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The cool highlands and towering mountains of West Papua are trekkers’ paradise yet most are still largely unexplored. Traversing dense tropical forests and keeping to steep mountain trails, meet the indigenous people of Papua in villages that few have ever been.
West Papua or formerly Irian Jaya is the western half of the island of New Guinea, the second largest island in the world. Mountain ranges that crisscross the island create a rugged landscape of deep valleys and snow covered peaks, isolating numerous tribes from outside influences.
Carstensz Pyramid, Indonesia, the highest peak in Oceania. Rising to over 5000 meters on the tropical island of New Guinea. t’s a steep granite wall with sharp good climbable rock.
Located off the northwest tip of Bird’s Head Peninsula on the island of New Guinea, Raja Ampat, or the Four Kings, is an archipelago comprising over 1,500 small islands, cays and shoals surrounding the four main islands of Misool, Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo. Over 1,070 fish species, 537 coral species, and 699 mollusca species, the [...]
Located off the northwest tip of Bird’s Head Peninsula on the island of New Guinea, Raja Ampat, or the Four Kings, is an archipelago comprising over 1,500 small islands, cays and shoals. Put simply, Raja Ampat diving is the bees knees in the world of scuba.
The cool highlands and towering mountains of West Papua are trekkers’ paradise yet most are still largely unexplored. Traversing dense tropical forests and keeping to steep mountain trails, meet the indigenous people of Papua in villages that few have ever been.
Papua diving is an exotic experience that offers a rich variety of dives, a multitude of fish and marine species and amazing scenery both above and under water. Get up close to WWI fighter ships and planes in their watery graves in the shallow waters of Cendrawasih Bay and in the islands off New Guinea’s [...]
Biak Island in Cendrawasih Bay, off the northwest coast of Papua, is a busy entry point with an airport that serves international flights from the US. Some of the small islands in Cendrawasih Bay hold small willages, some are uninhabited or turned into protected reserves for exotic birds or cenderawasih (paradise bird) species and fine [...]
