Tidung Island, Thousand Islands

 

Tidung Island is one of the villages in the Thousand Islands, Jakarta. The island is divided into two part, Big Tidung Island and Small Tidung Island. The island also has a considerable population. Tidung Island region is a unique place, especially for marine tourism and diving. Coral reef ecosystems in this island has great beauty, especially when snorkeling or diving activities in the edge area. Research activities are also often done in this area.

Big Tidung Island and Small Tidung Island are connected by a long bridge is located in the Thousand Islands south western part, with the distance of approximately 3 hours drive from Muara Angke with public ships.

Tidung island which is estimated only 200 meters wide but about 5 km long, surrounded by shallow beach with white graded because overgrown with corals that appear invisible to the eye and filled with beautiful marine fish. This beach is not big wavy because clusters of corals and coral reefs that surround capable of withstanding the waves, it's safe for swimming.

In this island can be found friendly locals settlement and a view stalls that provide foods and soft drinks. There are also many public facilities, such as police stations are also friendly, a school for high school students from around the island, a collection of stalls and headed into the long bridge connecting the island with the island of Big Tidung and Small Tidung without inhabitants. Health center and administrative offices are neat and tidy will also pass along the journey tracing Tidung Island.

At the beginning of this bridge, you will find a bridge high enough to go through ocean basins that rather deep, there are many local young children demonstrate diving from the bridge, quite entertaining and very inviting tourists to join with them to perform diving in blue beach without waves.

At the end of the bridge, up the coast Small Tidung Island which is a cultivation area of mangrove, looks beautiful when traced with cycling, through a path filled with weeds and deserted beaches of soft white sand, very beautiful scenery.

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