Arborek, Raja Ampat

Raja Ampat, Papua is famous with it's under water beauty and animals diversity. People sometime call it diver's paradise. So if you love scuba diving, you should visit this place. You can also visit www.diverajaampat.org.

Detik Travel has an article about this place. But this article not focusing on it's under water paradise, but some interesting attraction above the ground. It is discussed a place called Desa Wisata Arborek (Arborek Tourism Village).

This place is famous with natural views and also traditional handicraft. The actual location is on Meos Mansar (village name), Raja Ampat (district name), Papua Barat (province name). This place is a pioneer in becoming a tourist attraction village. This village still has it's own beach, so here you also can enjoy the beauty of coral reefs. To discover more, you should rent a boat (called ketinting) to go further from the beach. In this place you can also found local fisherman that still using traditional tool such as pike.

You can also have some interaction with it's friendly people. While enjoying some scenery, don't forget to say hi to local people. There you will see how a traditional handicraft being made.

To access this place, first you should go to city of Sorong. From there, use boat to go to Waisai, the capital of Raja Ampat. From there, you need two hours boat ride to access Arborek Village.

Original article by Putri Rizqi Hernasari