Sawinggrai village where Paradise bird dancing

A friend who had just returned from her travels in Europe said that as far as she goes always comes to mind on a place in the eastern part of Indonesia. Where is it?

A village located at the head of Papua's Bird, Sawinggrai Village. The village is located in District Mansa Meos, Raja Ampat, West Papua. Islands are situated at the region presents the natural beauty of the sea and the white sand.

The problem often felt something awkward tourists headed to this region, do not worry! Is it too far and expensive? Such as information obtained from a reliable travel sites, recently three years the Raja Ampat regency government has prepared a five-village tourism in Raja Ampat. Tourists can try from Waisai, the capital city of Raja Ampat, the trip took about 2-4 hours, depending on the type of boat or rent a fast boat/speedboat from the Port of Mina Usaha, Sorong.

Accommodation? Of course provided a homestay or rental houses from the locals can be hired cheaply around USD53 per person. Built on the sea around the dock with two indoor rooms and a large room like a living room and a wicker chair with a simple bed in each homestay thatched roof.

Indeed, when speaking area of ​​Raja Ampat, always be sure, most of the marine tourism lovers ever dreamed of a trip to Raja Ampat. Are there any other charm?

Sure there is, first of all village of Sawinggrai comfortable and peaceful for a moment take us away from the confines of daily routine, watch the agility of a bird of paradise who became the mascot of Papua, dancing in their natural habitat.

Look at the beauty of dance of a paradise bird, Cenderawasih Bird. Mascot village are red cenderawasih (Paradisaea rubra) and there are still other types, the split rattan cenderawasih (Cicinnurus magfinicus), a small paradise (Paradisaea minor), and the big paradise (Paradisaea apoda).

If you took time to spend the night, there are many unique tourist charm, feed the fish or do snorkeling on the beach or enjoying the local cuisine with recipes typical of fish, squid, shrimp and other seafood are processed in such a way.

Want to try something else? There! Typical local culinary preparations, the sago palm is burned in a mold, experience seemed to be in a remote place and bring us drift away with the sea breeze blowing on the sidelines waving palm trees. Humm...

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(Various sources of Helena Nina, M Paath Djojonegoro-Jakarta Don Bosco, I Rastika-travelKompas /Images wikipedia, Meiske Paath Djojonegoro)