Dive Halmahera
Lelei Island, South Halmahera (Photo courtesy of Michael Sjukrie)
Overview
The little known underwater sea gardens of Weda Bay in Halmahera, in the province of North Maluku, recently emerged into world’s media limelight when the rare Walking Shark (hemisayllium halmahera) was discovered in this remote area. Located in Central Halmahera in the subdistrict of Weda Tengah, Weda Bay offers divers amazing sights in these pristine aquamarine waters. Here are abundant fis
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To Stay
The Weda Reef & Rainforest Resort is a small eco-resort and is the only accommodation facility around the Bay. Managed by a husband and wife team, the resort has 6 large bungalows equipped with modern amenities. The Weda resort lies close to the forest so that visitors can also enjoy the sight of the different birds just within walking distance from the resort. The resort also offers treks into the jungle to watch the Standardwing Birds of Paradise in their natural habitat.
The address is :
The Weda Reef & Rainforest Resort
Sawai Itepo, Weda Tengah, Halmahera Tengah
North Maluku
Contact : +628124433754 (Rob and Linda) or +6281340044758 (Office)
Website: www.wedadiving .com(bahasa Indonesia) orwww.wedaresort.com (other languages)
Get There
The nearest airport to the Weda Resort is the airport of Ternate. There are daily flights to Ternate from Manado, Makassar andJakarta, by Garuda Indonesia ,Lion Air and Sriwijaya Airlines. From Ternate it takes some 4 hours journey to the Resort using speedboat, then a drive through the forest pass picturesque villages and panoramic views before you arrive at the Resort on the Beach of Weda.
International airlines fly to Jakarta, Manado and Makassar, where you connect on domestic flights to
