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WAIWO DIVE RESORT ON WAIWO BEACH WAIGEO
ISLAND RAJA AMPAT
Raja Ampat Islands
Located off the northwest tip of Bird's Head Peninsula on the island
of New Guinea, in Indonesia's West Papua province, Raja Ampat, or
the Four Kings, is an archipelago comprising over 1,500 small
islands, cays and shoals surrounding the four main islands of Misool,
Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo, and the smaller island of Kofiau. It
encompasses more than 40,000 km² of land and sea, which also
contains Cenderawasih Bay, the largest marine national park in
Indonesia. It is a part of the newly named West Papua (province) of
Indonesia which was formerly Irian Jaya. The islands are the most
northern pieces of land in the Australian continent.
According to Conservation International, marine surveys suggest that
the marine life diversity in the Raja Ampat area is the highest
recorded on Earth. Diversity is considerably greater than any other
area sampled in the Coral Triangle composed of Indonesia,
Philippines and Papua New Guinea. The Coral Triangle is the heart of
the world's coral reef biodiversity, making Raja Ampat quite
possibly the richest coral reef ecosystems in the world.
The area's massive coral colonies along with relatively high sea
surface temperatures, also suggest that its reefs may be relatively
resistant to threats like coral bleaching and coral disease, which
now jeopardize the survival of other coral ecosystems around the
world. The Raja Ampat islands are remote and relatively undisturbed
by humans.
The high marine diversity in Raja Ampat is strongly influenced by
its position between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, as coral and
fish larvae are more easily shared between the two oceans. Raja
Ampat's coral diversity, resilience, and role as a source for larval
dispersal make it a global priority for marine protection.
Waiwo Dive Resort is brand new dive resort in Raja Ampat Islands,
Its located on the best part of Waigeo island on Waiwo beach. It has
10 cottages with shower and also has its own DIVE CENTER.
The resort is in a lovely quiet cove with a nice beach. They have
left the jungle canopy in place above the huts so it’s nice and cool
during the day and AC isn’t needed at night. There were surprisingly
few mosquitoes. Utilities are very basic – cold water only and the
power only runs from around 5pm to 9am. The huts are very nice,
clean and comfortable with typical basic ensuite bathrooms (a
western toilet and bin for the paper).
Room Rates and Packages:
- Double Accupancy : Euro 85/person/night/bungalow
- Single Accupancy : Euro 95/person/night/bungalow
- Extra Bed ; Euro 55/bed/person/night
Room rates including 03 meals ( Twin share accommodation, Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner )
Dive Packages/Person:
- Package 10 Dives 08 Days 07 Nights: Euro 2.200/Person
- Package 12 Dives 08 D/07N Euro 2.400/person
Rates including : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Coffe, Tea, Dive Boat, Dive Guide, and Rooms at the Resort
service charges
Excluded :
- Pick up and transfer to the resort and return fro Sorong using Public Ferry
- Soft drinks
- Beer
- Marine park Entrance fees
- Diving tags ( pay at the airport but we recommend you to pay in
advance as we can arrange it ).
Extra Cost :
Raja Ampat Marine Park Permit Fee (per person) : Euro
50.00/person/one visit
Taxi from Sorong airport to harbour or harbour to airport (One way)
: Euro 10.00/car/,ax 04 people
Cabin on public boat from Sorong to Waisai or Waisai to Sorong :
Euro 15.00/person/one way
Boat transfer Waisai - Mansuar (One way - shared between passengers)
: Euro 90.00/person/one way
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