The far-flung Indonesian archipelago of Raja Ampat should really have a no responsibility disclaimer put in place. Never again will the blues, greens and golds of a tropical holiday be so vibrant and ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. From a distance, Equator Island is a chunk of shark-grey limestone with a stubble of rainforest, ringed by water as blue as a bottle of ...

The rich history and diverse marine life of Raja Ampat and the Spice Islands are brought to life on this 18-night expedition cruise. Aboard Coral Geographer, retrace the historic trade routes of spice ...

There’s not a soul in sight as our battered toothpick-shaped boat cuts through some of the clearest turquoise water imaginable. I’m deep in the heart of the remote Indonesian province of West Papua, ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Shark fishing activities in the waters of Raja Ampat District in West Papua Province continue unabated despite a prohibition through the Regional Regulation (Perda). Raja Ampat ...

Raja Ampat, the archipelago of more than 1,500 jungle-covered islands located in Indonesia’s West Papua province, is bound to figure on any diver’s wish list. The waters around them teem with marine ...

Scientists have published new evidence confirming that Wayag Lagoon in Indonesia’s Raja Ampat archipelago is a globally rare nursery for juvenile reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi). Visual observations ...

Sudden movements, we are warned, will scare away the mantas. It will also interrupt their necessary hygiene ritual, thereby increasing the environmental pressure on this beautiful species. We are four ...