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27 March 2013

Raja Ampat


Indonesia has a very beautiful nature; one of them is Raja Ampat Papua. These sights are the best in the world, either of natural beauty, cultural richness and various kinds’ marine life that are here. We are very proud to have known Raja Ampat by foreign countries.
Raja Ampat in West Papua’s isolated location. It saves a million beauties beneath the sea. Raja Ampat marine tourism is recognized as one of the 10 best diving in the world.
Charm and richness of the underwater world becomes a mainstay of Raja Ampat regency through the competitive world of tourism in Indonesia and the world. This region is known as the center of the richest natural resources in the tropical world.
This district has 610 islands. Four of them, namely Pulau Misool, Salawati, Batanta, and Waigeo, the larger islands. From all over the island, only 35 islands are inhabited. Islands are uninhabited and mostly do not have a name.
Known as the the Four Kings, is an archipelago comprising over 1,500 small islands, cays and shoals surrounding the four main islands of Misool, Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo. It encompasses more than 8.3 million acres (33,750 km²) of land and sea and is roughly 150 x 225 kimometers! It is a part of the newly named West Papua (province) of Indonesia which was formerly Irian Jaya. The area is vast and covers the size of Denmark. Transportation is only possbible by sea or air.
Kri Island is closest to the biggest King: Waigeo – famous for its birdlife and it’s also there where the French naturalists Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul found the first Black Tip Reef shark in 1824 – A short 30 min. boat ride from here!

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