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The archipelago is a series of four large islands located in the westernmost part of Papua. The islands are located at the Bird's Head (Vogelkoop) Guinea.

Administratively, the islands were in the area of ​​Raja Ampat, West Papua Privinsi.

The islands are a lucrative attraction for tourists who loved the sport diving. Late 2009, Raja Ampat has called about five thousand foreign tourists to visit Indonesia and is expected to increase to six thousand in the year 2010.

The four islands that surround it are the Raja Ampat, Pulau Waigeo, Misool Island, Salawati Island, and Island Batanta. For tourists who do not like diving, Raja Ampat promises white sandy beaches are beautiful, the group of karst islands are stunning, unique and endemic flora and fauna.



Red Bird of Paradise, bird of paradise Wilson, maleo Waigeo, various parrots and parrot, and various species of orchid is one of the beauty of the islands.

But the magic of Raja Ampat, which actually can be found under the sea. Raja Ampat owns 75% of total hard coral species in the world, more than 1000 species of reef fish and 700 types of mollusks. This makes 75% of the world's coral species in Raja Ampat.

None of the other places on this planet with the same area has a number of coral species as much as this.

In some places such as village Saondarek, when sea water was the lowest ebb, we can enjoy the coral reef without having to dive. With the adaptation itself, the corals can survive even in the open air and direct sunlight.

When diving, we will often be accompanied by a variety of stunning underwater species. We can notice the cute dwarf sea horses, enjoy the graceful manta rays swim, even we can enjoy a suspenseful atmosphere surrounded by a collection of barracuda, barracuda although more dangerous if found alone without the group.

We also can find reef sharks and dugongs or sea cow. Sometimes if we divers are lucky, we can meet with the turtle who was eating seaweed. A turtle is a sea creature that docile and easy touch, we would be enchanted by the hospitality.

Visiting these islands is not too difficult although it takes time and considerable expense. So if we want to make the Raja Ampat Islands as tourist targets, we must prepare a plan to mature.

We need to use air transportation service from Jakarta to Sorong via Manado for 6 hours drive. From Sorong, we can choose two ways to explore the Raja Ampat in Papua Diving resort stay, or go on tour with boat pinisi.

The archipelago has become a conservation area protected by the Indonesian government. In fact, there are two international institutions that concern about the sustainability of natural resources Raja Ampat, the Conservation International (CI) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC).

If indeed there is more money who are confused about dikemanakan, not hurt you a trip to Raja Ampat. Because all the material sacrifices that you spend, will pay off with its natural beauty.

A visual experience that will make you think, that our planet was still very beautiful.