Raja Ampat (The Remote Natural Paradise of Indonesia)

Raja Ampat is part of a group of islands located on the island of papua the western tip near the head of birds on the island of papua. This new tourist paradise is found recently and the location is still green, and still promising for lovers of nature tourism that expects a virgin nature aka unspoiled. In 2017, Indonesian President Joko Widodo has spent time on the resort in Raja Ampat, Papua.

Based on many studies, both research on a national and international scale, there are almost 75% of the world's coral reefs in Raja Ampat, Papua, which makes Raja Ampat as the richest coral reef in the world. The beauty of coral reefs and marine biota will certainly attract diving and snorkeling enthusiasts to enjoy the beauty of underwater scenery from Raja Ampat. Do not forget to bring an underwater camera to capture these beautiful moments.

Access to Raja Ampat

Despite the beauty of the underwater world is so fascinating, but not many tourists who visit the place. Its remote location and limited access to Raja Ampat, makes sightseeing to Raja Ampat a rather expensive holiday for most Indonesians, and it become the remote natural paradise of Indonesia.

Airfare from Soekarno Hatta International Airport Jakarta to Domine Eduard Osok Sorong Airport on weekdays about 1.5 million rupiah (IDR) to 3 million rupiah (IDR) with a long journey of approximately 6 hours. If you are lucky, you can find air ticket promo from Jakarta to Sorong for only 1 million rupiah.

From Sorong to Raja Ampat, your journey can be continued by boat or by plane, served by Susi Air. In order to save costs, you can choose to use ships. But before, from Sorong airport to the harbor, you can use a taxi with a rate of about 100 thousand rupiah which takes approximately approximately 15 minutes, depending on the traffic situation. For those of you who have limited funds, you can use motorcycle taxi with tariff about 20 thousand rupiah to go to Port of Sorong.

From Sorong harbor to Waisai (the capital of Raja Ampat), you can choose to use the ferry or use the Speed ​​Boat. The journey from Port of Sorong to Waisai can be reached by 2 hours by fast boat, with cost about 130 thousand rupiah. When using the ferry, the journey time is for four hours of travel. So it make raja Ampat the remote natural paradise of Indonesia.

Entrance Ticket to Raja Ampat

Upon arrival at Waisai, tourists are required to pay a conservation fee or so-called Environmental Care Service Tariff of 500 thousand rupiah for local tourists and 1 million rupiah for foreign tourists.

Rates Stay at Raja Ampat

In Raja Ampat there are many options to stay for tourists, ranging from resorts, hotels to homestay. For those of you who have limited funds, you can choose a homestay, where tariff stay per night about 250 thousand rupiah up to 500 thousand rupiah.

Towards Diving and Snorkeling

The biggest problem when tourists want to visit diving places in Raja Ampat is you have to use a motor boat to go to the diving location, and it become remote natural paradise of indonesia. Raja Ampat consists of an island group of approximately 1800 islands. Dance of motor boat rental approximately 8 million rupiah for 10-12 people. That's because the fuel tariffs are still expensive. Therefore, it is advisable for tourists to go in groups to reduce the cost of motor boat rental. Do not forget to bargain the price of motor boat rental, because there is no standard price for motor boat rental.

Paradise tourist destination under Raja Ampat Water

As mentioned earlier, Raja Ampat's superiority is its unspoiled underwater waters and has not been contaminated by human hands. An example is the phenomenon of the "ghost of the sea", which can be seen in the Waigeo region, near the village of Urbinasopen and the village of Yesner. The ghost of the sea itself is a ray coming from the sea and around its surface. This phenomenon can be seen around November or the end of the year. In the southern Waigeo region, you can dive. And you can see coral reefs and swimming fishes, and you can mainly see stingrays that are swimming. You can also snorkel at Five Rocks and Kabui Bay.