Tour Package for Holiday in Raja Ampat

Raja Ampat is a very beautiful destination for tourists who like to see beautiful marine scenery, swim over colorful coral reef and walk along white sandy beach or watch the wonderful dance of Red Bird of Paradise and other tropical birds and unique tropical plants of the regency. The tour package for holiday in Raja Ampat can be arranged according to the following tour plan:

ITINERARY

Activities: 

• Hiking, 
• Rainforest Tour, 
• Birding/ Wildlife Watching, 
• Swimming and Snorkeling, 
• Sightseeing Boat Tour

Day 1 (lunch, dinner)

Sightseeing Boat Tour in Raja Ampat

We will meet tour participants in Sorong city and then organise their transfer to harbor by car and then by fast passenger ferry to Waigeo island of Raja Ampat. Arriving at the harbor, tour participants will be transfered to a guesthouse for them to take a rest. In the afternoon, birding walk can be organized around the guesthouse to see Willie Wagtail, Mimic Meliphaga, Spangled Drongo, Eclectus Parrot, Hooded Butcherbird, Palm Cockatoo and Sulphur-crested Cockatoo.

Day 2 (breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Red Bird of Paradise

Early in the morning, at 04.30, we will need to wake up and make preparations such as wearing t-shirt and long pants, applying anti insect lotion and making sure that all the birding equipments are already inside the bag. After having tea/ coffee and some biscuits, we will leave our guesthouse for a beach in the south of Waigeo. We will start hiking to hill forest for one hour. When we arrive, our watch may indicate 06.00. It is the time when Red Bird of Paradise begin to dance. We will watch them until 09.00 and then slowly walk down the slopes of the hill to the beach again. Back to the guesthouse, we will take a rest. Snorkeling at the house reef can be done. After lunch, birding along the main road is a good activity for visitors to see birds such as Helmetted Friarbird, Pinon Imperial Pigeon, Rufous-bellied Kookaburra, Brahminy Kite, Eastern Osprey and a lot of other birds that make the Waigeo island as their natural habitat.

Day 3 (breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Watching Wilson's Bird of Paradise

General Birding

Sightseeing Boat Tour and Snorkeling in Kabui bay to see the marine biodiversity of this islands that are rich of marine life and pristine coral reef.

Day 4 (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Birding by car to area in the west of airport area and to area along the north east of Raja Ampat. Here, we will use binoculars and spotting scope to watch tropical birds such as Yellow-faced Myna, Pied Imperial Pigeon, White-breasted Wood-Swallow, Yellow-faced Pigmy Parrot, and etc.

Marine Life in Raja Ampat

Day 5 (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Sightseeing boat tour to sandbar, Piaynemo karst. Boat trip will take around two hours to reach the karst. In bad weather condition, we will go to alternative site such as Wawiyai karst that also has got very beautiful scenery.
Arriving at the karst, we still need to go hiking to the top of one of the islets. From this view point, we enjoy the natural beauty of Raja Ampat.

Piaynemo Karst in Raja Ampat

Day 6 (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Snorkeling in Mioskon or Friwen

Day 7 (Breakfast, lunch)

Birding in the east of airport area

Transfer to Sorong by fast ferry boat and then to hotel by car.
The next day, you could continue your trip to another place or fly back to your country.

How to get to Raja Ampat islands

• First, you need to fly from your country to Jakarta (the capital of Indonesia)
• After that you need to continue your trip by flying to Sorong city. Domestic airlines such as Garuda, Sriwijaya and Batik Air have got regular flights between Jakarta and Sorong city. I could meet you at the airport and organize your trip to Raja Ampat.

Map location of Raja Ampat

The above itinerary should be considered as reference only, it can be modified according to weather condition. For more info about prices, and customized tours, please, contact me Charles Roring by whatsapp to: +6281332245180 or email: peace4wp@gmail.com