tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76118621429237365442024-03-17T20:03:34.046-07:00Birding and Wildlife WatchingWildlife watching tour to see birds as well as other fauna and flora near Sorong city, Raja Ampat, Tambrauw, and parts of West Papua, Minahasa of North Sulawesi, and other regions of Indonesia. I support community based tourism. Please, contact me (Charles Roring) by whatsapp to +6281332245180 or by e-mail to: peace4wp@gmail.com.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger560125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611862142923736544.post-21109596757509509682024-03-16T04:07:00.000-07:002024-03-16T19:33:30.441-07:00Birdwatching in Minahasa Highland<p>Recently I visited Sonder, a small town in Minahasa highland. I was there for around 1 week. I did birding walks around the forest of the surrounding hills and rice field areas of the town, I also went to a mountain near the town. It was an interesting trip. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVQY2oStK-UrjISNLxh3vOzLi_1GaLopu2tuiXFUx-BttAG-RLkKscWmdz7SNZTtlfH2SBXk_8qG-lJgPG5TqZrZJ08uDBMgY42V7HMWaIYMHpDNLJgTp8_qp5rtqE8p1_EacdtUzLODBZml7iZdxWIoCC0c4yoI1CvYH94JIjh36lkUZmCSWL4lZiINH/s1024/birds-of-minahasa-highland.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Black-naped Oriole, Pale Blue Monarch, Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker" border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVQY2oStK-UrjISNLxh3vOzLi_1GaLopu2tuiXFUx-BttAG-RLkKscWmdz7SNZTtlfH2SBXk_8qG-lJgPG5TqZrZJ08uDBMgY42V7HMWaIYMHpDNLJgTp8_qp5rtqE8p1_EacdtUzLODBZml7iZdxWIoCC0c4yoI1CvYH94JIjh36lkUZmCSWL4lZiINH/w640-h512/birds-of-minahasa-highland.jpg" title="Birdwatching in Minahasa" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some Birds in Minahasa Highland</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I stayed at a homestay in Tounelet village and watched birds in the nearby forest. Most of the photograph of birds that I took were taken from the forest. I was surprised to see that there were a lot of species of birds that lived in that small forest. I saw Sooty-headed Bulbul, Sahul Sunbird, Black Sunbird, Grey-sided Flowerpecker, Yellow-sided Flowerpecker, Chestnut Munia, Eurasian Treesparrow, Black-naped Oriole, Pale Blue Monarch, Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher, Grey-cheeked Green Pigeon, Barred Rail, Cattle Egret, Black-crowned White-eye, Sulawesi Hanging Parrot, Sulawesi Swiftlet, White-nest Swiftlet, and Slender-billed Crow.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5X_0pZoJ13YMoq5EDUsgnuKmlZgLaB5RrMfZm2yXaAiXInXnhGbj3p4o_JvJw1Uofw4N_ZPJUMA5-O6kP2zZ8pLYYqs9uoT5w36hFpGfbPIlvM5xYfl-KXfWGK5wla1-f5kiaRAjp2IAxKa2wWS7F292hKKfxj9j46ezad1Bta3Ed__dZL9kdvEz3z7Yz/s1024/birding-in-sonder-of-minahasa.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="birdwatching trip in Sonder of North Sulawesi" border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5X_0pZoJ13YMoq5EDUsgnuKmlZgLaB5RrMfZm2yXaAiXInXnhGbj3p4o_JvJw1Uofw4N_ZPJUMA5-O6kP2zZ8pLYYqs9uoT5w36hFpGfbPIlvM5xYfl-KXfWGK5wla1-f5kiaRAjp2IAxKa2wWS7F292hKKfxj9j46ezad1Bta3Ed__dZL9kdvEz3z7Yz/w640-h512/birding-in-sonder-of-minahasa.jpg" title="birding in Minahasa highland" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-billed Malkoha, Collared Kingfisher, Warbling White-eye, and Hair-crested Drongo</td></tr></tbody></table><p>In the rice field area, I saw White-breasted Woodswallow, Collared Kingfisher, Cattle Egret, White-browed Crake, Grey Wagtail, Chestnut Munia, Collared Kingfisher, and Scaly-breasted Munia. </p><p>Another interesting birdwatching site in Minahasa higland is Mount Lengkoan. I saw some unique birds there including White-faced Cuckoo Dove, Black-faced Munia, Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker, Crimson Sunbird, Sultan's Cuckoo Dove, and Warbling White-eye, Collared Kingfisher, and Hair-crested Drongo (which James Eaton's Birds of Indonesian Archipelago names it, White-eyed Spangled Drongo). </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQCUvqKITP3OTuYBiaBKBzh-CBLl5ec2VmybhUTo0-shyphenhyphenMIdZdw1VgytfRJgCFBOqFOsU9Q0wCqz9Xn4kzOI4dDgAcCvLV9sobtx_aPAlTOtlonIhXn41Ho991M0zmJ7wu4QVg4Buy0lLoBRuUwUiTaWG-Spt4pbkjyVvSuEMHto_-iasvm9jjCUMT5QV/s1024/butterflies-in-minahasa.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQCUvqKITP3OTuYBiaBKBzh-CBLl5ec2VmybhUTo0-shyphenhyphenMIdZdw1VgytfRJgCFBOqFOsU9Q0wCqz9Xn4kzOI4dDgAcCvLV9sobtx_aPAlTOtlonIhXn41Ho991M0zmJ7wu4QVg4Buy0lLoBRuUwUiTaWG-Spt4pbkjyVvSuEMHto_-iasvm9jjCUMT5QV/w640-h512/butterflies-in-minahasa.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blanchard's Ghost, Manado Yellow Tiger and Blanchard's Wood Nymph Butterflies</td></tr></tbody></table><p>In addition to birds, I also saw various species of butterflies including the Helena Birdwing, Blanchard's Ghost, and Blandchard's Wood Nymph (<i>Ideopsis</i> <i>vitrea</i>) butterflies that like to feed on nectar of flowers in the mornings. </p><p><b>Sonder town</b></p><p>Sonder is a small town in Minahasa regency. It is a nice destination for nature lovers who are interested in seeing mountains, farmlands, ricefields, hotsprings, and forests while watching birds, butterflies and other wildlife in the region. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmNtrSsQf0Y_1PTG7rpl3bQ1gyPWPEBqFS2MuMZI2f8Nwba4_7G1jka4z31IKCdjIhb0pgQIS6xx0eERi4xrkzwmxT2FvARTlBBDruwDW6hY6PNfMQIXzbFi2bQ4bOiUY-b6ppi2yeu8Y4xhvynI8MX8_9wDRdmc4ojGoG4vQoFJwAsC0HsaiCdHbdOJo/s1024/sonder-town-in-minahasa-of-north-sulawesi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Sonder town" border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmNtrSsQf0Y_1PTG7rpl3bQ1gyPWPEBqFS2MuMZI2f8Nwba4_7G1jka4z31IKCdjIhb0pgQIS6xx0eERi4xrkzwmxT2FvARTlBBDruwDW6hY6PNfMQIXzbFi2bQ4bOiUY-b6ppi2yeu8Y4xhvynI8MX8_9wDRdmc4ojGoG4vQoFJwAsC0HsaiCdHbdOJo/w640-h512/sonder-town-in-minahasa-of-north-sulawesi.jpg" title="Traveling to Minahasa of Indonesia" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sonder town in Minahasa highland of North Sulawesi, Indonesia</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>How to get to Minahasa?</b></p><p><b>Manado city</b> is the main gate to visit Minahasa.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>It is very easy to visit Minahasa. First, you need to fly from your country to Singapore. After that you could take a direct flight by Scoot Air to <b>Manado city</b>. </li><li>If you fly to Jakarta, Surabaya, or Denpasar, you could continue your trip by taking domestic airline to fly to <b>Manado city</b>.</li><li>There is also daily flight between Sorong city and Manado city.</li></ul><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-0opHIreYflyKnuKjxcIvtxbnuDb3bUxt4j06quOuUkiL5Xij82Yn5ou8EWhYLXVhcVQW3a2wPOXWB53O7QIsXw92JyLAyVzwtnG6sQ9hYM4GHM9i-UYkwOsOagIT_915_kwK0ce_uAvf8lK8kK2FD-gTHx5B7CNL_upeiS_EKwp9UXw58cv9M3NQDzt8/s640/flight-route-to-manado-city.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="traveling to Minahasa" border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-0opHIreYflyKnuKjxcIvtxbnuDb3bUxt4j06quOuUkiL5Xij82Yn5ou8EWhYLXVhcVQW3a2wPOXWB53O7QIsXw92JyLAyVzwtnG6sQ9hYM4GHM9i-UYkwOsOagIT_915_kwK0ce_uAvf8lK8kK2FD-gTHx5B7CNL_upeiS_EKwp9UXw58cv9M3NQDzt8/w640-h320/flight-route-to-manado-city.webp" title="Flying to Manado" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flying Route to Manado City</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCzsfN1rjlQnLd-H0wNRusqo8yXfPIvvxZC92N6iw-j5lJ6u8g1iUCE_MvnNQvBqwlz74VkeEGVspp_5WDn_EWQBmHqRuMg9UdgTWQ-rFxx7ILqrk88i2rthqZxwpZLNrWhqSEF0RFWlBSlxMeyxOH6JqFlRkQ8yegWV7ozsv3UlX_GCsMiMaJHTyDqAz/s766/sonder-town-minahasa-regency-of-north-sulawesi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Minahasa highland map" border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="766" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCzsfN1rjlQnLd-H0wNRusqo8yXfPIvvxZC92N6iw-j5lJ6u8g1iUCE_MvnNQvBqwlz74VkeEGVspp_5WDn_EWQBmHqRuMg9UdgTWQ-rFxx7ILqrk88i2rthqZxwpZLNrWhqSEF0RFWlBSlxMeyxOH6JqFlRkQ8yegWV7ozsv3UlX_GCsMiMaJHTyDqAz/w640-h614/sonder-town-minahasa-regency-of-north-sulawesi.jpg" title="Where is Sonder town" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sonder is a small town in the highland of Minahasa</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I could meet you at the airport and organize your trip to Minahasa or other regencies in North Sulawesi.</p><p>If you are interested in taking a nature tour in Indonesia by combining West Papua and North Sulawesi regions and want me to organize your trip, you could contact me by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp to: +6281332245180. </p><p><b>Also read:</b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2020/11/birding-in-north-sulawesi.html">Birding in North Sulawesi</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2019/11/birding-in-sonder-of-minahasa.html">Birding in Sonder of Minahasa</a></li><li><a href="https://wildlifeminahasa.blogspot.com/?m=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wildlife Minahasa</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2024/02/birding-in-sausapor-klabili-and-sorong.html">Birding in Klabili and Sausapor of West Papua</a></li></ul><p></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611862142923736544.post-51767913674417370592024-02-27T15:22:00.000-08:002024-03-01T11:34:08.323-08:00Birding in Sausapor, Klabili and Sorong City<p>I have just completed a birding tour for two Australian birdwatchers in Sausapor town, Klabili village of Tambrauw regency, and Sorong city. We spent 4 days/ 3 nights exploring tropical rainforest of the region where we saw a lot of species of birds. Some of them include Lesser Birds of Paradise, King Bird of Paradise, Red-breasted Paradise Kingfisher, Black Lory, Palm Cockatoo, Hooded Pitta and South Papuan Pitta. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczkWDTmDws9zw7ClXMbHru3RO5sZqQCy2z0AxUdKL6a1bbQkpD0Bz0cc9MTE4FUZWgVYZUChU7JiKYy1Ys4be7KERhlDHiSGCPAKfdYQlaB77YBR1TbH7xDhYPRYKk8YlzL-dZIBAyOQPm499KyMpV17j928siuWevJXWOb48qp2VGsNNyVeGbgTxdEPa/s800/birding-in-sausapor-tambrauw.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="wompoo fruit dove, catbird, new guinea vulturine parrot" border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="800" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczkWDTmDws9zw7ClXMbHru3RO5sZqQCy2z0AxUdKL6a1bbQkpD0Bz0cc9MTE4FUZWgVYZUChU7JiKYy1Ys4be7KERhlDHiSGCPAKfdYQlaB77YBR1TbH7xDhYPRYKk8YlzL-dZIBAyOQPm499KyMpV17j928siuWevJXWOb48qp2VGsNNyVeGbgTxdEPa/w640-h512/birding-in-sausapor-tambrauw.jpg" title="birding from Sorong city to Tambrauw" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birds in Tambrauw regency</td></tr></tbody></table><p>In <b>Sausapor town,</b> we went deeper into the forest by using 4WD car. There, we saw Blyth's Hornbill, Black-capped Lory, Red-cheeked Parrot, Helmetted Friarbird, Brown Oriole, Lesser Birds of Paradise, King Bird of Paradise, Mimic Meliphaga, Golden Myna, Yellow-faced Myna, Rusty Pitohui, White-bellied Cuckooshrike, Hooded Butcherbird, Orange-bellied Fruit Dove, Torresian Crow, Lesser Black Coucal, Singing Starling, Pinon Imperial Pigeon, Spangled Drongo, Yellow-billed Kingfisher, Rufous-bellied Kookaburra, and a lot more. The recommended forests around Sausapor were the one along the Sausapor - Werur road and the one in hydroelectric powerplant. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqN9A9qKmSnSGx9YIV34r2M4SaPmd3Q40VnW4ozjsiI7xbJmxYC7MC6yBv6mybtB3uQZ9EYICG3PdM1HREVC9IfQmuzbVjRN_ogrUwIG2LLqxR09IDx-x0DCkBwCHKfWswhjkzc-3j-ttUXrzN6Iz05o8caRuFJdCP6NuWziS8j4Hy4OWxlOdIcab3zQT3/s600/birding-in-sausapor-west-papua.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="birdwatching in Sausapor" border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqN9A9qKmSnSGx9YIV34r2M4SaPmd3Q40VnW4ozjsiI7xbJmxYC7MC6yBv6mybtB3uQZ9EYICG3PdM1HREVC9IfQmuzbVjRN_ogrUwIG2LLqxR09IDx-x0DCkBwCHKfWswhjkzc-3j-ttUXrzN6Iz05o8caRuFJdCP6NuWziS8j4Hy4OWxlOdIcab3zQT3/w640-h360/birding-in-sausapor-west-papua.jpg" title="Australian tourists in Sausapor town" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birdwatching in Tambrauw regency of the Province of Papua Barat Daya </td></tr></tbody></table><p>We stayed 2 nights at <a href="https://www.sansaporepacificpark.com/p/sansapore-pacific-park-beach-resort.html?m=1" rel="nofollow">Sansapore Pacific Park</a> which is a beach accommodation that is suitable for visitors who like snorkeling and wildlife watching in the forest. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDeC_8MjzkJvqu9dc5PTk3E93Uoy3fr99OZPwl5R4yACdbfPE5AwNhiXcW6-KI-vdt_0USEUs-BP-ZGYWyxNSToS9ANDe9sj-XU4krzotoWc3-r7KQ9HQeAGPhh9AimdjXHCbqZBJ70GeDEm0R5T5OXiHPvHrbcEDv58TvMAaYwcXzZ6SLeSaLtlV76GB/s1296/hooded-pitta.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="hooded pitta" border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="1296" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDeC_8MjzkJvqu9dc5PTk3E93Uoy3fr99OZPwl5R4yACdbfPE5AwNhiXcW6-KI-vdt_0USEUs-BP-ZGYWyxNSToS9ANDe9sj-XU4krzotoWc3-r7KQ9HQeAGPhh9AimdjXHCbqZBJ70GeDEm0R5T5OXiHPvHrbcEDv58TvMAaYwcXzZ6SLeSaLtlV76GB/w640-h480/hooded-pitta.jpg" title="Birdwatching tour from Sorong" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hooded Pitta</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHP7TenpCQjbLFlGYz6RhYyLKiIAztod03fr6g_t7SfcHy97tz4k5D9tLqhkAEacIl-9oyBmoU2BbojW3gTA3TIqSsqaTB7DnR0agKeZQuFT5EmN__j-Y77EZnlbO1eofbjt6jcIkljxmW5Ix1qSL1r2_vo2eMVyp3pKHPE8Biz5sayhyphenhyphenPr3wRxOlDHndu/s1600/southern-papuan-pitta.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Southern-Papuan Pitta" border="0" data-original-height="1455" data-original-width="1600" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHP7TenpCQjbLFlGYz6RhYyLKiIAztod03fr6g_t7SfcHy97tz4k5D9tLqhkAEacIl-9oyBmoU2BbojW3gTA3TIqSsqaTB7DnR0agKeZQuFT5EmN__j-Y77EZnlbO1eofbjt6jcIkljxmW5Ix1qSL1r2_vo2eMVyp3pKHPE8Biz5sayhyphenhyphenPr3wRxOlDHndu/w640-h582/southern-papuan-pitta.jpg" title="birding in Sausapor town and Klabili village of Tambrauw regency" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">South Papuan Pitta</td></tr></tbody></table><p>In <b>Klabili village</b>, we saw Papuan Babbler, Red-breasted Paradise Kingfisher, New Guinea Vulturine Parrot (Merlin app. calls it Pesquet's Parrot), Shining Flycatcher, Papuan Pitta, Hooded Pitta, Papuan Frogmouth, Marbled Frogmouth, Pinon's Imperial Pigeon, Black Lory, Coconut Lorikeet, Palm Cockatoo, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Eclectus Parrot, Large Fig Parrot, and Frilled Monarch. The forest in Klabili consisted of two parts, the lowland forest and the lower montane forest which are the habitat of Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise, King Bird of Paradise, Yellow-capped Pygmy Parrot, Western-crowned Pigeon, Papua Dwarf Kingfisher, Sooty Thicket Fantail, Moluccan King-Parrot and etc. </p><p>We stayed one night at the homestay that belongs to a villager. It was a basic accommodation but comfortable enough for birdwatching visitors who explore the forest in remote area.</p><p><b>Sorong City </b>has got some interesting places for birdwatching. We went to Mangrove forest where we saw Brown-backed Honeyeater, Blue-fronted Fig Parrot, Striated Heron, Sahul Sunbird, Willie Wagtail, and Orange-fronted Fruit Dove.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LoqF-wDeh8qVjmxnwxl1CULpQhvCEp2wnSrNk9jY-Aapf0BJclckGZO75n38lyZuPAMbODCoNgzUJd-bVLPFogmKuKUflXcJRi5IEY6N5-6o-AGenm8M8WSoNJLieBGc9iiMrwhiD7APz2b9poJOpQV0VU5ZFcQbBtxxAAhCzGEZ2ocVhSQawNcOgcHC/s1024/orange-breasted-figparrot.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="tourist attraction in Indonesia" border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="1024" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LoqF-wDeh8qVjmxnwxl1CULpQhvCEp2wnSrNk9jY-Aapf0BJclckGZO75n38lyZuPAMbODCoNgzUJd-bVLPFogmKuKUflXcJRi5IEY6N5-6o-AGenm8M8WSoNJLieBGc9iiMrwhiD7APz2b9poJOpQV0VU5ZFcQbBtxxAAhCzGEZ2ocVhSQawNcOgcHC/w640-h440/orange-breasted-figparrot.jpg" title="birding in Sorong city" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue-fronted Fig Parrot</td></tr></tbody></table><p>In my previous trip to a forest in Sorong regency, I guided two British ladies. We explored the forest in the mornings, afternoons and at nights. We saw a lot of species of birds including Pink-spotted Fruit Dove, Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon, Black Lory, Black-sided Robin, Spot-winged Monarch, and Ivory-billed Coucal, Glossy-mantled Manucode, Common Paradise Kingfisher. One of the ladies suffered pains on her hip and back. She experienced it when taking a speedboat trip to Piaynemo on Raja Ampat. It was a bumpy ride because of waves. I had to give <a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/p/full-body-massage-for-relaxation-and-to.html">massage</a> treatments in several sessions at nights to relieve the pains. I massaged the lower back area, the gluteus and adductor muscles and leg muscles. I used kutus-kutus oil that I warmed up with my palm. The treatment could ease the pain and relieve the tight muscles. </p><p>The rainforest areas from Sorong to Sausapor are great destination for wildlife watching. Visitors who are interested in visiting these places can go as single traveler or in a small group from two, three, to four people to share the cost of paying transportation, accommodation, guides and villagers who work to support the tour. </p><p>If you are interested in taking the tour, please, contact me (Charles Roring) by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp to: +6281332245180.</p><p><br /></p><center><a href="https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=6281332245180&text=..."><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-Cm5t9r09QS5_GDxCgTqggreavZZraM4kbefLBzGP4c2TbHw_mURcXVHz9-xIrrVS5UK5Gg0R2Jxf9H-l4RuhzqudcH_jiChsT-kAOwrLC5EPHNa14NGRD9_lafg_Y7NhUrKzaChdJs/h90/Button+Chat+via+Whatsapp.png" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a></center>
<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Also read:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2023/07/tourist-attractions-in-sorong-city.html">Tourist Attractions in Sorong City</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2024/02/birdwatching-walking-and-sightseeing.html">Walking, Sightseeing and Birdwatching Tour around Sorong City</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2020/11/birding-in-north-sulawesi.html">Birding in North Sulawesi</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2019/11/birding-in-sonder-of-minahasa.html">Birding in Sonder of Minahasa</a></li></ul><p></p>
<p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611862142923736544.post-2967492551626063252024-02-08T18:17:00.000-08:002024-03-15T23:52:24.023-07:00Birdwatching and Wildlife-watching Tour to Sausapor town, Klabili village of Tambrauw Regency and Waigeo Island of Raja Ampat<p>For the past few months I have been running birdwatching, and wildlife-watching tours from Sorong city to Sausapor town, Klabili village and Waigeo island of Tambrauw regency with a duration of around 7 to 8 days. This tour is suitable for visitors who are traveling in group of 2 to 4 people so that they could share the cost of transportation, accommodation and guiding service. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3TPUZSg_88iNicXDxgzo2s-p3B30K01Lmr4UK2jlPPZBGFpSCxL4Zw7QzV17XnHs5NBS1c5LpeWOR6yFWl6NkQfTHw5opRa2wPDIBn1hy5CNWrydP0UmbQaGliwuKi87j9bZ5ctRb5ymF-wUVH6mMciOSxl5o1b9nhxdraQ8faTc7lyHFnPa7FxK4mvi/s1080/birding-in-tambrauw-west-papua.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Tropical Birds of New Guinea" border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1080" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3TPUZSg_88iNicXDxgzo2s-p3B30K01Lmr4UK2jlPPZBGFpSCxL4Zw7QzV17XnHs5NBS1c5LpeWOR6yFWl6NkQfTHw5opRa2wPDIBn1hy5CNWrydP0UmbQaGliwuKi87j9bZ5ctRb5ymF-wUVH6mMciOSxl5o1b9nhxdraQ8faTc7lyHFnPa7FxK4mvi/w640-h512/birding-in-tambrauw-west-papua.jpg" title="Birding in Sorong, Sausapor and Klabili" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birding in Tambrauw regency of West Papua</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Sausapor</b> is a coastal town that faces the blue water of Pacific Ocean. I takes around 4 hours by 4WD car from Sorong city to Sausapor. There is a nice beach resort there. Its name is Sansapore Pacific Park. The frontyard and backyard of the resort is a great place for watching seabirds as well as coastal birds such as Common Sandpiper, Lesser Frigatebird, Little-ringed Plover, Oriental Pratincole, Eclectus Parrot, Coconut Lorikeet, Palm Cockatoo, Blyth's Hornbill, Mimic Meliphaga, and a lot more. I and my clients usually spend two nights at Sansapore Pacific Park. Early in the morning at around 04:00, we wake up to make preparation and have tea or coffee as well as some biscuits and then do birding to find Lesser Birds of Paradise and King Bird of Paradise, Glossy-mantled Manucode, as well as White-bellied Cuckooshrike, Sahul Sunbird, Olive-crowned Flowerpecker, Magnificent Riflebird, Hooded Butcherbird, Black Butcherbird, Black-capped Lory, Pinon's Imperial Pigeon, Zoe's Imperial Pigeon, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Double-eyed Fig Parrot, Helmetted Friarbird, Rainbow Bee-eater, Brown Oriole, Golden Myna and a lot more. </p><p>There is coral reef at the beach, so, in addition to birding, visitors can enjoy snorkeling to see various species of fish and other marine creatures such as sea star, parrotfish, wrasse, butterflyfish, anemonefish, and a lot more. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Os3D7nNeoM7gEdsXrAsybmow-FvL7hpwXieMDdJdbRKYnHia4m67osYDxl1_TvzqZmCbEIgL5ce0xPTvuXEQO6ik3ELnfZpjV-eTwWl5F0FvAvGqn-xW0kY6CEfqeLc80qgUuWK2qF3MAgsqYBQ6c3cjZa-HIXGyDhrKjBXAxJJNn0yUbLALqfqaIw5G/s1080/sansapore-pacific-park-beach-resort-tambrauw.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="birding trip to Sausapor town of West Papua" border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1080" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Os3D7nNeoM7gEdsXrAsybmow-FvL7hpwXieMDdJdbRKYnHia4m67osYDxl1_TvzqZmCbEIgL5ce0xPTvuXEQO6ik3ELnfZpjV-eTwWl5F0FvAvGqn-xW0kY6CEfqeLc80qgUuWK2qF3MAgsqYBQ6c3cjZa-HIXGyDhrKjBXAxJJNn0yUbLALqfqaIw5G/w640-h512/sansapore-pacific-park-beach-resort-tambrauw.jpg" title="Accommodation in Sausapor, Tambrauw" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sansapore Pacific Park Beach Resort</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Sansapore Pacific Park has got flowers that attract butterflies such as Common-Green Birdwing, Great Eggfly, cruiser butterfly, Ulysses butterfly and etc. