Heaven on earth, Raja Ampat from Papua

Heaven on earth, Raja Ampat from Papua

Raja Ampat is a collection From the islands of Papua New Edge. There are four main islands here, namely Waigeo, Misool, Salawati and Batanta.

This tour was well known throughout the world for its natural beauty that is very charming.

One form of attraction Raja Ampat popularity is the presence of documentary made by Avant Premiere entitled " Edis Paradise 3 ", where in the film tells the natural beauty of the underwater Raja Ampat located in Papua region, Raja Ampat is also dubbed the Amazon region as a World Ocean.

The nickname was given because of the location of these sites is in the center of world coral triangle.

Natural wealth of underwater Raja Ampat not be doubted. Bodies in this tourist attraction is known as one of the best diving and snorkeling locations in the world.

The Nature Conservancy even mention that about 75% of world marine life can be found in the waters of Raja Ampat.

In addition to diving, You also can explore the beauty of the land islands in Raja Ampat.

Locals will be happy to offer his services as a guide.During the trekking, You also can stop by the houses of citizens and interact directly or buy.

handicrafts such as statues Asmat and traditional musical instruments of their works as souvenirs.

Access into the islands of Raja Ampat

Visiting these islands is not too difficult although does take time and considerable cost.

We can use the airline from Jakarta or Bali to Sorong via Makassar and Ambon and Manado for approximately 6 hours of flight.

From Sorong, a fairly large city with a fairly complete facilities.

To explore the Raja Ampat there are two choices, take a tour by boat or stay at the resort Phinisi Raja Ampat Dive Lodge.

Abundant natural resources

The expert team from Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, and Lembaga Oseanografi Nasional (LON) As well Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (LIPI).

Never conduct rapid assessments in 2001 and 2002. As a result, they noted in these waters there are more than 540 kinds of hard corals (75% of total species in the world), more than 1,000 species of reef fish, 700 species of molluscs, and the highest record for gonodactyloid stomatopod crustaceans.

This makes 75% of the world's coral species are in Raja Ampat. None of the places with the same area has a number of coral species as much as this.

Unique species that can be found when diving is some kind of dwarf sea horse, wobbegongs, fish and manta rays.

Also there are endemic fish Raja Ampat, namely Eviota king, which is a kind of fish gobbie. At Manta Point overground Arborek Dampier strait, You can dive in the company of some tail Manta Rays benign like when you dive in Derawan Islands, Kalimantan Timur.

If you dive at Cape Kri or Chicken Reef, You can be surrounded by thousands of fish. Sometimes a collection of tuna, giant trevallies and snappers.