Snorkeling Tanpa ke Laut

Saya selalu meracuni siapapun yang saya temui untuk menyelam, mencoba menikmati keindahan laut yang biru dan beragam keindahan makhluk laut yang ada di dalamnya.

I always persuade anyone I met to start diving, to enjoy the beauty of the blue sea and the diversity of sea creatures on it.

Diving memang bukan perkara mudah, anda perlu belajar terlebih dahulu, mengenal alat untuk mengakomodir olah raga ini, serta mendapatkan sertifikasi untuk dapat menyelam di berbagai lokasi penyelaman. Selain itu, diving dipandang cukup mahal selain karena memerlukan berbagai perangkat, sewa kapal dan bahkan tiket menuju lokasi penyelaman yang cukup jauh dari ibukota Jakarta di Indonesia.

Diving is not easy, you need to learn first, making yourself familiar with the gears to accommodate this water sports and also getting diving license to be able to dive in various diving spots.t dive sites. Beside that, diving is also considered as an expensive sports since it requires gears, boat rental and even plane tickets to get into great dive sites which is quite far from Jakarta in Indonesia.

Snorkeling is so easy!

Cara pertama membuat seseorang cinta laut adalah dengan melihat keindahannya, menikmati beragamnya warna di lautan dan paling mudah adalah dengan snorkeling karena anda tidak perlu bisa berenang, anda tidak perlu dapat menahan napas, anda tidak perlu mengeluarkan banyak tenaga. Cukup memakai masker, snorkel dan fin maka tinggal membenamkan muka ke dalam air, bernapas melalui snorkel sambil menikmati keindahan ragam koral dan satwa laut yang berada dekat dengan permukaan.

The first way of making someone love the sea is by let them see how beautiful it is, by letting them witness how rich the colors in the ocean and the easiest way is by snorkeling since you don't have to be able to swim or holding your breath and also it doesn't require a lot of energy. Just wear the mask, snorkel and fins, let your face burrowed down in the water, breath through the snorkel and enjoy the beauty of corals and fishes near the surface.

Rainbow Reef pond full of fishes

Namun rupanya keindahan yang tadinya mesti didapatkan hanya di laut kini dapat dinikmati di daratan. Ya, saya sebut daratan karena sensasi snorkeling disini tidak perlu pergi ke laut meski terletak di area pesisir pantai.

But apparently the beauty which must be obtained only at the sea can now be enjoyed without going to the sea. Yes, the sensation of snorkeling here isn't something you must go to the sea first, though it is still located in the coastal area.

Those with stripes are the sergeant damselfish

Di Adventure Cove Waterpark, Sentosa, Singapura, ada satu sensasi snorkeling buatan. Kenapa saya sebut buatan? karena kolam luas penuh ikan ini sepenuhnya buatan manusia, meski ikan ikan di dalamnya yang berwarna warni ini tentunya asli. Beragam koral buatan ditanam di kolam Rainbow Reef, lengkap dengan ikan ikan yang biasanya anda temui saat snorkeling yaitu damselfish, anthias hingga angelfish yang berwarna warni.

 
At Adventure Cove Waterpark, Sentosa Island, Singapore, you can feel the sensation of some kind of "artificial" snorkeling. Why do I called that artificial? since the pond full of fish is entirely man-made, although the fishes is of course real. Variety of man made hard corals are planted inside the pond, complete with fishes you usually see when snorkeling at the sea such as damselfishes, anthias and also angelfishes.

Can you believe this is all man-made?

Kolam Rainbow Reef dibuat lebih tinggi dari lantai dan di sebagian sisi terdapat kaca untuk melihat isi kolam yang penuh dengan ikan laut berwarna warni. Bagi keluarga dengan anak kecil, ini adalah tempat ideal untuk pengenalan satwa laut dan semacam simulasi untuk snorkeling yang sesungguhnya di laut kemudian hari.

This Rainbow Reef pond is protrudes, higher than the floor and at some side of the pond you can see rectangle glass to see inside the pond which is filled with colorful fishes. For families with young children, this is an ideal place to introduce some marine fish and also some kind of simulation for the real snorkeling in the sea later.

Sayangnya Rainbow Reef ini sangat menarik bagi pengunjung Adventure Cove Waterpark, yang berarti saya harus mengantre untuk menikmati satu keliling mengitari kolam. Jika mau lebih puas, rasanya mesti minimal mengitari kolam ini dua putaran, jadi cobalah untuk datang tidak di masa puncak liburan atau weekend jadi anda bisa menikmati snorkeling mudah dengan maksimal.

Unfortunately this Rainbow Reef is very attractive to visitors, which meant that I had to queue first before enjoying one laps around this pond. I think to be satisfied, you must try at least two laps around the pond, so if you have options, try not to come during holiday peak or weekend so you can enjoy this place even more.

@marischkaprue - usually snorkeling without snorkel, or should we say just free dive?

NOTES:

• Untuk menikmati Rainbow Reef sudah termasuk dalam paket memasuki Adventure Cove Waterpark sehingga anda dapat mencoba berkali kali tanpa harus membayar lagi.
• Rainbow Reef is included in the entrance ticket at Adventure Cove Waterpark so you can try many times without having to pay again.
• Harga tiket masuk Adventure Cove Waterpark saat non peak (Senin hingga Jumat): 29 SGD (dewasa), 20 SGD (anak anak dan di atas 60 tahun); during peak: 33 SGD (dewasa), 23 SGD (anak anak dan di atas 60 tahun)
• Admission price to enter Adventure Cove Waterpark during non peak (Monday to Friday):
  29 SGD (adult), 20 SGD (child 4-12 years old and above 60 years old); during peak: 33 SGD (adult), 23 SGD (child 4-12 years old and above 60 years old)
• Kontak Resort World Sentosa: +65778888
• Resort World Sentosa, Contact: +65778888

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