TEMPO / Fardi Bestari “I invite all of us to visit Raja Ampat to enjoy the beauty of exotic nature and culture,” said Ma'ruf on Monday, June 28. The tourism promotion is related to the Proud of ...

In truth, they should be saved for places like Raja Ampat, an archipelago of some 1,500 turquoise-rimmed islands scattered throughout the crystal clear waters of Indonesia’s far-flung West Papua.

We are in Raja Ampat, an archipelago comprising over 1,500 small islands, cays and shoals. It seems hard to believe that this deserted paradise could ever become crowded, but as the popularity of ...

Photo / Google Images Indonesia’s best-kept secret is Raja Ampat, a jungle-covered archipelago replete with wildlife and surrounded by coral reef – easily the world’s last unspoiled ...

The creation of seven vast marine parks in the indigenous territories of Papua, Indonesia, has made the islands of Raja Ampat a test case for the impact of conservation on local people.