Raam Island is one of the islands in
Sorong, West Papua. The island can be seen clearly once you have been in
Sorong. Sorong is a beautiful city and it is surround the city has comparable
beauty to the city itself. The islands even have become the mainstay tourism
potential to Sorong.
Raam is among the island
which the greatest potential among all. It has exotic beauty. The sea and its
surrounding nature are so incredible that it attracts many tourists to visit.
The sea waves are so calm and peaceful. Visitors can play in the beach and feel
the fresh of the sea water. You will feel like you are in paradise when you are
in this island.
Location
Raam Island is not too far from Sorong City. It is only about half one kilometer
from Sorong. Administratively, Raam lies in Sorong Islands District, Sorong City,
West Papua. To reach the island, you must take a speed boat. It takes only
about 15 minutes to reach the island from Sorong.
You only need to go to Sorong Port first, like Tanjung
Kasuari Beach before you go to Raam. From Tanjung Kasuari, you can then go by
speed boat to Raam. The speed boat can
hold some passengers at once, and therefore you can share for the cost with the
other passengers.
Usually, a passenger will have to pay for Rp20,000 (US$2.00).
Since the island is not too far from Sorong, you can go at any time. You don’t
have to worry that you will be late going back to Sorong. You can go at noon,
sightseeing for a while in the island and then go back to Sorong. You can do it
within half a day.
Activities
Raam Island is a small island with the total area of about 5 hectares. The beaches
have fine white sand and clear and clean sea water. The scenery of the entire
island can be a n effective reliever for your stress. Especially, you don’t
have to spend much money to visit the island. It is free to enter the beaches.
You only need to pay for the
boat to the island. Don’t forget to bring enough food and drink since you can’t
find any of them in this island. The island is a suitable place to spend the
day with your family and friends. You can play or swim in the beautiful beaches
and enjoy the fresh unpolluted air.
Accommodations
Raam
Island is an inhabited island. Thus, you can find
home stays when you decide to spend the night in this island. The home stays
provided by the local people are quite comfortable, though, it is better for
you to spend the night in Sorong. Sorong provides more complete facilities to
visitors, including hotels and other facilities like restaurants and cafes.
It only takes about 15
minutes to go back from Raam to Sorong. However, it depends on you whether you
want to stay in a quiet peaceful island like Raam or Sorong with its complete
facilities.
Raam Island is not too far from Sorong. The access to the island is not difficult either.
Hence, it is worth visit the island when you are in West Papua.
Picture taken from www.pnpmsorong.blogspot.com
