Waigeo island is recommended destination for bird watchers who want to see Red Bird of Paradise and Wilson's Bird of Paradise as well as other tropical birds such as Palm Cockatoo, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Yellow-faced Myna, Rufous-bellied Kookaburra and etc. in Raja Ampat.
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| Wilson's Bird of Paradise |
Bird viewing is carried out in the mornings and late afternoons before sunset time in areas along the roadsides in southern Waigeo as well inside the forest of the island.
Visitors need camera and telephoto lens to take photographs of the tropical birds that often sit on the branches of trees. Binoculars with extra dispersion lens will greatly enhance the bird viewing experience of visitors who spend their birding holiday in Raja Ampat.
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| Reef fish in Waigeo of Raja Ampat |
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| Reef fish in Waigeo |
The coral reef that thrive along the coast of Waigeo is the habitat of a lot of marine life including parrotfish, moorish idol, anemonefish, wrasse, butterflyfish and etc.
Snorkeling trip can be conducted by speed boat to various coral reef sites in Raja Ampat including Kabui bay, Lesser Urai, Friwen, Five Rocks, Mioskon island, Arborek, Yenbuba strait Cape Kri and etc.
Visitors need to bring their own snorkeling mask and fins. Marine life can be photographed during the snorkeling activities. Some underwater cameras are now available on the market. The Nikon W300 and Olympus TG-7 are quite popular among snorkelers and scuba divers.
WILDLIFE WATCHING TOUR IN MINAHASA PENINSULA
Minahasa Peninsula is a region in North Sulawesi Province of Indonesia that has become a popular destination for wildlife watching. There are several sites which tourists can visit including Tangkoko Batu Angus Nature Reserve in Biting municipality, Mount Mahawu and Sonder's Farm Forest in Minahasa highland.
Animals such as Gursky's Spectral Tarsier, Celebes-crested Macaque, Sulawesi Bear Cuscus as well as a lot of species of tropical birds can be seen in Minahasa in this land.
Visitors who are interested in birdviewing could see such birds as Sulawesi Hornbill, Knobbed Hornbill, Sulawesi Myzomela, Sulawesi Hanging Parrot, Pygmy Hanging Parrot and etc.
If you are interested in taking a bird viewing and snorkeling trip in Raja Ampat or Minahasa Peninsula, and want me to organize your tour, please, contact me by whatsapp to: +6281332245180 or by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com.
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