Good news for travel lovers, especially ocean travel. A tropical island which is located in the South China Sea, flanked by two large islands of Malaysia and Borneo, can be your next travel destination. Size of Anambas is reached 46 667 km2. Anambas be one of the five best tropical island in Asia according to CNN (Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/13/sport/south-east-asia-sailing/index.html). The other four islands are Similan Island from Thailand, Halong Bay from Vietnam, Koh Chang from Thailand, and Langkawi Island from Malaysia. CNN set Anambas as the best of the best five tropical islands in Asia. Anambas archipelago itself is one of the islands of Indonesia. Anambas archipelago consists of 255 islands and 26 islands from them are already inhabited by a population, approximately 45,500 people. Anambas is dominated by the waters, so to visit the inter-island must pass through the sea lanes. Timber ships or often called with pompong and speed boat becomes the main transport links between the island.
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Anambas archipelago from far
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What makes the Anambas island be the best tropical islands in Asia?
Natural landscape which is owned by Anambas archipelago is the best answer to the question above necessarily. All natural sights in Anambas both on land and in the sea makes all visitors in these islands amazement. All islands in Anambas have sparkling white sandy beaches and crystal clear sea water so make visitors can see coral reefs and a variety of fish. The existence of the lagoon also makes this place very attractive. Clear water in lagoon that meets the lagoon make the bottom of lagoon which is consist of the coral and the fish can be evident.
Underwater from Anambas also very beautifully made up of colorful coral reefs and many kinds forms. Collection of marine resources Anambas island can be seen in http://www.indonesia.travel/id/destination/1077/anambas. Unfortunately, despite there are many hotels as one of its facilities but there is no dive guides in this place. Visitors who want to diving this place have to call the department of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports, district of Anamabas archipelago. The location is at Jalan Tanjung 71 Terempa, Anambas archipelago, province of Riau archipelago. Visitors also can contact by telephone (0722) 31490 or email admin@wisataanambas.com.
Culinary becomes one of the coveted by tourists when traveling. Anambas also offers unique culinary to tourists. The most perfect place to enjoy culinary in Anambas is Tarempa city, Siantan island. Dominance of the dish in Anambas is sea food because many marine products can be obtained from Anambas. Seafood in Anambas have special taste because it was served with a typical spice blend. A fitting choice for fried rice lovers is a typical fried rice of seafood from Anambas.
Anambas can be reached by plane. From all major cities in Indonesia, flew to Tanjung Pinang in Bintan Island, the next flights performed by Nusantara Air Charter that take visitors to Matak Airport (located in the district of Matak). The next trip is done from Matak Airport by speed boat to the Tarempa, capital of Anambas. Ticket for heading Anambas reached IDR 1.200.000 or about USD 120. If it is quite expensive, visitors can choose the cheaper sea transportation. MV. VOC and MV. Seven Star Islan will take tourists to Tarempa at a cost of IDR 310,000, or about USD 31.
