West Papua is indeed famous for its island tours and beautiful beaches. However, you can find a new experience in traveling by visiting Sawinggrai Village. This village is famous as a tourist village in West Papua.
Even so, the popularity of Sawinggarai Village is still lacking, when compared to other tourist attractions in West Papua. In the following, we will find out more about this tourist village in West Papua.
Attractions From Sawinggrai Village
Sawinggrai Village has many attractions that you should not miss. There are various activities that you cannot do except in this one village. Here are the various attractions of this one tourist village.
1. Seeing Beautiful Birds Of Paradise, Cendrawasih
The thing that makes this village very famous is the presence of Cendrawasih Birds. As is known, the Bird of Paradise is one of the birds that has begun to become extinct and is declared very rarely.
This beautiful bird can only be found on the island of Papua. The main thing is in this one tourist village. There is even a special species of Bird of Paradise that can only be found in this one village.
Examples, such as the Red Bird of Paradise, the Big Golden Tailed Bird of Paradise, and the Rattan Split Bird of Paradise. These birds are still easy to find and see in this one village.
2. Enjoying The Clean Seas and Beautiful Beach
The location of Sawinggrai Village is not far from the sea, and there are even a few houses floating on the sea. You can swim, snorkel, and even dive to your heart’s content in the sea in the village area.
The sea in des aini is also very beautiful and still clean. This is not surprising because the location of this village is still in the Raja Ampat sea area. If you don’t want to swim in the sea, you can enjoy the view while just strolling on the beach.
3. Surround by Beautiful Nature
Besides being close to the sea, this one village is also surrounded by hills. This village still lives traditionally. This is what makes the nature around it still well preserved.
When you first arrive at Sawingrai Village, you will see beautiful nature. Starting from dense forests, and hills filled with trees, to houses built with wood and leaf roofs.
Access to Sawinggrai Village
For access to Sawinggrai Village, you must be willing to take a long journey. There are two routes that you can use, the first is the land route and the second is the sea route.
If you want to go by land route, it is better if you start the journey from Sorong City. Then, you can rent a private vehicle to go directly to the Sawinggrani Raja Ampat.
You can use the sea route with start in Sorong City as well. However, you have to go through several transits at the port in this city. Finally, you can arrive at the Harbor close to the village.
Vacation Fee
Traveling at Sawinggrani Village doesn’t require a lot of money. To enter the tourist village area. You are not charged any ticket fees and can enter the village for free.
However, there is a fee that you have to pay if you want to do certain activities. The following is a breakdown of the costs required according to the activities that can be carried out.
- Rent a boat for IDR 250,000
- see the birds of paradise IDR 150,000
- diving equipment IDR 200,000
- Rent a snorkel for IDR 100,000
- Village lodging for IDR 300,000 (price is an average price)
For those of you who want to enjoy tourism in the Sawinggrani Village, it is recommended to bring your supplies. Because this village is not many restaurants or houses to eat in. However, several restaurants also serve local specialties.
That’s information about the Enchanting Village in West Papua, namely Sawinggrani Village. Make sure you visit this one tourist village. Especially, if you want to see the beauty of namely the Bird of Paradise.
