Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Travel to Bidadari & Tidung Island, Seribu Island, Indonesia


Bidadari (Angel) Island 
Pulau Bidadari dan Pulau Tidung
Angel Island is one of the Thousand Islands cluster of islands surrounded by large trees, this island formerly called Island Hospital and Pumered Island. Angel Island is inspired from the name of the other islands in the Thousand Islands as Island Princess, Island of Nirvana, and others. Geographically, the island is located between the cluster Onrust Island, Khayangan Island, Kelor Island and Pulau Ayer, Untung Jawa village, Southern District Thousand Islands and Thousand Islands regency.
Pulau Bidadari dan Pulau Tidung
The island was developed as a tourist destination due to its location in the Thousand Islands are beautiful and historic. In the 17th century, the Dutch built a hospital or a leper leprosy therefore first island called Pulau Hospital as with the Dutch also built a fortress that serves as a means of surveillance for defense from enemy attack. Until 1970 the island was not inhabited by humans, even the island has never been visited by people. In the early 1970s, PT Seabreez manage this island to serve as a tourist resort.

In addition to historical relics from the Dutch colonial era the main attraction of this island Angel Island has white sandy beaches with crystal clear sea water. Some rare plants such as the tree of peace (baringtonia exelsa), billowing trees, trees Sentigi (pempis acidula), ebony tree (Diospyros maritama), glodokan trees, some fruit trees, as well as mangrove forests growing and well preserved on the island.



Tidung Island
Pulau Bidadari dan Pulau Tidung
Spend your free time and leisure to walk in the mall, relax in the cafe, a movie may be plain and boring. If you want new things, such as enjoying the beautiful view of the beach, watching the beautiful coral reef, swim, enjoy the beautiful colors as the sun sets behind the horizon or just biking around the beach while enjoying the beauty and exchanged smiles with the locals. All of this can you dapakan Tidung Island.
Pulau Bidadari dan Pulau Tidung
Tidung Island is an island in the Thousand Islands, the island was nicknamed as Maladewanya Indonesia. Tidung Island is divided into two islands, namely Pulau Tidung Small and Large Tidung island connected by a bridge with a length of approximately 2 km. Until now Small Tidung uninhabited island, while the Big Island Tidung inhabited about 4,000 inhabitants, and one of the most populated island in the cluster of islands in the Thousand Islands.

Tidung islands whose width is estimated only 200 meters, but the length is about 5 km, surrounded by pristine white shades as shallow reef overgrown and filled with ornamental fish that never cease strutting shore. Beaches on the island is not big choppy because of the cluster of coral and coral reefs that surround the coast capable of withstanding waves so suitable for swimming.