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_5_l_VbL11SHGnrclt7XXyvmtshgRt7hB9s3RAiC5hsXCwEcj1bxny_oVW9ZwUCiPs5xUsuJFyD9MA0AyKGjUvvy22nAP9m0W90cgIn-RC3ce30bRqWD8GeXpJBGNR-diGkZPOcqRQWc276sWKgtafVRcrX_aSKpnLTvIXQ5-288EgRiq8JtRHlEdW7W/s1080/birding-in-klabili-tambrauw-west-papua.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Frilled Monarch, Wompoo Fruit Dove, Lowland Peltop, Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon" border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1080" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_5_l_VbL11SHGnrclt7XXyvmtshgRt7hB9s3RAiC5hsXCwEcj1bxny_oVW9ZwUCiPs5xUsuJFyD9MA0AyKGjUvvy22nAP9m0W90cgIn-RC3ce30bRqWD8GeXpJBGNR-diGkZPOcqRQWc276sWKgtafVRcrX_aSKpnLTvIXQ5-288EgRiq8JtRHlEdW7W/w640-h512/birding-in-klabili-tambrauw-west-papua.jpg" title="Birding in Sausapor and Klabili Tambrauw" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frilled Monarch, Wompoo Fruit Dove, Lowland Peltop, Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon</td></tr></tbody></table><b>Klabili Village</b> - After spending 2 nights in Sausapor, I and my clients who take this rainforest tour continue our trip to Klabili village. Our target birds to watch here include Red-breasted Paradise Kingfisher, Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise, Papuan Frogmouth, Marbled Frogmouth, Hooded Pitta, Papuan Pitta, Common Paradise Kingfisher, Azure Kingfisher, Yellow-billed Kingfisher, Blue-black Kingfisher, Western-crowned Pigeon, Lowland Peltop, Large Fig Parrot, Long-tailed Honey-buzzard, Brahminy Kite, Variable Goshawk, Yellow-faced Myna, Black-sided Robin, Spot-winged Monarch, Moluccan King Parrot, Slender-billed Cuckoo-dove, Emperor Fairywren, Sooty Thicket Fantail, Northern Fantail and etc. I usually spend 2 days/1 night in Klabili village. However, the duration of stay can be extended to 3 days/2 nights depending on the request if my clients. <p><b>Sorong City</b> - This is now the capital of the newly formed Province of Papua Barat Daya (meaning Southwest Papua). Mangrove forest is the usual destination for birders who want to see Orange-breasted Fig Parrot - now called Blue-fronted Fig Parrot- (<i>Cyclopsitta</i> <i>gulielmitertii</i>), Orange-fronted Fruit Dove (<i>Ptilinopus</i> <i>aurantiifrons</i>). The forest is also the habitat of White-bellied Cuckooshrike, Sahul Sunbird, Olive-backed Sunbird, Azure Kingfisher, Sacred Kingfisher, Shining Flycatcher, and Willie Wagtail, and etc.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5xTuFprtMedge7B-z8WKEU5zcyK4qEmG6sChFNAZKfUDhw2VSy3q5lVndRFRd1zIRLibx8gLn7GqaAQnJi7s4p2U26rTw7oznM1fKpMKTICkHrgrw1zoEYqtHgAjY4U9N47_Rx80B0rQ44FupbBRf6XUn5OPfkVDzSSEfvzREkhQ5Cd4K4TPBJtb3Yv5/s800/mangrove-forest-sorong.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="mangrove park of Sorong city" border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5xTuFprtMedge7B-z8WKEU5zcyK4qEmG6sChFNAZKfUDhw2VSy3q5lVndRFRd1zIRLibx8gLn7GqaAQnJi7s4p2U26rTw7oznM1fKpMKTICkHrgrw1zoEYqtHgAjY4U9N47_Rx80B0rQ44FupbBRf6XUn5OPfkVDzSSEfvzREkhQ5Cd4K4TPBJtb3Yv5/w640-h426/mangrove-forest-sorong.jpg" title="rainforest tour in west papua" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mangrove Park of Sorong city</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Waigeo Island of Raja Ampat</b> - The next part of the tour is birding and wildlife watching in Waigeo island of Raja Ampat. We will cross the sea by fast ferry and then continue trip by car to a beach resort of the island. Waigeo is rich of avifauna. Some of the important targets are Red Bird of Paradise, Wilson's Bird of Paradise, Beach Kingfisher, Rufous-bellied Kookaburra, Glossy-mantled Manucode, Violet-necked Lory, Coconut Lorikeet, Great-billed Parrot, Spice Imperial Pigeon, Moustached Treeswift, and etc.</p><p><b>How to get to Sorong city?</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Route 1</b>: Please, fly from your country to Singapore. After that you could continue flying to Manado city by Scoot Air. There is daily flight between Manado city and Sorong city.</li><li><b>Route 2</b>: Fly from your country to Denpasar Bali of Indonesia. After that, take a direct flight from Denpasar to Sorong city by Garuda Indonesia airlines.</li><li><b>Route 3</b>: Fly from your country to Jakarta which is the capital of Indonesia. Continue your trip to Sorong city by one of the domestic airlines of Indonesia.</li></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq27TtMgqxh_uDlQrwbuEBvebpgjU4ptNUpgtjSfyGcoq-tAaNiK9O2w9L-MoFa6Be7ygm-1QXiZCJR8i_DFdDqaeXO5HRe9SIh1MIYEgECGh7-WbDZkA5lGatnFU4Vu-v2jqH_8bZ2_Dj2CB3PJ-t_wHd0W52ooTgh2n2R8umecQeB0NGL6QAryP6GBDE/s1080/flight-routes-singapore-manado-sorong.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="flight route Singapore, Manado, Sorong city" border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq27TtMgqxh_uDlQrwbuEBvebpgjU4ptNUpgtjSfyGcoq-tAaNiK9O2w9L-MoFa6Be7ygm-1QXiZCJR8i_DFdDqaeXO5HRe9SIh1MIYEgECGh7-WbDZkA5lGatnFU4Vu-v2jqH_8bZ2_Dj2CB3PJ-t_wHd0W52ooTgh2n2R8umecQeB0NGL6QAryP6GBDE/w640-h320/flight-routes-singapore-manado-sorong.jpg" title="Flying to Manado and Sorong city" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flight Routes to Sorong City</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>If you are interested in visiting Sorong city, Tambrauw mountains and Raja Ampat for birdwatching, wildlife watching and snorkeling, and want me to organize your trip, please, contact me by e-mail to: peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp to: +6281332245180. </p><center><a href="https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=6281332245180&text=..."><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-Cm5t9r09QS5_GDxCgTqggreavZZraM4kbefLBzGP4c2TbHw_mURcXVHz9-xIrrVS5UK5Gg0R2Jxf9H-l4RuhzqudcH_jiChsT-kAOwrLC5EPHNa14NGRD9_lafg_Y7NhUrKzaChdJs/h90/Button+Chat+via+Whatsapp.png" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a></center><p>Also read: </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://wildlifeminahasa.blogspot.com/2024/02/birds-in-minahasa-highland.html?m=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Birds in Minahasa</a></li><li><a href="https://wildlifeminahasa.blogspot.com/2024/02/birding-walk-in-sonder-town-of-minahasa.html?m=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Birding Walk in Sonder of Minahasa Highland</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2024/02/birdwatching-walking-and-sightseeing.html">Walking, sightseeing and birdwatching tour around Sorong city</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2023/07/tourist-attractions-in-sorong-city.html">Tourist attractions in Sorong city</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2020/11/birding-in-north-sulawesi.html">Birding in North Sulawesi</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2019/11/birding-in-sonder-of-minahasa.html">Birding in Sonder of Minahasa regency</a></li></ul><p></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611862142923736544.post-57814366590408142062024-02-02T17:16:00.000-08:002024-03-03T13:46:16.430-08:00Walking, Sightseeing and Birdwatching Tour Around Sorong City of Indonesia<p>Private or Shared Tour in Sorong City. This program is suitable for single traveler or group of people, easy walking. </p><p><b>Tour 1: Doom Island and Sorong Hill</b></p><p>Traveling to Doom Island. In the morning at around 09:00, we will go by public transportation to water taxi harbor, and cross the sea to Doom island. We will walk around the island to see local people in their daily life. During the Dutch time, Doom used to be the center of administration of Sorong. There are some old Dutch buildings and houses that still stand on the island that we could see. We will return at around 12:00.</p><p>After that, we will return to Sorong city and continue trip to a hill in Sorong city. We could see a Buddhist temple there. The scenery of some part of Sorong city is beautiful from the hill. Some birds could be watched in trees in the surrounding complex of the temple. </p><p>We could see Yellow-vented Bulbul, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Willie Wagtail if we do birdwatching in these areas.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWA7URU6SXqWWHlNIsZD8j39I0CfOv3WkRX5xZtlFKB7VeaaMwzUbOUj7O84I0FR1UTUVNK5a9y_K64ZTZ7COhyEczUv5_D-H8u2vaOcezkdf0-SbBx7HGn403dcvg-uFMZb7Txz7q8KRUGLQHkdXZ25KOGanx2gF8333AGl75FyUpOWp9p81dr6eeg_T/s800/sorong-city-walking-tour.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="walking, sightseeing and birdwatching in west papua" border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="800" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWA7URU6SXqWWHlNIsZD8j39I0CfOv3WkRX5xZtlFKB7VeaaMwzUbOUj7O84I0FR1UTUVNK5a9y_K64ZTZ7COhyEczUv5_D-H8u2vaOcezkdf0-SbBx7HGn403dcvg-uFMZb7Txz7q8KRUGLQHkdXZ25KOGanx2gF8333AGl75FyUpOWp9p81dr6eeg_T/w640-h512/sorong-city-walking-tour.jpg" title="City Tour in Sorong City" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking, Sightseeing and Birdwatching Tour in Sorong City</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Tour 2: Mangrove, Protected Forest, and Traditional Market</b></p><p>At 06:00, we will go to Mangrove forest by public transportation to walk around the boardwalk, to see the mangrove environment and to watch birds. We can see birds such as White-bellied Cuckooshrike, Olive-backed Sunbird, Brown-backed Honeyeater</p><p>We will return to the city at 09:00, a visit to local traditional market can be done to enable you to see what local people produce, sell and buy in their daily life. At around 12:00, we finish the tour. Back to your hotel for you to take a rest.</p><p>We can also visit the Cathedral Church of Christ the King whose architectural design is inspired by the bower of Vogelkop Bowerbird. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMs1jPhtEXrVe8fKUVEIip9SYspI13nZif1YCpaTDNLaSElqaCgRYj78pelW7-QCCh0YT4g4_RtIEJ6p8cGMgmc_2h4PSxnl6HdfPUVqBWfRLg6V1wQuN301PiZSciivkPbNnJp6oxX7ZhDX4KRSkDUwnvhfVeKQnZP3TzoZBpTNMX2H6tWhuzF1UfpeL/s1070/christ-the-king-cathedral-vogelkop-bowerbird.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Roman Catholic Church of Sorong city" border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="1070" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMs1jPhtEXrVe8fKUVEIip9SYspI13nZif1YCpaTDNLaSElqaCgRYj78pelW7-QCCh0YT4g4_RtIEJ6p8cGMgmc_2h4PSxnl6HdfPUVqBWfRLg6V1wQuN301PiZSciivkPbNnJp6oxX7ZhDX4KRSkDUwnvhfVeKQnZP3TzoZBpTNMX2H6tWhuzF1UfpeL/w640-h360/christ-the-king-cathedral-vogelkop-bowerbird.jpg" title="Vogelkop bowerbird" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cathedral Chuch of Christ the King in Sorong City that is inspired by bower structure of Vogelkop Bowerbird</td></tr></tbody></table><p>At around 15:00, we can go by public transportation to protected forest of Sorong city to see the bird clinic and orchid garden and to see the the forest canopy from a tower.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Tour 3: Hiking, Sightseeing, and Birding in Sorong Ridge Forest and Love Hill</b></p><p>A visit to Sorong ridge forest in the morning to walk along a road between forest, and to watch birds as well as do sightseeing (start by a chartered car at 05:00 - finish at around 11:00).</p><p>We could see various species of birds such as Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Palm Cockatoo, Brown Oriole, Lesser Black Coucal, Pinon Imperial Pigeon, Golden Cuckooshrike, Black-browed Triller, Rufous-bellied Kookaburra and etc.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5NBtJK7aG4a9eFlToHxdc2Nl2GpAHO_-wpWRz0tW5Up1zYP8RzzYQisuhwpDDy-CXtdvxEu50_gzMj86ilcaA-Psg17X4bFyo5QE_4i1GQhHNq0pttwvzE2j8dRFH1Tg2uY1cIiBaetqpsA9OW3-Lawyy3-Nz-9vDjfha4Btu_kW1NRDa5ugEuFR24ZdN/s1080/walking-tour-sorong-ridge-forest.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="walking and birdwatching tour in Sorong city's ridge forest" border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5NBtJK7aG4a9eFlToHxdc2Nl2GpAHO_-wpWRz0tW5Up1zYP8RzzYQisuhwpDDy-CXtdvxEu50_gzMj86ilcaA-Psg17X4bFyo5QE_4i1GQhHNq0pttwvzE2j8dRFH1Tg2uY1cIiBaetqpsA9OW3-Lawyy3-Nz-9vDjfha4Btu_kW1NRDa5ugEuFR24ZdN/w640-h360/walking-tour-sorong-ridge-forest.jpg" title="Sorong ridge forest" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sorong City's Ridge Forest</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Back to Sorong city to take a rest.</p><p>At 15:00 local time, we continue our tour to Bambu Kuning Hill to do sightseeing and birdwatching.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Tour 4: A visit to Protected Forest and Saint Mary Hill</b></p><p>In the morning at around 08:00, we will go by public transportation to protected forest to see nature, birds, orchids. Return to your hotel at around 10:00.</p><p>In the afternoon at 15:00, we go by public transporation to do hiking up the slope to Saint Mary Hill. There, we can see the view of Sorong city. We could watch some birds there too. At around 18:00, we return to your hotel.</p><p>End of the Program.</p><p>Also read:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/p/private-tour-in-sorong-city.html?m=1">Private Walking Tour in Sorong City</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2023/12/tourist-attractions-in-sorong-city.html?m=1">Birding and sightseeing tour in Sorong city</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2023/07/tourist-attractions-in-sorong-city.html">Tourist Attractions in Sorong city</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2023/06/birding-in-forest-near-sorong-city.html">Birding in the forest near Sorong city</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/p/full-body-massage-for-relaxation-and-to.html">Massage Service</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2019/11/birding-in-sonder-of-minahasa.html?m=1">Birding in Sonder of Minahasa</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2020/11/birding-in-north-sulawesi.html?m=1">Birding in North Sulawesi</a></li></ul><p></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611862142923736544.post-41098352946782331512023-12-28T11:11:00.000-08:002024-03-03T13:47:14.975-08:00Birding and Sightseeing Tour in Sorong City<p>Everybody knows that Sorong city is the main gate for visitors who want to spend their holidays in Raja Ampat islands or explore rainforest for birding and wildlife watching in Tambrauw regency and Klasow valley. Sorong itself has got numerous attractions for visitors who are interested in the city and its surrounding environment. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKjAd5nGJ_wG85drRXDS2g6QEEGL4r2sGygkEBD_Ayj-JhAaOylvrj8Ekq7qUPZleow5bptbA5E16NLybCWdqgNrU8g-fR80bQgMkOtgISGlHR9wk4PFqvH2lZ0BacVPtiwQBC2sFAx69y8H0IeEiavVgebRwDOQacN6S3dCMTBExZGZuIGiNLiwSienJ/s1080/love-hill-sorong-city.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="love hill or also called bukit cinta" border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1080" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKjAd5nGJ_wG85drRXDS2g6QEEGL4r2sGygkEBD_Ayj-JhAaOylvrj8Ekq7qUPZleow5bptbA5E16NLybCWdqgNrU8g-fR80bQgMkOtgISGlHR9wk4PFqvH2lZ0BacVPtiwQBC2sFAx69y8H0IeEiavVgebRwDOQacN6S3dCMTBExZGZuIGiNLiwSienJ/w640-h512/love-hill-sorong-city.jpg" title="sorong city tour" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love Hill in Sorong city</td></tr></tbody></table><b>Beautiful Natural Places </b><p></p><p>Sorong city has got a number of places which are beautiful both for sightseeing and wildlife watching. Some of them include mangrove forest, nature tourism park, love hill. These places are suitable for visitors who want to see green trees that are the habitat of birds and butterflies. Birds such as Helmetted Friarbird, White-bellied Cuckooshrike, Olive-backed Sunbird, Brown-backed Honeyeater, Orange-fronted Fruit Dove can be seen in these places. There are also butterflies such as the Cruiser Butterfly, Silky-Owl Butterfly and Ulysses butterfly Visitors need to bring binoculars and camera to do birdwatching and butterfly watching in these forests. </p><p><b>Religious or Cultural Sites</b></p><p>Christ The King Cathedral of The Catholic Church has got unique design that looks like a pyramid. As a matter of fact, it is not a pyramid. The design of the church building was inspired by the physical form of the bower of the Vogelkop Bowerbird. The bower is the artistic display of a male Vogelkop bowerbird. He will decorate his bower with flowers and various colorful articles which he thinks are attractive for his female counterparts. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZx4O_Tq9DRJo_aj4e5Y3uFAX7VzeKk8ew0VZzaI3T4IlSZV0T1TX1XS2GcuvarGAGe0pc-wzCxqNfkEhqUkzX5UaSgXU4fTsTL-j3Qc898acgKYHRptwDq9pjWvjy6ws15kM9Esg7nrETsbKwy7p5-fuMaLoKgueug_7rkbv00c5fEZPgrP0Xr4_0lf3j/s1070/christ-the-king-cathedral-vogelkop-bowerbird.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Christ the king cathedral of the Catholic church" border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="1070" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZx4O_Tq9DRJo_aj4e5Y3uFAX7VzeKk8ew0VZzaI3T4IlSZV0T1TX1XS2GcuvarGAGe0pc-wzCxqNfkEhqUkzX5UaSgXU4fTsTL-j3Qc898acgKYHRptwDq9pjWvjy6ws15kM9Esg7nrETsbKwy7p5-fuMaLoKgueug_7rkbv00c5fEZPgrP0Xr4_0lf3j/w640-h360/christ-the-king-cathedral-vogelkop-bowerbird.jpg" title="Tourist attraction in Sorong" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The design of Christ the King Cathedral that is inspired by the bower of Vogelkop Bowerbird</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLlXe85Hy0ir2cpw-9X-xP9103k0GqKmigMaOWTkJ8VjP8ZHsupnHbTVg0kcwPsOE9ZW_T6O1wljbsiQJ4mUbHxnY-bw39nC5E0Rl7IWqareZVYFxBt69EThJ_eKyNkOq_WKxVfz9zp-HYCbw-3G5k1c0qjEHNhlKh6MJHaAuMJlCBMvftnVBkpdDqHWh/s1024/explore-sorong-city.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Mangrove forest, and souvenir shop" border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLlXe85Hy0ir2cpw-9X-xP9103k0GqKmigMaOWTkJ8VjP8ZHsupnHbTVg0kcwPsOE9ZW_T6O1wljbsiQJ4mUbHxnY-bw39nC5E0Rl7IWqareZVYFxBt69EThJ_eKyNkOq_WKxVfz9zp-HYCbw-3G5k1c0qjEHNhlKh6MJHaAuMJlCBMvftnVBkpdDqHWh/w640-h426/explore-sorong-city.jpg" title="Sorong city tour" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Interesting Places in Sorong</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpffTM4sKKbteX6wbTd0YB_bJJVgEa4yI52p1kPILfhoBcs5Ij5Tgjv1V81oHJcYWhvJaB6sdyvidBXJcxfDs1K_bmJvEWeHchDgifyUsm8d-P7teNvnZ56Hm4CMKE2h0yLTbGP9XqSQkRBKByOW3RKyAiqnHZzfkZzaTcGmtcOlp81in-9AjJZhkbH4J/s1080/buddhist-temple.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="buddhist temple in Sorong city" border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1080" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpffTM4sKKbteX6wbTd0YB_bJJVgEa4yI52p1kPILfhoBcs5Ij5Tgjv1V81oHJcYWhvJaB6sdyvidBXJcxfDs1K_bmJvEWeHchDgifyUsm8d-P7teNvnZ56Hm4CMKE2h0yLTbGP9XqSQkRBKByOW3RKyAiqnHZzfkZzaTcGmtcOlp81in-9AjJZhkbH4J/w640-h512/buddhist-temple.jpg" title="sorong city tour" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buddhist Temple</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Buddhist Temple - This complex building is located on a hill in the middle of Sorong city. Surrounded by green vegetations, this temple offers calm place for anyone who wants to enjoy beautiful scenery of Sorong city and peaceful environment. Visitors need to pay small amount of money to get permit to access to the front area of the worship building that overlooks some part of Sorong city. </p><p><b>Traditional Markets</b></p><p>This is a high recommended site for anyone who want to see goods and services that are traded by the city dwellers. There are vendors who sell fruits, vegetables, rice, fish and meat and there are vendors who offer hair-cutting, cell phone repair services and etc. </p><p><b>Historical Sites</b></p><p>For visitors who are interested in historical background of Sorong, the recommended place to go is Doom island. The Dutch built houses and offices in the island soon after World War II. The Dutch found huge oil deposit in the surrounding regions. Many of them still exist and have become informal historical evidence about the presence of the Dutch in 1950s and early 1960s</p><p><b>Exploring, Eating and Shopping</b></p><p>At night visitors can enjoy seafood or the spicy Indonesian foods in hundreds of the food booths that are scattered around the town. There are malls, big and small shops that sell various kinds of products from clothing to electronics and from snacks to medicines. Visitors who stay for 1 or 2 days in Sorong city can explore it by using public transport, chartered car or even on foot. Visitors stay mostly in hotels that are located at busy streets, they will be able to explore a lot of interesting shops, cafes, eating houses and certain neighborhoods. A visitor who walks around Sorong city for quite long will feel tired. He or she could book a <a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/p/full-body-massage-for-relaxation-and-to.html">massage</a> service in the city to sooth muscles, relax, and enjoy life for a while before leaving this city.</p><p>There are still a lot of interesting places around the suburb areas which tourists can visit if they want to explore further areas of outside of Sorong city. Some of them include Aimas town, Sausapor town or even Fef town in Tambrauw mountains. Aimas has got farmlands. Sausapor is a small coastal town. </p><p>Equipment to bring</p><p>Most visitors who go to Sorong city are snorkelers and scuba divers. They will continue their trip to Raja Ampat to see the marine life of the tropical islands. So, a mask, snorkel and swim fins will be needed for that purpose. A good underwater picture such as Nikon W300 or Olympus Tough TG 6 is a good photographic device for both snorkeling and scuba diving. </p><p>Visitors who are more interested in wildlife usually bring binoculars, super zoom lens and laser pointer for watching birds, butterflies and other animals while walking through rainforest and nature park. </p><p>Well, if you are interested in taking a tour around Sorong city and want me to organize your trip, please, contact me (Charles Roring) by whatsapp to +6281332245180.</p><p><a href="https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=6281332245180&text=..."