Describe Something "Place"
PARI ISLAND OF THOUSAND ISLANDS
If you visit Indonesia, especially Jakarta, Pari Island can be your choice. Pari Island which is one of islands of Pulau Seribu or Thousand Islands is an inhabited island. On Pari Island, you can enjoy the beauty of clear beach with three color sea of green, white and blue as well as the under sea view when snorkeling.
There are several tours on Pari Island. One of which is going around Pari Island by riding a bicycle or walking while enjoying the surrounding Pari island with its natural forest and beach. The most favorite activity among tourist is diving because Pari Island has coral reef which is rarely touched. Besides that there is fish surrounding the coral reef which makes you want to dive longer. The thing that surely makes you want to be back again to Pari Tsland is Matahari hill. From the hill, you can witness the sunrise.
One of favorite access to Pari island is through Jakarta land transportation. From Muara Angke near Muara Angke gas station, there are a two-floor wooden motorboat which is ready to take tourists across the island. If you start from Muara Angke on Monday to Sunday, the boat leaves around 7 a.m. The one-way ticket from Muara Angke to Pari Island is Rp. 35,000. It takes around 2 hours. If tourists want to return from Pari Island on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, there is an afternoon boat which leaves at 11.00 Western Indonesian Time. We suggest you to bring food, beverage and medicine toprevent sea sick. If you wanto to enjoy your crossing trip to Pari island with luxurious facility, you can go from Marina Ancol. From the 6th dock of Marina Ancol, you can use a speedboat. It only takes 50 minutes. The speedboat has luxurious facility such as air conditioner, TV and Karaoke.
There is no Hotel on Pari island, only homestay. Some local people also build special homestay which is separated from their home. These homestays are facilitated with Air Conditioner, TV, refrigerator and indoor bathroom. The room rate at the home stay is not fixed. It can be negotiable. Usually, it is customized with the number of people who will stay. But it’s usually around Rp. 500,000 until Rp. 700,000 per night. Each homestay can accommodate around 7 until 15 persons. And it is always fully-booked on weekend. On Pari Island, there is no street name. You only have to remember the number of the house.
On Pari Island, you do not have to be afraid of getting starving, because there are many stalls on this island. The stalls open since morning to serve breakfast for the guests. These stalls are ready to spoil your tongue and stomach. The food price is relatively cheap. The special culinary on Pari Island is certainly the grilled fish. Because on Pari Island there is no bank, or ATM, so you have to prepare cash money. For communication, you don’t have to worry, because the area is accessible for any telecommunication providers, even you can access the internet fast. For souvenir, you can buy seaweed kickshaw, fruit kickshaw, bread fruit chips and pickled squid which you can buy on Pari Island. You can also buy various handicrafts made of shell.
