Raja Ampat degree Maritime Festival

Raja Ampat in West Papua Province seem to want to maintain prestige as a maritime region rich in potential for nature, culture, and art. On the anniversary of the Raja Ampat regency 7th, local governments Maritime Festival held on May 2 to 9, 2010.
There are still many unique attractions that may be first displayed.

Maritime Festival Committee Chairman, Becky Rahawarin, Wednesday (27/1/2010) told Compass, said the Maritime Festival held around the district capital in Waisai, about 3 hour speedboat ride from the city of Sorong. The festival is inviting other districts in Papua, which has a beach to participate. In addition, neighboring counties such as Wakatobi were also asked to enliven the event.

Some details of the festival ie Underwater Photo Competition, Competition Paddle Boat, underwater orientation, sport like beach volleyball etc., and local cultural attractions. Local cultural attractions will be presented by the Raja Ampat and participants from other districts.

Special Raja Ampat, Becky said local people ready to perform their traditional boats used to sail the seas of his ancestors. Raja Ampat community will also demonstrate the habit of eating the fruit of mangrove. "There are many unique attractions that may be exhibited for the first time," he said promoted.

Becky who is also Head of the Department of Fisheries and Marine Raja Ampat recognizes Waisai inn does not have many places on the mainland. However, the committee tried to make them available through cooperation with the operators of the vessel, live aboard such as a floating hotel.

After enjoying the festival, said Becky, tourists can continue the trip by visiting various tourist locations of Raja Ampat is famous as a string of emeralds in Papua. This is due to Raja Ampat consists of hundreds of small islands.

Raja Ampat Marine Festival scheduled to become an annual event to increase the flow of tourists. Currently, there is a Festival in Papua Baliem in Wamena Jayawijaya, Asmat Festival, Festival Kamoro in Timika, and the Festival of Lake Sentani in Jayapura.

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Raja Ampat

Singer Andre Hehanusa disturbed by the beauty of Raja Ampat, Papua. "I was maligned, Raja Ampat is more famous abroad, while the rarely heard in their own country."

He was challenged by the Head of the Raja Ampat to make a song about the beauty of marine parks in the region.

"I then thought, cook Kuta, Bali, can, why not Raja Ampat. So, be I made the song 'Lovely Raja Ampat,' "said the man who was born on July 24, 1964.

Last May he was snorkeling in Raja Ampat. That experience became the inspiration of the song that became the mainstay of his latest album, 20-20.

"On the album there are seven of my songs that are repackage and three new songs," he says.

However, he only sang the song "Lovely Raja Ampat". The rest of the young singers sung.

"So, the title 20-20, because the singing was twenty years," he added.

Andre intend to return to Raja Ampat. This time with a diving certification so he can enjoy the underwater beauty of the district which consists of 610 islands.

According to the man from the Moluccas, the album will be launched on 17 September.

"For a video clip, footage I ask the help of the district (Raja Ampat), which has underwater footage though more 'feel'. You see, if you make your own, expensive! "He said.

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Raja Ampat Open Campaign Office in Bali

Raja Ampat, West Papua, which is rich in beauty of a world-class marine tourism, opening campaign offices in the area of ​​Sanur, Bali, in order to get closer to the world tourism market.
Bali has become an icon of world tourism. We are confident it will generate good synergies.

"Our region has 610 large and small islands in the area of ​​the bird's head, the island of New Guinea. We can play a major role in the development of the archipelago, which is based on the potential of marine resources and services. It is therefore necessary promotion office in Bali," said Regent Raja Ampat Marcus Wanma in Sanur.

Through the campaign office, he said, the development and coordination of the development of world-class marine tourism is expected to be implemented better.

In Raja Ampat, there are several marine tourist resort, hotel, and dive site with a wealth of coral reefs and marine animals, fascinating.

The island of Bali in the eyes of the Raja Ampat regency stakeholders have an important position in an effort to promote nautical tourism that. "Bali has become an icon of world tourism. We are confident it will generate good synergies," said Marcus Wanma.

Data on the number of tourists visiting the Raja Ampat shows, almost 99 percent came from Europe, America and Australia. Than 7,000 tourists who come to Raja Ampat in the past year, only about 200 people from within the country.

Raja Ampat Regency booklet explained, the coral reef ecosystem is a potential source of maritime power that stands over there, especially on small islands. There are about 540 types of hard coral, including 13 endemic species of coral, where the figure is 75 percent of the endemic corals of the world.

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Raja Ampat Prepare Maritime Festival 2010

Head of Tourism District Raja Ampat, West Papua, Yusdhi Lamatenggo, it reveals a number of preparations for the new festival was first held the district, the Raja Ampat Maritime Festival 2010.

"We invited the 14 districts in the province of West Papua, and they confirm the presence in our inaugural festival was. There will be lots of eye events, ranging from parades to art, race, and sporting waters," he told AFP in Denpasar on Friday.

Raja Ampat Marine Festival 2010 which will take place May 1 to 10 were concentrated in the capital of Raja Ampat, Waisasi, on the island Waigeo. The main attractions of the festival will rely on marine tourism, including dive sites in the top 10 most beautiful world.

"According to the plan, the Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik will open the festival. While it has many foreign and domestic tourists who also expressed interest attended the festival," he said.

Lamatenggo in Bali along with a large entourage of the Raja Ampat regency government to promote nautical tourism district. The delegation was led by Head of the Raja Ampat, Marcus Wanma, and one of the eyes of the show is to formalize the Promotion Office of the Raja Ampat regency in Sanur Area, Badung regency, Bali.