><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-Cm5t9r09QS5_GDxCgTqggreavZZraM4kbefLBzGP4c2TbHw_mURcXVHz9-xIrrVS5UK5Gg0R2Jxf9H-l4RuhzqudcH_jiChsT-kAOwrLC5EPHNa14NGRD9_lafg_Y7NhUrKzaChdJs/h90/Button+Chat+via+Whatsapp.png" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a></p><p>Also read:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/p/private-tour-in-sorong-city.html?m=1">Private Walking Tour in Sorong City</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2023/07/tourist-attractions-in-sorong-city.html">Tourist Attractions in Sorong City</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/p/explore-sorong-city-and-its-surroundings.html">Explore Sorong City and Its Surroundings</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2019/11/birding-in-sonder-of-minahasa.html?m=1">Birding in Sonder of Minahasa</a></li></ul><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611862142923736544.post-32654034173638514062023-11-14T00:26:00.000-08:002024-03-01T12:45:32.845-08:00Birding in Raja Ampat and Sorong Regency of Indonesia<p style="text-align: center;">A trip report by Charles Roring for Vacation Indonesia Tours</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghU15qujOxBSwc_8JN0KPCzZzOBAgc_Ly35KK4Y689D9lTnXsdfW3ahD9cK0W-QG8ETHBmXr7pWEN2j77kmZNqjZZYx-uzft6qSWMmIV-frHrF5_MEkeJtbOkzvflbjEMJ9xXVar8t_SOEKISTMhLlObx6JwZERqhuNE_85-lnkNzGipH2ZQJgjg8RVWg4/s1080/palm-cockatoo-raja-ampat.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Palm Cockatoo" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1080" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghU15qujOxBSwc_8JN0KPCzZzOBAgc_Ly35KK4Y689D9lTnXsdfW3ahD9cK0W-QG8ETHBmXr7pWEN2j77kmZNqjZZYx-uzft6qSWMmIV-frHrF5_MEkeJtbOkzvflbjEMJ9xXVar8t_SOEKISTMhLlObx6JwZERqhuNE_85-lnkNzGipH2ZQJgjg8RVWg4/w640-h426/palm-cockatoo-raja-ampat.webp" title="birding in indonesia" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Probosciger aterrimus</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Introduction</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">From 7 to 12 November 2023, I had the opportunity to guide four Finnish visitors on a birding trip in Waigeo island of Raja Ampat and Klasow valley of Sorong regency. Both areas are part of Papua Barat Daya Province of Indonesia. The Finnish birdwatchers were Lauri Mikkola, Marjo Mikkola, Hannele Heino and Raija Teider.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Their trip to Sorong city was organized by Mr. Darwin Sumang from Vacation Indonesia Tours (VIT Tours). Our main target was to see birds of paradise such as Red Bird of Paradise, Wilson's Bird of Paradise, King Bird of Paradise, as well as other tropical birds of New Guinea including Red-breasted Paradise Kingfisher, Golden Myna, Rufous-bellied Kookaburra, Spice Imperial Pigeon, Pinon Imperial Pigeon, Shining Flycatcher, and a lot more. </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVzwDU-ffse7UETpkEQLjmNaMH_zdo_Ak6QAvxGhTyAjdWOk4C5L2evLpQRcgrkb8cX59X7E1YlU4Vite10F_a5MmTKP__UPucxsD_M2BgxLqqo3DMx_XCxznBeGykcEEqyr0dYO7XOvqlZHPjetcPkChztTOLGnYD5xyzAUaWNNGssAfn_2a7fiOPqiS/s800/pied-imperial-pigeon.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Pied Imperial Pigeon" border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="800" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVzwDU-ffse7UETpkEQLjmNaMH_zdo_Ak6QAvxGhTyAjdWOk4C5L2evLpQRcgrkb8cX59X7E1YlU4Vite10F_a5MmTKP__UPucxsD_M2BgxLqqo3DMx_XCxznBeGykcEEqyr0dYO7XOvqlZHPjetcPkChztTOLGnYD5xyzAUaWNNGssAfn_2a7fiOPqiS/w640-h420/pied-imperial-pigeon.jpg" title="birding in Waigeo island of Raja Ampat" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ducula bicolor</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>7 November 2023</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I met them in Sorong city. They took a night flight of Batik Air ID 7797 from Jakarta that landed at Domine Eduard Osok (DEO) Airport at around 06:10 morning time. Two airport taxis brought us to ferry harbor where we continued our next trip by fast passenger ferry to Waisai harbor of Raja Ampat. We started our birding activity when we had reached Waigeo island. I informed the driver who took us to Raja Ampat Dive Resort to stop along the way whenever we saw birds. We had to stop several times to see Brahminy Kite and Moustached Treeswift. We checked into the resort at around 13:00. Some Willie Wagtail were playing around the shrub plants and on the boardwalk at the frontyard of the resort. That's already a lunch time. First a walked to a tree where there was Papuan Frogmouth. After having lunch, we walked along the boardwalk of the resort to find Papuan Frogmouths that liked to sleep in trees of the resort. We found one. After that we took a rest. At around 16:00 we continued our birding activity again. We did not go out of the complex area of the resort. We walked to the jetty and watched birds using binoculars and spotting scope. We saw Common Sandpiper, Great-crested Tern, Australasian Osprey, Lesser Frigatebird, Beach Kingfisher, Pied Imperial Pigeon, Pinon Imperial Pigeon, and Brown Oriole. After dinner, we slept early. </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-PGoKX8nullOtkg8kPOWEN3KuXu5RxYHN_QNkwSOM0hrFONtsSWAJeQBWrGTDmo4v0YTBjtamPTs4hOSLXbeaAjSkWELB_tmgCysHkqCcNvJncgxqzkL72wbKparV_ZPDiLu9qJz8XGYBEm-3uXQmlQ18MzEXbeP8P_O9C9vajJMqhVFTOYZNwMjD1Gg/s800/2020-03-02-18-12-48.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Beach Kingfisher" border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="800" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-PGoKX8nullOtkg8kPOWEN3KuXu5RxYHN_QNkwSOM0hrFONtsSWAJeQBWrGTDmo4v0YTBjtamPTs4hOSLXbeaAjSkWELB_tmgCysHkqCcNvJncgxqzkL72wbKparV_ZPDiLu9qJz8XGYBEm-3uXQmlQ18MzEXbeP8P_O9C9vajJMqhVFTOYZNwMjD1Gg/w640-h448/2020-03-02-18-12-48.jpg" title="coastal bird of Waigeo island" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Todiramphus saurophagus</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>8 November 2023</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">We had breakfast at 07:00. After that we walked around, still at the frontyard of the resort, to look for birds such as Helmetted Friarbird, Mimic Meliphaga, Brown Oriole, and Shining Flycatcher. Our tour participants also like butterflies, we saw some of them including a female Priamus Birdwing Butterfly. We continued our birding walked by walking up wooden stairs to the road behind the resort. There, we saw several interesting species including Glossy-mantled Manucode, Coconut Lorikeet, and Eclectus Parrot and Red-cheeked Parrot. When the weather was getting hotter, we returned to the resort and continued our activity watching butterflies. </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkQMFE72M4QMxOVEmyY3M-e2lg32Io8aymjJzI8fjiJA4uoB5RkdOmkYzqU1AnEN5cj0yCTwUdupw6SV21zZekt_b7ehrenPW3hnYJtNdIKXNuF0Yx2SQ3Zjofz18G6COkXzhqtaZ9YLr_ybjVhL8gCHGm_IZUKhE0BNP1HnC0AR9-PnCvACEku8vPcYR/s600/eclectus-parrot-in-waigeo-raja-ampat.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Eclectus Parrot" border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="600" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkQMFE72M4QMxOVEmyY3M-e2lg32Io8aymjJzI8fjiJA4uoB5RkdOmkYzqU1AnEN5cj0yCTwUdupw6SV21zZekt_b7ehrenPW3hnYJtNdIKXNuF0Yx2SQ3Zjofz18G6COkXzhqtaZ9YLr_ybjVhL8gCHGm_IZUKhE0BNP1HnC0AR9-PnCvACEku8vPcYR/w640-h414/eclectus-parrot-in-waigeo-raja-ampat.jpg" title="wildlife watching in Raja Ampat" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eclectus roratus</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">At around 16:00, we continued birding again. This time, we watched birds from the jetty near dive center of Raja Ampat Dive Resort. We saw Pied Imperial Pigeon, Metallic Starling, Pinon Imperial Pigeon, White-bellied Sea Eagle, Common Sandpiper and Helmetted Friarbird. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">When the surrounding temperature had been cooler, we walked to the road behind the resort to watch more birds. There, we saw Eclectus Parrot, Shining Flycatcher, Hooded Butcherbird, Palm Cockatoo, Yellow-faced Myna, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Glossy-mantled Manucode, Olive-crowned Flowerpecker, Olive-backed Sunbird, Blyth's Hornbill, Coconut Lorikeet, Pinon Imperial Pigeon, Helmetted Friarbird, and Red-cheeked Parrot. At around 18:00, the temperature had been cooler. We could see more Eclectus Parrot flying low around us. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">We returned to the resort when our surroundings were getting darker.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNz6OgOO33SXiWFPDodTghcoQDHLJkZ6py3N_7lKdpWFPfQsO5uf5g7PQWvHHnzpJuVAbrBwfg1nQJ3IUF1ZOMeC32hVOzd56gW6GAeBrNf66JZu3CLLfphZgy_d0oxnWxZ_lSVcUe00kHu-IgJaTiKCecQdPGmM0hWpcpRJWMRn4t26jfkJTwRFrTTtRd/s600/red-cheeked-parrot-in-waigeo-island.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Red-cheeked Parrot" border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="600" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNz6OgOO33SXiWFPDodTghcoQDHLJkZ6py3N_7lKdpWFPfQsO5uf5g7PQWvHHnzpJuVAbrBwfg1nQJ3IUF1ZOMeC32hVOzd56gW6GAeBrNf66JZu3CLLfphZgy_d0oxnWxZ_lSVcUe00kHu-IgJaTiKCecQdPGmM0hWpcpRJWMRn4t26jfkJTwRFrTTtRd/w640-h450/red-cheeked-parrot-in-waigeo-island.jpg" title="parrots of New Guinea" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Geoffroyus geoffroyi</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>9 November 2023</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">We woke up early at 04:00 to have early morning breakfast. At 04:30, we left our resort by a 4WD pick-up truck for birding site deep in the forest of Waigeo island. Our car slowly climbed steep slopes of souther Waigeo island. It took around 30 minutes to reach the birding site. We still had to continue our adventure that morning by hiking up the steep slopes of the rainforest to the lek of Red Bird of Paradise. We watched the birds for around 30 minutes and then walked down the steep slopes again to the main road. We continued our morning activity to the site of Wilson's Bird of Paradise. At first hide, the bird did not land on his playing ground although we could hear him calling his female mating partner for the whole morning. We moved to another site of the Wilson's Bird of Paradise. This time, we were lucky. The paradise bird landed on his display ground. Everybody was happy to see him. </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL65ZbOpVytLXPFWdXXO8VGHGSzm_EXKMlP8u6qd4EABCJ2OnXiWAE2qhEBRvrlle5JcdR2J8xzIhEHOI_Z1TqwMZwEbUsbZwOo0lijMOsAKsq9WgIRjsKItIjyBmd7dCcZu1RB6Kx-yN03xuo3XyJLiJ2DYo1YrT73bBbkaLk_jXsUHJ52r-jRAa510mf/s600/red-bird-of-paradise-paradisaea-rubra.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Red Bird of Paradise" border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="600" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL65ZbOpVytLXPFWdXXO8VGHGSzm_EXKMlP8u6qd4EABCJ2OnXiWAE2qhEBRvrlle5JcdR2J8xzIhEHOI_Z1TqwMZwEbUsbZwOo0lijMOsAKsq9WgIRjsKItIjyBmd7dCcZu1RB6Kx-yN03xuo3XyJLiJ2DYo1YrT73bBbkaLk_jXsUHJ52r-jRAa510mf/w640-h464/red-bird-of-paradise-paradisaea-rubra.jpg" title="paradise bird of Waigeo" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paradisaea rubra</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmiGLlKud7QnfnoxBYuozLP0zk0tXajL_pB1FrDUbct31b842MtpjYTHoWaxP5xe_HHwdl4ajN1UOvy6H8dASWjF0rcAHlSmL91lOVewxqsKbyq9XKHRnN3uQXc-ng2_cW88nR_xm1KDOPJ1_TMmisSyG6UVv6mdBi04IsgwTtjRes8PGfUrakGIvOQqT/s800/wilson-bird-of-paradise.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Wilson's Bird of Paradise" border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmiGLlKud7QnfnoxBYuozLP0zk0tXajL_pB1FrDUbct31b842MtpjYTHoWaxP5xe_HHwdl4ajN1UOvy6H8dASWjF0rcAHlSmL91lOVewxqsKbyq9XKHRnN3uQXc-ng2_cW88nR_xm1KDOPJ1_TMmisSyG6UVv6mdBi04IsgwTtjRes8PGfUrakGIvOQqT/w640-h426/wilson-bird-of-paradise.jpg" title="Endemic bird of Waigeo island" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diphyllodes respublica</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">When we left the hide, we tried to find Common Paradise Kingfisher. I played his calls from the sound recordings stored in my cell phone. He kept on sitting inside dense branches. So, we left him. Back to the resort, we had lunch and relaxed at the beach. Some of the tour participants enjoyed swimming. In the afternoon at 15:00, we had a birding tour by the 4WD pick-up truck again. This time we went to the forest in the southern area of Waisai's airport. First, we checked the nearby water channel. There, we saw two Little Egret. Because the temperature was still high, we stayed under the shadow of trees to watch birds that were flying over the hills. We saw some including Brahminy Kite, Gurney's Eagle, and Eclectus Parrot. We moved to hill areas to look for Radjah Shelduck at a stream. We did not find one. So, we had a tour around the hill and then down to the coastal area to the bridge at the southern end of the airport's runway. There we saw Red-cheeked Parrot, Shining Flycatcher and Great-billed Parrot. Common Sandpiper and Whimbrel were seen walking on the big stones at the riverside and the beach. Pacific Swallow and Glossy Swiftlet flew around us. We returned to our resort again at around 06:30. On the way, we stopped for a while to watch Rufous-bellied Kookaburra that was sitting on electrical line.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>10 November 2023</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">After breakfast, we left our resort by speedboat. The coastal scenery of Waigeo island looked so beautiful. We crossed the sea by fast passenger ferry to Sorong city again. We had lunch at Solaria resto in Ramayana Mall. After a short stop at Mega Mall to buy fruits, we continued our trip by 4WD car to Klasow valley. We arrived at around 15:00 local time. We walked to Malagufuk village for around two hours because we stopped several times to watch Red-breasted Paradise Kingfisher, Orange-bellied Fruit Dove and Golden Myna. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">We heard the calls of King Bird of Paradise and Magnificent Riflebird but we could not see them. Suddenly it started to rain. We reached the village at around 17:00. We were able to see Blyth's Hornbill, Pinon Imperial Pigeon, and Black Lory flying in the air. Our dinner was stir-fried vegetables, fried chicken in black sweet soy sauce, green vegetables, mango, watermelon and papaya.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffvclC6rx0SjkUvjtI9EYA1qd5uJ2IHy0KBSUEEcVQLTrTbiLuoVxUUwNgZlrLIKgLwcZ52zgi6RJFs6itQhf_JAHhfFXEKyfEj6bk2nTgj7WS66ii__IP9yiszF3V0UM1deasFDegaQq1Vvkogr0g7MPFQekGFGUFK-93b1LjLribbz57ajN5XWclish/s350/bird-of-paradise-in-sorong-forest-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lesser Birds of Paradise" border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="350" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffvclC6rx0SjkUvjtI9EYA1qd5uJ2IHy0KBSUEEcVQLTrTbiLuoVxUUwNgZlrLIKgLwcZ52zgi6RJFs6itQhf_JAHhfFXEKyfEj6bk2nTgj7WS66ii__IP9yiszF3V0UM1deasFDegaQq1Vvkogr0g7MPFQekGFGUFK-93b1LjLribbz57ajN5XWclish/w640-h480/bird-of-paradise-in-sorong-forest-1.jpg" title="Birdwatching in Malagufuk" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paradisaea minor</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>11 November 2023</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">We woke up early in the morning at 04:30, had tea, coffee and some biscuits as well as fried noodle. We walked to the birding site of Magnificent Riflebird at 05:00 and reached the place in thirty minutes. We watched the bird for around 1 hour and then continued our trip to the site of Lesser Birds of Paradise. When we reached the lek, we did not see them. We walked around to find one. A local guide who accompanied us saw one bird sitting at high branch. It was quite difficult for mw to aim my binoculars and tripod at the paradise bird. The tour participants could see them. In less then two minutes, the Lesser Bird of Paradise hopped to another branch with densed twigs and leaves. We could not watch him properly. We were hopeless. We walked to the other side of the tree. Before we left for the site of King Bird of Paradise, I played the sound record of the Lesser Birds of Paradise to attrack him. Fortunately, he came and landed on the vine that was hanging down the ficus tree in front of us. He was around fifteen meters above us but in open area. All of us could see him well. Everyone took some pictures of the paradise bird. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-MgO7AWXOhC_a_wwUl4JWXBb-GNFLcBW8dmvx08zURuqUodA0_smFIdOrvfQQ1q5ESa_wHbWgqEO8-T_42lTmd8TZIyxVr9LWzF4a2VQ2cGfuKNTj0iYUUhhxHgiKDBdZLdkniZAimOCYUj31ZbnGAH5Rq6nb_xV-I-pahn5DcOEcKwGcZdPxmvgxX3S/s1080/King-bird-of-paradise.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="birding in sorong of west papua" border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="1080" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-MgO7AWXOhC_a_wwUl4JWXBb-GNFLcBW8dmvx08zURuqUodA0_smFIdOrvfQQ1q5ESa_wHbWgqEO8-T_42lTmd8TZIyxVr9LWzF4a2VQ2cGfuKNTj0iYUUhhxHgiKDBdZLdkniZAimOCYUj31ZbnGAH5Rq6nb_xV-I-pahn5DcOEcKwGcZdPxmvgxX3S/w640-h434/King-bird-of-paradise.jpg" title="king bird of paradise" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">King Bird of Paradise</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">We walked for around twenty five minutes to the site of King Bird of Paradise. There we watched the paradise bird from a watching tower built by local villagers. We spent around one hour in the area and then returned to the village to have lunch. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">At 13:00, we walked slowly back to main road. There were butterflies that were flying around. We stopped to take pictures of them. Some of them were Silky Owl Butterfly and New Guinea Clipper butterfly. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">We returned to Sorong city by 4wd pick-up truck. At around 17:00 we reached Swissbel Hotel. We enjoyed dinner at 19:00 and then took an early rest.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>12 November 2023</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I organized the transfer of our tour participants at 08:30. The Domine Eduard Osok (DEO) Airport of Sorong city was quite busy in the morning. Arriving at the airport, I said goodbye to our Finnish guests hoping that they would have a nice flight to Jakarta and then back to their home country in Findland. End of the Tour</p><p style="text-align: justify;">If you are interested in traveling to Sorong and Raja Ampat or even Tambrauw regency and need to guide to organize your trip and guide you, please, contact me (Charles Roring) by whatsapp to: +6281332245180 or email to: peace4wp@gmail.com. </p><center><a href="https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=6281332245180&text=..."><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-Cm5t9r09QS5_GDxCgTqggreavZZraM4kbefLBzGP4c2TbHw_mURcXVHz9-xIrrVS5UK5Gg0R2Jxf9H-l4RuhzqudcH_jiChsT-kAOwrLC5EPHNa14NGRD9_lafg_Y7NhUrKzaChdJs/h90/Button+Chat+via+Whatsapp.png" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611862142923736544.post-28790519896081020422023-09-07T16:27:00.014-07:002024-02-02T20:32:24.085-08:00Birding Tour in Sorong and Tambrauw with a Tourist from India<p>I have just completed a private birding tour for a visitor from India. He arrived in Sorong by Citilink's plane. I met him at the airport and organized his transfer to <b>Sansapore Pacific Park Beach Resort</b> in Sausapor town of Tambrauw regency. It took around 3 hours to reach the destination. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3TwEO2jsRgntcrUsiQ2KsI0Ri6yi1wC3098X4Sw-A9BMsPxM_m-Nht1QwOdsabT2vzYIhGy7DYP9GklJmL3Q36g2icp34mrjPtieAZi6W0JhXbh8aqzntaYBXJlZKSpVWIw53OsWfqXmxdceQSuap8PmmGotaJ3w5OnBhx7NH8CsSgdA1wb1f6bf8XZeB/s800/birding-in-sorong-and-tambrauw.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="sorong and tambrauw regency" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3TwEO2jsRgntcrUsiQ2KsI0Ri6yi1wC3098X4Sw-A9BMsPxM_m-Nht1QwOdsabT2vzYIhGy7DYP9GklJmL3Q36g2icp34mrjPtieAZi6W0JhXbh8aqzntaYBXJlZKSpVWIw53OsWfqXmxdceQSuap8PmmGotaJ3w5OnBhx7NH8CsSgdA1wb1f6bf8XZeB/w640-h480/birding-in-sorong-and-tambrauw.jpg" title="birdwatching tour" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birding in Tambrauw and Sorong</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="300" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d3989.67188578763!2d132.0871218!3d-0.49089!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x2d59b3de9c4f5e29%3A0xdc183e9fad46ec97!2sSansapore%20Pacific%20Park!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sid!4v1692748696280!5m2!1sen!2sid" style="border: 0;" width="300"></iframe></div><p>We stayed at the wooden bungalows of the resort. The front, side and backyard areas of the resort are filled by various kind of trees, and flower plants. These plants attract insects and sometimes birds. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbpyxJe0Chlcv-vX8N7Edqm2mrGUwNCPaVo_T63k_2ioW_G7Mhvc_-z78le1hmsnKZiI8zTgiBl9jVLNinaKLUUw9m07gFRCv75V9Je1aaqqomkVxV9gKHKYa-fcO0G1zi-_mxTk1gUrGGRh2XkCtup9-XxSyihwTOuQDD2OZBdop9HKupz05Hw5ermyW/s1080/junonia-villida-butterfly.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Meadow Argus butterfly (Junonia villida)" border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="1080" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbpyxJe0Chlcv-vX8N7Edqm2mrGUwNCPaVo_T63k_2ioW_G7Mhvc_-z78le1hmsnKZiI8zTgiBl9jVLNinaKLUUw9m07gFRCv75V9Je1aaqqomkVxV9gKHKYa-fcO0G1zi-_mxTk1gUrGGRh2XkCtup9-XxSyihwTOuQDD2OZBdop9HKupz05Hw5ermyW/w640-h414/junonia-villida-butterfly.jpg" title="butterfly watching in Tambrauw regency" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meadow Argus Butterfly</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9-ZcCWevB0Nz-4uQLoqrvfTiIU1gKAEWLox4Of4uFpyLnE_LCNLTox8uEHEeuVAPQD01Ofk-AEnfKizxw07D1NZLSkXUbF9hcCq2vvc_86NHfWIY27nVV_y4Ljly_bgoqVzV5CtpFzSwq3TfGjcnYNg2MRiTpetOw3ItlJlPAnE80kZdR99p9b1bUii8/s1152/taenaris-automolus-butterfly.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="taenaris butterfly in West Papua" border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9-ZcCWevB0Nz-4uQLoqrvfTiIU1gKAEWLox4Of4uFpyLnE_LCNLTox8uEHEeuVAPQD01Ofk-AEnfKizxw07D1NZLSkXUbF9hcCq2vvc_86NHfWIY27nVV_y4Ljly_bgoqVzV5CtpFzSwq3TfGjcnYNg2MRiTpetOw3ItlJlPAnE80kZdR99p9b1bUii8/w640-h480/taenaris-automolus-butterfly.jpg" title="insect watching tour" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taenaris butterfly</td></tr></tbody></table>The beach faced Pacific Ocean. There was huge coral reef area which was the habitat of a lot of species of marine creatures. Sansapore Pacific Park Beach Resort was a great place for snorkeling and insect or butterfly watching. There were cruiser, common green birdwing, silky owl, great eggfly and ulysses butterflies. Visitors needed at least three to four days to watch butterflies and to enjoy snorkeling. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAStLlteemqxADOaPnLG8JBH8D4tlucdZgUc_EjP16M8tCLWm7nWk1QLdrdgCY5tzC5cY3ArJGK9ZDcT-TP8FBODgTyO7agly8zFmXKY_0-zQ2qCQxDI3vORvCQ0USvRlBDeqI2DFnz8PmD0XcEcEExrT0DNV18YEBUJ3OCt8iOX9rcadE4R4XT0AvP8Zb/s800/palm-cockatoo-in-raja-ampat.