RAJA AMPAT INDONESIA
timber ship engine roar stopped and the boat began to close. Nothing was audible except the small waves whipping the ship's side and slowly releasing it. The birds flew from the tip of a small tree in one of the uninhabited islands. Yes, you arrive in Raja Ampat! The last paradise underwater wealth of the most complete on Earth. Be prepared for an adventure that will not be forgotten.
Raja Ampat or 'Four Kings' is the name given to these beautiful islands. A name that comes from a local myth. The four main islands in question it is Waigeo, Salawati, Batanta, Misool which is the producer of ancient rock paintings.
Lovers of underwater travel from all over the world come to Raja Ampat to best enjoy the underwater scenery awesome. Begin your tour from here to dive in the most beautiful underwater. Explore underwater vertical walls and feel the tension see kelayaan bahwah magnificent sea. Although you pounding when bobbing sea currents, but it certainly will be an unforgettable experience in Raja Ampat.
Territory islands in Raja Ampat is very broad, covering 4.6 million hectares of land and sea. This is where home to 540 types of coral, 1,511 species of fish and 700 species of molluscs. The biota wealth has made Raja Ampat as a living library of the collection of coral reefs and marine life of the most diverse in the world. In fact, according to a report in The Nature Conservancy and Conservation International, there are about 75% of the world's marine species live in this amazing island.
I like children 5 years and for the first time see the coral reefs, fascinated by the charm of this rich reefs. With all the available resources, we have to preserve the beauty of Raja Ampat and it may be the last place.
(Michael Aw in www.iriandiving.com)
You arrive in Raja Ampat, the excitement can be felt. Suddenly sounded once everyone to come here praise the name of God because of his eyes and his heart enticed outstanding natural scenery. If you do not find the response was so stunned silence was evidence someone had been taken captive speck of heaven that fell in a sea of clear crystal clear and gentle waves sweeping white sand.
"This is good!" Said a friendly local tour guide from a travel agent in Raja Ampat. Words beginning it signifies that the visitor has arrived at one of the best dive sites in the world. When not guiding tourists, local guides are an ordinary fisherman. Fishermen are accustomed to outsiders who come to visit, they were very friendly, especially if given or chewing betel nut (worth a try). This method has been widely known by giving sweets are considered forms of manners and capable raises a smile to the fishermen.
Fishermen in Raja Ampat usually eat a snack while chatting (para-para nut). They will be exchanging funny stories while chewing betel nuts. In many respects, including the similarity of nature, culture, and history, that the fishing communities in Raja Ampat has in common with the people of Maluku.
I like people, I like dives, amazing! Only this time I dive for the second time in the same place, and I think to go back a third time and so on !.
(Peter van Dalen in www.iriandiving.com)
Raja Ampat scenery like in a dream, but this is not an illusion. When you plunge underwater diving into the detail noticed by marine animals that greet. Pygmy seahorses can be closer to your fingers as if to greet shaking hands.
Mantaray and wobbegongs will swim with you. Tuna, giant trevaliies, snapper and even barracuda also welcomed you under the sea. It was not enough, what if there was a new friend who is friendly dugong fish like to swim with you. Do not miss too busy watching the small fish back and forth keeping the territory. If you are lucky it might be able to swim with sea turtles.
Natural beauty, as if completely untouched has been the main attraction here. No need to be an expression of the beauty of the blue sky or the lush green island, because of what is on land and under the sea will tell you "Welcome to Raja Ampat; this is heaven's richest tropical marine biodiversity in the world today.
Undoubtedly, Raja Ampat is the most rich in marine fish I have ever visited
