Selayar: Fantastic Dives, White Beaches and largest Dongson Kettledrum in the World Selayar: Fantastic Dives, White Beaches and largest Dongson Kettledrum in the World Bonetapalang, Selayar Dive Resort Photo courtesy : Ng Sebastian Selayar - Indonesia travelLocated at the most southern end of South Sulawesi, this quiet and now isolated island of Selayar, with its swathes of pristine white sand beaches and crystal clear tropical waters used to have an illustrious past. Ancient Javanese writings in the Nagara Kertagama mention that in the 14th century there was already a thriving kingdom on Selayar. This pre-Islamic kingdom seemed to have been Show More See on The Map To Stay Here are a number of beach resorts on the island: Selayar Island Resort Baloyia Beach on the Baloiya road at km 10 from Benteng website : www.selayarislandresort.com The resort offers beachfront bungalows and access to 50 world-class dive sites, sloops and walls Selayar Eco Resort Pinang Beach, Selayar Website : www.selayar-eco-resort.sitew.fr/English.B.htm Get There To get to Selayar you can travel overland from Makassar to the town of Tanjung Bira, and take the ferry to Selayar from here. The sea journey takes two hours. But when the seas are choppy, ferries donot sail. There are air conditioned buses from Makassar, leaving at 9.0 am and arriving at Benteng at 07.30 pm travelling via Bira, where the ferry carries passengers and bus to Salayar. &nbs Show More To Do This secluded tropical paradise offers a number of splendid, secluded white sandy beaches. The Baloiya Beach stretches some 3 km along the coast. From here you can see tarsiers and wild boars amongst the dense foliage of the forest. The Selayar Diver Resort offers cottages and facilities for divers. Other beaches are the Pinang Beach, some 80 minutes from Benteng or the Je’neiya Beach, some