Sorong city is the gateway for visitors to Raja Ampat. Its outskirt areas are attractive for visitors who love nature. One of the most popular tour packages that visitors like to take is nature walk, birdwatching, butterflywatching.
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| Nature Tour at the Outskirt of Sorong city |
The forest and farmland at the outskirt of Aimas town is the habitat of a lot of species of birds such as Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise, Rufous-bellied Kookaburra, Shining Flycatcher, Orange-breasted Fruit-dove, Helmeted Friarbird, and etc. The tour to this forest site usually starts at 05:00 and finishes at around 08:00.
After that visitors could continue their trip to mangrove forest located at the coastal area of Sorong to look for Brown-backed Honeyeater, White-bellied Cuckooshrike, Sacred Kingfisher, Willie Wagtail, Emperor Fairywren, and etc.
There are also butterflies which visitors could see including Common Green Birdwing, Cruiser Butterfly, Silky Owl, and Ulysses butterflies.
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| Sultan's Cuckoo-dove (formerly called Brown Cuckoo-dove) |
Other interesting sites for visitors to see the green and blue landscapes of Sorong city are the hill areas. From those hills, visitors could see the view of forest canopy, and some parts of Sorong city.
If you are interested in taking a tour from Sorong city, please, contact me by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com.