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="800" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAStLlteemqxADOaPnLG8JBH8D4tlucdZgUc_EjP16M8tCLWm7nWk1QLdrdgCY5tzC5cY3ArJGK9ZDcT-TP8FBODgTyO7agly8zFmXKY_0-zQ2qCQxDI3vORvCQ0USvRlBDeqI2DFnz8PmD0XcEcEExrT0DNV18YEBUJ3OCt8iOX9rcadE4R4XT0AvP8Zb/w640-h434/palm-cockatoo-in-raja-ampat.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Palm Cockatoo</td></tr></tbody></table><p>After checking into the resort, we took a rest for around two hours and then began our birding tour to a forest a little outside Sausapor town. We spent around three and a half hours there. We saw Lesser Birds of Paradise, King Bird of Paradise, Coconut Lorikeet, Hooded Butcherbird, Pinon Imperial Pigeon, and etc. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYtClNI1QfYNzXpQBNWsJHv3BXEo_2OYxRaruv_SXja-WIJXi5vdlBpJniFL0aGDO3gduDUBHVPpmDsmWMBDw903C4QIeHnKUiZEd9Lgg1Gei_syoTBeyNL_A9W_NEp_G3adDfuG6cJWcfHgHuwVu95sBQXJoI2oGIdRburcZjkvYxHfPyhbwQPVPAJmtx/s4608/IMG_20230302_184633.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Red-breasted Paradise Kingfisher" border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYtClNI1QfYNzXpQBNWsJHv3BXEo_2OYxRaruv_SXja-WIJXi5vdlBpJniFL0aGDO3gduDUBHVPpmDsmWMBDw903C4QIeHnKUiZEd9Lgg1Gei_syoTBeyNL_A9W_NEp_G3adDfuG6cJWcfHgHuwVu95sBQXJoI2oGIdRburcZjkvYxHfPyhbwQPVPAJmtx/w640-h480/IMG_20230302_184633.jpg" title="Birding in Tambrauw" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-breasted Paradise Kingfisher</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We continued our trip to Klabili village where we saw King Bird of Paradise, Palm Cockatoo, Pinon Imperial Pigeon, Red-breasted Paradise Kingfisher and Yellow-billed Kingfisher. </p><p>While we were about to do birding walk that morning at the village, a fish vendor came by a motorcycle with a basket attached on his back seat. There were various kinds of reef fish that he offers. Unfortunately, we were on a trip to the forest. We could not buy the fish. However, the villagers asked us to take some photos with the fish and the vender. Well, we were happy to do what they had requested. Here is the fish photo. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1xiWs64bPsIWUaDbTKmiz9XcqKsmfBGKqt6MB9oRuYS1ua6UXacneT2CRR8FrL2wXTEhvLuA7oRlxJ1zzexBlSIxG6egn89AgU0PqpBb1d0Pjyc6lmSxf4ihkmy1t4Lv-6KK6ZvkmxiBdLzxBFR1zPLHnxIPi4tSZRwNAs8kB1Q9NlSU5kJU-7h1U6Kr/s1080/tour-to-tambrauw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="fish vendor" border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1xiWs64bPsIWUaDbTKmiz9XcqKsmfBGKqt6MB9oRuYS1ua6UXacneT2CRR8FrL2wXTEhvLuA7oRlxJ1zzexBlSIxG6egn89AgU0PqpBb1d0Pjyc6lmSxf4ihkmy1t4Lv-6KK6ZvkmxiBdLzxBFR1zPLHnxIPi4tSZRwNAs8kB1Q9NlSU5kJU-7h1U6Kr/w640-h480/tour-to-tambrauw.jpg" title="nature tour to tambrauw mountains" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A pose with villagers, a fish vendor and his fish as well as some photos from the tour</td></tr></tbody></table><p>During the last morning of the tour, we went birding in Mangrove area of Sorong city. We saw Orange-fronted Fruit Dove and Brown-backed Honeyeater, Sahul Sunbird, Nankeen Night Heron, Striated Heron, Common Sandpiper and etc. </p><p>If you are interested in taking a private butterfly watching, or snorkeling tour in West Papua, and want me to organize your trip and guide you, please, contact me by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp to: +6281332245180. </p><p><br /></p><br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611862142923736544.post-14082851880869355762023-08-29T07:35:00.014-07:002023-09-08T06:39:15.877-07:00Wildlife Watching Trip in Tambrauw Regency<p style="text-align: justify;">In the past few months I have been guiding tourists on wildlife watching tours in Sorong, Tambrauw and Arfak mountains as well as other parts of Indonesia such as Sumatra, Bali and Java. Our experience in Tambrauw was unique because tour participants could see both marine and rainforest environment. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">One of the destinations which we visited was Weyos beach. It was located in north-east region of Tambrauw. In early August 2023, I organized a trip for 8 French visitors. We went to Sausapor by 4WD car. It took around 3 hours to reach the town. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3d4BAjYeVjAEzQkzGF2xgGAMmY3Up_3pUT9Ml1C99GqlUSlGKZ61BqcM187JSGv3Q2BTONia9WBkZpTOoBd0JXOy4NxMkk9Ne5zmNQ53m_tlEzgCqngaN0-dcND9L55F11qVeGqlHnlKvZev4qHMlARXpTOCAsMnzAM0b5zUi0WeSOX_vQdet0YM7wgau/s800/wildlife-in-tambrauw.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="cuscus, paradose birds and baby turtles" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3d4BAjYeVjAEzQkzGF2xgGAMmY3Up_3pUT9Ml1C99GqlUSlGKZ61BqcM187JSGv3Q2BTONia9WBkZpTOoBd0JXOy4NxMkk9Ne5zmNQ53m_tlEzgCqngaN0-dcND9L55F11qVeGqlHnlKvZev4qHMlARXpTOCAsMnzAM0b5zUi0WeSOX_vQdet0YM7wgau/w640-h480/wildlife-in-tambrauw.jpg" title="wildlife tour in west papua" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wildlife in Tambrauw forest</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Accommodation</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">We stayed at Sansapore Pacific Park which was a great place to enjoy sightseeing, sunset watching, swimming and snorkeling, recreational fishing, butterflywatching and birdwatching. The rainforest at the outskirt of Tambrauw regency was a good place for birding.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQBhUuqpvR5nul7AqgAbhi5siNN3ZhEK0ZAIoZ3YetrpV83Zlnp_8iypVscy0EjQ_fD5t99BqCzcp3A26L-E-iuQywFdmMqzshekyxS_S7mqRJgPM-XJ_vThYklFrzqTmLog0EPt0oEV2GifcdeASHHXEw9URLziuO3LQgck-shDRYod_aHY0CiVgYy0X/s1080/sansapore-pacific-park-beach-resort.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="private snorkeling tour in Indonesia" border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQBhUuqpvR5nul7AqgAbhi5siNN3ZhEK0ZAIoZ3YetrpV83Zlnp_8iypVscy0EjQ_fD5t99BqCzcp3A26L-E-iuQywFdmMqzshekyxS_S7mqRJgPM-XJ_vThYklFrzqTmLog0EPt0oEV2GifcdeASHHXEw9URLziuO3LQgck-shDRYod_aHY0CiVgYy0X/w640-h480/sansapore-pacific-park-beach-resort.jpg" title="beach hotel" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sansapore Pacific Park Beach Resort</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="300" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d3989.67188578763!2d132.0871218!3d-0.49089!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x2d59b3de9c4f5e29%3A0xdc183e9fad46ec97!2sSansapore%20Pacific%20Park!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sid!4v1692748696280!5m2!1sen!2sid" style="border: 0;" width="300"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: justify;">It was a beautiful beach accommodation. However we did not stay long at the beach resort. The next morning, we continued our trip to Weyos beach by 3 small motor boats. It took approximately 3 hours to reach the beach. Arriving at the beach, we put our belongings in a shelter. There were dome tents, mattrasses and pillows that I had prepared for the guests. For the next 3 days of our adventure at Weyos beach, we went swimming and snorkeling, watched birds along the sides of Wenyef river and visited that nesting site of leatherback turtles at night. There we saw baby turtles (hatchlings) coming out of the sand and crawling into the sea. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4dUuBzVY1e7ilaAjHQmXwHJzN4WsUMnrwQQrxGsxZo2DPj4OXo_F_5u4-D8oj6vuJCpb-9Lc4Fv2VqHiOR_ow5emNkykHp__9v3BqYkOWLnVhWE2ndT0SjunMiqfONRiMoWWMVZy5cwKJR2wVJbvwnbVGXiUc_9G7X65Elv4gV3fipHei1x8oetH1M51/s1080/weyos-beach-tambrauw.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="turtle watching" border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4dUuBzVY1e7ilaAjHQmXwHJzN4WsUMnrwQQrxGsxZo2DPj4OXo_F_5u4-D8oj6vuJCpb-9Lc4Fv2VqHiOR_ow5emNkykHp__9v3BqYkOWLnVhWE2ndT0SjunMiqfONRiMoWWMVZy5cwKJR2wVJbvwnbVGXiUc_9G7X65Elv4gV3fipHei1x8oetH1M51/w640-h360/weyos-beach-tambrauw.jpg" title="traveling to Tambrauw regency" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weyos beach in Tambrauw regency</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">Local villagers went to the sea to catch fish. So, everyday, we could eat grilled fish. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">The lek of Lesser Birds of Paradise was located on the slope of a hill around 20 minutes walk from our shelter. To watch the birds, we woke up at 05:00 and then made some preparations. At 05:30, we started walking to the site of the paradise birds. Most of the tour participants watched the paradise birds of the first time. It was a magical experience for them. They felt so happy after watching the courtship dance performance of the paradise birds. In the last day of our tour at Weyos beach, we posed for some photographs with local villagers. After saying goodbye to them, we left the beach by motorized boat to Sausapor town and then to Sorong city in the afternoon by 4wd cars again. All the tour participants were very happy with the trip. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8Y-EjFD2oq_Pe_iWFwN7GJObe-K1oDsOnZW8ItWu-ZDReKchFyO0wa_N734q8tK5625re4_lR1JFisFJ2T3quvXabMYjxFTc4yVy5Qv4yoOEoVBwQpjyUWeZl4NHdJylom1NMxhkNHe00fL3YlnuNs8L0r9iIibSaXp4MSPbw7Q_XTUO7jLZ5mTxPmkc/s1080/birding-in-weyos.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="birding in tambrauw regency" border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8Y-EjFD2oq_Pe_iWFwN7GJObe-K1oDsOnZW8ItWu-ZDReKchFyO0wa_N734q8tK5625re4_lR1JFisFJ2T3quvXabMYjxFTc4yVy5Qv4yoOEoVBwQpjyUWeZl4NHdJylom1NMxhkNHe00fL3YlnuNs8L0r9iIibSaXp4MSPbw7Q_XTUO7jLZ5mTxPmkc/w640-h360/birding-in-weyos.jpg" title="wildlife watching tour" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birdwatching in Tambrauw</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">I hope that in the near future, more tourists will be interested in visiting Tambrauw regency.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">If you are interested in traveling to Tambrauw regency to enjoy your holiday, please, contact me by whatsapp to: +6281332245180.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611862142923736544.post-28179380921986658592023-08-04T10:25:00.016-07:002023-09-11T00:01:11.245-07:00Birdwatching and Snorkeling in Tambrauw<p>Sansapore Pacific Park is a beach resort in Sausapor town of Tambrauw regency. It can be reached by 4WD car from Sorong city. The house reef of the resort is the natural habitat of a lot of species of marine creatures including tropical reef-fish (parrotfish, wrasse, butterflyfish, moorish idol, anemonefish and etc.), sea cucumber, sea star, Christmas Tree Worm and beautiful corals. Visitors who are interested in snorkeling to see the beauty of this marine life have to bring their snorkeling device such as mask, snorkel and swim fins. </p><p>The best time to enjoy snorkeling at the beach of Sansapore Pacific Park is from April to October. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRyWoAsVeHWT0yQrZ2qO7SU0v5tW2lDkxiLG5L2Muir3QA0ZQfImf8XkeF1GzAC3WHuNfeANq4I-9rnPAfXfjTRrUCS7CYon6iNiKZzAsMFVhWQ26y_v6dLEH2p40TcdonCoO3iAg9WCm-IDhMajZi83dCfDRXgu3DUzC9_K_E2IAu7UYSq4q9JIe3Vkd/s1080/marine-life-in-tambrauw.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="snorkeling photos tropical reef fish" border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="1080" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRyWoAsVeHWT0yQrZ2qO7SU0v5tW2lDkxiLG5L2Muir3QA0ZQfImf8XkeF1GzAC3WHuNfeANq4I-9rnPAfXfjTRrUCS7CYon6iNiKZzAsMFVhWQ26y_v6dLEH2p40TcdonCoO3iAg9WCm-IDhMajZi83dCfDRXgu3DUzC9_K_E2IAu7UYSq4q9JIe3Vkd/w640-h426/marine-life-in-tambrauw.jpg" title="Sansapore Pacific Park Beach Resort" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marine life at the beach near Sansapore Pacific Park Beach Resort</td></tr></tbody></table><p>A good underwater camera such as the Nikon W300 or Olympus TG-6 will enable snorkelers to take pictures and videos of the marine life of Sausapor beach. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqE11McikjUTMiFFK7kKgOoby7fdgUzYmxCQGTbk3218AckHvhDO0IY_haSfLUPzNvkZ7XXS5i6xgLP8UB7Z0WHrsY64oF2Mh7h9GP2vFoyVUzoPvN8dLr8pxzcoVHtDBe6GI-kH6WCWoJ_ez3MkWNVUyjtDYOySb-c8EGAuv2-JGtqMjjTxjr9RBHWGld/s1936/marine-life-tambrauw-regency.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="tambrauw snorkeling" border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="1936" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqE11McikjUTMiFFK7kKgOoby7fdgUzYmxCQGTbk3218AckHvhDO0IY_haSfLUPzNvkZ7XXS5i6xgLP8UB7Z0WHrsY64oF2Mh7h9GP2vFoyVUzoPvN8dLr8pxzcoVHtDBe6GI-kH6WCWoJ_ez3MkWNVUyjtDYOySb-c8EGAuv2-JGtqMjjTxjr9RBHWGld/w640-h426/marine-life-tambrauw-regency.png" title="travel destination in West Papua" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marine Life in Sausapor beach</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgDD10Lazl0HuDomvzKYTslKt38TsZf2oIlNPUjQ3ISo1y6tMa_mDuRofHpVHbiNJNkZ3ysp6uz4RiAxTc6pbWxwhJ8pKjDEH0xGHCX2hg9oun9e8oTrOEc0119Z0vwVR2jsSGkCYfMQZbslpfQjF4FUTX19pjS-caegRbspexkgcMOOaiuojVUf4E9cY/s1440/IMG_20151129_135919.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="birdwatching and wildlife watching" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgDD10Lazl0HuDomvzKYTslKt38TsZf2oIlNPUjQ3ISo1y6tMa_mDuRofHpVHbiNJNkZ3ysp6uz4RiAxTc6pbWxwhJ8pKjDEH0xGHCX2hg9oun9e8oTrOEc0119Z0vwVR2jsSGkCYfMQZbslpfQjF4FUTX19pjS-caegRbspexkgcMOOaiuojVUf4E9cY/w640-h480/IMG_20151129_135919.jpg" title="rainforest tour in Tambrauw" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hiking in Tambrauw's forest</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The hills around Sausapor town is the habitat of Eclectus Parrot, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Double-eyed Fig Parrot, Palm Cockatoo, Western-crowned Pigeon, Helmatted Friarbird, Black Butcherbird, Hooded Butcherbird, and a lot more. Visitors need to bring their own binoculars. For taking photographs, visitors need to bring D-SLR camera with 159-600 mm lens. Another althernative can be a point and shoot camera such as Nikon Coolpix P1000 or Canon Powershot SX70. </p><p>To identify birds, birdwatchers can use e-bird or merlin. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCs59SXXcuuMpBRSddAd7jJnesA6ykUGqeL83a8LaijdTpPTtzTQN9SFwHKNRjiBi15KU3J-h4qnFxsKafOgRbZSX09v8C1SLyWXR37XxecGJ-HjQt2CElSzxSnEsfbbMVBMFWroFJdsLqT9xwxYph2IRbBa772orMXMmBIjsFm6OrC1lK7AhhhdrhmaF/s1158/palm-cockatoo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="palm cockatoo" border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="1158" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCs59SXXcuuMpBRSddAd7jJnesA6ykUGqeL83a8LaijdTpPTtzTQN9SFwHKNRjiBi15KU3J-h4qnFxsKafOgRbZSX09v8C1SLyWXR37XxecGJ-HjQt2CElSzxSnEsfbbMVBMFWroFJdsLqT9xwxYph2IRbBa772orMXMmBIjsFm6OrC1lK7AhhhdrhmaF/w640-h454/palm-cockatoo.jpg" title="birdwatching in Tambrauw" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Probosciger aterrimus</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Visitors who like butterfly can also watch butterfly in the front and backyard of the resort. Cruiser butterfly, Ulysses and Common Green Birdwing Butterfly can be seen in the area.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvFYwXGD1TpMMnbe-YC-UHw4-_nOrkPip67F7fe16hytACTK9Gvut56WAIQdQI9b6ZdRgLyJO3fSiLYFYTIR6AA0mObzeYovolKkLW6AgJGQm_JXfpFhCQi1s2czOooNMGXIlYT6nxMNQbAtAqQLJEPphSDLRttqJE5yCcbPWhTGp8c1YRKiYIXqkIuUp/s800/butterfly-watching-in-west-papua-indonesia.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="butterfly watching tour" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvFYwXGD1TpMMnbe-YC-UHw4-_nOrkPip67F7fe16hytACTK9Gvut56WAIQdQI9b6ZdRgLyJO3fSiLYFYTIR6AA0mObzeYovolKkLW6AgJGQm_JXfpFhCQi1s2czOooNMGXIlYT6nxMNQbAtAqQLJEPphSDLRttqJE5yCcbPWhTGp8c1YRKiYIXqkIuUp/w640-h480/butterfly-watching-in-west-papua-indonesia.jpg" title="butterfly watching in Sausapor" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Butterflies in Indonesia</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><b>Where to stay</b></p><p>For accommodation, visitors can stay at Sansapor Pacific Park. There are wooden bungalows that provide affordable accommodation for visitors. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHoF6siYDVo_ElMGbXWdUysXOl79Eus81wYHQkXpsQzxe4ME1hN8vFUGsC5RoHBlm_GYTqirwWae30P4_TJm_LCsvdsgUp0_4eJ2q4eq0M7GNhdh51Yl5QXairN-3hpNssBz0CfmjbPwr3z-mO88LbsgZQNkNnUVL5NW-QiZhC_t90ZSpOY8RNhwih0RR/s1936/sansapore-pacific-park.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="beach resort" border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="1936" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHoF6siYDVo_ElMGbXWdUysXOl79Eus81wYHQkXpsQzxe4ME1hN8vFUGsC5RoHBlm_GYTqirwWae30P4_TJm_LCsvdsgUp0_4eJ2q4eq0M7GNhdh51Yl5QXairN-3hpNssBz0CfmjbPwr3z-mO88LbsgZQNkNnUVL5NW-QiZhC_t90ZSpOY8RNhwih0RR/w640-h426/sansapore-pacific-park.png" title="accommodation in sansapor town" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sansapore Pacific Park Beach Resort</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="300" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d3989.67188578763!2d132.0871218!3d-0.49089!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x2d59b3de9c4f5e29%3A0xdc183e9fad46ec97!2sSansapore%20Pacific%20Park!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sid!4v1692748696280!5m2!1sen!2sid" style="border: 0;" width="300"></iframe></div><p><b>How to get there?</b></p><p>First, you need to fly from your country to Jakarta or Bali of Indonesia. After that you could take a domestic flight by such airlines as Lion Air, Batik Air or Garuda to Sorong city. Your trip to Sansapore Pacific Park beach resort can be organized by a 4WD car. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBrAuQQH_DwWgd16c3mRZGquJjBdVWg-K4NiAEswvmxTJoQVeMjGG35TPwfwh6ZIsWsI12Nq_mBgckkarJ6chbpy7UKoe7VvTtffdNceueOJorm5KiuTNo0xJnBEjNTSAfI9QdQB-V-3JDivXA7bVfTuznq6WOKdhNJkpG35B1SkaztXmWv3cGW7ZvN_v/s820/where-is-tambrauw.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Tambrauw regency of Indonesia" border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="820" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBrAuQQH_DwWgd16c3mRZGquJjBdVWg-K4NiAEswvmxTJoQVeMjGG35TPwfwh6ZIsWsI12Nq_mBgckkarJ6chbpy7UKoe7VvTtffdNceueOJorm5KiuTNo0xJnBEjNTSAfI9QdQB-V-3JDivXA7bVfTuznq6WOKdhNJkpG35B1SkaztXmWv3cGW7ZvN_v/w640-h366/where-is-tambrauw.png" title="traveling to West Papua" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tambrauw regency is located between Sorong and Manokwari</td></tr></tbody></table><p>If you are interested in taking a trip to West Papua region of Indonesia, and want me to organize your trip, please, contact me (Charles Roring) by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp to: +6281332245180. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0beach, Distrik Sausapor, Kabupaten Tambrauw, Papua Bar. 98473, Indonesia-0.49089 132.0871218-0.52521271430779426 132.05278952460938 -0.45656728569220567 132.12145407539063tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611862142923736544.post-26887617301092075872023-07-06T05:47:00.007-07:002024-03-01T11:50:04.511-08:00Tourist Attractions in Sorong City<p>Sorong city which is the main gate for visitors who want to travel to Raja Ampat has got a number of interesting attractions: Usually they spend one or two days in Sorong city before continuing their trip to Waisai town or flying back to their country. Here are some of the attractions. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7Dtk39E6boLVDRaGc-LF_NnoJ-AasZfXYgzyUg5y_iBi1yIei39N_nLdSgydXIAQlyzOvC_o-Lefwtmm8QmeVtpr_0761Q4U0q3-N4LzLYyZx_m3SVtlMBGPmEsHSNr-8ErYcKrBjPaHKdaRdPGY26n-oLkQzDGOufauzhYGXq4ya6w1hFTybsOFyqUx/s1051/Olive-backed-sunbird.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Birdwatching in Sorong" border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="1051" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7Dtk39E6boLVDRaGc-LF_NnoJ-AasZfXYgzyUg5y_iBi1yIei39N_nLdSgydXIAQlyzOvC_o-Lefwtmm8QmeVtpr_0761Q4U0q3-N4LzLYyZx_m3SVtlMBGPmEsHSNr-8ErYcKrBjPaHKdaRdPGY26n-oLkQzDGOufauzhYGXq4ya6w1hFTybsOFyqUx/w640-h428/Olive-backed-sunbird.jpg" title="Sahul Sunbird" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sahul Sunbird</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Rainforests</b> in Sorong are located along the coastal area and in the hills behind the city. The forest that can be visited easily by <a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2023/06/birding-in-mangrove-forest-of-sorong.html">birdwatchers is the mangrove forest</a>. It has got boardwalk that allows visitors to watch birds, butterflies, beetles, lizards, fish, crabs, and see mangrove trees. </li><li><b>Traditional Market</b> is the place for visitors who want to see goods and services that city dwellers buy and sell. Various kinds of fruits, vegetables, meat, kitchen equipment, electrical appliances, clothing and etc. </li><li><b>Islands</b> - There are several interesting islands around Sorong regency. Visitors can go to the islands to the villagers or watch birds and other wildlife. </li></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtT-JoH3bWhk8vpS3FLzFmni7p77xl6Mtu0jns_xeE6mjs-mrzsMJZIr0EDgaf_deWBL9jTZwlpnhn_aPILVHirRJKuHHKX4fLING3ycNx42Jsi1hXrC55CuQNIh2QiL11zA1HEDjD-OgqLUTHmHn0lVW1WO0d0U95zuCBGtaUYjdtCL0T3a3mi9LbotY/s1936/west-papua-birding-tour.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1089" data-original-width="1936" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtT-JoH3bWhk8vpS3FLzFmni7p77xl6Mtu0jns_xeE6mjs-mrzsMJZIr0EDgaf_deWBL9jTZwlpnhn_aPILVHirRJKuHHKX4fLING3ycNx42Jsi1hXrC55CuQNIh2QiL11zA1HEDjD-OgqLUTHmHn0lVW1WO0d0U95zuCBGtaUYjdtCL0T3a3mi9LbotY/w640-h360/west-papua-birding-tour.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wildlife watching outside Sorong city</td></tr></tbody></table><div>Sorong city has got supermarkets, department stores, hospitals, restaurants, hotels, <a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/p/full-body-massage-for-relaxation-and-to.html">massage</a> service, car rental, boat rental, traditional market, fast food restaurants, souvenir shops, and etc.</div><div>If you are interested in exploring the natural and cultural attractions around Sorong city and want me to organize your tour and guide you, please, contact me (Charles Roring) by whatsapp to +6281332245180. </div><div><br /></div><div><center><a href="https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=6281332245180&text=..."