By admin Tuesday, February 7, 2012 0 comments

Sorong is the second largest and busiet city in Irian Jaya, just next to Jayapura as the provincial capital. It becomes Irian's business city for its fish canning, oil and gas mining and also pearl farming at Kabra Island. The most potential and interesting sightseeing around the most[...]

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By admin Friday, February 3, 2012 0 comments

Another beautiful sea garden in the  nothern part of Irian  Jaya is the Bay National Park, not far from Manokwari. To get to this park, Merpati flies once a week to Wasior Using Merpati twin-otter plane. Many tourists have tried to dive in the area and found it[...]

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By admin Thursday, February 2, 2012 0 comments

The Arfak Reserve (450 square kilometers ) lies in the north-east corner of the Irian Jaya Peninsula and just 25 kilometers away from Manokwari. The vegetation comprises lowland and hill forest has been selectively logged but it has retained much of its diversity. The reserve protects large numbers[...]

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By admin Monday, January 30, 2012 0 comments

During the Dutch colonization,  Manokwari became the capital of West New Guinea. Located at the northern part of the Irian mainland,  Manokwari lies on the beatiful surrounding gorges. The main interest around Manokwari includes Gunung Meja Park, from where you can view the scenery of Manokwari town, Amban[...]

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By admin Friday, January 13, 2012 0 comments

Senggo is another sub district capital called Citak Mitak that also belongs to Merauke. Senggo is a small town of no car, no electricity, not even bike. This town is also one of the most isolated towns in Irian Jaya. Recently, there are only two flights a month[...]

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