Cendrawasih Bay National Park

Cendrawasih Bay or Cendrawasih Bay National Park in Papua, including the largest national park in Indonesia and the sea is one of the best dive sites in the archipelago. Consists of plains and coastal areas, islands, coral reefs and sea, spacious park covers 1,453,500 hectares. Garden of Cendrawasih Bay combine with the mangrove ecosystem of coral reefs, islands and tropical forest ecosystems. This park is a colony of black coral, blue coral and soft coral. The park is famous for its 209 species of fish that make this park as their habitats, among them the butterfly fish, damselfish fish and parrot fish, while molluscs are found here including the triton trumpet, large shells and conical shells. From Jakarta, Surabaya, Denpasar, Makassar or take a flight to Jayapura and Biak to Manokwari or Nabire. From Nabire use long boat to park on the island Rumberpon, which takes about 5.5 hours. To visit the park, please contact the official in office: Road Trikora Wosi Rendani, PO Box 220 98 312 Manokwari, West Papua Tel.: 62-986-212212 Fax: 62-986-212437 Email: btnc [at] manokwari.wasantara.net.id The best time to visit this park is in May and October.