Publications located at 83 km north of Jepara . Of the 22 islands there , only 5 islands are uninhabited . Prior to Kariumnjawa , we have prepared everything from 6 months ago. We took a 2 day 1 night package , with departing Saturday and return on Sunday.
This trip was when the May 25, 2013 last. We set off with 12 people from Solo . With a package price of Rp 1.2 million , we were able to homestay accommodation , rental of snorkel equipment , including photographs under water and guides for there .
Because the tourism potential of the marine park , the island was designated as one of Indonesia's national parks in 2001 .
According to local stories , the origin of the name is from the story karimunjawa Sheikh Amir Hasan , son of Sunan Muria naughty and a student of Sunan Kudus . He was banished to the island which, when viewed from a distance called kerimun - kerimun in the Java language or meaning vague in Indonesian . Over time , the islands nicknamed as Karimunjawa
Sights that has been designated as a national marine park Indonesia have over 90 types of coral reefs , and more than 240 species of fish . In some islands , you can see the mangrove forest and coastal forest . In addition you can also find several species on the mainland , such as deer , monkeys , birds , turtles , and others .
In addition to using ships , you can also use the aircraft . The use of aircraft to service Dewandaru Kemujan Island , Karimunjawa is less well known perhaps because the price is more expensive when compared with the use of ships . You can use the plane of airline Merpati Airlines, Sky Aviation , and the Wings of water from Ahmad Yani Airport , Semarang . Dewandaru Airport origin of the name is quite interesting , that come from the name of a tree that exists only in Karimunjawa . According to local stories , if you take out and bring home wood Dewandaru , then you are riding in the boat will sink .