Iant Point
Kapoposang
Kapoposang Islands is part of the outermost group of islands that make up the Spermonde Archipelago, located about 70 kilometers northwest off Makassar, the capital city of South Sulawesi. The bigger islands within the Spermonde region are Papandangan, Kondongbali, Suranti, and Tambakulu. Although local divers started diving Kapoposan in the mid 90s, the diving industry here has not been properly developed. This means that accommodation on the island is limited, with only two available options, both of which are under the management of local dive operators and dive clubs.
Kapoposong offers clear water and lots of pelagics; dives here hold the promise of tuna, shark, and occasionally, marine mammals such as dolphins and whales that are spotted at the drop off or in the surge on the reef flat.
The topography here is extraordinary. The island is ringed with shallow contours, which suddenly drop steeply into a seemingly endless wall. The dive sites in Kapoposang are spread from the west to the north and to the east. Some of the area’s most famous sites are killing Fiela, Shark point, Mardjono point, Nakano point, Cave point, Turtle point, Aquarium point, Januar point, and lan’s point.
The best to visit Kapoposang is from April to November when the sea tends to be calmer, the weather is better and the winds are not as strong as they are at the beginning and the end of the year. Boats to Kapoposang leave from popsa Pier near fort Rotterdam in Jalan pasar ikan, Makassar. The journey takes about two hourse by speedboat.
Geeting There
Best Season April – November
Fly to Makassar
Airport : Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport
-Direct flight from Singapore and Malaysia
Domestic Route :
Denpasar – Makassar
Surabaya – Makassar
Jakarta – Makassar
Manado – Makassar
Speedboat Charter :
Makassar to Kapoposang : Two to three hours
Dive Site name : Ian Point (1)
Area : Kapoposang
Average depth : 15m
Maximum depth : 30m
Visibility : 20m
Min temperature : 25c
Max temperature : 29c
Bottom contour : Slope
Bottom composition : Coral reef, Sand
Current : Long shore, Down current
Marine life : Snapper, Fusilier, Butterfly, Cardinal, Trigger, Gobies, Moray eels, Scorpion, Shrimp, Nudibranch, Turtle, Ray
Coral reef : Average
Type of reef : Patch Submerged
Type of diving : Boat, Drift
Highlights : –
Caution : –
Recommended for : All divers
Dive Site Classification : 1-2
Dive Site name : Januar Point (2)
Area : Kapoposang
Average depth :20m
Maximum depth : 30m
Visibility : 15m
Min temperature : 25c
Max temperature : 29c
Bottom contour : Slope, Steep, slope, Mixed
Bottom composition : Coral reef, Sand
Current : Long shore, Down current
Marine life : Trevallies, Snapper, Fusilier, Barracuda, Sweetlips, Butterfly, Cardinal, Grouper, Damselfish, Anthias, Batfish, Wrasse, Parrot, Surgeon, Gobies, Moray eels, Scorpion, Blennies, Shrimp, Nudibranch, Shell, Ray, Turtle
Coral reef : Average
Type of reef : Submerged
Type of diving : Boat, Drift
Highlights : Eagle ray; Cavern
Caution : Deep dive, Down current
Recommended for : Experienced divers
Dive Site Classification : 2-3
Dive Site name : Aquarium (3)
Area : Kapoposang
Average depth : 25m
Maximum depth : 30m
Visibility : 15m
Min temperature : 25c
Max temperature : 29c
Bottom contour : Slope, Steep slope
Bottom composition : Coral reef, Sand
Current : Long shore
Marine life : Fusilier, Butterfly, Cardinal, Angel, Grouper, Damselfish, Anthias, Wrasse, Parrot, Surgeon, Trigger, Puffer, Flounder, Gobies, Moray eels, Eels, Scorpion, Flathead, Shrimp, Nudibranch, Ray, Turtle
Coral reef : Average
Type of reef : Patch, Submerged
Type of diving : Boat
Highlights : Garden Eels, Ghost pipefish
Caution :-
Recommended for : All divers
Dive Site Classification : 1-2
Dive Site name : Turtle Point (4)
Area : Kapoposang
Average depth : 18m
Maximum depth : 30m
Visibility : 15m
Min temperature : 25c
Max temperature : 29c
Bottom contour : Drop off
Bottom composition : Coral reef
Current : Long shore
Marine life : Fusilier, Butterfly, Cardinal, Angel, Grouper, Damselfish, Anthias, Batfish, Parrot, Surgeon, Trigger, Puffer, Gobies, Moray eels, Scorpion, Shrimp, Nudibranch, Turtle, Shark
Coral reef : Average
Type of reef : Fringing
Type of diving : Boat
Highlights : Cavern
Caution : Deep dive
Recommended for : All divers
Dive Site Classification : 1-2
Dive Site name : Tanjung I (5)
Area : Kapoposang
Average depth : 20m
Maximum depth : 40m
Visibility : 15m
Min temperature : 25c
Max temperature : 29c
Bottom contour : Drop off, Slope, Steep slope, Flat, Mixed
Bottom composition : Coral reef, Sand
Current : Long shore, Down current
Marine life : Jack, Trevallies, Snapper, Fusilier, Barracuda, Butterfly, Cardinal, Angel, Grouper, Damselfish, Anthias, Batfish, Wrasse, Parrot, Surgeon, Trigger, Puffer, Gobies, Eels, Frogfish, Shrimp, Crab, Nudibranch, Shell, Turtle, Shark