><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-Cm5t9r09QS5_GDxCgTqggreavZZraM4kbefLBzGP4c2TbHw_mURcXVHz9-xIrrVS5UK5Gg0R2Jxf9H-l4RuhzqudcH_jiChsT-kAOwrLC5EPHNa14NGRD9_lafg_Y7NhUrKzaChdJs/h90/Button+Chat+via+Whatsapp.png" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a></center></div><div><b>Also read</b>: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2023/12/tourist-attractions-in-sorong-city.html">Sorong City Tour</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/p/birdwatching-in-sulawesi.html">Birding in Sulawesi</a></li></ul></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611862142923736544.post-82158672101545851932023-06-16T03:17:00.004-07:002024-03-03T13:50:51.406-08:00Birding in Mangrove Forest of Sorong City<p style="text-align: justify;">Mangrove forest of Sorong city is a good place for visitors who have short time to enjoy birding before they fly back to their country or continue their trip to Raja Ampat. It takes around 20 to 30 minutes to reach it. Visitors need to bring a good pair of binoculars, a camera with telephoto lens. The best time to start watching birds is early in the morning at 06:00 or in the afternoon at 15:30. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvCtt_cj7atcAQB0nVgV0kFf-1gwcs7AdiWWl3lrzg6rLa_wzYKdLwbXnJStTC79GRSgihs2UxAjcLvWULmUXrmFIJI1QjEHQKoXEZcj6bP5jUf5gg68xyuotBi_ESFG_Su8lCZ0DZklOuXIQYJ99IW_BzQGd5xrgtd7sP-0RYUDHWvpP1WLHSygNmQ/s1024/birding-in-sorong-mangrove.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="brown-backed honeyeater, shining flycatcher, olive-backed sunbird" border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvCtt_cj7atcAQB0nVgV0kFf-1gwcs7AdiWWl3lrzg6rLa_wzYKdLwbXnJStTC79GRSgihs2UxAjcLvWULmUXrmFIJI1QjEHQKoXEZcj6bP5jUf5gg68xyuotBi_ESFG_Su8lCZ0DZklOuXIQYJ99IW_BzQGd5xrgtd7sP-0RYUDHWvpP1WLHSygNmQ/w640-h426/birding-in-sorong-mangrove.jpg" title="birding in mangrove forest of Sorong city" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birds in Coastal Forest of Sorong</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">The common birds in mangrove trees are Brown-backed Honeyeater, Metallic Starling, Orange-fronted Fruit Dove, Shining Flycatcher, Sacred Kingfisher and Olive-backed Sunbird. There are also White-bellied Cuckooshrike, White-breasted Woodswallow, Willie Wagtail, and Helmetted Friarbird. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I used to see Australian Ibis, Blue-Black Kingfisher, Nankeen Night Heron in the forest. However, they are not so common. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">When I guide visitors, I bring 2 pairs of SVBONY 10×50 binoculars. I use one pair for myself. The other pair is mounted on a tripod to function as spotting scope, so every tour participant will have the opportunity to watch the bird. Binoculars on tripod are perfect tools for finding birds in distant branches of trees. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I usually combine this short birding trip with tour to traditional market of Sorong city. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">For extended tour, a 4-day/3-night birding in Waigeo and a 3-day/ 2-night birding trip to Klasow valley of Sorong regency or Tambrauw regency can be offered to interested visitor(s). </p><p style="text-align: justify;">The birds in these regions include Red-breasted Paradise Kingfisher, Yellow-faced Myna, Lowland Peltop, Red-cheeked Parrot, Eclectus Parrot, Palm Cockatoo, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Red Bird of Paradise, Wilson's Bird of Paradise, Beach Kingfisher, Whimbrel, Striated Heron, and a lot more.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The number of participant for the long birding tour can be one visitor to a group of eight birdwatchers. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8qUlq9SUxPPniDzFfn0gMx-pOQmLL0JXroS2imGb3mgFNGhvK_gN-Zju5zFjwxk-0VHebB1QSpzmjuFhxDOfk6JPsliO8ATkD6SFnx8sor0iaaxHs5HgvEPzjIEImLW08l8QPultJXH8jrF7J7axVcKA_2Vor1i2mhCNAoTnex9yZRqDisqLveNJEhw/s2316/flight-route-to-sorong-city.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Sorong city as tourist destination" border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="2316" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8qUlq9SUxPPniDzFfn0gMx-pOQmLL0JXroS2imGb3mgFNGhvK_gN-Zju5zFjwxk-0VHebB1QSpzmjuFhxDOfk6JPsliO8ATkD6SFnx8sor0iaaxHs5HgvEPzjIEImLW08l8QPultJXH8jrF7J7axVcKA_2Vor1i2mhCNAoTnex9yZRqDisqLveNJEhw/w640-h330/flight-route-to-sorong-city.png" title="Flight route to Sorong city" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flight Route to Sorong City</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">Sorong city can be reached by plane from major cities in Indonesia such as Jakarta, Surabaya, Denpasar, Makassar, Manado, Ambon, and even Jayapura. Garuda, Lion Air, Batik Air as well as Sriwijaya have got regular flights to Sorong city. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">There are a lot of hotels in Sorong. Some of them include Kyriad M, Swissbel Hotel, Aston, Waigo, and etc. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Booking</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">If you are interested in taking a birding tour in Sorong city, Raja Ampat islands, Tambrauw regency of South West Papua province of Indonesia, and want me (<a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/p/contact-me.html?m=1">Charles Roring</a>) to organize your trip and guide you, please, contact me by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp to: +6281332245180. </p><p>Also read:</p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2020/11/birding-in-north-sulawesi.html">Birding in North Sulawesi</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2019/11/birding-in-sonder-of-minahasa.html?m=1">Birding in Sonder</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/p/private-tour-in-sorong-city.html?m=1">Private Walking Tour in Sorong City</a></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611862142923736544.post-40210868643667375892023-06-03T08:52:00.008-07:002023-06-03T09:36:56.247-07:00Birding in the forest near Sorong city of Indonesia<p>Sorong city is the entrance gate for visitors who travel to Raja Ampat. Usually after long flights from home, visitors who have just arrived in Sorong feel tired. They want to take a rest for at least one night in a hotel of the city. They are also interested in exploring interesting places such as its restaurants, traditional markets, the nearby village or island. Visitors who have just completed their holiday in Raja Ampat may also want to explore tourist attractions in Sorong city.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48TzEEeV6JnEwuVby4m6MgG00grOPTx1MCfH4w8nIEj1ZWXNQY9tvXTgATCyGj5kdGW7UKkLCP4FhHYfmwAu3qn__ZrXBXnOHuDipUmC4KgslDi7jbXhH3d_wcGgxq38kSrG9ynx6zpLmIqUxr31mszsnPIoaiD3nknQ3aUPp7IewgEjahhW9SITyhA/s1024/white-bellied-cuckooshrike.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="birdwatching in indonesia" border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="1024" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48TzEEeV6JnEwuVby4m6MgG00grOPTx1MCfH4w8nIEj1ZWXNQY9tvXTgATCyGj5kdGW7UKkLCP4FhHYfmwAu3qn__ZrXBXnOHuDipUmC4KgslDi7jbXhH3d_wcGgxq38kSrG9ynx6zpLmIqUxr31mszsnPIoaiD3nknQ3aUPp7IewgEjahhW9SITyhA/w640-h422/white-bellied-cuckooshrike.jpg" title="birding and wildlife watching in West Papua" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This bird picture was taken using Fujifilm HS50EXR</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Bird or animal watching is an interesting activity that visitors can do. As a tourist guide, I have organized tours for solo or group travelers to watch birds in a forest not far from Sorong. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6si24-6nNpaDV91iik6oGeZ36HRbzvGZAT6XihC5OrElN6RatblSG_kKLK4mc9TLEL7taJyJR_j-w7rOTjPIRqg28HGSNXDzH-P5KAvHzzynWXtW7upV8zh8ngVyMflkYsoBXKtOyzl6bIhFIkrV3Ft6WoXHZNRcD-nWa6rxzwdTApnLA4Ec0VcbuQ/s984/olive-backed-sunbird-in-the-forest-of-sorong-city.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="West Papua birding trip" border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="984" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6si24-6nNpaDV91iik6oGeZ36HRbzvGZAT6XihC5OrElN6RatblSG_kKLK4mc9TLEL7taJyJR_j-w7rOTjPIRqg28HGSNXDzH-P5KAvHzzynWXtW7upV8zh8ngVyMflkYsoBXKtOyzl6bIhFIkrV3Ft6WoXHZNRcD-nWa6rxzwdTApnLA4Ec0VcbuQ/w640-h444/olive-backed-sunbird-in-the-forest-of-sorong-city.jpg" title="Birding in the forest of Sorong city" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olive-backed Sunbird</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We usually start early in the morning at 06:00. I bring 2 pairs of binoculars 10×50 binoculars. One pair is mounted on a tripod to function as spotting scope. I use the other pair to find birds. I also bring laser pointer and a small loudspeaker to call birds. However, in order not to disturb the bird, I don't play the bird very often. </p><p>The lowland mangrove forest of Sorong is the habitat of tens of species of beautiful birds and butterflies. Based on my previous trips, the species that I have seen include White-bellied Cuckooshrike, Olive-backed Sunbird (now also called <i>Sahul Sunbird</i>), Brown-backed Honeyeater, Australian White Ibis, Nankeen Night Heron, Sacred Kingfisher, Orange-breasted Fig Parrot, Hooded Butcherbird, Orange-fronted Fruit Dove, Blue Black Kingfisher, Emperor Fairy Wren, Oriental Dollarbird, Rainbow Bee-eater, White-breasted Woodswallow, Yellow-faced Myna and a lot more. </p><p>For butterflies, there are Priamus butterfly, Silky Owl Butterfly and etc. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6VUvXZ0_2iFgTVBBxazkxBtsflaWL69oOxusbUsRK8gC60dQlcKeHyNiJHymjTeZiYnND9OW-a_b4KVuQtKU_CvkZoJa6z4Dqqp5ysqPki55I14UBuSH4BYK1FlQB4UyacS9O3tuZ5eUfhY2ScZMmiYF442_CGM-AW6EKdlEDtCOU2_XJEzyh8wbLw/s2336/flight-route-to-sorong-city-indonesia.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="birding trip in Sorong of Indonesia" border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="2336" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6VUvXZ0_2iFgTVBBxazkxBtsflaWL69oOxusbUsRK8gC60dQlcKeHyNiJHymjTeZiYnND9OW-a_b4KVuQtKU_CvkZoJa6z4Dqqp5ysqPki55I14UBuSH4BYK1FlQB4UyacS9O3tuZ5eUfhY2ScZMmiYF442_CGM-AW6EKdlEDtCOU2_XJEzyh8wbLw/w640-h328/flight-route-to-sorong-city-indonesia.png" title="flight route to sorong city of west papua" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flight route to Sorong city</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I bring a bridge camera Fujifilm HS50EXR. It is an old photographic device with 42× optical zoom that is quite powerful in shooting flora and fauna in distant or tall trees. The birdwatching or animal watching tour lasts until 09:00 morning time. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKNtFQ3MehmDb8a1zD4Jhsl5N9OZjWuNRX_cphhC5cESiLv0mRZ7dcqGFZdNeILW6HBPrNNfQeOKolhVtP4BhLkPvKiM0V6OXKEi3oXoVtl368h_-417SPSk0imwgBfLceLoli4fGQG7RRDTapf1D-Te1piOxT3eHy-eVRIDTgxHxxlTy5-6BuLD3jA/s1024/orange-breasted-figparrot.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="orange breasted fig parrot" border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="1024" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKNtFQ3MehmDb8a1zD4Jhsl5N9OZjWuNRX_cphhC5cESiLv0mRZ7dcqGFZdNeILW6HBPrNNfQeOKolhVtP4BhLkPvKiM0V6OXKEi3oXoVtl368h_-417SPSk0imwgBfLceLoli4fGQG7RRDTapf1D-Te1piOxT3eHy-eVRIDTgxHxxlTy5-6BuLD3jA/w640-h440/orange-breasted-figparrot.jpg" title="birding trip in Sorong city of West Papua" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birds in the lowland forest near Sorong city</td></tr></tbody></table><p>After the tour in the forest of Sorong, I can extend the trip to the nearby traditional market or to a nearby island. Some visitors even request 4 to 6 days animal watching trip both in the forest of mainland West Papua and in Waigeo island of Sorong city.</p><p>If you are interested in taking the birding trip and want me (<a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/p/contact-me.html?m=1">Charles Roring</a>) to guide you, please, contact me by email to peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp to: +6281332245180. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611862142923736544.post-33197602530757476232023-05-25T11:06:00.007-07:002024-01-10T19:54:50.322-08:00West Papua Birding Tours in Waigeo and Sorong City<p style="text-align: justify;">I have just completed a 4-day-3-night birding and wildlife watching tour in Waigeo island of Raja Ampat and mangrove forest of Sorong city. I guided Mike who is an American visitor from Florida of the United States. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWvF6c9S3V8iVjiFDDR_QW3SjG2O1yBz9UHrCNQC_46_FN55MnGbvTNHlKVA4T_iUYjbCInp1HwDBbjJ5v35NBAvzLjDZyuboFo3wx35nCkNfvrRpX75uMQ-cWvjK9-SNcvNJ7XRWcmzsRDc0KISl__vUy94XIlC5SAZ5b3vY9K-3VRoZE6HYGoUtIw/s1024/west-papua-birding.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="waigeo raja ampat and Sorong regency" border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWvF6c9S3V8iVjiFDDR_QW3SjG2O1yBz9UHrCNQC_46_FN55MnGbvTNHlKVA4T_iUYjbCInp1HwDBbjJ5v35NBAvzLjDZyuboFo3wx35nCkNfvrRpX75uMQ-cWvjK9-SNcvNJ7XRWcmzsRDc0KISl__vUy94XIlC5SAZ5b3vY9K-3VRoZE6HYGoUtIw/w640-h640/west-papua-birding.jpg" title="tropical birding in west papua" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birds in West Papua</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">We spent 3 days 2 nights watching birds along the roadside of Saporkren as well as the hill forest of the island to look for such birds as Red Bird of Paradise, Wilson's Bird of Paradise, Glossy-mantled Manucode, Palm Cockatoo, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Eclectus Parrot, Red-cheeked Parrot, Pied Imperial Pigeon, Pinon Imperial Pigeon, Claret-breasted Fruit Dove, Dwarf Fruit Dove, Western-crowned Pigeon, Rufous-bellied Kookaburra, Hooded Butcherbird, Helmetted Friarbird, Shining Flycatcher, Yellow-faced Myna, Pacific Swallow, Common Sandpiper, Willie Wagtail, White-bellied Sea Eagle, Osprey, Brahminy Kite, Papuan Boobok, Lesser Frigatebird, Olive-crowned Flowerpecker, Black Sunbird, Papuan Black Myzomela, Raja Ampat Pitohui, Blyth's Hornbill and a lot more. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">We enjoyed the magnificent view of the beach of Saporkren and also the hill areas in the north-east of Waisai's airport. It was a nice trip because we could also see cuscus, and flying fox. </p><p>After completing the tour in Waigeo, we continued our birding trip to Mangrove forest the next morning. Birds that we saw there were not many because our time window was so little. We saw nice birds including White-bellied Cuckooshrike, White-breasted Woodswallow, Brown-backed Honeyeater, Orange-breasted Figparrot, Common Sandpiper, Emperor Fairywren, Sacred Kingfisher, Metallic Starling, Australian Ibis, Rainbow Bee-eater. </p><p>It was a good trip because we could see a lot of birds that can be seen in West Papua's forest. </p><p>I used a pair of 10×50 binoculars that I installed on a tripod. I gave us beautiful view of the birds that we saw in high branches of trees. Some of the birds that I mention in this blog post were shot Fujifilm HS50EXR. </p><p>Well, if you are interested in birding and wildlife watching in Sorong, Raja Ampat and Tambrauw regencies and want me to organize and guide you, please, contact me (<a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/p/contact-me.html?m=1">Charles Roring</a>) by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp to: +6281332245180. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611862142923736544.post-37134885561229084432023-05-14T11:44:00.008-07:002023-05-25T09:52:41.936-07:00West Papua's Birding Tour with 4 German Visitors<p>A few weeks ago, I guided 4 German visitors on a 3-day-2-night birding and wildlife watching tour in West Papua's Klasow valley. It was a great trip because we saw birds of paradise as well as a lot of other tropical birds that live in the region. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGviVLRxrFRcdR1pR3CMNpOa9L0tHwN6nahGPO7z727LKIOwtjcPMtMug2IksnRYJmr2j2X6gNpQasfeG1Os2leKWn_7rkYVFBgmHROyWlnd6laZJbTOEU_JqkqnrbrHsFX4RS3XXc-uJWAkZQKfNxrXC1Ep-5q4Q93m7k7Mh7tX1SiUMBtatd4PVU3w/s1024/west-papua-birding-tours.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="wompoo fruit dove, beautiful fruit dove, rufous-bellied kookaburra, western-crowned pigeon" border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGviVLRxrFRcdR1pR3CMNpOa9L0tHwN6nahGPO7z727LKIOwtjcPMtMug2IksnRYJmr2j2X6gNpQasfeG1Os2leKWn_7rkYVFBgmHROyWlnd6laZJbTOEU_JqkqnrbrHsFX4RS3XXc-uJWAkZQKfNxrXC1Ep-5q4Q93m7k7Mh7tX1SiUMBtatd4PVU3w/w640-h640/west-papua-birding-tours.jpg" title="West Papua birding tours" width="640" /></a></div><p>There were several species of paradise birds that we saw. They were Lesser Birds of Paradise, Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise, Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise and King Bird of Paradise.</p><p>In addition to paradise birds, we also watched a lot of other tropical birds including Red-cheeked Parrot, Large Fig Parrot, Yellow-capped Pygmy Parrot, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Palm Cockatoo, Blue-black Kingfisher, Rufous-bellied Kookaburra, Yellow-billed Kingfisher, Common Paradise Kingfisher, Red-breasted Paradise Kingfisher, Western-crowned Pigeon, Zoe's Imperial Pigeon, Pinon Imperial Pigeon, Orange-bellied Fruit Dove, Beautiful Fruit Dove, and etc. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmtH1B-tIWmXNxORXEj-SJcyMv-Q3FxfgL-ulz_WZtYgM7Yw-Vj-I0vBNDEc0IftVQ1oVhJyGe2vl6jaI11ke5E3btPOUZWijCxji8T4cS0HZKWwTkVsMtn6vUiJQD8Pse5UbAD8QHG5jgJx_C-9uy3R-Adziker8C4UBCLraUKapEqulmJ6cOVVKtw/s1024/birding-in-malagufuk-of-west-papua.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="klasow valley of Malagufuk village, sorong regency" border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmtH1B-tIWmXNxORXEj-SJcyMv-Q3FxfgL-ulz_WZtYgM7Yw-Vj-I0vBNDEc0IftVQ1oVhJyGe2vl6jaI11ke5E3btPOUZWijCxji8T4cS0HZKWwTkVsMtn6vUiJQD8Pse5UbAD8QHG5jgJx_C-9uy3R-Adziker8C4UBCLraUKapEqulmJ6cOVVKtw/w640-h640/birding-in-malagufuk-of-west-papua.jpg" title="Four German visitors birding in West Papua" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birding tour in West Papua with 4 German visitors</td></tr></tbody></table><p>For night walk, we saw White-lipped Green Frog, Cuscus, Possum, and various kinds of insects. </p><p>I used an old point and shoot camera. It was Fujifilm HS50EXR. This allowed me to take pictures of birds and other wild animals in tall trees. </p><p><b>Flight Route</b></p><p>To enjoy birding in West Papua, your destination should be Sorong city. This is the flight route:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IQOGlL-lwOE260mpmezy8POG_8t5CHUBqgpfk1CbtXI0_ELt3RksvdAOogCkZeghrcH9t0_-YYR9P9Ovfw-xKSag4av_A0LRKAEWPWjIfI5pmW_bHpi_Jn_nJlp-TtlaqxFj1xV6Jns7LEYAgqM8H6F5IXxfMveGQBSm7sfLO4k_Dq57Hkb1JJIwkQ/s2316/flight-route-to-sorong-city.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Jakarta Makasar Manado Sorong" border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="2316" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IQOGlL-lwOE260mpmezy8POG_8t5CHUBqgpfk1CbtXI0_ELt3RksvdAOogCkZeghrcH9t0_-YYR9P9Ovfw-xKSag4av_A0LRKAEWPWjIfI5pmW_bHpi_Jn_nJlp-TtlaqxFj1xV6Jns7LEYAgqM8H6F5IXxfMveGQBSm7sfLO4k_Dq57Hkb1JJIwkQ/w640-h330/flight-route-to-sorong-city.png" title="flight route to Sorong city" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flight route to Sorong city from major tourism hubs in Indonesia</td></tr></tbody></table><p>If you are interested in taking a birding tour in West Papua especially in Malagufuk, Klabili of Klasow valley or Sorong city and Raja Ampat, please, contact me by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp to: +6281332245180. </p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611862142923736544.post-67597565855316882942023-05-02T23:43:00.015-07:002024-03-02T01:30:53.717-08:00Night Walk in Malagufuk's Forest<p>The village of Malagufuk has been a famous destination for rainforest tourism since 2014. This week, I am guiding 2 visitors from Singapore and the United Kingdom. We have explored the forest to look for birds and other wild animals. So far, we have seen King Bird of Paradise, Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise, Lesser Birds of Paradise, Red-breasted Paradise Kingfisher and Common Paradise Kingfisher, Papuan Pitta, Channel-billed Cuckoo, Magnificent Riflebird, Golden Myna, Moluccan King Parrot. We have seen a lot of other tropical birds as well. </p><p><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2024/02/birding-in-sausapor-klabili-and-sorong.html">Bird/ Wildlife-Watching Tour in Sausapor town, Klabili village and Sorong city</a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9de2njaqXHThf1cnHL2G2BzShc3h89GLt3ZyUN-jY66by0i_1Zx4JoTGPkhD1Xhw7nPgd9lVEhfZj2hwNjuONxrhp2yxNpYRAaQm4qc2J2k4DMFUVkjS6Spd5WoKLFx43QM6suuVZRr_5jw_Cv-GGKbTj1Hq1ZVYip3VKhS7Pb39uxwRQRQs77oY62w/s1024/flying-fox-malagufuk.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="flying fox hanging in a tree" border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="1024" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9de2njaqXHThf1cnHL2G2BzShc3h89GLt3ZyUN-jY66by0i_1Zx4JoTGPkhD1Xhw7nPgd9lVEhfZj2hwNjuONxrhp2yxNpYRAaQm4qc2J2k4DMFUVkjS6Spd5WoKLFx43QM6suuVZRr_5jw_Cv-GGKbTj1Hq1ZVYip3VKhS7Pb39uxwRQRQs77oY62w/w640-h428/flying-fox-malagufuk.jpg" title="birding and wildlife watching in West Papua of Indonesia" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Flying Fox in Malagufuk's forest</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We did night walk several times. We did it along the boardwalk and were happy with the result. We saw Papuan Frogmouth, wallaby, cuscus, White-lipped Tree Frog, and Papuan Boobo. In the previous night, we saw Papuan Pitta, New Guinea Small-eyed Snake (<i>Micropechis</i> <i>ikaheca</i>), and a few nocturnal animals. </p><p>I introduced Malagufuk for the first time in 2014. At that time, no body in ecotourism industry knew its existence. The concept of nature based tourism was new for the villagers. Now, Malagufuk has been listed by world class birding and nature tour companies as important destination in West Papua region of Indonesia.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiK-lLT8RMlO1mqPo75-7WDSBVGaozOt1h4ab8wNwnANcKo0nqQ5YHCXA9GTi2JrqPzWVuySQKQ1y_mNNbK85juOebwIr3HGgRnnz6nK2K-xJRs0o_bDQXShfIsQD43MeExzz8j33Bb6ET5ayUZEbet4iKPq0XKPnyy7eNXkDEFjr3QK8YLcb4Rs3yA/s1080/cuscus-in-malagufuk.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="cuscus or possum" border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="1080" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiK-lLT8RMlO1mqPo75-7WDSBVGaozOt1h4ab8wNwnANcKo0nqQ5YHCXA9GTi2JrqPzWVuySQKQ1y_mNNbK85juOebwIr3HGgRnnz6nK2K-xJRs0o_bDQXShfIsQD43MeExzz8j33Bb6ET5ayUZEbet4iKPq0XKPnyy7eNXkDEFjr3QK8YLcb4Rs3yA/w640-h424/cuscus-in-malagufuk.jpg" title="Marsupial animal in West Papua" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cuscus</td></tr></tbody></table><p>For me, personally, the introduction of nature or rainforest based tourism in West Papua will support local villagers to preserve their forest, and coral reef environment. