Dec 062011
 

Thousand Island Jakarta

Papa Theo Island is a tiny island located in the northern part of Thousand Islands cluster (Kepulauan Seribu), Jakarta, Indonesia. This beautiful island is actually a resort island. When i was there, there’s no visitor so that we can play freely.

Papa Theo Island’s actual name is Petondan Kecil Island. But most of people prefer to call it Papa Theo Island instead of Petondan Kecil Island.

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Dec 022011
 

Thousand Island Jakarta

Perak Island is a tiny island located in the northern part of Thousand Islands cluster (Kepulauan Seribu), Jakarta, Indonesia. This island is uninhabited. The shallow crystal water and white sands beach surrounding the island are very worth to see. Visitors usually do some beach activities, such as swimming or sunbatching along the tranquil white sands beach, or jumping from the pier into the beach.

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Nov 282011
 
Thousand Island Jakarta
West Putri Island

Putri Island is a resort island in Jakarta. Because managed professionally by a resort company, it is not free to explore this island except for those who are staying in the resort. This security is done in order to keep the island private for few visitors who stay in the island.

The distinction of Putri Island compared to the other islands in Thousand Islands is that Putri Island has an underwater aquarium. For visitors who won’t staying in the resort still can visit the underwater aquarium. The entry ticket costs Rp50.000. Putri Island has many facilities, such as shop, sport center, etc.

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Nov 182011
 
Thousand Island Jakarta

Kayuangin Bira Island that can be reached from Harapan Island/Kelapa Island

Harapan Island and Kelapa Island are actually separated islands. Because they were really closed together and the people lived in both islands had a long time mutual relationships, the local people built a path to connect the two islands so that the two islands are now more become an island rather than two separated islands. Harapan Island and Kelapa Island are the main administrative islands in the north area of Thousand Islands (Kepulauan Seribu). Unlike the two other administrative Islands, Pramuka Island and Tidung Island, Harapan Island and Kelapa Island are relatively quiet. Most of all the travelers prefer going to Pramuka Island and Tidung Island than Harapan Island/Kelapa Island. Why?

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