Coral reef : Average
Type of reef : Fringing
Type of diving : Boat, Drift
Highlights : Schooling Barracuda, Garden eels
Caution : Deep dive, Down current
Recommended for : Experienced divers
Dive Site Classification : 2-3
Dive Site name : Cave (6)
Area : Kapoposang
Average depth : 15m
Maximum depth : 40m
Visibility : 15m
Min temperature : 25c
Max temperature : 29c
Bottom contour : Drop off, Flat
Bottom composition : Coral reef
Current : Long shore
Marine life : Trevallies, Butterfly, Cardinal, Angel, Grouper, Damselfish, Anthias, Wrasse, Parrot, Surgeon, Trigger, Puffer, Gobies, Shrimp, Crab, Nudibranch, Shell, Turtle, Shark
Coral reef : Good
Type of reef : Fringing
Type of diving : Boat, Drift
Highlights : Cavern
Caution : Deep Dive
Recommended for : All divers
Dive Site Classification : 1-3
Dive Site name : Teluk (7)
Area : Kapoposang
Average depth : 20m
Maximum depth : 35m
Visibility : 20m
Min temperature : 25c
Max temperature : 29c
Bottom contour : Drop off
Bottom composition : Coral reef, Sand
Current : Long shore
Marine life : Jack, Trevallies, Fusilier, Butterfly, Cardinal, Angel, Grouper, Damselfish, Anthias, Batfish, Wrasse, Parrot, Surgeon, Trigger, Gobies eels, Eels, Scorpion, Blennies, Octopus, Shrimp, Crab, Nudibranch, Ray, Turtle, Shark
Coral reef : Average
Type of reef : Fringing
Type of diving : Boat
Highlights : Whitetip shark
Caution : –
Recommended for : All divers
Dive Site Classification : 2-3
Dive Site name : Nakano (8)
Area : Kapoposang
Average depth : 15m
Maximum depth : 25m
Visibility : 15m
Min temperature : 25c
Max temperature : 29c
Bottom contour : Drop off, Flat
Bottom composition : Coral reef, Sand
Current : Long shore
Marine life : Trevallies, Snapper, Butterfly, Cardinal, Angel, Grouper, Damselfish, Anthias, Batfish, Parrot, Surgeon, Trigger, Puffer, Gobies, Moray eels, Eels, Scorpion, Flathead, Blennies, Octopus, Shrimp, Crab, Nudibranch, Ray, Turtle, Shell
Coral reef : Good
Type of reef : Fringing
Type of diving : Boat
Highlights : Marble ray
Caution :-
Recommended for : All divers
Dive Site Classification : 1-2
Dive Site name : Tanjung II (9)
Area : Kapoposang
Average depth : 20m
Maximum depth : 30m
Visibility : 20m
Min temperature : 25c
Max temperature : 29c
Bottom contour : Drop off, Steep slope, Mixed
Bottom composition : Coral reef, Sand
Current : Long shore
Marine life : Fusilier, Butterfly, Angel, Grouper, Damselfish, Anthias, Wrasse, Parrot, Surgeon, Trigger, Box, Puffer, Porcupine, Gobies, Moray eels, Scorpion, Blennies, Octopus, Shrimp, Crab, Nudibranch, Turtle, Shark
Coral reef : Average
Type of reef : Fringing
Type of diving : Boat, Drift
Highlights : Whitetip reef shark
Caution : –
Recommended for : All divers
Dive Site Classification : 2-3
Dive Site name : Marjono Point (10)
Area : Kapoposang
Average depth : 25m
Maximum depth : 35m
Visibility : 15m
Min temperature : 25c
Max temperature : 29c
Bottom contour : Drop off, Slope, Mixed
Bottom composition : Coral reef, Sand
Current : Long shore
Marine life : Jack, Trevallies, Snapper, Fusilier, Sweetlips, Butterfly, Cardinal, Angel, Grouper, Damselfish, Anthias, Parrot, Surgeon, Trigger,Puffer, Gobies , Moray eels, Blennies, Shrimp, Nudibranch, Ray, Turtle, Shark
Coral reef : Average
Type of reef : Fringing
Type of diving : Boat, Drift
Highlights : –
Caution : Deep dive
Recommended for : All divers
Dive Site Classification : 2-3
Dive Site name : Shark Point (11)
Area : Kapoposang
Average depth : 20m
Maximum depth : 40m
Visibility : 15m
Min temperature : 25c
Max temperature : 29c
Bottom contour : Drop off
Bottom composition : Coral reef, Sand
Current : Long shore. Down current
Marine life : Jack, Trevallies, Snapper, Fusilier, Butterfly, Cardinal, Angel, Grouper, Damselfish, Anthias, Wrasse, Parrot, Surgeon, Trigger,Puffer, Gobies , Moray eels, Blennies, Shrimp, Nudibranch, Ray, Turtle, Shark
Coral reef : Bad
Type of reef : Fringing
Type of diving : Boat, Drift
Highlights : Eagle ray
Caution : Deep dive
Recommended for : Experienced divers
Dive Site Classification : 2-3
Dive Site name : Killing Fiela (12)
Area : Kapoposang
Average depth : 10m
Maximum depth : 40m
Visibility : 15m
Min temperature : 25c
Max temperature : 29c
Bottom contour : Slope, Steep slope, Flat Mixed
Bottom composition : Coral reef, Sand
Current : Long shore
Marine life : Jack, Trevallies, Snapper, Fusilier, Cardinal, Angel, Grouper, Damselfish, Anthias, Batfish, Wrasse, Parrot, Surgeon, Trigger, Box, Puffer, Gobies , Scorpion, Blennies, Shrimp, Nudibranch, Ray, Turtle
Coral reef : Bad
Type of reef : Fringing
Type of diving : Boat, Drift
Highlights : Eagle ray
Caution : Deep dive, Strong current
Recommended for : Experienced divers
Dive Site Classification : 1-3