Campaign Office Opening Raja Ampat regency in Bali was carried out because the management of a similar office in Jakarta judged them not to give the beneficial impact of tourism development and other potential district.

The selection of Bali as the location of the office, according to Lamatenggo, to be closer to being a very potential market and it came to the island. He hopes there is a mutually beneficial synergy between Bali and Raja Ampat in this case, especially the Ministry of Culture Tourism has initiated the tourism program "Beyond Bali".

The program aims to smooth the development of national tourism potential that is not solely rely on Bali. One aim is the development of tourism in eastern Indonesia, such as North Sulawesi and Raja Ampat and Komodo Island.

According to him, a variety of facilities and accommodation for the festival was also ready. "We are ready to accept with joy the presence of guests. Please come, we are very pleased to receive guests," he said.

Separately, Wanma states, Western Australia in the eyes of the Raja Ampat regency stakeholders have an important position in an effort to promote nautical tourism that. "Bali has become an icon of world tourism. We are confident it will generate good synergies in this regard," he said.

Data on the number of tourists visiting the Raja Ampat, showed almost 99 percent came from Europe, America and Australia. From 7000 a number of tourists who come to Raja Ampat in the past year, only about 200 tourists in the country.

Raja Ampat Regency booklet states, the coral reef ecosystem is a potential source of maritime power that stands over there, especially on small islands.

There are about 540 types of hard coral, including 13 endemic species of coral, where the figure is 75 percent of the endemic corals of the world. More than 1070 species of reef fish and 60 shrimp, 699 species of animals consisting of 530 soft-siputan snails and 159 shellfish found in warm waters of the district.

Not only that, these two genera "Scaphopoda", five species of squid, and three species of "chiton" good life in seawater is very clear.

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Raja Ampat Marine Tourism Promotion

Raja Ampat with hundreds of small islands and the natural wealth of the sea was considered as a district in West Papua's most keen to promote their regions. However, the implementation of Maritime Festival 2010 Raja Ampat is considered less focus on the maritime field.
Indeed, Raja Ampat definitely has a unique culture and customs, but let us focus on what will sell.
- Surya Yuga

It is delivered separately by the Advisor to the Minister of Culture and Tourism, and Franciscus Kosama Surya Yuga, Head of Culture and Tourism of the Province of West Papua, in Waisai, Raja Ampat regency capital, on Monday (05/03/2010), related digelarnya Maritime Festival Raja Ampat 2010. Coupled with the celebration of the 7th Anniversary of Raja Ampat, the festival involves the art galleries and island communities as well as some guest districts, such as Jayapura, Supiori, and Bay.

Surya said, the Raja Ampat regency government has begun serious work on the tourism sector. Some steps have been made, which is providing Raja Ampat Marine Festival, the establishment of tourism promotion offices in Bali, as well as attending various national and international tourism exhibition.

He requested that the festival organizers to focus more on areas of nautical or marine that is the hallmark and resale value because in a few banners and promotional writing Raja Ampat Islands Cultural Festival. "Indeed, Raja Ampat definitely has a unique culture and customs, but let us focus on what will sell. Marine tourism, and cultural and culinary as a bonus, "said Surya.

Franciscus Kosama say, Raja Ampat in Indonesia became the leading tourist eastern compete with Wakatobi (Southeast Sulawesi) and Halmahera (North Maluku). "Let all God's creation of nature preserve and maintain the facilities that have been made by the government. By living, we will personally benefit, "said Kosama.

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Raja Ampat marine tourism

Raja Ampat regency government in the province of West Papua will not issue licenses to mining exploitation in its territory. The policy aims to maintain the charm and beauty of marine conservation in order to attract tourists to the concept of conservation.
80 percent entered the nature reserve and protected forest, so be very careful to manage it.
- Marcus Wanma

Raja Ampat regent Marcus Wanma, Tuesday (4 / 5) in Waisai, the capital of Raja Ampat, say, 20 percent of its territory consists of land and 80 percent of the ocean. "From 20 percent, 80 percent are into the territory of nature reserve and protected forest, so be very careful to manage it," he said.

He acknowledged, the careless mining activity would cause a lot of losses because it would destroy nature on land and sea. For example, there is an offer investors Waigeo nickel mining in the region of East and West, but declined because there is potential for fisheries and marine high.

Problem nickel mining activities in North Waigeo, he said, the area does not include protected forests. The area is not exploitation because it is merely exploratory.

However, observations by Reuters in early September 2008, in the waters of the North District Waigeo Wawarbomi there is a barge Gold Trans-1 that are transferring the contents of brown soil to the Pacific aboard the Mercury. In that area there is a nickel mining company that allegedly caused the waters surrounding communities polluted silt.

Wanma Regent Marcus explained, the Raja Ampat has been divisible into seven regional areas of marine conservation areas. Territory includes Kofiau, Misool, Dampier Strait, Gulf Mayalibit, honey-Wayag-Uraine Islands, Islands Ayau and Asia, as well as Wildlife Waigeo.

Manager Sorido Bay and Kri Eco Resort in Raja Ampat, Max Ammer, say, the key to the success of an eco-tourism is nature conservation.

Max Ammer hope that every stakeholder can maintain the natural order can continue to run tourism businesses. Welfare of local communities in tourist areas should also be improved in order to support the tourism industry.

He designed a homestay program in house residents for their guests. "Make money 35 dollars per day must have been very beneficial for the citizens," he said.

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