August 18, 2011

Raja Ampat Coast Tourism



Raja Ampat Coast Tourism is one of the most beautiful beaches and
most exotic in Indonesia. The beach is located in the territory of Papua New Regency is one mainstay of the tourist island of Papua, love to get there very, very difficult indeed. But if we get to the beach Raja Ampat all field trips will be paid off completely and even more than complete. The beach is like heaven gives the charm is very beautiful, from a place that is still virgin, and also the natural place to give the impression more than just beaches.

Raja Ampat Beaches are also used as a marine park, this beach became the largest marine park in Indonesia, but also believed to have the wealth of the world's largest marine life. Reveal the underwater panorama of Raja Ampat began when a Dutch berkebangsan accomplished diver named Max Ammer visit this area. Max Ammer's first visit in 1990 to Raja Ampat stems from his desire to explore sunken ships and aircraft during World War II. Penelusurannya is very memorable, so in 1998 he invited Gerry Allen, a fisheries expert (Ichthyologist) from Australia, to conduct the survey in this place. Gerry Allen saw how shocked the underwater resources are so diverse in a very large number.

Lots of features offered by the Coast Raja Ampat. In the records of underwater photography in the area of ​​Raja Ampat, Imam Brotoseno mentions that the content of the wealth of marine life in Raja Ampat most all areas of the world's coral triangle, the Filipinos-Indonesia-Papua New Guinea. Triangle is the heart of the wealth of coral reefs of the world are protected and defined by the international conservation of nature protection. Of the approximately 600 types of coral reefs in the world, 75% of whom were in the waters of Raja Ampat. With the breadth of the waters of Raja Ampat and the wealth of diverse marine life, then the tourists who want to enjoy the underwater panorama can choose some point dive. Around the island of Kri, for example, tourists can witness the beauty of coral reefs and various kinds of fish is amazing, including the type of fish the famous Queensland grouper, pompano, snapper, grouper, reef sharks, tuna, napoeleon wrasse, barracuda, and Giant Trevally. The wealth of different species of fish in the area of ​​the island of Kri was never proved by Gerry Allen, where in one dive he notes there are at least 283 species of fish. The amounts are staggering for a single dive.

If you want to vacation there, you can be started from Jakarta or other big cities to the airport Domine Eduard Osok, Sorong, West Papua. Flights from Jakarta to Sorong usually transit or in advance at Makassar Manado. From Airport Eduard Osok Domine, travelers can immediately proceed to Raja Ampat using fast ships with a capacity of 10 people at a cost of around 3.2 million dollars each way. Travel by speedboat takes about 3-4 hours. For accommodation and other facilities, in the tourist area of ​​Raja Ampat underwater tourists can obtain adequate facilities at several existing resorts, such as on the island of Kri, Waigeo, Mansuar, and Misool. Some resorts charge a price that is relatively expensive because the present facilities. But the tourists with a lower budget can take advantage of government-owned resort is far more murah.Alternatif other is by choosing to stay for days on the boat (Liveaboard) by renting a boat that has been specially modified Pinisi to dive a few days. The ship has a maximum capacity of 14 people, at a cost of about Rp 90 million to Rp 110 million to cruise for a week.