Raja Ampat Diving
Diving in Raja Ampat Marine National Park - West Papua, Indonesia
Raja Ampat is the largest marine national park in Indonesia. Raja Ampat has natural charm under a beautiful sea, offers amazing diving and the most stunning topside scenery of any dive destination on Earth, the diversity of marine life that live beneath the sea raja ampat is 1 of 10 where the best diving in the world and is a paradise for divers
Has been recognized by international pollsters that the diversity of marine life in Raja Ampat is the highest on earth. Diversity is much larger
than any other area, for example in the Coral Triangle which consists of Indonesia, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea, this Coral Triangle
is the heart of the world's coral reef biodiversity,
making Raja Ampat very likely have the richest coral reef ecosystems in the world.
Raja Ampat Diving
“ Raja Ampat Islands is good for Reef life and health, wrecks, underwater photography and visibility, but not good for NON-DIVING activities ”
Raja Ampat Diving:
- Depth: 5 - 40m
- Visibility: 10 - 30m
- Currents: Moderate
- Surface conditions: Calm
- Water temperature: 27 - 30°C
- Experience level: Intermediate - advanced
- Number of dive sites: More than 200
- Access: Raja Ampat liveaboard cruises from Sorong, West Papua
- Recommended length of stay: 10 - 16 days
Raja Ampat Dive Sites
Dive Destination in Raja Ampat Islands
1. Misool Island:
This is one of the larger islands in the archipelago. The stunning reefs around Misool offer a breathtaking kaleidoscope of colour which offers a nice contrast to all the big stuff on other dive sites. Sloping walls are carpeted with soft corals of every colour imaginable housing all manner of critters from ghost pipefish to harlequin shrimp to pygmy seahorses.'
2. Cape Kri:
This reef is one of the more popular dive sites of Raja Ampat and its no surprise why. Marine Biologist and respected author of a number of marine reference books Dr. Gerald R. Allen said "On my last trip to Raja Ampat, I recorded 283 fish species during a single dive near the Kri Island resorts. This is the most fishes ever seen on a single dive over a career spanning almost 30 years....
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