Triton Bay

West Papua is one of porvinsi in Indonesia the which has a Tremendous wealth of the sea. One potential sea That can be used as Tourist Attractions found in Kaimana district. Behind the simplicity and hospitality of the people, in the which the district has an area of ​​18.500 km2, there is a tourist area of ​​sea known as the Bay of Triton.

 
Triton Bay is a new tourist potential in Kaimana. To develop it into an international tourist destination, local Governments (LGS) took the local Conservation International Indonesia (CII) to jointly develop the tourism potential That is owned by Triton Bay.
Like other territorial waters of Papua Islands, Bay of Triton offers the incredible beauty of the underwater. The bay is store of wealth in the form of fish and coral reefs are diverse. In this area, there are 937 species of fish, where 14-16 of Them, a new species.There are also 492 species of Corals That Six of Whom is also a new type.
Besides watching the marine wealth, visitors Will also be fascinated by the existence of Dolphins and whales, a crowded playing in the between the islands Scattered around Triton.

 
Amazed visitors Will not stop at the beauty of the waters of the Gulf of Triton alone. Because, in the Mai-Mai village, visitors can see a painting on Limestone Cliffs as high as TENS of meters. Red lines are etched on the wall They form a human motif, plants, Reptiles, fish, and Various forms is still a mystery. This painting, as if to tell you about the behavior of the ancient indigenous people and also illustrates the variety of animals at the time. Until now, no one knows for sure, Pls and WHO mengguratkan That murals stand upright on a small island, Triton Bay area. However, the Department of Tourism and Culture Kaimana Ensure That the painting is a Relic of mesolitikum.

 

Location
District Kaimana, West Papua Province, Indonesia.

Access
Towards Kaimana district can use the ferry from Jakarta with travel time During the five-day trip. Water access can be completed in about 8 hours to 10 hours. Arriving in the capital city Kaiman, visitors can continue the journey to the Gulf of Triton with Kaimana speedboat owned by local government, or owned by residents around the longboat. Long journey by ship, the fastest takes about 45 minutes, Depending on the weather.

Ticket prices
To enter this area, visitors are not charged admission. However, visitors must first Obtain permission from the Department of Education and Tourism or the Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources. In Addition, visitors also must coordinate first with the CII to be introduced to traditional leaders or local community. Thus, at the site, visitors are not driven by Them.

Accommodation and Other Facilities
Triton in the Gulf region, there are three custom-based vacation home That is quite unique. Unique Because They are made with wood, not least the walls That take the main ingredient bark.Compiler framework and walls of the house does not use nails or other metal materials, but in Airways or Certain techniques based on local skills passed down by Their Ancestors

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Mansinam Island

The Mansinam  island is located in the Doreri Bay south of the town of Manokwari, with an area about ​410.97 ha, and with a Traditional or Long Boats are the means of transport used to visit this island in 10 - 15 minutes travel time.

There is an interesting, beautiful natural beaches and comfortable swimming and boating activities. Diving on the seabed around the island there are several wrecks that would become the object of attraction.
 

Mansinam Island also have memories of the early history ofcivilization in the Land of Papua, Church Site, Houses, Boarding, Old Wells and several Tomb Zendeling is historical evidence that can still be found here. Mansinam, which is an island located in Manokwari, West Papua witnessed the power of the Almighty Godby getting to know the beautiful scenery of blue sky and sea, as the scenery without borders.

The blue sky and sea merge nanbiru borderless, a rare sight that we can see while walking the street in a natural white sandy beachand awesome, also saw the villages of fishermen, and swim at the beach.

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Raja Ampat Archipelago

Raja Ampat archipelago is a place that has the potential to serve as a tourist attraction, especially diving tourism. Raja Ampat Islands waters according to various sources, is one of the 10 best waters for diving sites around the world. In fact, it may also be recognizedas number one for the completeness of underwater flora and fauna at this time.

Dr. John Veron, coral experienced experts from Australia, for example, in a site it is revealed, Raja Ampat archipelago located inthe westernmost tip of New Guinea, about 50 miles northwest of Sorong, has the best reef areas in Indonesia. Approximately 450 species of coral had been identified during the two weeks of research in the area.

A team of  experts from Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, and National Oceanographic Institutions Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) have done a quick assessment in 2001 and 2002. As a result, they noted in these waters there are more than 540 species of hard corals (75% of the total species in the world), more than 1,000 species of reef fish,700 types of mollusks, and the highest record for gonodactyloidstomatopod crustaceans. This makes 75% of the world's coral species in Raja Ampat. None of the places with the same area has a number of coral species as much as this.

There are several areas of coral reefs that are still very good condition with the percentage of live coral cover to 90%, namely in the Dampier Strait (the strait between Waigeo Island and Batanta Island), Kofiau Islands, Islands and South East Misool Wayag Islands Types of coral reefs in Raja Ampat is generally fringing reef withgentle slope to steep contour. But it was also found atoll type and 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 its own adaptation, the corals can still be alive despite being in the open air and direct sunlight.

Unique species that can occur during diving are some of the pigmy seahorse species, wobbegong and manta ray. There are also four endemic fish king, namely Eviota king, which is a kind of fish gobbie. At Manta Point which is located in Dampier strait Arborek, you can dive in the company of some tail Manta Rayis benign like when you dive in Derawan Islands, East Kalimantan. If you dive at Cape Kri or Chicke Reef, you can be surrounded by thousands of fish. Sometimes a collection of tuna, giant trevallie sand snappers. But those tense when we are surrounded by a collection of barracuda fish, although in fact it's relatively harmless (which is dangerous if we see barracuda solitary or alone). Reef sharks are also frequently seen, and if lucky you can also see the turtle is still eating sponge or swim around you. In some places like in Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo also seen dugong or sea cow.

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 it broke through a collection of fish. There is also a sunken airplane World War II relic that can be found in several places to make diving a great place to dive as in Wreck Wai Islands. And many more reef sites that actually have never been touched. This makes diving in Raja Ampat was more challenging.

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