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSue0vFIJXZE6ZEw50BkIYxn8FYQEa7brbzLPmq7uvIYz2Lt2uecZbBG_AEDrwGtNB9WqvNm6ovY66J-NHw0a_1sSAc5hcScbkIwyH-6OvQO1O6K1ffupbxYbsto-D7nG04GMEv7QCczIdjbUiXIf_xsNkpTlml8ASKkfVhPCkDfrZwSExKf97UX5LZw/s1936/norturnal-animal.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="birding in west papua" border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="1936" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSue0vFIJXZE6ZEw50BkIYxn8FYQEa7brbzLPmq7uvIYz2Lt2uecZbBG_AEDrwGtNB9WqvNm6ovY66J-NHw0a_1sSAc5hcScbkIwyH-6OvQO1O6K1ffupbxYbsto-D7nG04GMEv7QCczIdjbUiXIf_xsNkpTlml8ASKkfVhPCkDfrZwSExKf97UX5LZw/w640-h426/norturnal-animal.jpg" title="Nocturnal Animals in Malagufuk's Forest" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Papuan Boobok, Papuan Frogmouth and White-lipped Tree Frog</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFr_Nv2xP16YSoonu4B9ru7Nr4rg1ASpbiKO-HXhJQxbBHLzWARexbTIfB-fBaSiTKcMQBXDHOUp5EJUMXlkL1d0z6qC1h2P0LM3OJfpo1rmk7HUlZ6W6xrvNNzNbkvDhEwb8h2FdXRdNaCFiItd-17DXsWbkFw62vyo7wdPaRTkpoMVk2FOPFWWdMqw/s1040/serene-david-malagufuk-kids.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="malagufuk, west papua" border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="1040" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFr_Nv2xP16YSoonu4B9ru7Nr4rg1ASpbiKO-HXhJQxbBHLzWARexbTIfB-fBaSiTKcMQBXDHOUp5EJUMXlkL1d0z6qC1h2P0LM3OJfpo1rmk7HUlZ6W6xrvNNzNbkvDhEwb8h2FdXRdNaCFiItd-17DXsWbkFw62vyo7wdPaRTkpoMVk2FOPFWWdMqw/w640-h360/serene-david-malagufuk-kids.jpg" title="nature tour in Indonesia" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two visitors with kids in Malagufuk village</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Well, if you are interested in traveling to Indonesia to enjoy birding and wildlife watching, you need to bring with you a good pair of binoculars. I personally use 10×50 ed prime lens binoculars from SVBONY, I also use a laser pointer, a small loudspeaker to call birds and bridge camera Fujifilm HS50EXR. The photos in this post were taken using this photographic device. </p><p>If you want to visit Malagufuk and other destinations, and want me to organize your trip and guide you, please, contact me (Charles Roring) by whatsapp to: +6281332245180. </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2020/11/birding-in-north-sulawesi.html?m=1">Birding in North Sulawesi</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2019/11/birding-in-sonder-of-minahasa.html?m=1">Birding in Sonder of Minahasa</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2023/01/birding-and-wildlife-watching-holiday.html?m=0">Birding and Wildlife Watching Holiday in Raja Ampat</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2023/01/west-papua-birding-tours-in-sorong-and.html?m=0">Birding Tour in Sorong and Tambrauw</a></li></ul><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com05HXC+MQ Malaumkarta, Sorong Regency, West Papua, Indonesia-0.80082579999999992 131.5719627-0.93814000512739359 131.4346335984375 -0.66351159487260625 131.7092918015625tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611862142923736544.post-91286503432807953922023-04-18T05:49:00.014-07:002023-06-20T16:21:54.469-07:00Birding and Sightseeing in Raja Ampat by Speedboat<p>Raja Ampat is a great destination for visitors who like birding, snorkeling and sightseeing. I am guiding a group of American visitors this week (17 to 21 April 2023). Today we had a long hiking in the forest to watch Red Bird of Paradise. It was a challenging trip especially for participants who are not used to walking up steep slopes of tropical montane forest. Fortunately, we were able to watch the paradise bird. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qFYeMYrVQsmUEus6o4HbsfNQBxsNACBoDtu85t-edriMP7VuqZWRvmrNcuM1Fp22NbRAG5jiQncCh_boymxoKDpwdT8CF-wpWXPZkZYzMM3ko4kjIkwixv170bvD2wSN6h1XFFkF32DeHIc4SDOowjXsCiqfz1sgt4B3XnT2qk4mnA1Kdyd45yGQVA/s1024/red-bird-of-paradise-waigeo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Red Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea rubra)" border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="1024" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qFYeMYrVQsmUEus6o4HbsfNQBxsNACBoDtu85t-edriMP7VuqZWRvmrNcuM1Fp22NbRAG5jiQncCh_boymxoKDpwdT8CF-wpWXPZkZYzMM3ko4kjIkwixv170bvD2wSN6h1XFFkF32DeHIc4SDOowjXsCiqfz1sgt4B3XnT2qk4mnA1Kdyd45yGQVA/w640-h410/red-bird-of-paradise-waigeo.jpg" title="Birdwatching and snorkeling tour in Raja Ampat" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifH0t_mdrRso5_3knClKDaVU1L27VcuSgc9HXD8hyG7VB_jaz8gbe9FQUYEO7pn_E5WAYPlFqK556I-A8JEbqy0pWgF2BJVc3_8XpMQlCfqkJlk2tVhdivxYbNxjzVnll263ajOoTpP1_qxUa5FNX7wNAPSjHixtCHEmVcTcrdNSqs-a4LPsm0Wd0xXA/s2700/AddText_04-24-11.42.35.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Female Shining Flycatcher" border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="2700" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifH0t_mdrRso5_3knClKDaVU1L27VcuSgc9HXD8hyG7VB_jaz8gbe9FQUYEO7pn_E5WAYPlFqK556I-A8JEbqy0pWgF2BJVc3_8XpMQlCfqkJlk2tVhdivxYbNxjzVnll263ajOoTpP1_qxUa5FNX7wNAPSjHixtCHEmVcTcrdNSqs-a4LPsm0Wd0xXA/w640-h398/AddText_04-24-11.42.35.jpg" title="Birding in Waigeo of Raja Ampat" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shining Flycatcher</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">We also saw Yellow-billed Kingfisher, Hooded Butcherbird, Blyth's Hornbill, Brown Oriole and Palm Cockatoo and etc. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3J04eLwMnP6q5kxE5VXQ07LgucMK32letTaXV4VdW7bCylcrXU0SGHPULynhbq64pjx3sxTrpq3ljNav02Osr3ATuPJCWxnoPPgxYws8I8inp7uq0rp6o8-gz72JjQNor8HusDDi71N3sZ9ht6Iee3O9hjU0bpBvKKrsgaM_DcVf8Y2-eTWNsEtPpA/s1024/birding-by-boat.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="birdwatching in Waigeo" border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3J04eLwMnP6q5kxE5VXQ07LgucMK32letTaXV4VdW7bCylcrXU0SGHPULynhbq64pjx3sxTrpq3ljNav02Osr3ATuPJCWxnoPPgxYws8I8inp7uq0rp6o8-gz72JjQNor8HusDDi71N3sZ9ht6Iee3O9hjU0bpBvKKrsgaM_DcVf8Y2-eTWNsEtPpA/w640-h360/birding-by-boat.jpg" title="birding and sightseeing in raja ampat" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birding and sightseeing in Raja Ampat</td></tr></tbody></table><p>In the mid-day, participants of the Raja Ampat tour enjoyed snorkeling at the house reef of the beach resort where we stayed. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_leAkOXrth4_cKNkiWTHrd05U1udH1BDA6ZR5ispTF0zTFoBKXa4u8Mn1cGFRSLYBnnWaqV9OMt61AheR49hFfzL-WdF0pO5Mg_REfuT7tCZRQ5aMCK3vOWR6wVM1jwOrAvEcUBiC-rHDIZWLShqp4XtRgl7Bnk41F19UnBhZHa_IqAEOYJd7x-iiw/s1440/coral-reef-in-warduwer-beach-of-raja-ampat.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="underwater marine life" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_leAkOXrth4_cKNkiWTHrd05U1udH1BDA6ZR5ispTF0zTFoBKXa4u8Mn1cGFRSLYBnnWaqV9OMt61AheR49hFfzL-WdF0pO5Mg_REfuT7tCZRQ5aMCK3vOWR6wVM1jwOrAvEcUBiC-rHDIZWLShqp4XtRgl7Bnk41F19UnBhZHa_IqAEOYJd7x-iiw/w640-h480/coral-reef-in-warduwer-beach-of-raja-ampat.jpg" title="snorkeling and swimming tour in raja ampat" width="640" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Because the main theme of our tour is snorkeling and birdwatching, I organized a trip by speedboat to small islands in the south of Waigeo where could watch birds and enjoy sightseeing. We landed at a white sandy beach of an island in Kabuy bay where we spent around 1 hour to watch Spice Imperial Pigeon, White-breasted Wood-Swallow, Singing Starling, Oriental Dollarbird, Eastern Osprey, Eclectus Parrot and Helmetted Friarbird. I used 10×50 binoculars that were mounted on a tripod to enhance the birding experience of the tour participants. </p><p>As we continued our trip by slowly moving along the coast, we saw a Beach Kingfisher sitting on a dry branch of a tree. We stopped the boat. All tour participants aimed their digital cameras to take pictures of the bird. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">We continued our trip again along Lesser and Greater Urai islands and along the sourhern coast of Waigeo. In addition to birds,we saw dolphins that were feeding on small fish while swimming very close to the limestone walls of southern region of Waigeo. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We saw the reddish colour of the sunset. We also saw fishermen of Saporkren villagers were catching fish with their canoes. It was nearly dark when we arrived at the jetty of the resort again. It was a wonderful trip. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafvJL72PzZDzlrM8smvPcax6YekPa8_PIz8lESRIzn3X1FTY7tfc_ltxLkJtN_BNpDGkNF0u5T8qHWwUhG4noK1TfvcTZNHFat9EHtqORur7R58shNOUDP6B287kldqRdRbAxJsJJSkMgPm-lEVBEEw8mf_fBlkISabVLg1_j7mK-L-MhNyvnMXCzow/s600/red-cheeked-parrot-in-waigeo-island.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="red-cheeked parrot" border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="600" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafvJL72PzZDzlrM8smvPcax6YekPa8_PIz8lESRIzn3X1FTY7tfc_ltxLkJtN_BNpDGkNF0u5T8qHWwUhG4noK1TfvcTZNHFat9EHtqORur7R58shNOUDP6B287kldqRdRbAxJsJJSkMgPm-lEVBEEw8mf_fBlkISabVLg1_j7mK-L-MhNyvnMXCzow/w640-h450/red-cheeked-parrot-in-waigeo-island.jpg" title="birding in Waigeo island of Raja Ampat" width="640" /></a></div><p>Our next activity for tomorrow will be watching Wilson's Bird of Paradise. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_e0A2KQ6QVys6qnTBNmPMWFz7Amm70Rcd8w57rgytS3sP6Ap48RVQ5m_ZhA-T0t4_-G5Wzr4_wAx1RonxGdF0P7_R-MOjrbNJl3c07_-mMgJByZs-VYM8rDeViA6MPOEk3hjxdtTznw1hhK3b_S2iJj_09-HQqA2i56yA7wxapJTxHW65g1zaOrINQ/s1024/birding-in-raja-ampat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="birding tour in Indonesia" border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_e0A2KQ6QVys6qnTBNmPMWFz7Amm70Rcd8w57rgytS3sP6Ap48RVQ5m_ZhA-T0t4_-G5Wzr4_wAx1RonxGdF0P7_R-MOjrbNJl3c07_-mMgJByZs-VYM8rDeViA6MPOEk3hjxdtTznw1hhK3b_S2iJj_09-HQqA2i56yA7wxapJTxHW65g1zaOrINQ/w640-h360/birding-in-raja-ampat.jpg" title="birdwatching in Raja Ampat and Sorong regency" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>If you are interested in taking a birding, sightseeing and snorkeling tour with me as your guide or tour organizer, please, contact me (Charles Roring) by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp to: +6281332245180. </div><div>Also read: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/p/raja-ampat-snorkeling-tour.html">Snorkeling in Raja Ampat</a></li></ul></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0HP7M+J4 Saprokren, Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua, Indonesia-0.4359257 130.7328131-0.44450851882582265 130.72423003115233 -0.4273428811741774 130.74139616884764tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611862142923736544.post-16354796844095559842023-03-28T06:39:00.009-07:002023-06-22T10:27:11.235-07:00Rainforest Tour in Sorong and Raja Ampat<p>I often guide tourists on rainforest tour in Sorong and Raja Ampat regencies. Most visitors who want to spend their holidays in Waigeo, Gam or Mansuar islands need to fly to Sorong city first. From there, they will continue their trip by fast ferry boat to Waisai and then by motorized boats to homestays and resorts in those islands. </p><p>There are a lot of visitors who request land tours especially the wildlife watching trips to rainforest. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1NWASHcGPc_C5UeRO6N1afTmmXL1K9HRxToc3JfwNZg2nGEowz2CB162t2Ii0_Do6H3itSMf311KQgae1_EtChm9BIecJWb1MBO3MGHNICtIykXg3MT9UCAQsdRUKTl3VG1FMMG61yLustcTlCyOaQaB8Y1uZMy83KVTK9fkepD_CtLin2_VlCVt4w/s1024/rainforest-tour-in-sorong.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="wildlife watching in Klasow valley and Waigeo island" border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1NWASHcGPc_C5UeRO6N1afTmmXL1K9HRxToc3JfwNZg2nGEowz2CB162t2Ii0_Do6H3itSMf311KQgae1_EtChm9BIecJWb1MBO3MGHNICtIykXg3MT9UCAQsdRUKTl3VG1FMMG61yLustcTlCyOaQaB8Y1uZMy83KVTK9fkepD_CtLin2_VlCVt4w/w640-h360/rainforest-tour-in-sorong.jpg" title="rainforest tour in Sorong and Raja Ampat" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rainforest tour in Sorong and Raja Ampat</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The one that is close to Sorong city is mangrove forest. When I guide visitors to this forest, I bring binoculars that I attach on a tripod. This allows tour participants to watch birds in distant trees with better images. Birds in mangrove forest that we could see include White-bellied Cuckooshrike, Orange-fronted Fruit Dove, Orange-breasted Fig Parrot, Brown-backed Honeyeater, Olive-backed Sunbird, Hooded Butcherbird, Blue-black Kingfisher and etc.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzjs8fLmNtAHHZWczEZt9Tb6ddAod51y8XUJB0sjrkCnJGqkt6fP9-BBSzRvie8HwC689DYQCuFNspOljbURcNKzsCoTA2FOvIMVg1ri8aInv4hXA8TXbevDsDAVht4EV7I0LAoc2q4WImG_QH-j7xT4FdRhGtkDOn__EAvtLBXGK9HXfYZL30jD2gsQ/s1024/western-crowned-pigeon-in-sorong-forest.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Western-crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata)" border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzjs8fLmNtAHHZWczEZt9Tb6ddAod51y8XUJB0sjrkCnJGqkt6fP9-BBSzRvie8HwC689DYQCuFNspOljbURcNKzsCoTA2FOvIMVg1ri8aInv4hXA8TXbevDsDAVht4EV7I0LAoc2q4WImG_QH-j7xT4FdRhGtkDOn__EAvtLBXGK9HXfYZL30jD2gsQ/w640-h480/western-crowned-pigeon-in-sorong-forest.jpg" title="rainforest tour in Klasow valley" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western-crowned Pigeon in Klasow valley</td></tr></tbody></table><p>For trips to rainforest of Sorong regency, I usually offer a 3-day-2-night wildlife watching trip in Klasow valley. The main target birds to see include various species of insects, birds, reptiles and mammals. Because visitors stay in a village in the forest, monitor lizard, cuscus, and paradise birds could be seen during the tour. </p><p><br /></p><p>When I guide visitors in Raja Ampat, I combine snorkeling and sightseeing tour with birdwatching and wildlife watching. Actually, coral reef is considered as the tropical forest of the sea. It is the natural habitat of a lot of species of marine animals and plants. Beautiful marine creatures could be seen while we swim over coral reef. But unique rainforest animals can be watched when we go hiking in tropical forest of Waigeo. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcCMoamJELeS4KpzD4R-PvgfLDzZOoXMvoQQScF-lIUF797o8Owwp0ZUKfApYopgmrRguwnJxZAng4g9I7Ik29JlO40l35bASTTIQGcOFf0uXFbeTRsi7chLGic_Xc6ylyitoc8g_XoEIi6Bnr46vcTa1-tSbkje7Q2f1Q15E4toc-tyqVWwY1P5sVA/s2400/AddText_03-28-11.07.17.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="69 love yin and yang position" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcCMoamJELeS4KpzD4R-PvgfLDzZOoXMvoQQScF-lIUF797o8Owwp0ZUKfApYopgmrRguwnJxZAng4g9I7Ik29JlO40l35bASTTIQGcOFf0uXFbeTRsi7chLGic_Xc6ylyitoc8g_XoEIi6Bnr46vcTa1-tSbkje7Q2f1Q15E4toc-tyqVWwY1P5sVA/w640-h426/AddText_03-28-11.07.17.jpg" title="tantric love" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Bird of Paradise Courtship Dance <br />in 69 Tantric Position for the smooth flow of Love Energy</td></tr></tbody></table><p>If you are interested in taking rainforest tour in Sorong, and Raja Ampat, please, contact me (<a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/p/contact-me.html?m=1">Charles Roring</a>) by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp to: +6281332245180. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611862142923736544.post-66645591468573694042023-03-27T09:41:00.013-07:002023-05-07T02:24:40.308-07:00Butterflies and Moths in West Papua<p>When I guide visitors on wildlife watching tour in the forest, we often see beautiful butterflies and moths. My favorite destination for watching butterflies include Wasior town and its Wondiboy mountains, Coastal area of Tambrauw regency, Susnguakti forest in Manokwari, Klasow valley in Sorong, and Waigeo island of Raja Ampat. </p><p>The following picture is a Swallowtail Moth that I saw in Klasow valley. This black turquoise moth likes to attach himsel to the underpart of a green leaf in the forest in an upside down position. Its latin name, perhaps, is <i>Alcides agathyrsus</i>. It is a beautiful moth that is big and always attracts the attention of visitors who see him.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7hkGK7ihHSfry1B97RBMKEi5PCC7KPQ1XDSXdjyZDfLBtZd0a1AT0B_H6c5znf_DxTQW8kCw6fATZG31qt0mZjuD1Qqee2as0hcB_yFTmtfU9lfm9oOWpTP_zWIy6V8_lY-VYuEYyUeG-Sym3YzOd9hqGn8HyPYjMZN4SJ0XAzi-8089kMtewzf_9PA/s3264/swallow-tail-moth-of-papua.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Swallowtail moth in Klasow valley" border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7hkGK7ihHSfry1B97RBMKEi5PCC7KPQ1XDSXdjyZDfLBtZd0a1AT0B_H6c5znf_DxTQW8kCw6fATZG31qt0mZjuD1Qqee2as0hcB_yFTmtfU9lfm9oOWpTP_zWIy6V8_lY-VYuEYyUeG-Sym3YzOd9hqGn8HyPYjMZN4SJ0XAzi-8089kMtewzf_9PA/w640-h480/swallow-tail-moth-of-papua.jpg" title="butterfly watching and photography tour" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Swallowtail Moth in Klasow valley of West Papua</td></tr></tbody></table><p>When I guided some visitors in Susnguakti forest of Manokwari on birdwatching and wildlife watching tour, I saw beautiful butterflies there too. One of them was a Cruiser butterfly whose scientific name was <i>Vindula</i> <i>arsinoe</i>. He was sitting on a rock near a small stream.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5ji_7S-Wb4xvbOiZSnnMdtOSIT5I4R-THaGNn8sb81VVWhZDmOwa9ItNHlJbk8Zt-HEULWuoh_xhgo1_SZgyDcqOdd5Zxn82n3Or2Ya7XwwKp1w_z4CG8dU39Y6M1TqafQgfRXXlqvDZouxNWWXE1MS44MqJyHGFrdjxncvWndefVudYKagg7SfhBg/s1080/cruiser-butterfly-vindula-arsinoe.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cruiser Butterfly (Vindula arsinoe)" border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5ji_7S-Wb4xvbOiZSnnMdtOSIT5I4R-THaGNn8sb81VVWhZDmOwa9ItNHlJbk8Zt-HEULWuoh_xhgo1_SZgyDcqOdd5Zxn82n3Or2Ya7XwwKp1w_z4CG8dU39Y6M1TqafQgfRXXlqvDZouxNWWXE1MS44MqJyHGFrdjxncvWndefVudYKagg7SfhBg/w640-h480/cruiser-butterfly-vindula-arsinoe.jpg" title="butterfly tour in Indonesia" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cruiser Butterfly in Susnguakti forest of Manokwari</td></tr></tbody></table><p>In Wasior town of Wondama regency, local people grow various kinds of hibiscus and a lot of other tropical flower plants. They attract butterflies and other insects.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRUXxc8gvPANmC8iAl0ftm1de5HNS5M_6ikwHEQbqoK2NAVAzE4lxK4QutSR7GRe5XvP7gLNCC_tiTBM55MRgOOZv0N3bAzbCZAKKYRdwkDOfCOf84xR3arjX4A15auNdc7hxkxHgruS7Z8yyIVXLWCtIGtUSZfLMXxL6nE4JlEo8lshcgGqXQhZ81w/s1024/common-green-birdwing-butterfly.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Common Green Birdwing Butterfly (Ornithoptera butterfly)" border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="1024" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRUXxc8gvPANmC8iAl0ftm1de5HNS5M_6ikwHEQbqoK2NAVAzE4lxK4QutSR7GRe5XvP7gLNCC_tiTBM55MRgOOZv0N3bAzbCZAKKYRdwkDOfCOf84xR3arjX4A15auNdc7hxkxHgruS7Z8yyIVXLWCtIGtUSZfLMXxL6nE4JlEo8lshcgGqXQhZ81w/w640-h406/common-green-birdwing-butterfly.jpg" title="butterfly watching tour in West Papua of Indonesia" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Common Green Birdwing Butterfly in Wasior Town</td></tr></tbody></table><p>One of them is the Common Green birdwing butterfly. </p><p>Another interesting butterfly in the rainforest of West Papua is <i>Taenaris onolaus saturiator</i>. This is one of the family members of owl butterflies. The two black-yellow circles on the hindwings that look like the eyes of an owl may be used by the butterfly to scare away predators.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBzXqg5cmvbe14Z6QD0nuYH4XcwaJtqK3ARxd_k6tPmAyvgZnj-E9rTPaSre_nq7ErPmXg5KHR64Gf_XFoLBN2uxNeFntcVEZXxUWrnTVjSA8Zy6Gqoxa4WJbiWoMVHrvAMNYP6tfTQdZfdfu6TqnkxbKa3xlo56ii9xTwkN_xHetK7ODSSmpjV2QKA/s1024/taenaris-onolaus-saturiator.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="butterfly watching" border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBzXqg5cmvbe14Z6QD0nuYH4XcwaJtqK3ARxd_k6tPmAyvgZnj-E9rTPaSre_nq7ErPmXg5KHR64Gf_XFoLBN2uxNeFntcVEZXxUWrnTVjSA8Zy6Gqoxa4WJbiWoMVHrvAMNYP6tfTQdZfdfu6TqnkxbKa3xlo56ii9xTwkN_xHetK7ODSSmpjV2QKA/w640-h480/taenaris-onolaus-saturiator.jpg" title="rainforest tour in Sorong" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An Owl Butterfly</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I often travel to Raja Ampat islands. Usually I go there to guide visitors on wildlife watching, snorkeling and sightseeing tour. There are beautiful butterflies and moths too. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXsOj3X3jcJG9HWA1se4JonsG081Zi_BMJNkKEO9xeoSAV-PEKU5tDWspRNdghKM-0XxfixpMZFLcP-pP6aSeUcORCdYtCsRHz2w09-AjwEEu5GetjTtBbbQt9K9Ju5fe26ckQHvFLuyyGxTRSjrKfkvilBYunOA_ysh_FilC5XXEZ9jTWaYXXAD8_g/s1024/idea-durvillei-butterfly.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Idea durvillei's butterfly from Waigeo island of Raja Ampat" border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXsOj3X3jcJG9HWA1se4JonsG081Zi_BMJNkKEO9xeoSAV-PEKU5tDWspRNdghKM-0XxfixpMZFLcP-pP6aSeUcORCdYtCsRHz2w09-AjwEEu5GetjTtBbbQt9K9Ju5fe26ckQHvFLuyyGxTRSjrKfkvilBYunOA_ysh_FilC5XXEZ9jTWaYXXAD8_g/w640-h480/idea-durvillei-butterfly.jpg" title="butterfly watching tour in indonesia" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Durvillei's butterfly</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I also used to see this species of butterfly in Mansinam island.</p><p>If you are interested in taking a butterfly watching tour in West Papua of Indonesia and want me to organize your trip, please, contact me (Charles Roring) by email to peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp to: +6281332245180 </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0584C+28 Klagete, Sorong City, West Papua, Indonesia-0.8449086 131.3208557-1.1195330418655092 131.046197496875 -0.57028415813449085 131.595513903125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611862142923736544.post-10770062579123037212023-03-04T05:49:00.024-08:002023-05-07T02:26:34.555-07:00Sightseeing, Wildlife Watching, Freediving, and Snorkeling in Raja Ampat with 2 British Visitors<p>I am now in Raja Ampat. I am guiding 2 British visitors, Gary and Esther, on one-week tour for sightseeing, birding and snorkeling around Waigeo island, Friwen island, Gam island, Mansuar islabd, Arborek, and Piaynemo, Yenbuna, Mioskon island and Five Rocks as well as Saporkren village and Warkesi forest. