Wayag Island

Do you know a place that became a haven diving in Raja Ampat? Best diving and snorkeling spot that is Wayag Island. Puppet island located west of the Raja Ampat Islands. Position Wayag Island is located in the district of West Waigeo, Raja Ampat, West Papua. Wayag island is a major icon in Raja Ampat tour. To be able to heaven Raja Ampat diving, you have to travel far enough. Therefore, the geographic location is located at the tip of Papua and became the most distant place to reach than some of the other beautiful islands in the Raja Ampat.

Activities diving and snorkeling on the island Wayag is one thing not to be missed. There was no place in Indonesia the most beautiful snorkeling on the island other than Raja Ampat Wayag this. The water is so clear, forming a shoal of fish swim in the beautiful scenery underwater nature. Coral reefs are living as part of the marine ecosystem in Raja Ampat presenting the best diving experience that you may not ever get over this.

Panorama Beautiful Wayag Island

Wayag Island in Raja Ampat is known ocean light blue and dark blue. The sea has a limestone islands that lie in harmony, overgrown with trees on it, which makes the limestone islands look like small mountains greenish. If you want to know how beautiful scenery Wayag Island travel, you can climb Coral Island. Coral Island is quite steep, need lungs strong enough to be able to climb up to the top. From the top of the Coral Island is where you can witness one of the most beautiful natural scenery in Raja Ampat, arranged like a natural paradise. Ascent takes about 30 minutes will be paid to treat the stunning natural scenery, a moment that you should capture in the camera. The stunning natural scenery is the same as that in Halong Bay Vietnam tour.

Transportation Wayag Island 

To be able to Wayag island, you can rent a boat from Sorong. Travel to Raja Ampat diving will take about 4-5 hours. It is not easy to be able to enjoy a tour Wayag Island in Raja Ampat. The cost factor is most important for consideration. If you are from outside Papua, then you will arrive at the Domine Eduard Osok (DEO). From this airport, you can then immediately proceed to Sorong Fishery Port. You can choose menggunakkan transportation (public transportation), taxi, motorcycle taxi, or even a rental vehicle. Arriving at the port, decided to immediately proceed to Waisai. Waisai is the capital of Raja Ampat. If you really want directly to Wayag Island without the need to stop at Waisai, you can use a speed boat from the port in Sorong. Speed boat rental fee is Rp 9 million per day. The trip from Sorong to Wayag Island speedboat will take about 5 hours. 

Resort and Lodging

Island Wayag no lodging. If you want to stay overnight to enjoy the beauty of the night Wayag Island, then you should bring camping equipment. Alternatively, you can go to the islands close to the island Wayag. For example, Waigeo Island which is about 3 km from the island Wayag. Wayag Island Raja Ampat are tourist attractions that are included in conservation areas. To be able to enter these conservation areas, every tourist must have an entry permit obtained by paying a fee of Rp 250 thousand for domestic tourists, and $ 500 thousand for the foreign tourists. Admission to the conservation area of ​​Raja Ampat is in the form of a pin. This pin can be purchased at JE Meridien Hotel, located just across Airport Eduard Dominik Osok, Sorong. With this pin you can enter the area of ​​Raja Ampat freely for a year without having to buy again. This pin is part of a nature conservation tag Raja Ampat.
 

For the purposes of stay, the easiest is to take lodging in Waisai (capital of Raja Ampat). In this Waisai, resorts Raja Ampat widely available. You can also search for cheap lodging Raja Ampat in this Waisai. Several resorts and inns Raja Ampat are ready to serve you there among them as follows:

    Acropora inn, the inn is owned and managed by the Department of Culture and Tourism Raja Ampat.
    Raja Ampat Dive Lodge, located on the island of Mansuar.
    Kri Eco Resort and Sorido Bay Resort, is a resort that stands next to each other and located on the island of Kri.
    Raja Ampat Dive Resort, is a resort built among forests Waigeo island with mangrove trees were green and clean.
    Papua Paradise Eco Resort, the resort is located on the island of Birie. This island is uninhabited.