Raja Ampat

 

Raja Ampat is a district with an area of more than 4.5 million acres, and is located west of West Papua bird's head. 85% of the district is the ocean, the rest are islands of more than 600 islands. Of the 600 islands, there are 4 major islands, namely Misool Island, Island Waigeo, Batanta Island, and Salawati. In addition to the four islands, only 35 islands in the Raja Ampat Islands are inhabited, the rest are no human settlements. Only about 400 islands in the Raja Ampat Islands-has been explored, the rest is still not touched by humans at all.
The name comes from the Raja Ampat local stories. According to the story, there was a woman who found seven eggs fruit. The eggs are then hatched, 4 of which hatches into a prince, while three other eggs hatch into a woman, a stone, and ghosts. 4 The prince became king on his island each, namely Misool Island, Island Waigeo, Batanta Island, and Salawati and eventually referred to as Raja Ampat.
Generally, tourists who come to visit the Raja Ampat Islands are divers mostly from outside Indonesia. In addition to diving, for those who can not dive can also enjoy the beautiful beaches, cultural attractions, see the prehistoric remains in the form of a hand stamp, see maritime festival (usually in August), enjoy the scenery, enjoy the rural atmosphere, culinary, see birds of paradise , climb the cliff, and others.
If you want to travel to the Raja Ampat Islands, is not enough to just reckless capital as is often done the backpacker. Trips to the sights of this underwater paradise dubbed require strong desire, an adventurous spirit, indulgence would dive, and sizable capital. If you expect the price of a trip to Raja Ampat Islands will go down in the near future, you should throw away your expectations because there is a rule that limits the number of resorts and boats. It aims to maintain the natural condition of the Raja Ampat Islands are like no other in the world. The high price also serves to filter visitors, so that only qualified and educated visitors are coming, so they will realize how important this location as one of the flora and fauna of the most comprehensive in the world.