About Taka Bonerate National Park
Taka Bonerate National Park is a large marine national park in Taka Bonerate District, Selayar Islands Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Established in 1992, it covers 530,765 hectares and contains the third-largest atoll in the world after Kwajalein and Suvadiva. The park comprises 21 islands, extensive coral reefs, lagoons and is renowned for marine biodiversity, clear waters and diving.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a remote atoll archipelago in the Flores Sea accessible only by boat. The setting includes white-sand cays, shallow lagoons, extensive coral reefs and small inhabited islands with fishing villages. Visitors explore by chartered boat, snorkeling and diving on reef walls and flats, island hopping between Tinabo, Latondu and other cays, observing dolphins and sea turtles, and staying in simple homestays.
Key highlights
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Third largest atoll in the world with a lagoon and reef system
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530,765-hectare marine park with 21 islands and extensive coral reefs
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World-class diving and snorkeling with high marine biodiversity
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Habitat for sea turtles, dolphins and numerous reef fish species
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Tinabo Island as main visitor hub with white-sand beaches