12 best islands in Indonesia you should visit...

12 best islands in Indonesia you should visit

1. Bangka - Belitung Islands

Parai Tenggiri Beach, Bangka.

Lengkuas Island, Belitung.

2. Thousand Islands (Kepulauan Seribu) in the North of Jakarta’s coast

This chain of islands consist of almost 128 small islands located in the Bay of Jakarta.

Tidung Island.

Pari Island.

 3. Karimun Jawa Islands in the Java Sea

This another chained-island in Indonesia has 27 islands in its territory.

Karimun Beach.

4. Derawan Islands, East Kalimantan

The islands include Derawan, Sangalaki, Kakaban, Maratua, Panjang, and Samama Island.

Swimming with jellyfish in Kakaban Lake.

5. Bunaken Island, North Sulawesi

Bunaken is well-known for its highest level of biodiversity. There are at least 58 different genera and sub-genera of corals and 2,000 species of fish are found in the marine park.

Coral life in Bunaken National Marine Park.

  

6. Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi

Wakatobi is an acronym of 4 main islands (Wangi-wangi Island, Kaledupa, Tomia, andBinongko) of an archipelago group known as Tukang Besi Islands.

Cemara beach

Wakatobi marine life.

7. Bali Island

Tanah Lot Temple.

Rice terraces in Ubud.

Dreamland Beach.

Many places for surfing

 Bedugul

8. Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara

Mount Rinjani.

Senggigi Beach.

Tanjung Aan.

9. Gili Islands, West Nusa Tenggara

The Islands consist of 3 small islands : Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno, and Gili Air.

Gili Trawangan.

Diving in Gili Air.

Gili Meno.

 10. Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara

Kelimutu Lakes are basically three craters with three different colors at the top of Kelimutu Mountain. According to locals belief, the lakes are the spiritual resting place of their ancestors. It is said the lakes change color according to the mood of the spirits.

Spider-web rice field at Cara Village in Cancar, Ruteng.

17 Islands Riung Marine Park.

11. Komodo Island

Komodo Island is the home of the largest (and endangered) lizard on Earth, Komodo Dragon.

Komodo National Park.

This pink-colored sand in Pink Beach is formed by the dead red corals.

12. Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua

The Islands consist of Misool, Salawati, Batanta, Waigeo, and the smaller island of Kofiau.

Raja Ampat marine life

Beaches in Raja Ampat

Visit Indonesia…the largest archipelago country in the world, with over 17.000 islands