Traditional Papuan accommodation is the best value Raja Ampat accommodation available. Here's all you need to plan a visit and book your stay in paradise.
Raja Ampat means Four Kings in Indonesian, and the four major islands are Waigeo (the capital where you’ll most likely enter), Misool (home to ancient rock paintings), Salawati, and Batanta. Beyond the main four, there are thousands of other islands, both inhabited and uninhabited. Here’...
Best in Travel - 20237 days to unwind at sea in Raja Ampat Nov 15, 2022 • 10 min read Visiting the stunning (and remote) islands of Raja Ampat takes some planning. Matthew Oldfield offers a plan for how you can do it in a week. Login ActivitiesYour ultimate guide to Indonesia's...
Raja Ampat has one of the highest numbers of fish species of anywhere on the planet. Here are just a few examples of marine life you're likely to see: wobbegong sharks, jacks, barracuda, Napoleon wrasse, trevally, bumphead parrotfish, pygmy seahorses, batfish, angelfish, butterflyfish, barr...
Mikel Merin from Dome Island near Sorong has been the principal boat boy on all the trips I have done to Raja Ampat—which have been with Deb Fugitt’s City Seahorse dive travel company. Fugitt has been leading trips to Raja Ampat since 1999 and met Merin on that first trip, when he ...
Raja Ampat is a remote archipelago off of West Papua. When planning a trip to this incredible area you’ll want to make sure you have enough time to travel between islands and explore all the most stunning areas. Whether you’re a diver or not, you won’t want to make your trip too...
Raja Ampat After Dark I felt guilty once as the only guest out of eighteen on a 12 day liveaboard who wanted to go on a night dive one evening. The dive guide said, “Let’s go!” and after that 90-minute one-on-one experience, I became hooked on night dives. It seems tough to...
Emailbookings@bluewaterdivetravel.comfor personalized info. A typical Raja Ampat reefscape, teeming with life. Photo: Brent Durand Divers approach a deep coral bommie at the start of a seamount dive. Photo: Brent Durand Manta Rays pass overhead. Photo: Scott Gietler ...
As far as weather is concerned, any time of year is a good one to visit Raja Ampat. Climate and underwater conditions are good all year round – there isn’t really an “off-season”. Sea travel in smaller boats can be problematic in June, July and August, so if you plan on coveri...
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