VIsitTakabonerate Diving in Selayar Island

Makassar (Ujung Pandang)

There are several islands (Spermonde Archipelago - map) east of Makassar with interesting dive sites and wrecks. The city of Makassar is a good base for trips to this group of small islands and atolls. The east monsoon season (April - November) is the best period for visiting these islands (weather map Indonesia).

THE DIVING

There is a lot of wreck diving on the following islands: Samalona (Maru wreck) / Kodengareng Keke (gunboat wreck) / Tin-Tingan Atoll (cargo vessel wreck) / Takabakan Atoll (submarine ) / Samalona Island (wreck of a Michell-Lanchaster bomber) / Tanakeke (cargo vessel and the Nikko Maru) / Labutung Atoll (cargo vessel) / Lai Lai Island (Hakko Maru) and dives on Kodongbali , Tambakulu and Suranti Kapoposang Lanyukan. Travelog in German (Wracks) and in English (Michael Bode) also about the wrecks and the Forum Makassar straits.

Pulau Selayar and Bira

Map of Selayar and Bira (print version) 1. Depo / Selayar dive resort 2. Tanjung Cuni 3. Tanjung Tampu 4. Pulau Pasitanete 5. Pulau Pasitanete Lighthouse 6. Pulau Kambing 7. Cape Bira 8. Bira Coral garden (Pantai kechil) 9. Mara Masak Pinnacles