple food stalls until high class restaurant.  Well, this is another Bandung tourism attraction. The cooks compete in the expertise, skills and creativity to be able to present a delicious and unique cuisine. Sometimes they make the food in a different way so that the taste and looks to be different. Often, they even created a new type of cuisine.
Bandung is also well-known for its food stalls. Lined food stalls offers excellent cuisine and is ready to serve you. If you are fans of Chinese culinary, then you may go to Cibadak road. You can find various type of Chinese cuisine there. On Cisangkuy street, you will find diverse cuisine, ranging from traditional to western cuisine. And for seafood lovers, you may go to the food stalls on Cikapundung road.

Bandung at night
When the sun goes down, night life begins in Bandung. Bandung does not stop at night, even there are more activities to spend the night in Bandung. You can hunt for food in lined food stalls eatery or go to  the dance floor in a club. But it's not what I meant by night in Bandung.
I suggest you to go out with your partner or your family or your friends into the hills to the north of Bandung, such as to Dago or Ciumbuleuit or Setiabudhi or even further, Lembang.  Then, enjoy the night scenery of  Bandung in the distance with flickering lights.
Dago Thee Huis, a restaurant on the Dago that serves Asian and European cuisine, is my favorite place to enjoy the panorama of Bandung at night. Dago Thee Huis is an old Bandung tourism attaction. It was built when the Dutch colonial period.
And,  Kampung Daun, a cafe in Cihideung. In here, you will be in the middle of nature, between the cliffs and waterfalls. With proper lighting, the natural feel of the show so fascinating.
Well, both at Dago Thee Huis or Kampung Daun at night, you'll find a peaceful and romantic nuances. Hmm, I can not explain it more detail. You better come visit and experience it yourself. And later you will understand what I mean.

There are many more Bandung tourism attraction that you would find. Just visit us here, we welcome you.

Oops.. did you know that Bandung is actually in the bottom of the lake that had dried up ? Interested ? Well, I will tell you later.. bye.

Bali – Indonesia

Bali is a tropical island on Indonesian archipelago. Lies between Java to the west and Lombok island in the east. It is often referred to as paradise island and correctly so.

With sandy beaches and pounding surf, tropical jungles and exotic wildlife, green hills and yellow paddy terraces, active volcanoes and mystical mist, religious life and solemn ceremony, daily life and culture, Bali has been the favorite destination for locals and international tourists for ages.

Bali is fulfilled with magnificent beaches, breathtaking sceneries, marvellous trinkets and interesting culture. It is an ideal destination for those who want to escape from daily activities, enjoy a honeymoon, or even, have a great time with family and friends.

Beside sightseeing, Bali also provides a lot of fun and activities for tourists, such as snorkeling, scuba diving, swimming, hiking, and golf.

The most crowded resort in Bali is in the southern of the island. And the most famous tourist destination is Kuta. Kuta is a beach with eight kilometers golden sand and has lot of nice accommodation and best shopping and lively nightlife. The waves are good enough for surfing. Not far to the north, that's Seminyak Beach. Seminyak beach is quieter than Kuta, so it felt more peaceful.

Sanur Beach is also a well-known tourist destination. It is quiter than Kuta. The waves were pretty quiet, then Sanur beach can not be used to surf. But not far off Sanur Beach, there are some diving and snorkelling locations with friendly conditions, so they can be used by divers of all levels of expertise. The opposite of Kuta which is known as Sunset Beach, Sanur is known as the Sunrise Beach.

And in the northern of Bali, there is Lovina Beach which is not far from city of Singaraja. Lovina is a beautiful beach and full of peace. If you are lucky, you will see the dolphins swimming not far from the beach.

For the surf-lovers, there are plenty great sites for surfing in Bali, especially along Bali’s southwest coast and peninsula. Amed, Balangan, Canggu, Dreamland, Jimbaran, Keramas, Kuta, Legian, Padang-Padang, Seminyak, Tanah Lot and Uluwatu, are just some of the surf spots in Bali. There are other surf spots with each level of difficulty and uniqueness.

Bali also has beautiful underwater world. For the lovers of diving and snorkeling, the diving places like, Secret Bay, Menjangan Island, Tulamben, Amed, Padang Bai, Sanur, Nusa Dua and Manta Point in Nusa Penida, will provide exceptional diving sensation for them. Besides these places, there are many others diving spots in Bali.

For those who like climbing a mountain, then the mountain Batur is the most popular choice for climbers. In addition, there are Mount Agung that you have to be really fit if you want to climb it.

Bali’s major cultural destination is Ubud. Here, traditional dances are staged every night and lot of organic cafés and arts-and-crafts galleries along the streets are decorated with beautiful ethnic ornaments.

