Kabaena, an exotic island located in the Province of Southeast Sulawesi which is two hours far sea journey to the west of the city-Bau Bau on Buton Island. This island is not the island that has become a popular destination and, even in South East Sulawesi gaungnya own tour with far less history kingdom of Buton and Wakatobi diving resort in the. However, in this Kabena there are many beautiful scenes are rarely revealed and where the unique and exotic that does not exist in the lain.Kabaena or Kobaeno (which has rice), have wide and 890 million m2 divided into two area districts, and Bombana Buton . When you go from, this area can be reached through air travel with the Jakarta-Makassar, Kendari and Makassar-Jakarta-Bau-Bau for approximately 4 hours. If you have arrived in Kendari,
Kabaena the island can be followed by land transportation to Kasipute for two hours and followed by speedboat passengers Sikeli destination in West Kabaena for half an hour or two to Kabaena Talaga in Southeast for three hours. Path from Kendari can take place with the option to Bau-Bau with a fast boat and 6 hours followed by speedboat passengers Talaga during the two-hour trip. Times to the danger of this area is the season when the gale winds, such as east and west may lead to waves of the sea at 3 - 4 meters. When the season arrived, the motorist and the captain will take the travel schedule in the morning once in the wind and smooth water at the sea calm tide.
The beauty of this island starting from Talaga Raya, an island-district, located in the southeast Kabaena. Sub-district consists of villages Kokoe, Wulu, Talaga I, II and Talaga Large Talaga. Position of the district to include areas in Buton regency administration is quite unique, the only 'menyempil' in a small island southeast Kabaena while the most remote parts into other wilyah administration Bombana District. The two major islands in the district of this island is Talaga and Small Island Talaga of the fact that proportionate number of residents with inverted names. Talaga Small islands have a population than most other regions, although in reality the island is not available in form of clean water facilities.
In fact it seems the story, the actual time of first intend to stay in the Village that have Wulu eyes water and land are much more knowledgeable. But in the end, as the village was Wulu 'many creatures halusnya' and always with the ketentraman residents, they also had to move to the opposite. Until this time, to meet the needs of clean water, population Talaga daily commute to the village with a boat full Wulu jerrycans jerrycans-water vessel. Talaga Small islands are composed of batugamping this direction when viewed from the village across the land Wulu Kabaena, perfectly shaped plates inverted so that seems to appear like a UFO landed in the water. In addition to their unique shapes, panoramic island and the village is very beautiful in it. Sea shallow greenness with shiny white sand scattered around the island and in some places there are coral reefs that have not touchable. When the sun sinking in the western horizon, blend orange color, and the old pier boats that generate sensation glued the beautiful imprint on the heart.
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Talaga appear in the Village Wulu of two simple houses hundreds of rows along a white sandy beach in the shade of coconut trees. Go to the western part of the Wulu to the tip of the island, there is a bay-village dongkala3-150x150sunset-in-tedubara2-150x150pesisir-wulu-in-talaga-in-kejauhan2-150x1501Kokoe the baratdaya Kabaena. Who inhabited the village is located in Bugis Kokoe peninsula, a peninsula in the unique and beautiful. This village is located in the neck, which is always open and on the path as the only transportation to the village is only through the sea, big waves at the impossible this village can be reached. To anticipate the big waves at certain seasons, the population of this area already provide oneself with adequate logistics. Wulu along the coast to Kokoe, the carpet of white sand with shallow sea water that is clean and turn the green trees wave fortify the hills tertoreh pitched quite harmonious eyes.
Continuing to travel north Talaga, about one hour to travel the sea using speedboats, tibalah in Dongkala which is the capital district Kabaena East. This region have entered into administrative districts Bombana region with its capital Kasipute located in the mainland island of Sulawesi. The city is entered in the travel lane with a ferry crossing route Bau-Bau - Dongkala - Mawasangka (in Muna Island). Dongkala located in a protected bay that the two islands at the mouth, so that during the east wind is not high waves sweep up the coast. The water here is clean go with basic white sand and green seaweed scattered everywhere, it is very beautiful seen the day when the sun shines to penetrate basis. North on the edge, there are dozens of home Bajo tribe that is very popular kehandalannya akan skilful as fishermen in the sea.
