Klaimis is a rainforest area in Sorong regency of Southwest Papua Province, Indonesia. The rainforest is the natural habitat of a lot of species of tropical birds, mammals, reptiles, insects.
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| Wildlife watching tour in Sorong regency |
Birds of paradise that could be watched in Klaimis forest include Lesser Birds of Paradise, King Bird of Paradise, Magnificent Riflebird, Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise, Glossy-mantled Manucode, and Trumpet Manucode.
There are also Red-breasted Paradise Kingfisher and Common Paradise Kingfisher.
In general wildlife watching activity is usually conducted early in the morning from 05:00 to 11:00 and from 15:00 to 18:15. Night walk is carried out after dinner from 20:30 to 22:00.
There also mammals. Some of them include fruit bats, dorcopsis, brown tree mouse, wild boar, bandicoot, long-fingered trike and cuscus.
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| Eastern-hooded Pitta |
For insects, visitors could see various species of butterflies such as the Silky Owl Butterfly, Ulysses Butterfly, Common Green Birdwing and Cruiser butterfly.
The duration of the tour in Klaimis forest is usually 3 to 4 days. It can be extended to other areas in Raja Ampat such as Waigeo or Batanta.
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| Lesser Bird of Paradise |
How to get there?
To take this wildlife tour, visitors need to fly from their country to Sorong city which is the capital of Southwest Papua Province in the Republic of Indonesia.
There are daily flights from major cities in Indonesia such as Jakarta, Surabaya, Denpasar, Makassar and Manado city to Sorong city. They are served by
Visitors can fly from Singapore to Manado and then to Sorong city.
If you are interested in taking a wildlife tour to Klaimis forest and want me to organize your trip, please, contact me by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com or through whatsapp by pressing the following button:
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