"West Java: Diving at Seribu" Top 5 Page for this destination Indonesia Things to Do Tip by kokoryko

Seribu means “thousand” in Indonesian; Seribu stands for Pulau Seribu, thousand islands, a small archipelago located two hours speedboat north of Jakarta. Several islands are fitted as resorts and are a week end destination for Jakartans (expats or Indonesian), or even for a longer stay. Most travel agents in Jakarta propose trips to the seribu and the prices are very variable, as are the services from one resort to the other. I stayed myself at Sepa
and found it pleasant to stay with the family in a bungalow on the white sand beach; comfort was a bit “limit”, but nobody, never, complained; usually on week ends, meals are comprised in package price.
On sepa is a dive shop and for me the interesting part of the week ends was diving in some “protected” areas of the 1000 Islands national marine park; you are not allowed to go there by boat, but when you dive. . . nobody can see you and the boat fetched us one hour later on the other side of the marine park. . .
I learned scuba diving in Jakarta and on the main picture is one of my first dives in Seribu.
On the second picture are some French divers waiting to go in a short moment.
I had no waterproof camera, and this picture (picture 3) has been taken with a disposable camera; not the true colours, garanteed!.
On Sepa Island which you can walk round on the beaches within less than one hour, you may meet one of those big monitor lizards (picture4), which are not even shy and quite big! (well, not as big as the Komodo “dragon”); and at the dive shop they had behind a fence this casoar (picture5) which was probably having long long time and boring there.
More detailed descriptions are in these VT pages: on sepa and surroundings:
Freshia’s page
and this one about islands more close to Jakarta with an interesting historic insight:
Ukirsari’s page

Directions: Boats go from the Marina Ancol harbour, North Jakarta; travel agents generally arrange your tour departing from there.It is possible to go for a day trip, be at the harbour early morning to buy the ticket for the passage and the lunch at the island.
Phone: (021) 68274005 / 6406166 / 64073