Karimun Jawa Overview

Karimunjawa is a bunch of islands in a northwestern of Jepara, Central Java, 27 island which is 5 of them are inhabited and together with 22 others set as four major zones; Zone I is the core sanctuary area and is out of bounds to all, Zone 2 is the wilderness area open to limited tourism, Zone 3 is the utilization area, Zone 4 is the buffer zone.

Karimunjawa offers good diving experience. The reefs are a mixture of fringing, barrier, and patch with bottom depths ranging from 15 to 40 meters. The reefs have 35 types of hard corals, sponges, gorgonian, soft and red corals and an amazing 240 plus variety of fishes. Also you may get wreck diving at the island of Batu Kunci, Karang Kapal, Karang Ketel, and Batulawang. Best time for weather is April to November with the rainy season peaking between December and February.

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