Wayag Island, Heavenly Paradise in Raja Ampat

Did you know the place to be a diving paradise in Raja Ampat? The best diving and snorkeling spot is Wayag Island. Wayang Island is west of the Raja Ampat Islands. The position of Wayag Island is in West Waigeo District, Raja Ampat District, West Papua. Wayag Island is the main icon in the Raja Ampat tour. To get to this diving paradise Raja Ampat, you must travel far enough. Because, geographically located at the end of Papua and the most remote location to reach than some other beautiful islands in Raja Ampat.

Diving or snorkeling activities on Wayag Island is one thing not to be missed. There is no most beautiful snorkeling spot in Indonesia other than Wayag Raja Ampat Island. The water is so clear, swarms of fish swim form beautiful scenery in the underwater world. The coral reefs that live as part of the marine ecosystem in Raja Ampat provide the best diving experience you may have not had.

Wayag Island in Raja Ampat is known by the sea is light blue and dark blue. The sea has limestone islands that lie harmoniously, above it overgrown with trees, which makes the limestone islands look like small greenish mountains. If you want to know how beautiful the scenery of Wayag Island is, you can climb the Coral Island. Coral island is quite steep, need a lung strong enough to be able to climb it up to the top. From the top of this Coral Island you can see one of the most beautiful natural scenery in Raja Ampat, like a natural paradise. The ascent that takes about 30 minutes will pay off with a stunning natural panorama, a moment that you should keep in camera. This stunning natural landscape is the same as on Halong Bay Vietnam tour.
To get to Wayag Island, you can rent a motor boat from Sorong. The trip to Raja Ampat diving place will take about 4-5 hours. It is not easy to enjoy the tour of Wayag Island in Raja Ampat. The cost factor is the most important to consider. If you are from outside Papua, then you will arrive at Domine Eduard Osok Airport (DEO). From this airport, you can then proceed directly to Sorong Fishery Harbor. You can choose to use city transportation (angkot), taxi, motorcycle taxi, or even rented vehicles. Arriving at the port, decide to proceed directly to Waisai. Waisai is the capital of Raja Ampat Regency. If you really want to go directly to Wayag Island without the need to stop at Waisai, you can use the speed boat from the port in Sorong. The speed boat rental fee is Rp 9 million per day. The journey from Sorong to Wayag Island using a speed boat will take about 5 hours.

Resort and Lodging

On Wayag Island there is no lodging. If you want to spend the night to enjoy the beauty of the night Wayag Island, then you must bring camping equipment. Alternatively, you can go to islands close to Wayag Island. For example, Waigeo Island is about 3 km from Wayag Island. Wayag Island is a Raja Ampat tourist resort which is included in the conservation area. To be able to enter this conservation area, every tourist must have an entry permit obtained by paying a fee of Rp 250 thousand for domestic tourists, and Rp 500 thousand for foreign tourists. Permission to enter Raja Ampat conservation area is a pin. You can buy this Pin at JE Meridien Hotel, located directly opposite Dominik Eduard Osok Airport, Sorong. With this pin you can enter Raja Ampat region freely for one year without having to buy it again. This pin is part of the Raja Ampat nature conservation tag.

For the purpose of stay, the easiest is to take lodging in Waisai (the capital of Raja Ampat Regency). In Waisai, Raja Ampat resorts are widely available. You can find also cheap accommodation of Raja Ampat in Waisai. Some of the Raja Ampat resorts and inns that are ready to serve you there are as follows:

Acropora Inn, where this inn is owned and managed by the Department of Culture and Tourism Raja Ampat District.
Raja Ampat Dive Lodge, is located on Mansuar Island.
Kri Eco Resort and Sorido Bay Resort, is a resort that stands next to each other and is on Kri Island.
Raja Ampat Dive Resort, is a resort built between Waigeo Island forest with green and clean mangrove trees.
Papua Paradise Eco Resort, this resort is in Birie Island. This island is an uninhabited island.