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJKmaRve9hpRGjKQk6JliSPHWUUtx4IyrZohvpoCcZMQ7VjN90cELFTd8IcQqMpjAHZIoF82QKdoyp2ikEbchYAVt3ouA6nY_QZQhmDT9bzdJWnQFKOtAniP2wbdB5QCAJ8XlPzowDyCyuw12NjgDRDblkgX5hrvUbKv00WOp2noSK6OuvgEezk4ISA/s1152/red-bird-of-paradise-warkesi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Red Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea rubra)" border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJKmaRve9hpRGjKQk6JliSPHWUUtx4IyrZohvpoCcZMQ7VjN90cELFTd8IcQqMpjAHZIoF82QKdoyp2ikEbchYAVt3ouA6nY_QZQhmDT9bzdJWnQFKOtAniP2wbdB5QCAJ8XlPzowDyCyuw12NjgDRDblkgX5hrvUbKv00WOp2noSK6OuvgEezk4ISA/w640-h480/red-bird-of-paradise-warkesi.jpg" title="birdwatching in Waigeo island of Raja Ampat" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-bird of Paradise</td></tr></tbody></table><p>In the past few days of our birding tour, until now we have seen more than 40s species of forest and coastal birds including Lesser Frigatebird, White-breasted Woodswallow, Pacific Swallow, Eastern Osprey, Gurney's Eagle, Helmetted Friarbird, Pied Imperial Pigeon, Papuan Frogmouth, Willie Wagtail, Beach Kingfisher, Pacific Reef Heron, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Common Sandpiper, Lesser crested Tern, Coconut Lorikeet, Mimic Honeyeater, Puff back Honeyeater, Hooded Butcherbird, Eclectus Parrot, Spice Imperial Pigeon, Pinon Imperial Pigeon, Rufous-bellied Kookaburra, Yellow-faced Myna, Red-bird of Paradise, Glossy-mantled Manucode, Red Bird of Paradise, Wilson's Bird of Paradise, Yellow-billed Kingfisher, Island Leaf Warbler, Blyth's Hornbill, Mustached Treeswift. </p><p>I used 10×50 binoculars that I mounted on a tripod using an adaptor. This kind of arrangement allows me to have a device that is similar to spotting scope but in more affordable price. This morning we watched Red Bird of Paradise and Wilson's Bird of Paradise. They were so beautiful.</p><p style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cPvHVm1h0c0" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx4HhZ7tB7e3gA93Qsleq7EpQg8LQ15t0kCqbiRe6WhnKg7iam-ZllqYcMoFlusmUddSvcpe2qRLQUIxKn8-w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p>I also have got an old camera the Fujifilm HS50EXR that allows me to take pictures of birds in distant tree. The ones that are showed in this article were shot using the device. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnVW4XAE4-_GTYP8qIafUF6uZ5QothIr63Vq_vc0YTxPJbBXzAnnhISwl8G51lUwQbdXaoWfOLq8eL3tOrEiYcWiMfQ-4D4WzAka5c7VyiC5twyKTczIQ9-iNrEnabQskxxBaGeGMrLhSJq1R06OqKw8RurWi8-YyhSfPvo4Q0khpfeHKyGceNCHZRzw/s1152/IMG_20230304_231742.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnVW4XAE4-_GTYP8qIafUF6uZ5QothIr63Vq_vc0YTxPJbBXzAnnhISwl8G51lUwQbdXaoWfOLq8eL3tOrEiYcWiMfQ-4D4WzAka5c7VyiC5twyKTczIQ9-iNrEnabQskxxBaGeGMrLhSJq1R06OqKw8RurWi8-YyhSfPvo4Q0khpfeHKyGceNCHZRzw/w640-h480/IMG_20230304_231742.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Papuan Frogmouth</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We stay at a beach resort that is surrounded by trees. This allow us to watch birds, butterflies, and other insects without having to walk long distances. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrP5KOkDEAw9gYbrnyLppvjMhgdY9LM2pEpMN_vYfl-5d8rM8GylDz6tLPF57WfpsLb5C9vFFOiBsb6eIgEIev5L6UCJePpMrjfraE1Q1VHckgaqfEdassorPPMjrVLwJ13MNWtwjOpF7sXSdoxnX_H6HSeR6OEWWXhS7W3tcCimOn9kHwkV5Ejd1IzQ/s1152/taenaris-automolus-butterfly.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Taenaris honrathi" border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrP5KOkDEAw9gYbrnyLppvjMhgdY9LM2pEpMN_vYfl-5d8rM8GylDz6tLPF57WfpsLb5C9vFFOiBsb6eIgEIev5L6UCJePpMrjfraE1Q1VHckgaqfEdassorPPMjrVLwJ13MNWtwjOpF7sXSdoxnX_H6HSeR6OEWWXhS7W3tcCimOn9kHwkV5Ejd1IzQ/w640-h480/taenaris-automolus-butterfly.jpg" title="butterfly watching in west papua" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perhaps a Taenaris honrathi butterfly</td></tr></tbody></table><p>There are still more days, more birds, fish and seascapes that we will see. I hope that I can make a lot of beautiful pictures and videos of them. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgln5iuyibVfbmJEJV1OMVav7YrMzGfWkaJYp0gpreM4m2WANq4d2X_wlzjEqdHV27I1V56x_E7Hq8U9_YP900lH9hwGJVElc3y1L6bV6t1o7Jq1aQRC59Y_OwwIwbP5pbqYAgJVAojZUQUq3rWc7JLxovmWyKWUGdxqc-lj6FCIjG_6AwMGrwZbRYWVg/s1936/snorkeling-in-raja-ampat-with-british-snorkelers.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="marine tour in Waigeo, Mansuar, Arborek" border="0" data-original-height="1089" data-original-width="1936" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgln5iuyibVfbmJEJV1OMVav7YrMzGfWkaJYp0gpreM4m2WANq4d2X_wlzjEqdHV27I1V56x_E7Hq8U9_YP900lH9hwGJVElc3y1L6bV6t1o7Jq1aQRC59Y_OwwIwbP5pbqYAgJVAojZUQUq3rWc7JLxovmWyKWUGdxqc-lj6FCIjG_6AwMGrwZbRYWVg/w640-h360/snorkeling-in-raja-ampat-with-british-snorkelers.jpg" title="Snorkeling in Raja Ampat" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snorkeling photos from Raja Ampat</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_5soIqLRIcogNNjh_FC7tjafWNo8XYMLUA3slC0_-1wyCucit9p1Z9f5Z1LAezveg_lCn4jT1oYIFy_uLmmH8kRqeqyUcBBXC3C3Dlp1Sna22bIqP1cC5fxyq4b4HM1gFYMKeVHBUTHInR61B_0C47MOSvdVkQtLdA0Wl9lyZE5xlWnZd-AqmGIshUg/s4000/anemonefish-of-raja-ampat.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="clownfish" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_5soIqLRIcogNNjh_FC7tjafWNo8XYMLUA3slC0_-1wyCucit9p1Z9f5Z1LAezveg_lCn4jT1oYIFy_uLmmH8kRqeqyUcBBXC3C3Dlp1Sna22bIqP1cC5fxyq4b4HM1gFYMKeVHBUTHInR61B_0C47MOSvdVkQtLdA0Wl9lyZE5xlWnZd-AqmGIshUg/w640-h480/anemonefish-of-raja-ampat.jpg" title="snorkeling tour in Raja Ampat" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anemonefish in Friwen Wall of Raja Ampat</td></tr></tbody></table>We enjoyed swimming and snorkeling in the coral reef areas of Friwen Wall, Arborek, Yenbuba, Mioskon, Five Rocks, and Saporkren. We saw a lot of marine creatures including various anemonefish, surgeonfish, damselfish, trevally, sweetlips, moorish idol, butterflyfish, black tip sharks, and etc. <div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif29sGm_8dMdxrsnyOoVVvEKtAi64JihdzFyXUDY0OgJzfxHGFVDfG4M111flBbbxFVDCrf9xzenDAi31Cf67-vQ5PRcn3M7ehs9znYFIpC9C73iqNlT-aFduj9t6GvV9xpfHG7PrfzebIK-NT50pnzhCrcXBNk4lAaZZwBaXdM1Uc2itZDKb8_q8Xdg/s1080/charles-gary-esther-in-piaynemo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="birdwatching and sightseeing in Piaynemo karst" border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="1080" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif29sGm_8dMdxrsnyOoVVvEKtAi64JihdzFyXUDY0OgJzfxHGFVDfG4M111flBbbxFVDCrf9xzenDAi31Cf67-vQ5PRcn3M7ehs9znYFIpC9C73iqNlT-aFduj9t6GvV9xpfHG7PrfzebIK-NT50pnzhCrcXBNk4lAaZZwBaXdM1Uc2itZDKb8_q8Xdg/w640-h354/charles-gary-esther-in-piaynemo.jpg" title="traveling to Raja Ampat" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a selfie picture with Gary and Esther in Piaynemo karst</td></tr></tbody></table><div><div>If you are interested in sightseeing, birdwatching and wildlife watching as well as snorkeling tour in Raja Ampat archipelago of Indonesia, please, contact me Charles Roring by whatsapp to: +6281332245180 or by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com. </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0MX75+7R Mumes, Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua, Indonesia-0.3368464 130.9596166-0.40550958096837231 130.89095204921875 -0.26818321903162767 131.02828115078125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611862142923736544.post-7539662050926398002023-03-02T16:05:00.011-08:002023-05-07T02:27:15.441-07:00Birding in Tambrauw forest with 4 Scandinavian Girls <p>I have just completed a birding tour in the forest of Tambrauw regency with 4 Scandinavian girls. They were from Denmark, Norway. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGj9Pxnasc50hj3480jukKpFfmj4wbF6z-k2SeTL1fGlVHQHRsTbQ6tsim_8PNDTRBJPbVWknRvOgjF9LGLP_CN9nKgvXaSPJcQiWtM65Cq6GLapWzTzsEJmby-n5euB0TkTPB5SRqVO5FTre_TocFaVGeRX2tn8Ax8vHimoywr_8mPYNvTR4tt_SzQ/s4608/scandinavian-girls-birding.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGj9Pxnasc50hj3480jukKpFfmj4wbF6z-k2SeTL1fGlVHQHRsTbQ6tsim_8PNDTRBJPbVWknRvOgjF9LGLP_CN9nKgvXaSPJcQiWtM65Cq6GLapWzTzsEJmby-n5euB0TkTPB5SRqVO5FTre_TocFaVGeRX2tn8Ax8vHimoywr_8mPYNvTR4tt_SzQ/w640-h360/scandinavian-girls-birding.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scandinavian Girls Were Birding in Tambrauw</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We explored the forest to find Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise (<i>Seleucidis melanoleucus</i>), King Bird of Paradise (<i>Cicinnurus regius</i>), and Red-breasted Paradise Kingfisher (<i>Tanysiptera</i> <i>nympha</i>) as well as other tropical birds including Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (<i>Cacatua</i> <i>galerita</i>), Rufous-bellied Kookaburra (<i>Dacelo</i> <i>gaudichaud</i>) Yellow-billed Kingfisher (<i>Syma torotoro</i>), Wompoo Fruit Dove (<i>Ptilinopus</i> <i>magnificus</i>), Pinon Imperial Pigeon (<i>Ducula pinon</i>), Black-capped Lory (<i>Lorius lory</i>).</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_I0phK0hKkyARKBbPDgaQeyOegtz-BeaPz6uy33Xy6bfNpDjXj5kGOmjLBPMjfZSxmmpFw1LzK7aiEcQNjfyPmPbyAvoaJQOkSiAxyupHqiRr2ke_vHqKzKR8csF01eAteNQJQOwrqF9aJsWHkMI06UpHv43xFXDV7V9vnuO4aktQtDuy43OfMuHug/s4608/IMG_20230302_184633.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Red-breasted Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera nympa)" border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_I0phK0hKkyARKBbPDgaQeyOegtz-BeaPz6uy33Xy6bfNpDjXj5kGOmjLBPMjfZSxmmpFw1LzK7aiEcQNjfyPmPbyAvoaJQOkSiAxyupHqiRr2ke_vHqKzKR8csF01eAteNQJQOwrqF9aJsWHkMI06UpHv43xFXDV7V9vnuO4aktQtDuy43OfMuHug/w640-h480/IMG_20230302_184633.jpg" title="Birdwatching in Tambrauw forest" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-breasted Paradise Kingfisher</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We also did night walk in the forest to look for nocturnal animals. We saw Papuan Frogmouth (<i>Podargus papuensis</i>) and fruit bat whose scientific name I could not identify. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOP1bLPxxO6nyxEQ5rzm5RzcS2i_Zbz3inIxY-eBN3N3iwg8N5m8s94BC4kZ76DucnLQb4u67uU8nc8gNa4y6qZSXOnv7YSdH7AXelo60m87VH_puk9I4I7r6TyNBBrAPH0eF8-jPmq3BuQcSHz3j6R25SjJzIdzVi8CJWvu4Ph67N0o5zpcSFINWlAA/s3264/IMG_20230302_190641.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis) - nocturnal bird" border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOP1bLPxxO6nyxEQ5rzm5RzcS2i_Zbz3inIxY-eBN3N3iwg8N5m8s94BC4kZ76DucnLQb4u67uU8nc8gNa4y6qZSXOnv7YSdH7AXelo60m87VH_puk9I4I7r6TyNBBrAPH0eF8-jPmq3BuQcSHz3j6R25SjJzIdzVi8CJWvu4Ph67N0o5zpcSFINWlAA/w640-h480/IMG_20230302_190641.jpg" title="Night birding in the forest of Tambrauw regency" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Papuan Frogmouth</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVpYTn4KNHMGi6LQgE0FxeVSSUA2w03wpXrPinDi57QyTdwCcouFIDVVL9vtZXOqX5U_Zh0hgX9VBHnyR87LH0pCRa_NqhvOzU6-UbKv2S18bMvnFgHgZ1i9N_TheSx7JmyI-kXk90PfWfvnDl6n3DN9jEyCWb1ThhV_2x7vG21PJT7gbYrqJeZT_Eg/s4096/wompoo-fuit-dove.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Wompoo Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus magnificus)" border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVpYTn4KNHMGi6LQgE0FxeVSSUA2w03wpXrPinDi57QyTdwCcouFIDVVL9vtZXOqX5U_Zh0hgX9VBHnyR87LH0pCRa_NqhvOzU6-UbKv2S18bMvnFgHgZ1i9N_TheSx7JmyI-kXk90PfWfvnDl6n3DN9jEyCWb1ThhV_2x7vG21PJT7gbYrqJeZT_Eg/w640-h480/wompoo-fuit-dove.jpg" title="Birding in Indonesia's tropical forest" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wompoo Fruit Dove</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The birding activities were going on well because I was accompanied by local villagers Daniel, Yoram, Meki and Yosias. The walking path was muddy, we had to wear rubber boots when we wanted to go to the lek of the Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise. At 06:00 of 2 March 2023, the rain fell. We were quite nervous after a long walk in the jungle. When the rain stopped, the bird did not come. We continued to sit and wait. After around 45 minutes, I decided to play the call of the paradise bird for a few minutes and then I stopped. Fortunately he replied the call, flew to and landed on his pole. Finally we were able to watch Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise. Its feather during the rainy (non-breeding) season was not as colorful as the breeding. He stood on a "pole" of a tree quite far from us. I aimed my old Fujifilm HS50EXR at the bird and made some shots. The pictures were not so good. However, we were all happy because we could watch the paradise birds. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDzr59tfJ-_obPigj6rT9HqYNGMdY_M0IMer3_WKDJtFygL_IPaH5DRgWaASC-wR07EeSONRdtbuWgrhltgiJxj_bbQQECBMkOpjAJHNusRDMeM2-8rEi-IkVvihzFLZHGztfXZUcYvZ7Zw_64oqTOcgkJhXaO8aJaO3sgrsZojfn-apFW_S8OZdZJQ/s4608/IMG_20230303_111701.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="birding tour from Sorong city of Southwest Papua province of Indonesia with Danish and Norwegian girls" border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDzr59tfJ-_obPigj6rT9HqYNGMdY_M0IMer3_WKDJtFygL_IPaH5DRgWaASC-wR07EeSONRdtbuWgrhltgiJxj_bbQQECBMkOpjAJHNusRDMeM2-8rEi-IkVvihzFLZHGztfXZUcYvZ7Zw_64oqTOcgkJhXaO8aJaO3sgrsZojfn-apFW_S8OZdZJQ/w640-h360/IMG_20230303_111701.jpg" title="Scandinavian birdwatchers in Sorong city of West Papua, Indonesia" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A group picture with the Scandinavian birdwatchers</td></tr></tbody></table><p>After hiking in the hills of Tambrauw regency, we walked back to our homestay, had lunch and then returned to Sorong city by a chartered 4WD car. This is written by Charles Roring</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0F4W9+M5 Emaos, Tambrauw Regency, West Papua, Indonesia-0.5032614 132.1179888-0.6405851780623526 131.98065969843751 -0.36593762193764728 132.25531790156251tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611862142923736544.post-32876745789300029022023-01-28T20:53:00.006-08:002023-06-25T20:48:52.660-07:00West Papua Birding Tours in Sorong and Tambrauw<p>I have organized a lot of birding and wildlife watching tours in West Papua. Recently, I guided a Taiwanese girl on a birding trip in Tambrauw. We saw a lot of species of birds, insects, fruit bats and snake. The tour was carried in lowland forest of Klasow valley as well as the hill forest of Tambrauw regency. In the mountain ridge are we saw Yellow-billed Kingfisher, Azure Kingfisher as well as Papuan Pitta. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsuWTB2oxV3BM0cEXIOl1caKuiyol6sgzgCPUMWQR9FURKXfRMlrhiOCCwTvoOyhupcqmmPgxmXbHX1h8JUckoL9vWaP6aLsa_hkt1wK5Sdy2ErI437qTLFOasp50lh0pLxRVhsrnpGAe9tqy1PY9JXJmBR8KgwCeCwRqLu-VU5wJNI2VpS6j1FF7Fw/s1936/west-papua-birding-tour.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="tourists were watching birds in west papua" border="0" data-original-height="1089" data-original-width="1936" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsuWTB2oxV3BM0cEXIOl1caKuiyol6sgzgCPUMWQR9FURKXfRMlrhiOCCwTvoOyhupcqmmPgxmXbHX1h8JUckoL9vWaP6aLsa_hkt1wK5Sdy2ErI437qTLFOasp50lh0pLxRVhsrnpGAe9tqy1PY9JXJmBR8KgwCeCwRqLu-VU5wJNI2VpS6j1FF7Fw/w640-h360/west-papua-birding-tour.jpg" title="west papua birding tour" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birding and Wildlife Watching in Sorong and Tambrauw</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I also organized a birding trip for a group of visitors from the United States and the United Kingdom. They were the clients of Ventures Birding. We went birding in rainforest of Tambrauw for 4 days/ 3 nights. We stayed in Sansapore Pacific Park beach resort which was suitable for visitors who were interested not only in birding but also in swimming and snorkeling. </p><p>After that I guided a lady from Australia on a 3-day-2-night birding and wildlife watching tour in a remote village of Tambrauw. We saw Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise, King Bird of Paradise, Red-breasted Paradise Kingfisher, Palm Cockatoo, Eclectus Parrot, Lesser Black Coucal, Papuan Pitta, Rufous-bellied Kookaburra, Shining Flycatcher, Yellow-capped Pygmy Parrot, Large Fig Parrot, Brown Oriole, Helmetted Friarbird, Grey Crow, Hooded Butcherbird, Mimic Meliphaga, Azure Kingfisher, Brown-backed Honeyeater, Blue Black Kingfisher, Azure Kingfisher, Papuan Dwarf Kingfisher, Blue Jewel Babbler, and a lot more. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAfJx1fozE0EPW7yPbOhf-sMN27uhxBqEzUt-5te493b_nolk0ocqwX7bWC213_cKv8l8d-DExauHhCuSAkCR4euyO3wTKCsHaW2FY8NnuaqkYVwGpsDaOF493oKYCRG5L2PfOpcSVvBozyDvis68CN-98uHwRO2hthk6Nq9YEeppOMAcHSaZlwf1yA/s1600/Olive-crowned-flowerpecker.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Olive-crowned Flowerpecker (Dicaeum pectorale)" border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAfJx1fozE0EPW7yPbOhf-sMN27uhxBqEzUt-5te493b_nolk0ocqwX7bWC213_cKv8l8d-DExauHhCuSAkCR4euyO3wTKCsHaW2FY8NnuaqkYVwGpsDaOF493oKYCRG5L2PfOpcSVvBozyDvis68CN-98uHwRO2hthk6Nq9YEeppOMAcHSaZlwf1yA/w640-h360/Olive-crowned-flowerpecker.jpg" title="birding and wildlife watching tour in Sorong" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olive-crowned Flowerpecker</td></tr></tbody></table>Another group of visitors that I guided was from Czech republic. There were 4 visitors who took the tour. We explored the forest to watch Wompoo Fruit Dove, Blyth's Hornbill, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Yellow-faced Myna, Papuan Frogmouth, Marbled Frogmouth, and various species of butterflies. <p>As a matter of fact, December and January were the beginning of rainy season. But the density of birds were very high because they could catch more insects and small lizards for their food. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhYRZLfAV-KFf6b8Dqpn9oGQTSQ0wVj0lme60Di4cU4QO4u2mR-NVFSgWrRbhZ_5G9rTNLh6udiOLEZJI9Tu4BUnbj-mvIzNNqvkTOulhE6PLNYplgv2pSgrW1UF2vfnDl4bzLMbTN-sPhZpNh_NIvx4Yj89-atga-k1WvUhYYMc9VvloL4uUarLYBg/s1083/rufous-bellied-kookaburra-flying.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Dacelo gaudichaud" border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="1083" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhYRZLfAV-KFf6b8Dqpn9oGQTSQ0wVj0lme60Di4cU4QO4u2mR-NVFSgWrRbhZ_5G9rTNLh6udiOLEZJI9Tu4BUnbj-mvIzNNqvkTOulhE6PLNYplgv2pSgrW1UF2vfnDl4bzLMbTN-sPhZpNh_NIvx4Yj89-atga-k1WvUhYYMc9VvloL4uUarLYBg/w640-h408/rufous-bellied-kookaburra-flying.jpg" title="Rufous-bellied Kookaburra" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rufous-bellied Kookaburra</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBKSBu28LNPRaVU_OA1EO9PyOTf5A1poyNXUrQGXctsEBAN210fGnuQZLT_JR7dpTo207Cty5GPc1VLBNAjFXha_JnkhtLfFgLEKBFCEakHwVZJL9wq2CcxEn7LMAb9IAGev1rOdz4bf41ccrzpG7MdbbCY-ZT70JBsoFRcboL4Ygi9A2r407efYERA/s800/a-couple-of-eclectus-parrot-in-waigeo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Eclectus Parrot" border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="800" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBKSBu28LNPRaVU_OA1EO9PyOTf5A1poyNXUrQGXctsEBAN210fGnuQZLT_JR7dpTo207Cty5GPc1VLBNAjFXha_JnkhtLfFgLEKBFCEakHwVZJL9wq2CcxEn7LMAb9IAGev1rOdz4bf41ccrzpG7MdbbCY-ZT70JBsoFRcboL4Ygi9A2r407efYERA/w640-h448/a-couple-of-eclectus-parrot-in-waigeo.jpg" title="birding in Raja Ampat" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eclectus Parrot</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Sorong city is the main gate for visitors who are interested in traveling to Raja Ampat islands. It is also a highly recommended destination for visitors who want to see wildlife in rainforest of the mainland New Guinea. </p><p>To increase the chance for visitors to see more animals, I conduct night walking tours in the forest for all visitors. </p><p>If you are interested in taking a rainforest tour in West Papua with Sorong city as the starting point, and want me to organize your trip and guide you, please, contact me (<a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/p/contact-me.html?m=1">Charles Roring</a>) by whatsapp to +6281332245180 or by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611862142923736544.post-75729216259933255142023-01-11T22:31:00.012-08:002023-06-22T10:27:55.573-07:00Birding and Wildlife Watching Holiday in Raja Ampat Islands<p>I have just completed a birding and wildlife watching tour in Waigeo island of Raja Ampat. It was a 3 day/ 2 night-trip. I guided Christine - a lady from the United States of America. In the first day when we walked along the roadside of southern Waigeo, we saw Eclectus Parrot, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Pinon Imperial Pigeon, Rufous-bellied Kookaburra, Palm Cockatoo, Pacific Swallow and Lesser-crested Tern. At dusk, we also saw cuscus possum, fruitbats and snake. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PUvHNwcae9OLF7Xh6gI6Zw1Moa2NkurIV_kSJaXG_swJ2RtYWG91GgThXbQG-dZDy98IQqrqXjZo4tBIgNWal-FDUm46mrtLsvz-dMkOcbPGEji2wPTtuoyMJ-hPXStIrR-IZUHN6Cq7O5ET17nDjBTaV_qYx-11IXLvbH24C9ZDZv-rVCCyBpR4bg/s1080/palm-cockatoo-raja-ampat.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="palm cockatoo of Waigeo island" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1080" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PUvHNwcae9OLF7Xh6gI6Zw1Moa2NkurIV_kSJaXG_swJ2RtYWG91GgThXbQG-dZDy98IQqrqXjZo4tBIgNWal-FDUm46mrtLsvz-dMkOcbPGEji2wPTtuoyMJ-hPXStIrR-IZUHN6Cq7O5ET17nDjBTaV_qYx-11IXLvbH24C9ZDZv-rVCCyBpR4bg/w640-h426/palm-cockatoo-raja-ampat.webp" title="Birdwatching tour in Raja Ampat" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The next morning, we went to a forest by car and did hiking to watch Wilson's Bird of Paradise. After that we explored the coastal area to watch Radjah Shelduck, Olive-backed Sunbird, Willie Wagtail, White-bellied Sea Eagle, Beach Kingfisher as well as Olive-crowned Flowerpecker. There were Olive-backed Sunbird, Spice Imperial Pigeon and Brahminy Kite when we did a boat trip to islands at the entrance area of Kabui bay. I brought my spotting scope and put it on a white sandy beach of Urai island when we were watching the pigeons and kingfisher. At the nearby trees, Singing Starlings were eating some tiny fruits. High in the sky Blyth's Hornbill and Lesser Frigatebirds were flying over us. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmA8rWFgQ1PDwJCFvOgOqmdq92ITEhkgxainaaiFALQImrEryJ2fJPT34Ha48ANwwlKD6rg0nEGnqLnwx03sxHekBXXcjLHeES-GkPEtqlU3rmZAxg1-K04NJ3PSLoSV22CdkoH4EbYk2d4nZSBOHhbVlVU27qITJI0PMk6bN2bg7IljaLMhn2GJ39w/s1154/red-bob.