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Visit Funtasy Island, in Batam City, Indonesia.

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Funtasy Island, in Batam, Indonesia(www.funtasyisland.com) The largest eco theme park in the world is now Batam City, Indonesia. It is Funtasy Island,  consisting of 7 islands with the total area of 328 hectare : Air, Manis, Asam, Anak Ladang, Great 1, Great 2 and Great 3.Located 16km from Sentosa Cove, Singapore. A short boat ride away, Funtasy Island is well-served by the world-class marina. The planned soft launch will be carried out in August 2015 . Here will be constructed various buildings and rides . Including 700 villas consisting of 150 units or floating on the sea and 550 units in the mainland . By August 2015, 30 % of construction will be completed ready for habitation or approximately 200 units of the 700 . After the soft launch was , Funtasy Island development continues . The construction of 700 villas expected to be completed in 3 years . What so special about Funtasy island? Spanning over 300 hectare of a natur

Superb marine life in Indonesian waters: Inhibitants of Indonesia's Reef.

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Underwater in Indonesia is probably the most exciting marine life in the World.   According to Periplus Travel Guides (1990,33) Indonesian waters provide the richest marine habitat as there is a wide variety of habitats across the islands from deep sea trenches, rocky shores, sand and mud flats, sea grass beds, mangrove swamps and coral reefs. It is predicted that around 3000 species of fish, and several hundred species of coral populate the reefs off the larger Indonesian Islands. No marine survey yet could come up with exact numbers of animal species in Indonesia waters. Generally speaking, divers will encounter the following  groups of animal : Algae; Plankton; Sponges; Coral and their relatives; Anemones; Worms; Molluscs; Nudibrachs and snails; Rock shells; Triton; Cone shells; Clams and oysters; Cephalopods; Octopi; squid; Crustaceans; Shrimps; Crabs; Echinoderms ( Starfish, Brittle stars, the sea feather, Sea urchins,Sea cucumbers,Sea Squirts)

Never die before diving here: Spectacular dive spots in Indonesia!

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Periplus Travel Guides (1992) recorded most of the world’s coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region center around the islands of Indonesia. No wander, underwater in Indonesia provides so many dive spots for scuba lovers to travel to Indonesia. Here are tourism destinations you should go to enjoy the beauty of the marine life. Bali Scuba travel nominates Bali among 10 best dive sites in the world. In Bali, no matter whether you are just beginners or experienced divers, a wide variety of dive sites are available suiting your level. Tulamben is the Bali’s most-visited site. What bring people to Tulamben is to dive the Liberty ship wreck. The World War II ship was hit by torpedoes from a Japanese submarine while crossing the Lombok street. The wreck of the liberty ship lies parallel to the shore on the steep slope. Part of the super-structure is within snorkeling distance from the surface. The hulk is broken into large chunks, and there are lots of big holes in the hull, maki