"RAJA AMPAT BEACH, PAPUA"

Wonderful Indonesia: Raja Ampat Beach, Hidden Paradise in East Indonesia

Raja Ampat is a series of four adjacent islands and is located in the western part of New Guinea. Although located in PapuaBeach, but make no mistakeBeach, the Raja Ampat Islands have a natural beauty like heaven on earth.

Raja Ampat is formed from a fraction Sorong. Region which has a population of about 31,000 inhabitants, is now well known to foreign countries thanks to its natural beauty. Many foreign and local tourists who stop in Raja Ampat and amazed by its beauty especially underwater natural beauty.

History Raja Ampat

The origin of the name of Raja Ampat in history and myths that exist in the local communityBeach, coming from a woman who found seven eggs. Four items of which it hatched into four princesBeach, then grow up and split into a king who ruled in WaigeoBeach, SalawatiBeach, Misool Misool East and West. While the other three eggs into a ghostBeach, a woman and a stone.

Raja Ampat area residents are fishermen. They apply the customary system of MalukuBeach, where it states that indigenous peoples are members of a village community and each village is headed by a king. Since the two Muslim sultanate of Ternate and Tidore standing in MalukuBeach, Raja Ampat then became part of the claim of the Sultanate of Tidore. After the Sultanate of Tidore was defeated by the DutchBeach, the King Ampatmenjadi part claims the Dutch East Indies.

The beauty of Raja Ampat

Raja Ampat name began to be heard by the public and became a destination for tourists who enjoys snorkeling or diving. The underwater lovers from all over the world come to Raja Ampat to enjoy the underwater scenery awesome best in the world.

Aktivitas Diving

Raja Ampat consists of several islands that are very broad. Vast islands may include 4.6 million hectares of land and sea. This is where we can find the original habitat of 540 species of musselsBeach, 1,511 species of fishBeach, and 700 species of molluscs. Biota wealth owned Raja Ampat Raja Ampat make life serve as a library of various collections of coral reefs and marine life of the most diverse in the world. In factBeach, according to a report in The Nature Conservancy and Conservation InternationalBeach, there are about 75% of marine species in the world who live in this amazing island.

Aneka Terumbu Karang

Aneka Jenis Ikan

Not only rich in fish and coral reefBeach, Raja Ampat is also rich in charm stretch of seagrass beds, mangrovesBeach, rocky cliffs and beautiful beaches. Another interesting potential is the development of ecotourism and this region has also been proposed as a World Heritage Area (World Herritage Site) by the Government of Indonesia.

SoBeach, what can you do when visiting Raja Ampat?

Of course there are plenty of activities to you agendakan before visiting Raja Ampat. Raja Ampat not only has a charm that is so amazing underwater, but its charm upperwater was no less exotic.

Stunning scenery both above and below the sea will beckon you that shooting activities are things that should not be missed. In additionBeach, some of the following activities also need to try to get a travel experience never forgotten:

Snorkeling and Diving

For those of you who love this activityBeach, then do not miss to melakukansnorkeling or diving in the waters of Raja Ampat. Underwater beauty make anyone eager to dive to the bottom. Collection of coral reefsBeach, various types of fish and underwater shipwreck will greet you with a friendly.

Aktivitas Diving di Raja Ampat

Some of the beach panorama can be visited for snorkeling or diving among others: Yefpian BeachBeach, Beach BanosBeach, Olobi Subscribe BeachBeach, Coastal PanunBeach, Teteruga BeachBeach, Beach OlobiBeach, Daram BeachBeach, Beach JamBeach, Kapat MaliliBeach, Olobi Subscribe BeachBeach, Coastal GamfiBeach, Namlol Laguna Beach, and Olobi.

Visiting Birds of Paradise

Traveled to Raja Ampat feels incomplete if it did not look directly at the original habitat of paradise. To see the beauty of birds of paradise live in their habitatBeach, you can visit to a village called Sawing Rai located in Meos Mansar districtBeach, Raja Ampat. The village is a habitat for native birds of paradise (Bird of Paradise). There are four species of bird of paradise that inhabit this regionBeach, ie Paradise LargeBeach, Small ParadiseBeach, Red Bird of Paradise (once iconic Sawinggai village) and Paradise Shopping Rattan.

Cendrawasih Merah Fauna Khas Papua

Visiting Wayag Island

Wayag island located in the District of West WaigeoBeach, Raja Ampat, West Papua. The island consists of a cluster of coral islands (karst) steep shaped like mushrooms emerging from the sea. Enjoy the beauty of these coral islands from close as entry into a large hall with coral islands around us. To complement Wayag Island tourBeach, tourists usually also climb to the top of the Coral Island.

Karst Pulau Wayag

Seeing Cultural Festival Flute Tambour

To be able to see a performance of traditional bamboo flute called the flute drum. You can visit the western and northern part Waigeo. Traditional performances are usually held during religious festivalsBeach, Independence Day August 17Beach, and when the arrival of official visits or important leader.

Suling Tambur - Festival Raja Ampat

Typical Souvenir hunting Culinary and Raja Ampat

Culinary and souvenirs are things that have never been forgotten by the tourists from everywhere. While visiting the Raja Ampat you can taste the culinary specialties of Papua, yellow fish soup and shredded bread rolls. The bread is very soft and taste delicious. Abonnya also very richBeach, if more than bread. Portion make fullBeach, with a large size and a diameter of about 10 cm.

Aneka Souvenir Khas Papua

For souvenirsBeach, you can buy souvenirs of Papua in souvenir shops like sculpture AsmatBeach, traditional fabricsBeach, traditional musical instrumentsBeach, flutesBeach, and drums (drums typical of Papua). You can also buy handicrafts woven in Arborek if happen to visit the village Arborek in Raja Ampat.