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A number of tourists looked fun dining and chatting casually as he looked off toward the ocean-dominated blue, green, and white. The colors that appear because of the influence of the stretch of coral reefs in the shallow sea bottom or inside. They were having lunch in the Papua Diving Resort, the waters of Raja Ampat, Irian Jaya Barat.


Most tourists seem to walk on the beach of fine white sand. There is also busy on the dock getting up speedboats equipped with scuba gear. Some are already in the region for more than two weeks. They seemed tired of diving and sunbathing every day so that makes skin dark, almost burnt white tropical sun that stung.

Hot sun and bright air makes grimly returning guests to dive and dive. Sunlight often through the cracks to the coral sea waves. Beauty landscapes and marine biota did make a deep impression for tourists. For lovers of coastal and underwater tour to a fanatical, Raja Ampat is very well known even considered the best in the world for the quality of coral reefs.

Many international underwater photographers to capture the charm sea Raja Ampat. Even someone coming over and over again and make special books about the beauty of coral reefs and marine biota of this region. Mid-2006, a special team from the world's leading scientific adventure magazine, National Geographic, making coverage of the Raja Ampat which will become a major report in 2007.

A total of 610 islands

Raja Ampat is the fractional Sorong District, since 2003. District has a population of 31 000 inhabitants has 610 islands (only 35 islands are inhabited) with a total area of about 46,000 km2, but only 6000 km2 of land, 40 000 km2, the sea again. The islands are unspoiled and beautiful sea is still making a direct tourists hooked. They seemed to want to explore all the waters in the "Bird's Head" island of Papua.

This area had been the target reef fish hunters with firebombs and toxic cyanide. However, there are still many people who seek to protect the marine area so that wealth could be saved. Coral reefs in Raja Ampat is considered the most complete sea in the world. From the world's 537 known coral species, 75 percent were in these waters. Also found 1104 species of fish, 669 species of molluscs (soft animals), and 537 species of coral animals. Incredible.

The World Bank in collaboration with global environmental institutions established as one of the Raja Ampat region of eastern Indonesia that have help the Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program (Coremap) II, since 2005. Raja Ampat, this program covers 17 villages and involve the local population. Fishermen are also trained to cultivate fish, grouper and seaweed.

Exotic

Papua Diving, the only exotic resort that offers underwater tours in the region, visited by tourists diving enthusiasts at home for days and even up to a month-ford the contours of the seabed. They seemed to not want to go back to their own countries because they get an "island paradise second to none on this earth."

Its administrators could not easily prepare a place for tourists. Maximillian J Ammer, owner of Dutch citizens of Papua Diving Resort is also a pioneer drive marine tourism in this region, need desperately to set up various facilities to attract tourists from foreign countries. Since he started his business eight years ago, many of the funds must be spent. However, results were also satisfactory. Each year the resort is visited at least 600 special tourist who spent an average of two weeks.

Lodging is very simple, only woven walls and thatch roofs that cost a minimum of 75 euro or Rp 900,000 a night. If you want to dive must pay 30 euros or approximately USD 360 000 was diving at a particular location. Most tourists come from Europe. Only a few tourists from Indonesia to stay and dive in there.

"Tourists dive almost every day because the dive sites very broad and diverse. Beautiful coral reefs are varied so much choice and invite curiosity. There are tourists who are aged 80 years is still strong diving," said Max Ammer which women married to Manado.

Three years ago, Papua Diving build a modern inn not far from the first location. Apparently, the inn was built by relying on local building materials are almost always fully booked. Though the charge to reach 225 euros, or about Rp 2.7 million per night. In the new location, equipped with modern equipment, including international telephone and internet facilities.

Tourists to the Raja Ampat Diving just want to Papua on the island because of the facilities and valet Mansuar already an international standard, also the food. They landed at the airport Domne Eduard Osok, Sorong, go straight to the location of speed boat with a capacity of about 10 people at a rate of Rp 3.2 million each way. It takes about 3-4 hours to reach Mansuar.

Like other islands, Mansuar looks beautiful because of its forests are still awake and the seawater was so clean of marine life which is not far from the surface can be clearly seen. Tourists enough to swim or snorkelling to see the beauty of the sea, whereas if you want to directly observe the beauty of marine life in the depths, they must dive.

Feeling Secure

Local residents involved in the development and management of the resort, even 90 of the 100 employees are citizens of Papua. Residents also supplies fish, vegetables, fruits, and others. One of the tour package to visit the village to see typical local plants and animals, including birds of Paradise. Many tourists who become donors of the church building and education of children around the Man-flare.

Max Ammer is committed to improving the economy and the skills of local people. They are trained in foreign languages and use scuba gear. Tourists feel safe at any time of day or night while enjoying hot and sunsets as well as swimming and diving in the deep sea.

In addition to maritime affairs and fisheries, Raja Ampat has a wealth of natural resources, including oil and nickel. At the bottom of the sea there are also many ships wrecked former World War II, which is estimated to contain "treasure trove" of high-value. However, if mismanaged, it is feared exploitation activities and threaten the natural beauty of the sea.
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