There's
something especially appealing about a resort with its
own "house reef." Especially when that reef
features a trio of habitats — sand, sea grass and
coral — and a dramatic panorama of marine life:
turtles, rays, clownfish, ghost pipe fish, porcelain
crabs, nudibranches, blue-ringed octopuses and pygmy
seahorses. Located in a National Marine Park in the
Wakatobi archipelago in the Banda Sea, this eco-friendly
resort also offers easy access to several dozen outlying
sites with three boat dives a day. Miles of drop-offs,
slopes, caverns, caves and seamounts will give you plenty
to dream about as you lie in bed each night in your
rustic, romantic wooden bungalow.