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West Papua Tribe Backpacking, Trekking, Birdwatching and More

No less than other countries, Indonesia has incomparable wealth of nature. Starting from the amazing view, traditions and culture, to the various tourism potentials in West Papua especially West Papua tribe backpacking. From challenging nature tours, to beautiful tours to fill social media feeds. You can find everything in Papua! This island, which is mostly forest, has a lot of wealth to explore. 

West Papua Tribe Backpacking, Trekking, Birdwatching and So Much More
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West Papua Tribe Backpacking

You can try backpacking, trekking and birdwatching here. At the end of Indonesia, stored a variety of treasures that tempt tourists. Here are the West Papua Tribe backpacking locations that you must visit.

  • Raja Ampat

In Raja Ampat, West Papua, in addition to its beautiful underwater panorama, the plains also have a charm that is no less amazing. The towering karst hills at first glance look like cones scattered in clear green waters. Deep blue water lagoons intersect. Tropical rainforests with endemic fauna of Raja Ampat such as the waigeo cuscus (Spilocuscus papuensis), the red bird of paradise (paradisaea rubra), and the bald bird of paradise (cicinnurus respublica) are also there.

In addition to snorkeling, you can also trek to enjoy climbing spots on a cluster of karst hills that display the natural beauty of the island and the waters, which of course become an instagramable background for selfies at a height. At the top of the Raja Ampat karst hill, a traveler can aim his camera to capture the panorama of the karst islands scattered on the clear expanse of sea. Suitable spots for this trekking include Piyainemo with Telaga Bintang hilltop, and Wayag with Large Peley.

  • Tambrauw

Papua is an island at the eastern tip of Indonesia, known as the Earth of Paradise because Papua is the only habitat for birds of paradise in Indonesia. Well, if you want to see Cendrawasih, you have to visit Tambrauw. There are many interesting tourist objects in Tambrauw, West Papua that tourists can explore. One of them is the Birdwatching tour. For those of you who like bird watching or birdwatching, coming to Tambrauw is the right choice. In Tambrauw you can explore the forests of Papua while getting to know native Papuan animals, the rare Cendrawasih.

So far, birdwatching tours in Tabraw are in great demand by tourists. Tambrauw has a wealth of abundant flora and fauna, such as Cenderawasih which you can easily find in Tambrauw. When else can you see birds of paradise directly in their natural habitat? Tambrauw’s status as a conservation area is an advantage of this area. Tambrauw is indeed known as a bird tourism destination, especially the type of paradise that has become an icon of its natural tourist destination.

  • Kaimana

An interesting spot for West Papua Tribe Backpacking is Kaimana Regency which is located in West Papua Province. It is bordered by Teluk Bintuni Regency and Teluk Wondama in the north, Nabire and Mimika regencies in the east, the Aru Sea in the south, and Fak-Fak Regency in the west. Even though it is located in a remote area in West Papua, Kaimana’s natural beauty will be able to make you gape in amazement. One of them is the majestic karst cluster on Kaimana Beach. 

The karst hills are decorated with red paintings that have been around for thousands of years. This karst wall is like a natural gallery of Indonesian ancestral works. Images of humans, palms, fish, a type of lizard, the shape of the sun, to the womb of a woman are still clearly imprinted on the karst cliffs. It is difficult to imagine how this painting was inscribed in his time. In Kaimana, you can swim with whale sharks, the largest shark species in the world.

The stunning sunset is also a magnet for tourists because Kaimana is known as the ‘Twilight City’. A rosy hue adorns the sky of Kaimana, combined with the clear blue sea in Papua to form a beautiful panorama. Here, you can watch the sun go down on the precise coastline. This sea twilight can be enjoyed along the city’s main road which is side by side with the beach.

That’s West Papua Tribe Backpacking, Trekking, Birdwatching that you can try.