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Red Bird of Paradise" border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1154" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmA8rWFgQ1PDwJCFvOgOqmdq92ITEhkgxainaaiFALQImrEryJ2fJPT34Ha48ANwwlKD6rg0nEGnqLnwx03sxHekBXXcjLHeES-GkPEtqlU3rmZAxg1-K04NJ3PSLoSV22CdkoH4EbYk2d4nZSBOHhbVlVU27qITJI0PMk6bN2bg7IljaLMhn2GJ39w/w640-h468/red-bob.jpg" title="wildlife watching holiday in Raja Ampat" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female Red Bird of Paradise</td></tr></tbody></table><p>While we were enjoying the natural beauty of Raja Ampat's blue sea and islands, we saw some dolphins swimming off the nearby reef. It was a magnificent trip. In the last day of the tour, we watched Red Bird of Paradise, Hooded Butcherbird, Yellow-bellied Longbill and Helmetted Friarbird. </p><p>After enjoying the tour, we returned to Sorong city. This trip in Raja Ampat was an extended trip of my previous tour with a group of British and American birdwatchers in Sorong, Tambrauw, Arfak mountains of Manokwari.</p><p>If you are interested, please, contact me (<a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/p/contact-me.html?m=1">Charles Roring</a>) by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp to: +6281332245180.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0MX57+QR Mumes, Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua, Indonesia-0.340528 130.9645545-0.40919116354409146 130.89588994921874 -0.27186483645590853 131.03321905078124tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611862142923736544.post-50195679827244656332022-12-22T20:14:00.018-08:002023-08-27T21:17:32.535-07:00Traveling to Sausapor Town<p><b>Wave Surfing</b></p><p>A lot of visitors go to Tambrauw regency in Indonesia to do wildlife watching. Actually, this regency has got other attractions. One of them is wave surfing. Between November and April, the coastal area of Sausapor is exposed to big waves. The best time to enjoy wave surfing is in the mornings and afternoons. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBiCopSnGNc_faNsGl-Eg6PvHN0B8IikbYOFZQ9RmnNZZCARB-knXd5Ow7q64Gi04ONnRsgw2OVXttf1SZEWB6HooMSK3FSuDghLtvq0BcMlobUZ7bULWHMtRhIcwA7RBX_23ljwyIbO9a35zHhoFAMx144iGrdJqNEfryryEqiFTJXP2zd6ZNPJ8CNA/s1936/wave-season-in-sausapor-town.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Sansapor vacation destination" border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="1936" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBiCopSnGNc_faNsGl-Eg6PvHN0B8IikbYOFZQ9RmnNZZCARB-knXd5Ow7q64Gi04ONnRsgw2OVXttf1SZEWB6HooMSK3FSuDghLtvq0BcMlobUZ7bULWHMtRhIcwA7RBX_23ljwyIbO9a35zHhoFAMx144iGrdJqNEfryryEqiFTJXP2zd6ZNPJ8CNA/w640-h426/wave-season-in-sausapor-town.jpg" title="wave surfing in Sausapor town" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wave Season in Sausapor town</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwxpq6-uPzKc1iScWkXt7GkIED2JnwCajoUGtVuvEOrT0nJQ-X6VNV6JDoBS2A2EVuLg2eiylTS68LvrT3rFg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p><b>Cost of Transportation</b></p><p>Sausapor town is the recommended destination for wave surfers. It can be reached from Sorong city by 4WD car. The cost per person is 300,000 rupiahs. Visitors need to go to a place in Sorong city that is called <b>Kilometer Dua Belas Masuk</b> in order to catch a 4wd car that can bring them to Sausapor town. </p><p><b>Accommodation</b></p><p>There is a nice beach resort in Sausapor town. Its name is <b>Sansapore Pacific Park</b>. Visitors who stay at the beach resort will have access to the beach. The cost of the accommodation, for standard bungalow, for single bed: 500,000 and for twin beds 800,000 rupiahs. Breakfast is provided for free. To book your room in this beach resort, please, contact <b>Vincencia Natalia +6282271103270 (WA).</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7uOtS551SuXCiTieEa_CpLFg3Cap3TaIuSnGOiLrwf-xvueOfixOxVi9HxIcq5UiImMLbPM-BDEWNJzgS4aICYsOF6o5vw8PLGQQLB0wrY497SUsEHvo_SvhGezacmkoV68rmcbohloU4N-MMgWnl04PvvacvVqaVVA3kdYPCCutHCqGn9Z6A84Fk-w/s1936/sansapore-pacific-park.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="accommodation in sausapor town" border="0" data-original-height="1089" data-original-width="1936" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7uOtS551SuXCiTieEa_CpLFg3Cap3TaIuSnGOiLrwf-xvueOfixOxVi9HxIcq5UiImMLbPM-BDEWNJzgS4aICYsOF6o5vw8PLGQQLB0wrY497SUsEHvo_SvhGezacmkoV68rmcbohloU4N-MMgWnl04PvvacvVqaVVA3kdYPCCutHCqGn9Z6A84Fk-w/w640-h360/sansapore-pacific-park.jpg" title="Sansapore Pacific Park Beach Resort" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sansapore Pacific Park<br />Beach Resort</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<p><b>Flowers</b></p><p>The front and backyard of the beach resorts are filled with coconut trees and various kinds of flower plants including orchid and hibiscus. In the mornings and in the afternoons, butterflies like to visit the plants. </p><p>There are also birds such as Common Plover, Olive-backed Sunbird, Willie Wagtail that can be seen around the bungalows of the resort. Sometimes eclectus parrots and metalic starling fly over the resort area.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7CozPd7ZrGK6TyTVuqY_LQjnnf2aj_P4WEEvN4G4fSqc43kl83efw1gYe4i5HqCLQWi1hb9Aieqoy7YvMYLKPY9pp4aoy0NE_ljx9EeNFm_YpoZ75Xt8twYKSi24V1q_Zv7M9EcXF_AaZo4CbBXFi4baStHWkOf-SwZs2eDVLxOCXSE97NkSnb9cDQ/s1936/flowers-at-sansapore-pacific-park.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="1936" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7CozPd7ZrGK6TyTVuqY_LQjnnf2aj_P4WEEvN4G4fSqc43kl83efw1gYe4i5HqCLQWi1hb9Aieqoy7YvMYLKPY9pp4aoy0NE_ljx9EeNFm_YpoZ75Xt8twYKSi24V1q_Zv7M9EcXF_AaZo4CbBXFi4baStHWkOf-SwZs2eDVLxOCXSE97NkSnb9cDQ/w640-h426/flowers-at-sansapore-pacific-park.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flowers at Sansapor Pacific Park</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Wildlife Watching in the Forest</b></p><p>For visitors who are not wave surfers, they can go hiking along the Old Sausapor - Bikar road (across from the beach resort) to see birds such as Rufous-bellied Kookaburra, Yellow-billed Kingfisher, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Pinon Imperial Pigeon, and Azure Kingfisher, and a lot more. </p><p>There are amphibious, mammals, insects, and reptilian animals in the forest of Tambrauw. Visitors can see various kindals of frogs, lizards, butterflies and beetles as well as birds. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2EPgUK6kF543Gwto3MgQwmbpVuuKh1gETAELoolBXDAVZYOj4A13XaNl6uEczPveOiS1aSeySJw8Y4KNE4Uhv0EHgRyeSnXVWOX7_wf-wKu3mn1MYzPxG2jio7HgJLtaqgH_OX_bfL1JdVXqkrnEYT50woemSk_c5rcEm4oBtT2yCG0voCTbt04yeQ/s1936/wildlife-watching-in-tambrauw.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="wildlife watching in Tambrauw mountains" border="0" data-original-height="1089" data-original-width="1936" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2EPgUK6kF543Gwto3MgQwmbpVuuKh1gETAELoolBXDAVZYOj4A13XaNl6uEczPveOiS1aSeySJw8Y4KNE4Uhv0EHgRyeSnXVWOX7_wf-wKu3mn1MYzPxG2jio7HgJLtaqgH_OX_bfL1JdVXqkrnEYT50woemSk_c5rcEm4oBtT2yCG0voCTbt04yeQ/w640-h360/wildlife-watching-in-tambrauw.jpg" title="rainforest tour in Sausapor" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rainforest Tour in Sausapor</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Snorkeling in Sausapor</b></p><p>From May to October, the sea in Sausapor town is calm. It is a great place to enjoy swimming, recreational fishing, and snorkeling. The house reef of the Sansapore Pacific Park Beach resort is very beautiful. A lot of fish live in the coral reef. Some of them include pink anemonefish, surgeonfish, parrotfish, striped-surgeonfish, butterflyfish, moorish idol and etc.</p><p><b>Recreational Sport Fishing</b></p><p>Visitors who like recreational fishing can also enjoy the activity during these months.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCsITGd15a5kfPZWRF34VgLZT99CMzwEFJPW1pKa5OsOd2obU4HAkVsyWLHqyyBjSXc_YbtEFVzVIIUof2MYjZkyLozLFtw73e4tXMHhTaJZHUHmQUGdiWVQW1a__8Nist-Oin9UU4bl12VS30Rr8k2vHncsmEcQLc9g8e8P8qWnzHKkWPrhmjEINUQ/s1936/sausapor-beach.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="coral reef snorkeling" border="0" data-original-height="1089" data-original-width="1936" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCsITGd15a5kfPZWRF34VgLZT99CMzwEFJPW1pKa5OsOd2obU4HAkVsyWLHqyyBjSXc_YbtEFVzVIIUof2MYjZkyLozLFtw73e4tXMHhTaJZHUHmQUGdiWVQW1a__8Nist-Oin9UU4bl12VS30Rr8k2vHncsmEcQLc9g8e8P8qWnzHKkWPrhmjEINUQ/w640-h360/sausapor-beach.jpg" title="traveling to sausapor town" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marine Environment in Sausapor town</td></tr></tbody></table><p>If you are interested in traveling to Sausapor town to enjoy surfing, and wildlife watching or just see local people in their daily life, you need to fly to Sorong city and then continue your trip to Sausapor town by 4WD car or passenger ship.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdy5kVZU7GMzb_mV3-fCmUlm8lLvszSTspeJy_6gcrteYZtQ2zMqN3rjj7qmdDX-KINzBweY39xu-AVwnXQk5EqKex_UQQZKBaKln0CyckU0j7JvIJLul2qwwrf7Mlg4TVU6QMyNxMq-BNhWejssdTScM-0G6ZGY8Hvqr9X4U_t61Dlan-_lFX1tX9g/s2336/flight-route-to-sorong-city-indonesia.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="traveling to Tambrauw regency" border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="2336" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdy5kVZU7GMzb_mV3-fCmUlm8lLvszSTspeJy_6gcrteYZtQ2zMqN3rjj7qmdDX-KINzBweY39xu-AVwnXQk5EqKex_UQQZKBaKln0CyckU0j7JvIJLul2qwwrf7Mlg4TVU6QMyNxMq-BNhWejssdTScM-0G6ZGY8Hvqr9X4U_t61Dlan-_lFX1tX9g/w640-h328/flight-route-to-sorong-city-indonesia.png" title="Flight route from Jakarta to Sorong city" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsj7rGFJEYtQtpEoSdjYth_cYOBjxifhtv3MLXbhfsbNWl6Olc_8N6GxLygyjNgYNLYlkoFzAR1cC25oQDsMyehscTSCeCnW0a4TYyKBPzHAv5VmlE9ZmI3_Bsu-L1SBmHzztclgrnkWu11jXdBBe_Ocw8YrTSdMtonHWoH772vybTF04-7BKgS7CMA/s820/where-is-tambrauw.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="vacation in West Papua" border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="820" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsj7rGFJEYtQtpEoSdjYth_cYOBjxifhtv3MLXbhfsbNWl6Olc_8N6GxLygyjNgYNLYlkoFzAR1cC25oQDsMyehscTSCeCnW0a4TYyKBPzHAv5VmlE9ZmI3_Bsu-L1SBmHzztclgrnkWu11jXdBBe_Ocw8YrTSdMtonHWoH772vybTF04-7BKgS7CMA/w640-h366/where-is-tambrauw.png" title="Wildlife watching in Sausapor" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tambrauw is located between Sorong and Manokwari</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSNLX97J1m6vxvMKPPP0rWuqLHx__v4HC4AFGak7DWPMlXOi3bni1FExbq9mhpfJR5WAFuUVjieLOLOUKwDf_fiq3F3T7sPQpggax1W3_qcFD7Re0-qnVoZMgIYWpbZXf5W0nQqGLhfCJOXuzxJdvpOvM2IxTxFcvxTriEmzJ_TnXLTXzYba75WO8bw/s640/roadmap-sorong-sausapor.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="traveling to sansapor town" border="0" data-original-height="305" data-original-width="640" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSNLX97J1m6vxvMKPPP0rWuqLHx__v4HC4AFGak7DWPMlXOi3bni1FExbq9mhpfJR5WAFuUVjieLOLOUKwDf_fiq3F3T7sPQpggax1W3_qcFD7Re0-qnVoZMgIYWpbZXf5W0nQqGLhfCJOXuzxJdvpOvM2IxTxFcvxTriEmzJ_TnXLTXzYba75WO8bw/w640-h306/roadmap-sorong-sausapor.png" title="Car route to Sausapor from Sorong city" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Land Route between Sorong and Sausapor</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">For more info, please, contact Charles Roring +6281332245180.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also read:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2022/11/wildlife-watching-holiday-in-tambrauw.html?m=1" rel="nofollow">Wildlife Watching Holiday in Tambrauw Forest</a></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2022/10/birdwatching-in-fef-town-of-tambrauw.html?m=1" rel="nofollow">Birdwatching in Fef Valley of Tambrauw regency</a></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.wildlifepapua.com/2015/07/rainforest-tour-in-tambrauw-mountains.html?m=1" rel="nofollow">Rainforest Tour in Tambrauw mountains</a></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611862142923736544.post-23930530462611242872022-12-14T22:08:00.003-08:002022-12-14T22:13:44.098-08:00Walking Tour in Arfak mountains<p>I am now in Arfak mountains. I am accompanying a Dutch couple on a walking and wildlife watching tour for 5 days/ 4 nights. The scenery of the mountains is very beautiful as shown in the picture below.</p><p>We saw several species of birds of paradise and also butterflies, frogs, and dogs. The rainforest of higher elevation region of the mountains is unique. Villagers are friendly.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58huKpGm_VDpROF1CJ6FRE7fSClGsE_ymQKIekCY_D2MEuGPqa44oE2d6088TqSCv3b1av0usEDMvDGGAeI4uSz7PyYj2WlHzlFVowScRsJTPGOrxxYjgp1G2rsrIIoeAjdpvyGZIr5wieGwQHu9MyWiKHTL8xrMps3Zi3EKlC077kYIUHwNXKhwR8w/s1936/walking-tour-in-arfak-mountains.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="walking tour in Arfak mountains" border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="1936" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58huKpGm_VDpROF1CJ6FRE7fSClGsE_ymQKIekCY_D2MEuGPqa44oE2d6088TqSCv3b1av0usEDMvDGGAeI4uSz7PyYj2WlHzlFVowScRsJTPGOrxxYjgp1G2rsrIIoeAjdpvyGZIr5wieGwQHu9MyWiKHTL8xrMps3Zi3EKlC077kYIUHwNXKhwR8w/w640-h426/walking-tour-in-arfak-mountains.jpg" title="Holiday trip in West Papua" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking Tour in Arfak mountains</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The duration of walking from Mokwam region to Lake Anggi Giji is around 3 days. Visitors who take the walking tour can stay in the house of the villagers. Actually, if visitors are tired, they could stop cars that go to Anggi or the ones that return to Manokwari city.</p><p>After guiding them, I will go to Sorong city where I am going to guide another guest on a 3-day birdwatching tour in Tambrauw regency. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611862142923736544.post-89971167217292779502022-11-19T15:47:00.018-08:002022-12-02T01:21:44.070-08:00Wildlife Watching Holiday in Tambrauw Forest (7 Days/ 6 Nights)<p>A few weeks ago I guided a tourist from Brazil on a week tour in the forest of Tambrauw regency. It is located in the east of Sorong city and can be reached by a 4wd car in a few hours. We explored the tropical jungle of West Papua in search of birds of paradise, cuscus possum, flying fox, snake, wallaby and bandicoot as well as various kinds of insects.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHA7vDI3okQkyuIX6_nk_NCNhsS7Kaeb3PK3pwuOH7jZ-QqWRE4U-fFzOojdn_4a1Sg3hGLF29Ww_ADRdV01qteLlMcFALIZhdvIXRm8rTiQ4zRZBXD9d_MI943wSUGVXECGRIevLxhnwG7CFN-OcwCvvX9Xrje7H9DdkGk4W_yYhu1IzxcVYjFpnLbA/s1575/AddText_11-20-08.36.07.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="birding in Sorong and Tambrauw mountains" border="0" data-original-height="1575" data-original-width="1050" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHA7vDI3okQkyuIX6_nk_NCNhsS7Kaeb3PK3pwuOH7jZ-QqWRE4U-fFzOojdn_4a1Sg3hGLF29Ww_ADRdV01qteLlMcFALIZhdvIXRm8rTiQ4zRZBXD9d_MI943wSUGVXECGRIevLxhnwG7CFN-OcwCvvX9Xrje7H9DdkGk4W_yYhu1IzxcVYjFpnLbA/w426-h640/AddText_11-20-08.36.07.webp" title="wildlife watching tour in Indonesia" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A male Lesser Birds of Paradise</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We woke up early in the morning to watch Lesser Birds of Paradise (<i>Paradisaea</i> <i>minor</i>) from around 06:00 to 09:00. After that we did general birding and wildlife watching to see Palm Cockatoo, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Blyth's Hornbill, Beautiful Fruit Dove, Rufous-bellied Kookaburra and a lot more. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtaRLr6ffKZ2rxJd-UnvXMkjUjChcryezluUDpsqAcL6D-DpH2j3FFlRvH2sa-E7WzFPCzGUx7QpUpvieRKU86Y0inYDASyx5e7WkMNyTWY6ne8viuvFS3s8cwYYUYaIWBVxbjip153311vAIPzlbYuCpwbrX418akDmeHQn-wSjMhu6ZlklcxqvcDg/s1575/sulphur-crested-cockatoo-and-hornbill.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="1575" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtaRLr6ffKZ2rxJd-UnvXMkjUjChcryezluUDpsqAcL6D-DpH2j3FFlRvH2sa-E7WzFPCzGUx7QpUpvieRKU86Y0inYDASyx5e7WkMNyTWY6ne8viuvFS3s8cwYYUYaIWBVxbjip153311vAIPzlbYuCpwbrX418akDmeHQn-wSjMhu6ZlklcxqvcDg/w640-h426/sulphur-crested-cockatoo-and-hornbill.webp" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tropical Birds in the forest of Tambrauw</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The tourist whom I guided brought a D-SLR camera with telephoto lens. With that device, he was able to shoot various species of birds in tall trees. Later he shared some of them via whatsapp which I later use for this blog post. </p><p>While we were in Tambrauw regency, it rained a lot especially during the afternoons. After the heavy rain, the activity of birds was high. We were able to watch New Guinea Vulturine Parrot, Pinon Imperial Pigeon, Large Fig Parrot, Yellow-faced Myna, Lesser Black Coucal, Black-capped Lory, Black Lory, Coconut Lorikeet flying in the air or sit on the branches of trees. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJT1tDjJlB2ypbWVPsUuRmMcc9NVRfewmed_29N9DSr9qpysVCgSL5d5AwzxV0ay1wXjbEh_-WXvYE0F6MVwkTUV9cqAEfFq88eAbTjNv2vlQlggbZiMh3eBV_WaAca7uzWFIic7yVsPUtb5WH0o3gf6uHJcBV-DA4My_7efbEDpSpuEJXrJJ-7pwHA/s1575/palm-cockatoo-tambrauw.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus)" border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="1575" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJT1tDjJlB2ypbWVPsUuRmMcc9NVRfewmed_29N9DSr9qpysVCgSL5d5AwzxV0ay1wXjbEh_-WXvYE0F6MVwkTUV9cqAEfFq88eAbTjNv2vlQlggbZiMh3eBV_WaAca7uzWFIic7yVsPUtb5WH0o3gf6uHJcBV-DA4My_7efbEDpSpuEJXrJJ-7pwHA/w640-h426/palm-cockatoo-tambrauw.webp" title="Birding trip in West Papua" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Palm Cockatoo in the forest of Tambrauw regency</td></tr></tbody></table><p>At nights we did some forest explorations in the forest. We saw cuscus possum, snake and fruit bats. A lot of insects could also be seen at nights. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2157fILDoWPipFpub-gT1lchAYzipcNmK2fxp1YS92Jco0JBXw40ApkI3W9R2ohi2cNM1aUy3mnIIGiHmX6Co5qRwbp0rtubnvZd6qjhVisTDb9cSLD4e4lYJALfhmUPKzx4rcROMqyZv8dSm8ezvc96kBnwOftIusOgOtN3BHkZ0pVoVJ9M2kfR4A/s1575/beautiful-fruit-dove.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="beautiful fruit dove in the forest of Indonesia" border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="1575" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2157fILDoWPipFpub-gT1lchAYzipcNmK2fxp1YS92Jco0JBXw40ApkI3W9R2ohi2cNM1aUy3mnIIGiHmX6Co5qRwbp0rtubnvZd6qjhVisTDb9cSLD4e4lYJALfhmUPKzx4rcROMqyZv8dSm8ezvc96kBnwOftIusOgOtN3BHkZ0pVoVJ9M2kfR4A/w640-h426/beautiful-fruit-dove.webp" title="birdwatching in Tambrauw" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Fruit Dove</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Accommodation</b></p><p>After guiding the Brazilian tourist, I continued my trip to Sausapor town where I stayed at a beach resort. Its name was <i>Sansapore Pacific Park</i>. I did birdwatching in the ridge forest outside of the town where I found the sites of Lesser Birds of Paradise, King Bird of Paradise, Magnificent Riflebird in the area. There were also other birds as well including Grey Crow, Black Butcherbird, Long-tailed Buzzard, Little Egret, and etc.</p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GB_ox2ckY-0" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bU6ZYYtl1jmOhKZMM4oixadD5Gb-UouwV_EV5oiwuFBtvE0URuQQtPJAMRoew2Jzi5kzpC2oj8EzBVrMVljZ4enEC27u7z_5g2mtc8WKlEg-my-CMd7zAc7Vi9yNTLERF4Z1mCfe-neJKYZX1xjyUN_ywEkV7s0cAjqGjIgR5Eugk3Lt9lLcRU2CPA/s640/sansapore-pacific-park.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Sansapore Pacific Park beach resort" border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bU6ZYYtl1jmOhKZMM4oixadD5Gb-UouwV_EV5oiwuFBtvE0URuQQtPJAMRoew2Jzi5kzpC2oj8EzBVrMVljZ4enEC27u7z_5g2mtc8WKlEg-my-CMd7zAc7Vi9yNTLERF4Z1mCfe-neJKYZX1xjyUN_ywEkV7s0cAjqGjIgR5Eugk3Lt9lLcRU2CPA/w640-h426/sansapore-pacific-park.png" title="hotel in tambrauw regency" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sansapore Pacific Park - a recommended accommodation for visitors traveling to Sausapor town of Tambrauw regency - Resort Manager: Natalia: +62 822-7110-3270</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The beach resort had beautiful house reef that was also a nice place for visitors who like swimming and snorkeling.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br />If you are interested in taking a birding and wildlife watching tour in Sausapor town of Tambrauw regency, here is the flight route and roadmap for your trip. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWylaZE8AE2X583RTIdaVBNkcaEUBLTl8iom7H7z3enAEaW0TqyW5xrHhSS-9xzE84GHfHEM6t1zjyD6wOppo6UjsQGcyKYs9oL_wEQ66FlVL1Udc6zAKGVAq1tjHGFSUqzD4BSI3qMay9dFgBvq9-kSa2WvKBGZ_p0oRJVloP_lXR_k2kRTXGYoc2PA/s2316/flight-route-to-sorong-city.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="2316" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWylaZE8AE2X583RTIdaVBNkcaEUBLTl8iom7H7z3enAEaW0TqyW5xrHhSS-9xzE84GHfHEM6t1zjyD6wOppo6UjsQGcyKYs9oL_wEQ66FlVL1Udc6zAKGVAq1tjHGFSUqzD4BSI3qMay9dFgBvq9-kSa2WvKBGZ_p0oRJVloP_lXR_k2kRTXGYoc2PA/w640-h330/flight-route-to-sorong-city.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flight route to Sorong city</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3p1rT2J_7aRVgVTlZbdTreVWS_2uvOVmZGu3RBscZMBaH7aXeq5Mkf8_MWtZXmWdagvU4JFLnWu2gAQtbyhtNUl8u99DbaXQKdNp9hVwtGVVUxUkuQisM1coaOQ1NOkkV6Pf_OGEu3JyRX3fjwLn8V_giAh_jerXQPm_6RQbTi40h1h8DfVw7Fa2xQ/s820/where-is-tambrauw.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="820" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3p1rT2J_7aRVgVTlZbdTreVWS_2uvOVmZGu3RBscZMBaH7aXeq5Mkf8_MWtZXmWdagvU4JFLnWu2gAQtbyhtNUl8u99DbaXQKdNp9hVwtGVVUxUkuQisM1coaOQ1NOkkV6Pf_OGEu3JyRX3fjwLn8V_giAh_jerXQPm_6RQbTi40h1h8DfVw7Fa2xQ/w640-h366/where-is-tambrauw.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tambrauw regency is in the bird's head region</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLPpFRMHf_xsJycJqtwXPMPHzZeQ0rg1znhw8lXrhU_lf_Cw_bzv-_pWzkgkoXz3pVSLOYeVJ26KF7s4yc30-t2S2h-XEiVGAySRul8stPlRL0OHkDlhQ_oWhSHhO1r-DoKndbdrM3wtffhhz2PTks9pf1-NGTiclw67hSU8EfcXVfcjry1gTv-NuhA/s640/roadmap-sorong-sausapor.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="305" data-original-width="640" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLPpFRMHf_xsJycJqtwXPMPHzZeQ0rg1znhw8lXrhU_lf_Cw_bzv-_pWzkgkoXz3pVSLOYeVJ26KF7s4yc30-t2S2h-XEiVGAySRul8stPlRL0OHkDlhQ_oWhSHhO1r-DoKndbdrM3wtffhhz2PTks9pf1-NGTiclw67hSU8EfcXVfcjry1gTv-NuhA/w640-h306/roadmap-sorong-sausapor.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Road map from Sorong city to Sausapor town</td></tr></tbody></table>You could contact me to organize your tour, please, contact me (Charles Roring) by email to peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp to: +6281332245180.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0