Tourism Raja Ampat
Raja Ampat in West Papua's remote location. This area stores a million beauty beneath the sea. Raja Ampat Marine tourism is recognized as one of the 10 best dive tourism in the world. Enchantment under the sea and natural wealth, the mainstay of the Raja Ampat regency through competitive world of tourism in Indonesia and the world. This area is known as a center for tropical natural resources of the world's richest.
Area of islands in the King Four very broad, covering 4.6 million hectares of land and sea. This is where the home to 540 species of coral, 1,000 species of fish and 700 types of mollusks. For this reason, Raja Ampat is a living library of the collection of coral reefs and marine biota of the most diverse in the world. According to a report in The Nature Conservancy and Conservation International, about 75% world's species live here.
This place is home to 1511 species of fish that live in coral reefs. There are 1320 species of fish in Raja Ampat, 75% of all coral species in the world; 10 times the number of coral species are found throughout the Caribbean; were 600 recorded coral species, 5 species of endangered sea turtles, 57 species of mantis shrimp, 13 species marine mammals, and 27 species of fish that you can only be found in this region.
One of the best dive sites in the area of Raja Ampat is Kofiau Island. Under the sea, a view more stunning. Many international underwater photographers capture the charm of the sea Raja Ampat. Because the area of many islands and narrow straits, so most of the dive at a particular time has a strong current. It allows also to perform drift dive, dive, following a strong flow of water is very clear as he broke through a collection of fish.Another point dive in the Sardine Reef with depth of about 10 meters. This place serves a variety of fish species including fish, parrotfish which has color brilliant. On the island there are Kaboei Bay Rock Bay which is a tunnel underneath the stone reefs. In Kaboei Bay Rock also have coral caves.
There are many other dive site commonly searched by divers, such as in The Passage, Island Fam, Misool Island. Tourists can also enjoy the historic sites under the sea. including warships and combat aircraft which sank in the waters of Raja. Mainland islands of this region is still virgin, lagoon and the bay is adequately protected, and the stretch of beach which is very fascinating, and crystal clear sea.
There are many other dive site commonly searched by divers, such as in The Passage, Island Fam, Misool Island. Tourists can also enjoy the historic sites under the sea. including warships and combat aircraft which sank in the waters of Raja. Mainland islands of this region is still virgin, lagoon and the bay is adequately protected, and the stretch of beach which is very fascinating, and crystal clear sea.
