Wayag Island is one of the most beautiful islands in Raja Ampat. The island
has many beautiful spots, such atolls and underwater spots. The total area of
the island is about 155,000 hectares. In this island, you can find
pristine beaches with incredibly unique karst islands. The karst island is like
mushrooms sprouting out of the sea water.
The panorama of the island is so amazing that you feel like you are in heaven. The flora and the fauna are diverse that you feel like you can’t count how many they are. The beautiful scenery of the island is not just on its surface but also in its underwater. When you do water activities here, you’ll see how amazing the underwater life in this island is.
The panorama of the island is so amazing that you feel like you are in heaven. The flora and the fauna are diverse that you feel like you can’t count how many they are. The beautiful scenery of the island is not just on its surface but also in its underwater. When you do water activities here, you’ll see how amazing the underwater life in this island is.
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Location
Wayag
Island is situated in the West Waigeo area, Raja Ampat. Precisely, the island
is in the nortwest of Papua Island. To reach the island, you should go by boat
from Sorong. Book a flight to Sorong first when you want to visit the island.
Sorong is the main gate to the islands of Raja Ampat. You can fly by several
airplanes such as Express Air, Merpati Air or Lion Air to Sorong.
The various
flights enable you to come to Sorong more easily. Having arrived at Sorong, you
can then go by boat from Port Sorong. The boats are varied, such as Sinabung,
Labobar, Dorolonda, Gunung Dempo and Tatamailau.The boat will take you to
Waisai within about two hours. From Waisai, you can continue your journey by
rental long boat for about Rp6,000,000 ($550).
Activities
The most
interesting activities you can do in Wayag Island is diving and snorkeling. You
can dive in many dive spots. You’ll see various colorful coral reefs species
when diving. Also, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery complete with its fish
species, such as jacks, barracudas, wobbegong sharks, bumphead parrotfish, sea
fans and pigmy seahorses.
If you love photography, this is the best chance to take the most amazing pictures in this dive spot. The dive spots you can try include Biak Diving and Papua Diving Sorido Bay Resort and Kri Eco Resort. You can also enjoy the beautiful atolls in this island. Take the pictures as well and keep it as your most precious pictures.
If you love photography, this is the best chance to take the most amazing pictures in this dive spot. The dive spots you can try include Biak Diving and Papua Diving Sorido Bay Resort and Kri Eco Resort. You can also enjoy the beautiful atolls in this island. Take the pictures as well and keep it as your most precious pictures.
Accommodations
Wayag
Island does not have shelters to stay overnight. If you want to spend the night on this island,
the best way is to find a homestay around the island or find a resort nearby,
such as those in the Dampier area, i.e. Kri Eco Resort and Sorido Bay Resort.
There are no restaurants in the island. Hence, you must bring enough food
supply when visiting the island. You need to buy food in Dampier when you run
out of food supply. Hence, when visiting the island, you need to carefully
prepare everything well.
Wayag
Island is a remote island with the most fantastic view. Most tourists are
interesting in visiting the island as it offers them the most amazing adventure
or exploration. Hence, include this island in your travel plan when you are in
West Papua.
