Raja Ampat Islands

  Raja Ampat Islands is a series of four adjacent group of islands located in the western and the Bird's Head (Vogelkoop) Papua Island. Administratively, this cluster is under the Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua Province. The archipelago is now the intention of the divers who are interested in the beauty of the sea views. Four group of islands is a member named according to the four largest islands, namely Waigeo Island, Misool Island, Salawati Island, and Island Batanta.

In the area of ​​cluster Misool found prehistoric remains etched in the form of a hand stamp on the rock wall. Unique, hand labeling is very close to sea level and not in the cave. According to estimates, the age of the hand labeling around 50,000 years and became part of the route of transmission of human instructions from the western region of the archipelago towards Papua and Melanesia.

The rest of the plane wreck from World War II can be found in some dive sites, such as on the island of Wai.

Visiting these islands is not too difficult although it takes time and considerable expense. We can use the airline's flights from Jakarta to Sorong via Manado for 6 hour flight. From Sorong-town big enough and quite complete facilities for exploring the Raja Ampat-there are two choices, go on tour with a boat phinisi or stay in the resort of Papua Diving. Although most tourists who come to Raja Ampat is currently divers, in fact this location also attracts many tourists due to non divers also have white sandy beaches are very beautiful, the cluster of karst islands nan fascinating and unique endemic flora and fauna such as birds of paradise red, paradise Wilson, maleo Waigeo, various parrots and parrot, possum Waigeo, as well as various types of orchids.