Moyo Island, world's Celebrity Attractions

 Moyo Island

The island of Moyo District in Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Indonesia. The distance is approximately two and a half kilometers north of Sumbawa Island, NTB. The purpose of the attractions for domestic and foreign tourists. Even Mick Jagger, Maria Sarapova and Princess Diana ever visiting this place. The island is famous for its natural beauty. Aside from pristine and deserted, the atmosphere on the island provide tranquillity.

The beauty of the island of Moyo no doubt. Here are a variety of types of flora and fauna such as butterflies, twenty-one types of bats, wild pigs, deer, snakes, various kinds of birds and other animals. This indicates that the island of Moyo awake preserved. In addition to being able to enjoy the beauty of its forests, you can also enjoy the natural beauty of its bottom which is certainly still very beautiful.

For nature lovers and bird, Moyo Island is Heaven itself. Of the 124 bird species that exist on Sumbawa, 84 of which type in here. Some rare species such as the yellow-headed older brother and birds scorched you can find on the island. For lovers of hiking, you'll find waterfalls, caves, and rivers that you can follow. And for the hobby go snorkelling or diving, here there are spots under the sea and certainly very beautiful.. You will find sponges, anemones, eels, pelagic, manta, a flying fish until small sharks were swimming.

 

 

 

 

Facilities

On this island you can stay at Amanwana Resort (the only five-star hotel quality resort on the island of Moyo) and costs enough expensive i.e. around $ 800 per night. Alternatively, you can get some place to stay in the homes of villagers Labuan Aji and costs according to agreement or around Rp 150,000 to 200,000 Usd per night. Or when you want to, can also bring their own tents with beds supplies such as sleeping bag, so surely it would be more save your finances.

Transport access

Access to the island of Moyo is indeed a bit is not easy.

When you're from Mataram, Lombok, NTB, you could use ground vehicles with the route from Mataram heading to the port of Kayangan. From the Harbour continued to Poto Tano (ferry boat). From Poto Tano could directly go to Sumbawa Besar (with ground vehicles). Total journey time of about six hours of travel.

You can also use air lines i.e. from Lombok International Airport heading to Sultan Kaharuddin Airport, Sumbawa using Fokker aircraft of the same.

From Sumbawa continued towards the harbour mouth of the times. From this port, you can ship with people and costs about Rp 20000 to Rp 25000 per person. The ship departed for the island of Moyo at around 11.30 pm local time with the time it takes about two hours to the journey. The ship will depart to Sumbawa again around 9 a.m. local time. When you want to use the people's ship this again then you should stay. Alternatively, you can use the boat belonging to the fishermen and costs around Rp 400,000 to Rp 600,000 or according to agreement (if not stay and want to return to Sumbawa on the same day).

If you want more quickly, you can rent speedboats belonging to the private sector with more expensive cost amounting to about Rp 3,000,000 (back and forth). The benefits, in addition to the time it might take faster ships were able to surround the island of Moyo a full day.

Choice of access to the Moyo Island is via Ai Bari which is about 20 km from Sumbawa Besar. From Ai Bari, you could use a speed boat with it takes about 20 minutes by boat or use ketinting ship with the longer course.