Tinabo Dive Resort
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How to get There
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Basically you need to come to Makassar city first, transit at Selayar Island, then go to Tinabo Island at Taka Bonerate National Park. You can choose several options or combination of it as you can see in the picture below; by land transport, boat, or airplane.
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What if I come from other country ?
From other country, the very close main and international airport to our place is Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (IATA: UPG) at Makassar City, the city which formerly known as Ujung Pandang. It is in South Sulawesi province, in Indonesia. There are several ways to go to here:
1. By flight to Makassar City
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International Flight:
| Airlines | From | To | Frequency | Remarks |
| Airasia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Makassar | 4 times/week | direct flight |
| Airasia | Singapore - Kuala Lumpur | Makassar | check website | transit |
| Airasia | Hong Kong - Kuala Lumpur | Makassar | check website | transit |
| Airasia | Bangkok - Kuala Lumpur | Makassar | check website | transit |
| Airasia | London - Kuala Lumpur | Makassar | check website | transit |
| Airasia | Perth - Bali | Makassar | check website | transit |
... and if you are from other country, check the immigration procedure needed to enter Indonesia border.
What if I come from another city in Indonesia?
You have more options here, as there are several local airlines provide the service:
Domestic Flight:
| Airlines | From | To | Frequency | Remarks |
| Garuda Indonesia | Jakarta, Denpasar, Manado, Medan, Batam, Yogyakarta, etc | Makassar | every day | direct flight |
| Lion Air | Jakarta, Denpasar, Manado, Medan, Batam, Yogyakarta, etc | Makassar | every day | direct flight |
| Batavia Airlines | Jakarta, Denpasar, Gorontalo, Surabaya, etc. | Makassar | every day | direct flight |
| Merpati Airlines | Jakarta, Denpasar, Manado, Bandung, Yogyakarta, etc | Makassar | every day | direct flight |
2. By flight to Selayar Island
After arrive at Makassar City, beside by land transport, you have option to take local flight to Selayar Island. Double check on below schedule, to consider whether you need to spend a night at Makassar before continue to Selayar Island.
Twice a week, on Tuesday and Friday, there is flight from Makassar airport to Selayar Island, vice versa, run by Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter (SMAC). They use small propeller aircraft for about 20 passengers. It takes around 50 minutes to go to airstrip at Selayar. On January 2010, it cost around USD 28 per passenger a way with 10 kg free bagage. Currently, ticket must be bought locally and settled locally at Makassar. As seats are limited, they always experience high demand on the reservation. Ticket reservation is recommended to be settled even 4 weeks before departure date. For your convenient purpose, we can help to arrange it. Please contact tinabo.island@gmail.com for this arrangement.
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As explained earlier, SMAC only gives service twice a week and has unique pattern of departure time. So if you want to take flight back from Tinabo Island after dive, bear in mind to consider your 24 hours no-fly-time before fly.
| Route | Day | Time | |
| Depart | Arrival | ||
| Makassar - Selayar | Tuesday | 07:00 | 07:50 |
| Selayar - Makassar | Tuesday | 08:10 | 09:00 |
| Makassar - Selayar | Friday | 15:35 | 16:15 |
| Selayar - Makassar | Friday | 16:30cefont> | 7: nt
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