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Karimun Jawa, A Wonderous Retreat in Java

Karimun Corals
Karimun Corals

When you think that Java is not a good place for some diving, well you’re wrong. There are some beautiful diving spots that are properly run as a tourism spot. One of them is the Karimun Jawa National Park. The national park is located north of Jepara city, a city famous for its beautiful wood-engravour furniture. The exact location of the national park lies 60 NM (nautical miles) beyond the north seas of the city.

The national park consists of 22 islands on the Java Sea with a total of 111,625 hectares, and Karimun Jawa island is about 1,285.5 hectares. The national park is a great place for divers wishing to see the natural beauty of the coral reefs of the Java Sea. Packed with beautiful white-sand beach, it’s a good place for Snorkling, Diving, Fishing, Sun Bathing, Canoing, taking a ride at the Banana Boat. There are also some shark and snapper fish farm, seaweed farm run by the locals, turtles conservation, and mangroove forest.

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