INDONESIA - Undersea jewel

TTGasia.com, Jun 29 - Jul 5, 2007

ALOR islands may not be on the regular tourist map, but this could improve in a couple of years thanks to improved air accessibility and government support.Last year, TransNusa started five-weekly Alor-Kupang flights. Together with Merpati Nusantara Airlines’ twice-weekly services, the new flights have opened up the islands even more.Kupang, the province’s capital, is served by many domestic airlines connecting with key cities such as Jakarta, Surabaya and Denpasar. TransNusa has three flights from Bali via Waingapu.The waters around Alor islands are good for diving, fishing and snorkelling. Turtles, reef sharks, whales, marlin, napoleon wrasse, giant trevally and barracuda are just some of the underwater inhabitants.Groups of dolphins can often be seen passing between Alor Kecil island and Kepa island, Pura island, Kalabahi Bay and near Terewang island.

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