Kolonedale a small town in Morowali district of Central Sulawesi province, has a place that offers a panorama of natural and exotic underwater world called Tomori Bay Marine Park.
Being right in front of city Kolonedale which became the gateway to the marine park or to the region Tomori Morowali nature reserve, this beautiful marine park is ranked 27th world.
In Kolonedale there is the main port connecting the sea transport links with other regional Morowali district.
Most of the inns, shops, terminals and markets located in the area located not far from this pier.
Bay has a unique natural beauty and interesting. The water was calm and at times resembles a mirror which reflects the shadow of the surrounding mountains.
Panorama of this nature more beautiful with a chain of beautiful islands of Briny Dara name of the island which is located in the center of the sea and several smaller islands, such as the Island of Lights, Tokabe Island, Virgin Islands and the Island Tomori. It also has thousands of Gulf reef fish species are unique and beautiful, this is the main attraction for tourists to do the activities of snorkeling or diving here.
In this bay there is also a very beautiful island Tomori and frequented by tourists, a small, oval-shaped island that extends from north to south with the coast in the east and west, but the white sandy beaches in the north and south are the high hills to 300 meters.
There are also rocks in the middle of the sea that resembles a banyan tree as high as 25 meters from the sea floor and called the Stone Apali by Tomori communities living around the bay, There is also an ancient heritage at the top of the stone and is considered sacred by local people, every boat that passed there should be sounding the siren.
Because this region has high rainfall and occurs almost throughout the year, the best time to visit this place is between September and November.
This area can be reached by land transport from Palu to Kolonedale takes approximately 24 hours.