Raja Ampat Indonesia, The Paradise of World

RajaAmpat Regency is one of regencies in the province of West Papua, Indonesia. Capital District who have 610pulau is located in Waisai. 

Raja Ampat, or 'Four Kings', is the name given to the islands from a local myth. The four main islands are found here are Waigeo, Misool (which is home to ancient rock paintings), Salawati, and Batanta. 

According to some historical mention, that the Raja Ampat is four ancient kingdoms, each of which is the kingdom Waigeo with his power base in Wewayai, Salawati kingdom with power centers in Samate, royal Sailolof with the center of power in Sailolof, Misol and kingdoms, with the center of power in Lilinta. 

The divers have flocked to this area because it offers the best scenery in the world ocean. Once the bird's head flew to the island of Papua, everything changed when starting a dive tour. In the Raja Ampat islands, divers can explore the vertical wall of water. Vibration drift diving is a big challenge. 

Territory of the Raja Ampat islands are very large, covering 9.8 million hectares of land and sea, home to 540 species of corals, more than 1,000 species of reef fish and 700 species of molluscs. This makes the most diverse library of life for the world's coral reefs and underwater biota. According to a report developed by The Nature Conservancy and Conservation International, about 75% world's species live here. 

As islands, the only inter-island transport and supporting community activities Raja Ampat is the ocean freight. Similarly, to reach Waisai, the district capital. When using the aircraft, first to the city of Sorong. After that, from a trip to Sorong Waisai followed by sea transport. Facilities available are fast ships with a capacity of 10, 15, or 30 people. At a cost of approximately Rp. 2 million, Waisai can be reached within 1.5 to 2 hours.

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