Misool Island Raja Ampat is a paradise for divers from all around the
globe. With the diversity of underwater animals, Misool Island Indonesia also
get the name ‘Amazon of the Sea’. Well actually, it is not surprising because
once you dive or snorkel there, you will find an extraordinary panorama and
dont want to come out from the water. Now, lets find out what things to do in
Misool Island Indonesia.
1.
Diving at Misool Island
The most activities you can do at Misool Island Indonesia is
snorkeling and diving. You will definitely want to feel the freshness of water
as you arrive here. Misool Indonesia itself has several diving spots you can
explore. One of them is coral reef that look like a round window. Usually, the
divers will play around the window, come and out while diving.
If you are lucky, you will have opportunity to meet manta rays flying
freely around you. The other diving spot you have to try at Misool Island Raja Ampat is
Kaleidoskop. In this area, you will witnes both panorama of surface and
underwater are spectacular. There are also napoleon fish and manta ray swimming
freely in this pot.
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Beside having gigantic underwater, you also can find other interesting spot
in Misool Island Indonesia, i.e. underwater cave. You need to dive until 35
meters depth with a torch to explore Forondi Cave. In this cave, you will feel
the sensation of diving in a dark zone and the torch you bring is the only one
tool to guide you and ease you to see the marine life.
Next, you also can try to
explore Wabal Cave at Misool Island Raja Ampat. The entry point to this spot is
quite narrow, i.e. only 1 meter with 9 meters depth and 15 meters length. Wabal
Cave is more friendly for those people who phobia to the darkness and depth.
2.
Visiting Keramat Cave
There are many places you can explore at Misool Island
Indonesia, such as visiting Keramat Cave. There, you can see the ancient painting on the rock’s wall at
Sumbayo and Sumalelen. Next, you can swim and snorkel at Yapap or other
snorkeling spot at Banos Island. To visit the cave, you have to take a boat.
3.
Visiting Yapap
The next trip is Yapap. Some people call this spot as a pieces of heaven.
You will directly agree and fall in love to this place. The reason is because
Yapap is the area with the formation of rocks and islands with many shapes.
When you explore with a boat, you need to go to the higher deck with the view
3600. When you see it carefully, it seems the rocks come out from
the sea and this is a spectacular panorama you ever been meet in your life.
Travelers, if during this time you dream having a large swimming pool with
natural scenery, Yapap is what you are looking for. Having clean and shallow
water, surrounded by green trees, white sand in the seabed, no current water,
and turquoise color of area make you want to spend the time longer.
4.
Lenmakana Lake with
jellyfish
Most of people avoid a lake or beach that full of jellyfish that can sting.
But you wont do this when you visit Misool Island Raja Ampat because the island
has 5 lakes with jellyfish and they are friendly to you. However, only two
lakes are accessible for tourists now, and one of them is Lenmakana Lake.
Although there is no stairs to help you come down to the jellyfish lake,
but you can get alternative way. You can climb the rocks to achieve the
lakeside. And your struggle is worthed. Swimming at Lenmakana Lake with
hundreds of jellyfish that wont sting you and it seems like you are in
different dimension. When the jellyfish swim under water, they are so cute and
when you touch it, it creates great sensation.
5.
Exploring cone stones in Misool
Island
While you exploring Misool Island, the prominent view you
will find out are cone stones. Yes, cone stones are one of attraction in this
island. The size is very big with a perfect shapes. It seems someone sculpted
it with all of the heart and display it in a strategic spot. The cone stones appears
from the sea among islands in Raja Ampat. The height of cone stones can reach
tens meter among white sand and shallow water.
6.
Visiting sharks in Misool Island Raja
Ampat
Jaam Island in Misool has
to be one place you have to visit as well because this is the right place to
meet sharks. So, if you cant dive and want to enjoy Misool Island from above,
Jaam Island is the right choice. Actually, the island itself is the place to
hunt sharks because this is the feeding place for them. Moreover, the white
sand, coconut trees, and turquoise color of water become your friend in Jaam
Island.
