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Hanalei Bay Kauai-Hawaii, Top America’s Beach

WorldBeach — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:23:10 +0000

Hanalei Bay located on the North Shore of Kaua’i is the largest bay at Hawaii. This is a 2-mile long half-moon bay with white sand and majestic mountains – more than just beautiful, Hanalei is also an amazing ocean playground. Hanalei Bay consists of nearly two miles of beach, surrounded by the beautiful mountains behind them. In the summer, the bay is like glass, offering excellent moorage for sailboats, stand up paddle boarding and swimming. The Princeville community overlooks from the northeast entrance to the bay. During the winter the surf becomes large and is a favorite surf location.

Experienced surfers are offered large waves at a reef on the right hand side of the bay. Closer in, at the pier, the waves lose energy and are perfect for beginners. Variably sized waves are served at the middle sections good for boogie boarding and intermediate level surfers. The beach is never crowded and offers plenty of room to play.

Unfortunately the weather and surf dont always cooperate. Winter storms can bring chaotic ocean conditions, with run-off from rainfall sometimes dirtying the water. Storms and rainfall can also change the beachs sand by littering it with debris and rocks. During the summer the bay turns into a placid lake thats good for swimming and a favorite for beginner paddle boarders.

Palau Island-The Beautiful Tropical Paradise

WorldBeach — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:01:46 +0000

Palau Island located in the Pacific Ocean. Palau offers you the worlds most beautiful tropical paradise. The Rock Islands of Palau are a small collection of limestone or coral uprises, ancient relics of coral reefs that violently surfaced to form Islands in Palau’s Southern Lagoon. The islands, between 250 to 300 in number are for the most part uninhabited, and are famous for their beaches, blue lagoons and the peculiar umbrella-like shapes.

Palau offers you the worlds most beautiful tropical paradise. Famous for its diving, Palau is rated as one of the worlds best diving destinations by scuba aficionados. Palau has unspoiled reefs, caves and walls with the most amazing array of marine life you can ever imagine.

Palau offers the traveller a wide variety of hotel accommodations, from full service, luxury resorts and moderately priced bungalows, to economical motels and bungalows modelled on traditional architectural styles.

While many of Palaus guests prefer to stay in the town of Koror, where most resorts and motels are located, some prefer the more private and secluded bungalows of the northern and southern islands. Whether price, comfort, or lifestyles are your considerations, Palaus natural beauty ensures a pleasant experience and memorable stay.

Scuba Diving at Bunaken National Park, Indonesia

WorldBeach — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:11:39 +0000

Bunaken is an island, which attracts many scuba diving visitors. The island of Bunaken in the Bunaken National Park is rated in the top ten best diving destinations on the planet. The Park and islands are situated in Manado Bay and consist of five islands; Bunaken, Siladen, Manado Tua, Montehage and Nain. The deep, clear, warm waters around the islands contain astoundingly high numbers of species of corals, sponges and fish. Oceanic currents rich in food and nutrients sweep past the area, these attract an abundance of marine life ranging from big pelagics to tiny critters.

Most of the diving around Bunaken is done on deep walls which are carpeted in coral and pocked with caves and crevaces. There is something for everyone here from the deep freaks and pelagic fans to marine biologists and macro photographers, a dive destination to cater for all tastes.

Since most of the dive sites around 6km long Bukanen island are very similar we have only included the most popular. Other great dive sites include Raymond’s Point, Ron’s Point, Pangalisan, Cela Cela and Depan Kampung all of which offer impressive wall dives and an abundance of marine life.

Bunaken can be dived year round but the best time is between April and November, and the islands are around 30 to 60 minutes from Manado.