Monday, July 9, 2012

How To Get To Taka Bonerate National Park?

To get to Taka Bonerate National Park, visitors should make a trip to Makassar. Numerous regular flight available from Jakarta and Bali to Makassar. Then continue the trip from Makassar to Benteng, the main town in Selayar Islands Regency. There are several transportation choice to go from Makassar to Benteng:
  • By plane, from Sultan Hasanuddin Airport (Makassar) toward H. Aeropala Airport (Selayar). Flight schedules of SMAC (Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter) which is every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, the ticket price is Rp.200.000-300.000, flights takes about 45 minutes. While Express Airlines flights every Monday, Tuesday and Saturday with a ticket price of Rp.400.000-450.000, flights takes about 20 minutes.
  • By bus, from Sultan Hasannudin Airport visitor can use taxi (cost around Rp 100.000) to Malengkeri Bus Terminal (Makassar). Regular air conditioned bus are available every day at Malengkeri Terminal (Makassar), the ticket price is Rp.100.000/person. Bus without air conditioner are available with a cheaper price. The air conditioned bus leaving at 08.00 WITA, takes around 5 hours to Bira Port (Bulukumba). From Bira Port proceed with the cross using the ferry for 2 hours to Pamatata Port (Selayar), then proceed to the Benteng city in approximately 1.5 hours.
  • By boat, from Sultan Hasannudin Airport visitor can use taxi (cost around Rp 100.000) to Malengkeri Bus Terminal (Makassar) and continue to Lappe Port (Bulukumba) by public transport (ticket price Rp.50.000-Rp.60.000). Daily ship (fiber boat) from Lappee Port to Benteng Port usually depart at 15.30 WITA with 2 hours long journey. The ticket price of the boat is around Rp.70.000.

From Benteng the trip continues to Port Pattumbukan using rental car within 1,5 hours. Then, sea travel to the Tinabo island from Port Pattumbukan can be done using Jolloro (wooden ship) that takes about 4-5 hours or by speed boat (cost Rp.1,5-2 milions) that takes about 1,5-2 hours.


Map to Taka Bonerate National Park
Map to Taka Bonerate National Park. Source: tntakabonerate.com

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