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Raja Ampat is a series of four adjacent islands located in the western part of the Bird's Head (Vogelkoop) Papua Island, the Island Waigeo, Misool Island, Salawati Island and Island Batanta. The waters there are more than 540 kinds of hard corals (75% of total species in the world), more than 1,000 species of reef fish, 700 species of molluscs, and the highest record for gonodactyloid stomatopod crustaceans. It makes 75% of the world's coral species are in Raja Ampat.

Some reefs condition of 90%, ie in Dampier Strait (strait between the island and the island Waigeo Batanta), Kofiau Islands, archipelagic Southeast Misool and Wayag Islands. Types of coral reefs in Raja Ampat is generally a fringing reef with the contours of steep ramps up. But it also found the type of atoll and the type of burns or taka.

In some places like the village Saondarek, when the lowest tides, coral reefs can be seen without a dive and with his own adaptation, corals can still be alive despite being in the open air and exposed to direct sunlight. Unique species that can be found, some kind of dwarf sea horses, wobbegongs, fish and manta rays. Also there are endemic fish Raja Ampat, namely Eviota king, which is a kind of fish gobbie.

Diving in Cape Kri or Chicken Reef, will be surrounded by thousands of fish (tuna, giant trevallies and snappers). But stressful if we are surrounded by a collection of barracuda, even though it is relatively harmless (which is dangerous if we see a solitary barracuda or alone). Reef sharks are also frequently seen, and if you are lucky you can also see turtles were quietly eating sponge or swim around you. In some places like in Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo also seen Dugong or mermaid.

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Access
Can use the airline from Jakarta or Bali to Sorong via Makassar and Ambon and Manado for approximately 6 hours of flight. To explore the Raja Ampat there are two choices, take a tour by boat or stay in a resort Phinisi Raja Ampat Dive Lodge.

Although most of the tourists who come to Raja Ampat is currently the divers, in fact this location is interesting travelers a non-divers as it also has sandy beaches and white is very beautiful, a cluster of islands karst nan stunning and the flora and fauna unique endemic like paradise red, bird of paradise Wilson, maleo Waigeo, various parrots and parrot, possum Waigeo, as well as various types of orchids.