Yaaay, diving again! Tanjung Karang is a village in Donggala County, approximately one hour from Palu, the capital of Central Sulawesi. It is not as famous as many other diving destinations in Indonesia such as Rajaampat, Komodo or Bali. But I believe there are many, many beautiful spots that are yet to be discovered (probably it’s better be this way. Indonesia is renowned to spoil its originally beautiful and pristine natural sites).
So, we flew to Palu via Balikpapan with Sriwijaya Air. If you haven’t heard about the airline, have no worries. We survived. The dive operator company called Prince John (www.princejohndiveresort) arranged three cars with drivers to pick us up at the airport. The bosses, Alex and Gaby (both Germans), which we later met at the resort, ran the dive center since 12 years ago.
I found Palu very clean and, well, empty. But it was as expected. That’s what you will find going to non-touristic destinations in Indonesia.
The humble resort where we stayed wasn’t so bad though. Prince John resort was right next to its beautiful beach. The trip was affordable too. We spent around Rp 6.7 million for 5 nights and air tickets. It’s PADI-certified dive centre also had good guides and the staff were very nice! They liked to laugh and were never out of jokes. So were we! There were 8 of us: Rina Tambunan, Jeffrey and Regina Wirianta, Meta Rostiawati, Adrijani Lim, Joseph Liemonta, Ayodhya Glenardi (Glen) and myself. Many thanks to Rina and Adri who arranged most of the things for us.
You know what is the best thing about a diving trip? Meal times! The food served by the resort was reasonable, but nothing really tickled my refined taste buds 
. I always feel tremendously hungry after diving, and always find the food good enough even though we maybe on a rocky boat and the others are throwing up.
I will tell you my overall impression about our Tanjung Karang trip. The diving was ok. Nothing spectacular, but I still recommend it. The resort was ok too, but expect nothing fancy, and be prepared with your mosquito repellent. The bugs and mosquitoes were quite a challenge for me. I loved the local people. They were fun! So I suggest you go there with your best buddies, as you can’t do anything after diving but to have beers, share jokes and eat snacks (which you have to bring from home).
I will let the photos continue the story.
Rasanya foto underwater itu gimana bos ?
Jadi pengen nih..
Sayangnya gak ada tool pendukung..
Hahaha..
Boy, the pictures are sooo awesome. Love the red & white fish with the white coral background and the lobster (looks like it’s surrounded by cool lightbulbs). You should do book on Indonesia underwater habitats. Nice works…
agreed vera’s comments….cool lightbulbs..
and a,what was that blue grey rocky thingy…????
kinda cool anyway….great job bozz…
Wow..nice pics, pengen banget menyelam dan menekan shutter button lalu mengabadikan keindahan bawah laut indonesia, sayang sekali mengambang di kolam cetek anak2 pun saya tidak bisa..hahahhaha…terus berkarya..
WoW.. kerenzzz.
hebaat… kereen
Hi…
Foto underwaternya bagusssss
Btw, foto di bawah ikan warna merah-putih (bukan udang ya) itu jenis apa ya??????
Vera, itu namanya longnose hawkfish, backgroundnya seafan. Maybe you should join us for next trip, Indonesian underwater is really amazing!
Farid, that blue grey thingy is the head of crocodile fish.. photo taken from the top.
well..nice moment makes lots of differential in perception…
text book on real world applied….
poke up my eyes…. Cool
took my breath away, such great pics!
foto nemo-nya mana mas?
keren bgtz foto nya……
lam kenal yach….!!!!
i like EnuGorgonian-005 the most. the combination of orange and black is fantastic.
oh bang, boleh nanya ? i finally saved enough money to buy a DSLR (around 5 or 6 million). boleh minta rekomendasi bang? the type who excell with shade, facing sun and night if possible.
thank you before bang.
I do love the little red sea horse.. seems so innocent to me! Hahaha…
Nice shoot! Cant wait ur another shoot!
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Wow…. excellent photos…
terpukau ^^
keren banget
subhanallah….
mantaaaap….jer.
it so amazing live under the sea……it makes me wanna try 2 go there…..i luv all of yr pict under the sea……
Hi,thank for posting about tanjungkarang donggala.I’m living @ donggala city near tanjung karang.
wow…. Bung JA memang sangat jeli melihat detil keindahan pantai Tanjung Karang-Donggala.
Tanjung Karang memang indah dan masih sangat bersih….. sayang belum dikelola dengan lebih baik.
Salam
Pernah ke Tj Karang juga, emang tempat yang sangat kueren! pasir putih, laut masih jernih… top dech! sama topnya ma foto Mr. JA!