Jayawijaya Mountains ( Visit Papua )

Jayawijaya Mountains (  Visit Papua )

The Jayawijaya Mountain range lies in the middle of Irian Jaya, in the Jayawijiya regency. The highest peaks are Trikora, Jaya, Yamin and Mandala. The tribes of the Dani, Yali, Ndunga and Ngalum live in this region.

The Jaya Peak, at 5,500 meters, is the highest in Irian Jaya, and is always covered with snow. It takes between 10 and 20 days to reach this peak. The Castensz Pyramid is the montain's sheer northern wall. Below is the steep New Zealand Pass, the most dangerous and most feared by climbers.

Close to the top of this mountain range, is Orange Valley, at a height of 4,150 meters. There is a small lake with clear water, and three others with orange- coloured water. There is also an open plain which can be used as a camping ground.

Cendrawasih Bay National Park

Cendrawasih Bay National Park





Teluk Cendrawasih or Cendrawasih Bay National Park in Papua includes Indonesia’s largest marine national park and is one of the best dive-sites in the archipelago. Comprising land and coastal areas, islands, coral reefs and seas, the park covers a total area of 1,453,500 hectares.

The Cendrawasih Bay Park combines coral reef ecosystems with mangrove, islands and terrestrial tropical forest ecosystems. Here are colonies of black coral, blue coral and soft coral. The Park is famous for the 209 fish species that make this Park their habitat, among which are the butterfly fish, the damselfish and parrotfish, while mollusks found here include the trumpet triton, the great clam and the cone shell.



Getting There

From Jakarta, Surabaya, Denpasar, Makassar or Jayapura take a flight to Biak and on to Manokwari or Nabire. From Nabire take a longboat to the Park at Rumberpon Island, which takes some 5.5 hours.

To visit the Park, contact the Office at:
Jalan Trikora Wosi Rendani, PO Box 220
Manokwari 98312, West Papua
Tel.: 62-986-212212
Fax: 62-986-212437
Email: btnc[at]manokwari.wasantara.net.id



To Do

Four species of turtles inhabit these waters, they are the hawksbill turtle, the common green turtle, the Pacific ridley turtle and the leatherback turtle. Here are also found dugongs, coconut crabs, dolphins and sharks.

While on Mioswaar Island can be found a natural cave with ancient remains, thermal springs and waterfalls, and at Tanjung Muagguar is an underwater cave with a depth of 100 feet.

On Yoop Island and Windesi waters visitors can go whale and dolphin watching, while Nusrowi Island is ideal for diving, snorkeling, marine tours and animal observation.

On Rumberpon Island one can observe birds and deer, dive and snorkel. A sunken military aircraft wreck lies on the seabed.



Tips

The best time of the year to visit is between May and October.