Diving
Hidden Paradise on the
Equator. There are just so many things that make Gorontalo perfect for holiday,
the beauty of its nature, the culture and not forget to mention, the friendly
people. Mountains, hills, shore line are the main characteristic of Gorontalo
and it makes the island perfect for marine tourism. Most of diving site take you
just a few minute from town, Diving in Gorontalo mean diving within the
richness of biodiversity, health and unique coral and reef. Lot of beautiful
place could be found here, Tomini Bay famous for under water habitat and
undefined creatures. There is several number of unsettled small islands. Tomini
Bay is a heaven for divers, because the geographic position of Tomini Bay
itself, which is crossed by the equator line, has naturally presented various
kinds of sea creature inside.
Desa Olele or Olele
Village is well known as the wild diving spot among world class diver. Olele
beach is a gate to underwater paradise. The amazing beauty of underwater life
on this area has been recognize and proofed by the enthusiasm of the divers who
come to Olele beach. The divers called Olele as Traffic Jam dive spot.In Tomini
Bay and Olele Beach, you can find dolphin (torsiops trancatus), Giant Reef
(Petrosia Sp.), School of Gobi Fish (Bryaninops erythrops), Salvador Dali reef
(Petrosia lignose), Acanthogorgia Sp., Anemon Koralimorf (Discosoma Sp.),
plectorhinchus chaetodonoides, Blenni (Escenius Caeruliventris), Cardinal Fish,
damsel, platax pinnatus, scorpaenopsis, oxycephala, goropa fish, butterfly
fish, pusillus, cockatoo fish, Randal fish, parapterois hetururus, Bothus Sp
" half face fish, frog fish, Nudibrancia, Seahorse and pigmy seahorse.
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