One of the big island in Indonesia is the island of Papua, which has been nicknamed the earth paradise. Papua is the easternmost section of Indonesia. Direct border with Papua New Guinea, Australia directly adjacent to the sea. Geographically Papua are a very strategic location.
Sightseeing in Papua has not optimally utilized. So that when compared with other parts of Indonesia lagged behind. In addition to transportation facilities that have not been evenly also a lack of media campaign to market the tourism potential there.
One of the prime attractions of West Papua New Guinea in particular, precisely in the City of Kaimana. It is a very beautiful tourist beaches. There are panoramic beach and sea are very charming, as in the Gulf of Triton, the journey from the City Kaimana only takes 1.5 hours. Because of its natural beauty is legendary, so immortalized in a musical or song "Dusk at Kaimana"
Namatota Island tourism.
On this island looked stunning variety of natural panorama. There is a whale-shaped mountain. On the mountain there are stalactites paintings depicting the sun, the human hand, and also human skulls, so that it looks like a very beautiful work of art. By the people there, the place was considered sacred and they do not know exactly when natural painting was made. So Namatota save a lot of mystery island.
Namatota Island beach there are also hundreds of species of fish. This beach is famous for its collection of whales and dolphins that when sea water is surging high, a collection of these fish swim with their group, to be sure, tourists can watch this scene for free.
For fans of diving and snorkeling, Triton Bay is a tourist area of interest. Coral reefs in Triton Bay is famous for its soft coral. Based on survey results of CI Kaimana, found 868 species of reef fish, including 10-14 new species (10-13 endemic).
Triton Bay is not only interesting as marine tourism, but also cultural tourism. There are a mix of local and foreign cultures. Many stories and legends that can be found in the area.Among them there is the legend of the sinking ship at the time of the Ming Dynasty Chinese and British ships also rumored to have drowned in the Gulf region Triton.
(Pang Budito from various sources)
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