Hopping off the continent of Australia and right into the vast blue Pacific, our voyage of discovery over the world’s largest ocean takes us right across its three ethnographically classified sub-regions – Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.  Melanesia includes the great island of New Guinea which is divided between the nations of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.  Our first two Destinations in Melanesia are located on its western most fringe, within the simply otherworldly archipelago of “Raja Ampat” – the Four Kings.

The island regency of Raja Ampat is located in the Indonesian province of West Papua.  The four primary islands in the regency are Waigeo, Salawati, Batanta and Misool.  The first of our two Destinations in Raja Ampat covers the incomparable Wajag (or Wayag) island and its sensational karst islets, lying wholly above the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, and the massive island of Waigeo with the smaller islands of Manyaifun, Arborek, Mansuar and Kri to its south, all of which lie wholly below the Equator in the Southern Hemisphere.  Every which way you look, this is a veritable paradise of powder soft white sandy beaches, gorgeous blue-green bays and lagoons, towering cliffs and impenetrable jungle.  Island-hopping is the way to get around, with every island presenting its own unique feel, culture and visual spectacle.  The waters around these islands are a wonderland of healthy coral reefs which are home to a profusion of fish and sea life, and getting around is really half the fun, with every day bringing the promise of a new adventure and surprise.

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