Description
Raja Ampat, or the Four Kings, is an archipelago located off of the northwest tip of Bird's Head Peninsula, Southwest Papua province, Indonesia. It comprises over 1,500 small islands, cays, and shoals around the four main islands of Misool, Salawati, Batanta, and Waigeo, and the smaller island of Kofiau.
History
Named Four Kings after a legend of a woman who found seven eggs.
Local Culture
Home to Papuan communities preserving ancestral marine conservation tradition.
Activities
- ✦ Diving Misool & Wayag
- ✦ Karst viewpoints
- ✦ Snorkel with mantas
Culinary
Papeda with yellow fish soupGrilled reef fish
Documentary
Gallery