Apart from Dongkala, we go to the west the land berbatu road. Throughout our journey akan disuguhi of the slick, clean pages and the home that is good. In the middle of the Kabaena, we will find that many village residents to be descendants of the tribe still Tolaki mainland Sulawesi. Not surprising when you go through this path, we will find the village average white, straight hair and sweet berparas. The atmosphere in these villages to feel much different if we are not passing through the Southeast Sulawesi because differences shape the face of the population. Unlike the population in the coastal areas Kabaena the main main eyed as fishermen, in the middle of the Kabaena average population gardening cashew nuts or nira sugar as a source of livelihood. Some people also have a Kabaena main eyed as migrant workers is not so surprising that sometimes we will meet local people speak a Malay dialect in thick due to many years in the neighbor country. Approximately half an hour from Dongkala, we start passing through the foot hills Sambapolulu. Highest peak in Kabaena features have a height of 1570 m and almost every time the cloud top is closed.
Akan scenery so captivating, and the more appropriate one hour trip we will find the location of bathing and washing of the local community. Ulungkura, as the name of this and an hour walk to the field light trekking to the river upstream we will find a waterfall so beautiful. No half-hearted, waterfalls, or water falling so local people call this consists of seven levels with the water that really clear. This place is still quiet from the visitor entrance and access road just improvise, just crowded in holidays such as wordiness, so the hygiene is very awake. Two first-level waterfall is easy to achieve, but the next level we require a cliff with a sizable distance away so difficult to access with equipment pickup. Tetumbuhan lush trees and orchids decorate many locations, cope thundering waterfalls of crystal clear refreshing taste in the throat.
After Ulungkura, we will pass the morphology of the hill a row along the road line. One place that is unique in the region Lengora. On the left, we akan disuguhi scene terbing steep batugamping the most spectacular. Tebing this far aft approximately one kilometer with a height of approximately 200 meters from the surface. Dent-dent challenging abunya-gray cliffs and vertical lines tertoreh product as a geological process sesar stout vertical seriously considered eye. Many students from both nature lover and the South from the routine to come to this place every year to conquer vertikalnya cliffs.
At the foot of cliffs cave is unique, no clear origin allotment cave but there is room in bed, kitchen and other common house for the withdrawal. Roaming is possible and I can use the local services. Pursue, it will arrive in the village Tedubara are located in the foothills below Mount Sangiang. Mountain with an altitude of 1000 m akan This famous beauty and a unique peak, the glance is similar to the human face that are upturned. Right at the top of the wedge on the slopes of Mount Sangiang and Tangkeno in the south, there is the highest village in the Kabaena Tangkeno which has a height of 550 m dpl.
The scenes in the village sunggguh beautiful, green hills rise diapit horizon with sea in the distance. The beauty of the village and the hospitality of this region, enshrined in the typical song dendangan Southeast Sulawesi. Back to Tedubara, this village is also a way to corner the Sikeli Kabaena Phishing in the West and North Kabaena. Phishing can be far one hour to the north, in the form of a fishing village with houses that have a simple but beautiful turn of bay diapit the hills around it. Travel along until Tedubara Phishing foot through hills and forest that is inhabited by some of the transmigrants.
West end of the island is Kabaena Sikeli, the city district that is located on the edge of the sea. Interesting here is that there is a piece of first stranded whales. Is not known exactly what species, but the whales are mammals dijuluki 'King Baena' by local residents. Condition is now concern, most tulangnya have eaten rotten age of steam and water and the sea is covered with moss. To preserve the framework are rare, local governments are building a permanent building where the new shelter. In addition to the framework is of course of the typical fishing village in the beautiful coastal range with some of the home of Tribal Bajo built on piles batugamping organized, beautiful scenery string at sunset. Sikeli this city is a city in the most crowded and Kabaena shipping line from Makassar, South Sulawesi is open here. Sikeli is the final goal as a cover travel across this Kabaena