And for shopping lovers .. well, you can find a lot of shopping centers in Bali. Art market and art galleries are very easy to find. They provide a wide range of souvenirs and clothing. You can also find art galleries that sell a variety of gold and silver jewelry with high quality art. A tip for shopping, you should be able to bargain for a fair price.

Maluku Islands – Indonesia

Maluku Islands, also known as Mollucas or Molluken, an archipelago that lies between Sulawesi Island and Papua Island. Consists of approximately 2896 large and small islands and 2030 of them have not been named and there are hundreds of uninhabited islands. Administratively, the island is divided into two provinces, North Maluku and Maluku.

Maluku Islands is endowed with the richness of spices. In the past, Europeans recognized Maluku Islands as “Spices Islands”. And this was the main cause for Europeans to come and to dominate this area. Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and English competed to monopolize the spices trade from these islands. Later, Japanese occupied this islands during World War II.

The relics of the colonial primarily is fortress. There are so many fortress which had been established in the islands. Even some islands have more than one fortress, like the island of Neira.  There are 2 famous fortress, Fort Belgica and Fort Nassau. Fort Nassau was built in 1609 and Fort Belgica in 1611. Both were built by the VOC (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie / East Indies Trading Company) to control the trade of spices, especially nutmeg, in Neira Island. In addition, as a defense against local communities who oppose the monopoly of the spice trade.

There is also a Fort Victoria in the city of Ambon and Fort Amsterdam is located 42 km from the city of Ambon.

Almost all of the VOC fortress came from the fortress of the Portuguese or the Spanish who then expanded and reinforced by the VOC. And its function is to control the spice trade and defense against local communities who oppose the monopoly of the spice trade .

In addition, there are also many heritage buildings from the empire that once ruled in the Maluku islands, such as Ternate Sultanate, Tidore Sultanate and Bacan Sultanate.

Each still has the sultan and the palace that stands today. However, the function of the current sultan is the successor of the sultanate culture and they do not have any more political power because they are now incorporated in Indonesia Repubilk.

Therefore, sometimes they do not live in his kingdom, for example, the 21th Sultan of Bacan is a computer specialist who lives in Ohio, USA. Actually, there are still Sultanate Jailolo, however its history is still in traced.

Nowadays, the rest of their heritages, especially fortresses dan palaces,  become a wealth of history in the Maluku Islands.

Maluku is also endowed with beautiful nature. There are many islands that have beautiful beaches. In addition, there are many fascinating underwater world and become a popular dive site.

Ora Beach on the Island of Seram, Central Maluku, is one of the beaches that worth to visit. There is a resort that provides 6 wooden cottage with a thatched roof. The  background is the hills of the National Park Manusela. Imagine, a combination of wooden cottages on the clear turquoise waters and green hills of Manusela that makes Ora Beach scenery is so fantastic. Also the underwater world so fascinating and a good dive sites.

Ora beach is just one of the beautiful beaches in the Maluku Islands. There are many more beautiful beaches are stunning.

If you love the history of World War II, then visit the Island of Morotai. Morotai is an island that became the basis for the Japanese Army's defense against the Allied attack. Then, after the Japanese left the island, the Supreme Commander for the West Pacific, General Douglas MacArthur, find that the island is very strategic to be a military base to reclaim the Philippines from the Japanese.

So then, there were  built several airfields and a large hospital with a capacity of 1900 beds. There is also a naval base. At some point, Morotai became the basis for the 60,000 allied troops.

Today, the remains of military bases that can still be found even though most of them have been damaged and destroyed.

In 1974, an ex Japanese Army of World War II, called Teruo Nakamura,  was found still hiding in the forest Morotai. He does not know that the war ended a long time ago.

Maluku Island has been granted with natural beauty, both above as below the sea and of course, this islands attracts divers, sailors and cruise ships from around the world. People say that its beauty can only be matched by Raja Ampat, Papua, which also has an ultimate underwater adventures.

One of the most popular destinations for divers is Banda Islands. Divers, both experts and beginner, will find an amazing diving experinces here. This diving spots have vary the shallow lagoon between Bandaneira and Gunung Api, to the vertical walls of Hatta Island. And some of the globe's most pristine, biologically diverse coral reefs also can be found here.
Besides banda islands, and the islands of Ambon Islands Saparua also has several dive sites with a high rating. You will find everything from sharks, large turtles, schools of Napoleon Wrasse, giant groupers, dogtooth tuna, rays mobula, redtooth triggerfish, various species of whales, spinner dolphins, large lobsters and also endemic Ambon scorpionfish.

Come to Maluku Islands, the best kept secret in Eastern Indonesia.