Beautyfully of the Underwater World in RajaAmpat

For most people, Papua is widely known by its culture is still very simple, unique clothes (koteka for example), as well as abundant natural resources, but for divers and lovers of the underwater world, Papua is a diving paradise which presents a wealth of awesome sea biotas. One the famous is waters of RajaAmpat. This region is dubbed as the Coral Reef Paradise / Paradise coral reefs by divers of the world.

RajaAmpat is a new

district division of the Sorong area of ± 4.6 million hectares. About 85% of the area is an ocean, while the rest are group of islands and coral atolls of ± 610 islands. Of the hundreds of islands, only 35 islands are inhabited by native people. Names of Raja Ampat comes from the local folklore about the origins of the ruler in the four largest islands in this region, namely Misool Island, Salawati, Batanta, and Waigeo.

With the breadth of the waters of RajaAmpat and the wealth of marine life is diverse, then the tourists who want to enjoy the underwater panorama can choose some point dive. In the vicinity of the island of Kri, for example, tourists can see the beauty of coral reefs and various kinds of fish that is so amazing, including the type of fish the famous Queensland grouper, pompano, snapper, grouper, reef sharks, tuna, napoleon wrasse, barracuda and giant trevally.

There are many other dive spots that can be searched by divers, such as at The Passage, Island Fam, and Misool Island. In addition to enjoying the wealth of marine life, tourists can also enjoy the historical sites under the sea, including warships and combat aircraft which sank in the waters of RajaAmpat. Not only that, tourists can also enjoy the beauty of the islands in the area of RajaAmpat. Mainland islands in this region still relatively virgin, lagoon and the bay is adequately protected, has a stretch of stunning beaches and crystal clear sea.