Heaven on Earth Raja Ampat Papua.

Photography by Barry Kusuma
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Kabupaten Raja Ampat letaknya terpencil di Papua Barat. Kawasan ini menyimpan sejuta keindahan bawah laut. Wisata bahari Raja Ampat dikenal sebagai salah satu dari 10 wisata menyelam terbaik di dunia.
Pesona dan kekayaan alam bawah laut, menjadi andalan Kabupaten Raja Ampat menembus persaingan dunia pariwisata di Indonesia dan dunia. Kawasan ini dikenal sebagai pusat sumber daya alam tropis terkaya di dunia
Kabupaten ini memiliki 610 pulau. Empat di antaranya, yakni Pulau Misool, Salawati,Batanta, dan Waigeo, merupakan pulau-pulau besar. Dari seluruh pulau, hanya 35 pulau yang berpenghuni. Pulau lainnya tidak berpenghuni dan sebagian besar belum memiliki nama.
As an archipelago, the only inter-island transportation and supporting community activities Raja Ampat is sea freight. Similarly, to reach Waisai, the district capital. When using aircraft, first to the city of Sorong. After that, from Sorong trip to Waisai followed by sea transport. Means available is a fast boat with a capacity of 10, 15, or 30 people. It costs around Rp. 2 million, Waisai can be reached within 1.5 to two hours.

Raja Ampat is a new district in Indonesia. Remote area located in West Papua is only seven years old. In fact, the infrastructure is inadequate. To achieve the Raja Ampat, tourists have to fly to Sorong then along the sea as far as 71 miles to arrive in Raja Ampat.

Although it is still early age, Raja Ampat foreign tourists can suck as much as 5 thousand people per year by 2009. The target, tourist arrivals reached 6 thousand in 2010.