(GERMANY OUT) Clown Anemonefish in Sea Anemone, Amphiprion percula, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia  (Photo by Reinhard Dirscherl/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

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West Papua

The province of West Papua chiefly comprises two large peninsulas – the Vogelkop (also known as Bird’s Head, Kepala Burung and Semdoberai) and the more southerly Bomberai Peninsula – and several hundred offshore islands. The attractions here are primarily natural – above all the world-class diving and gorgeous island scenery of the Raja Ampat Islands. Sorong and Manokwari are well-provided urban bases from which to launch your explorations.


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Raja Ampat: a quick guide to visiting the idyllic Papuan archipelago

May 8, 2017 • 5 min read

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