| With a new airport underway, improved tourist | | | | more than one occasion. On the fringing reefs |
| facilities and the very first edition of the Lonely | | | | that surround the island there’s also an |
| Planet ‘Aceh’ already published the region | | | | incredible range of macro life, ghost pipefish, leaf |
| prepares itself for a new stage in its development | | | | fish, star gazers, frog fish and many types of |
| of an adventure travel industry. | | | | moray. To dive Pulau Weh is certainly a unique |
| Aceh is certainly well resourced to sustain an | | | | experience. |
| adventure travel industry. Just 1 hr boat ride from | | | | There are also two wrecks. The Sophie Rickmer |
| the town of Banda Aceh lays the island to dive | | | | is 134m long cargo vessel that lies in deep waters |
| Pulau Weh, offering world class diving with an | | | | just off the township of Sabang. With the straight |
| abundance of rare indo – pacific marine life. | | | | bow lying at over 50m it does require some |
| This is the most westerly point of Indonesia. On | | | | decompression procedures but once down you |
| the island a monument so called ‘kilometer | | | | get the chance to meet up with some oversize |
| 0’ marks this point and signifies the start of | | | | residents including groupers, morays and sharks. A |
| an archipelago that spans through over 17,000 | | | | little shallower at 15m lies the Tug Boat, this is a |
| different islands. | | | | dive to look for macro life with pipefish, sea |
| Here the reefs have been preserved through | | | | horses and scorpion fish not uncommon finds. |
| fishing laws which are closely adhered to by the | | | | The island offers many attractions for those who |
| local community. The coral life is genuinely pristine | | | | prefer to stay above the surface, still actively |
| and well preserved. Deep oceanic trenches that | | | | volcanic there’s hot springs to relax in, jungle |
| surround the island bring nutrient rich waters | | | | trails to the high peaks and lots of wild life to see |
| which in turn attract ocean giants such as mantas, | | | | along the way including long tail macaques, monitor |
| whale sharks, mola mola and even the illusive | | | | lizard and sea eagles. |
| mega mouth shark has been spotted here on | | | | |