STAY OVER NIGHT IN SORONG

 ACCOMMODATIONS IN SORONG TO STAY OVER NIGHT

Most itineraries to visit Raja Ampat requires staying over night in Sorong, those accommoations operated in Sorong:




Royal Mamberamo Hotel Sorong



A friendly 3* hotel in Sorong featuring 75 rooms and suites offering clean and comfortable accommodation with the emphasis on guest satisfaction and care. http://www.royalmamberamo.com

     

JE Meridine Hotel


JE Meridien Hotel is the transit hotel located in jalan Basuki Rahmat KM 7,5 opposite of Domine Eduard Osok Airport. It is exclusively designed and comfort equipped with JE Meridien's Restaurant, EL Coffee Shop and Karaoke. The Hotel lays on the shopping center and market, it takes 5 minutes from airport and 30 minutes to harbour. It has 55 rooms devided into 5 types of room, they are Standard, Superior, Deluxe, Executive Suite dan JE Meridien Suite. http://hoteljemeridiensorong.blogspot.com/


Hotel Mariat Sorong

 


Address Jl. A. Yani No.1, Sorong – Papua. Phone : 62 951- 32 3535, Fax : 62 951- 32 3431, email : mariathotel@gmail.com. Located in the heart of city. Just walking distance to commercial n shopping district only 7 minutes from Deo Airport. Type of Room : Superior 38, Deluxe 36, Junior suite 6, President Suite 2. Room Facilities : Air conditioning, TV with satellite Channels, Telephone, Mini Bar, Private bathroom Hot & Cold water, Safe deposit box. Hotel Facilities : Pepito Restaurant, drugstore, Kole-Kole Bar & Lounge, Laundry, Swimming Pool, Fitness center, Beauty Salon, Doctor on call24 hour, room service. Transportation : Airport shuttle service, Car rental. http://hotelmariatsorong.blogspot.com/


 Note: more accommodation list to come ...



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HOW TO GET TO RAJA AMPAT FROM SORONG



THE GATEWAY TO VISIT RAJA AMPAT

Sorong is a growing city in Papua which has been the gate to visit Raja Ampat.  Sorong provides accommodations, means of transports such as taxi and public buses. Visiting Raja Ampat will need one night staying in Sorong before the next early morning departure from the harbor heading of to Raja Ampat Archipelagoes.

Some other cities in Indonesia provide domestic flights such as Jakarta, Bali, Manado, and Makassar (Ujung Pandang).  Flying from Jakarta and Bali are connecting flight with stop over either in Manado or Makassar, change the aircraft and continue flying to Sorong.  Flying from Jakarta mostly use large aircraft.

International routes such as Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) and Singapore are the gateway to Indonesia with optional flight itinerary directly to the East part of Indonesia such as Makassar or Manado.  Travel agents will provide connecting flights from your home country to suite your agenda to arrive in Sorong.

Those popular routes to get to Sorong:

Domestic:

Bali – Ujung Pandang (Makassar) – Sorong
Jakarta – Ujung Pandang (Makassar) – Sorong

International:

Singapore – Manado – Sorong
Kuala Lumpur – Manado – Sorong
Kuala Lumpur – Ujung Pandang (Makassar) – Sorong

Airlines:
Garuda – Air Asia – Singapore Airlines – KLM. Please note that all of them will have connecting flight and stop over either in Manado or Ujung Pandang (Makassar).
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ITINERARY TO VISIT RAJA AMPAT INDONESIA ON BUDGET



ITINERARY PLAN

Day 0

Arrive in Sorong, stay overnight in a hotel and prepare for departure early the next morning. 


Day 1 - Sorong to Bat Island

We depart early in the morning to Waigeo where we explore Friwenbonda, a small island which is filled with colorful soft coral and many kinds of fish. After snorkeling we then continue to a special channel that has dense jungle coming down to the edge of the water and beautiful rock formations.

Activities: snorkeling Friwenbonda, the Passage and it’s caves.

  
Day 2-4 - Bat Island - Wayag

Depart in the morning heading to Wayag island. This is one of the most beautiful islands in the Raja Ampat. There are amazing karts pinnacles, lagoons and rich coral reefs. Besides snorkeling, we can also do two hikes.

Activities: Snorkeling, hiking at Wayag Island




Day 4 - Wayag – Fam Island.

Depart in the morning to Fam Island. Exploring this well known island. Depart to Mansuar in the afternoon

Activities: snorkeling on Fam Island


Day 5 – Mansuar - Pulau Dua

Explore the Northern strait of Manswar Island. This strait hosts some of the best of Raja Ampat’s reefs. Depart to Pulau Dua in the afternoon

Activities: snorkeling on Dampier strait reefs

Day 6 - Explore Kri Island

Visit a local village or go to Batanta for an easy trek to a beautiful waterfall.

Snorkeling: Kri Island

Day 7 - Depart to Sorong in the morning – check-in hotel

Note:

  1. Our boat is not a liveaboard or luxery boat but a traditional big boat
  2. This is not a fixed route. Sometimes it is changed depending on weather conditions.
  3. Since our boat is big enough to stay overnight we normally sleep on the boat just one or two time we sleep in the tent.
  4. We prepare the trips for each participants individually.
  5. Please feel free to email us if you want to have your own customized trips.

 
PRICE INCLUDED:

  1. English speaking local tour guide coordinator
  2. Traditional wooden boat
  3. Meals 3 times a day + pure drinking bottle
  4.  Tent
  5. Airport taxi to the hotel



PRICE IS NOT INCLUDED:

  1. Snorkeling gear (fins and mask), hotel and air ticket.

  1. PIN is Personal Identification Number. A regulation set up by the local government and conservation organizations for tourism in the Raja Ampat area is that each tourist is required to buy an entrance PIN which is valid for one year. This fund will go to the several programs organized by the Government and the stakeholders all of which are intimately involved with conservation.

    • PIN price: international tourists - 1 Million or about Euro 85/person for one year calender. Domestic tourist: Rp 250,000/person.

  1. Diving (if you like to dive, we take you to dive center)

  1. Hotel in Sorong

  1. Air ticket


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