Triton Bay travel tourism - papua Indonesia

Triton Bay
travel tourism - papua Indonesia


West Papua is one of the porvinsi in Indonesia has a wealth of extraordinary sea. One of the sea that could potentially be used as tourist attractions found in Kaimana District. Behind the simplicity and friendliness of its people, in a district that has a total area of 18,500 km2, there is a sea tourism area known as Bay Bay .-


Triton Triton is the potential for a new tour in Kaimana. To develop into an international tourist destination, local authorities (government) took the local Conservation International Indonesia (CII) to jointly develop the tourism potential that is owned by Triton Gulf waters .-





Like other Papuan Islands, Bay of Triton offers a beauty under the sea outside normal. This Gulf of storing wealth in the form of fish and coral reefs are diverse. In this area, there are 937 species of fish, where 14-16 of them, a new species. There are also 492 species of coral that six of them also is a new kind .-




In addition to witnessing the marine wealth, visitors will also be fascinated by the existence of dolphins and whales, the busy playing in between the islands scattered around the Triton .-



clicking sound amazed visitors will not stop at the beauty of the waters of the Gulf of Triton alone. Because, in the Mai-Mai village, visitors can see the painting on limestone cliffs as high as tens of meters. Red lines are etched on the wall forming human motives, plants, reptiles, fish, and various forms of which are still mysteries. This painting, as if to tell about the behavior of ancient indigenous communities and also illustrates a variety of animals at the time. Until now, no one knows for sure, when and who mengguratkan murals that stand upright on a small island Triton Bay area. However, Tourism and Culture Kaimana ensure that the picture is mesolitikum era relic-Go Access .-





Kaimana can use the ferry boat from Jakarta with travel time during the 5-day trip. Air access can be completed in about 8 hours to 10 hours. Arriving in the capital city Kaiman, visitors can make their way to the Gulf of Triton by using government property Kaimana speedboat, longboat or property of local people. Long journey by ship, the fastest took about 45 minutes, depending on the weather .-



-For Ticket Price entered this area, visitors are not charged admission. However, visitors must first get permission from the Department of Education and Tourism or the Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources. In addition, visitors also need to coordinate first with the CII to be introduced to traditional leaders or local community. Thus, at the location, visitors are not driven by them .-



Accommodation and Other Facilities-
In this Triton Bay area, there are three custom-based cottage is quite unique. Unique because they are made with wood, not least the walls are taking the main ingredient of bark. Compiler framework and the wall does not use nails or other metal materials, but in ways or certain techniques based on local skills passed down by their ancestors.




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Island tourism travel Mansinam
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When in Manokwari, try asking: what is interesting place to visit. Predictably, the answer, Mansinam Island! This small island in the Gulf Doreh. When standing at the port in the region of Manokwari, or White Sand beach resort in Manokwari, the island was clearly visible Mansinam, next door to Lemon Island .-




Not too difficult to reach the island is located about six kilometers from Manokwari this land. It took about 10-15 minutes by speed boat. Passengers to the Island and Island Lemon Mansinam usually wait at the Beach Kwawi (Manokwari mainland). Exactly in front of the office .-


Kwawi Klasis crossing to Mansinam though somewhat brief, but the clarity and the blue sea water in the Gulf was enough to give Doreh own freshness and ignore the sun. When standing in Kwawi, barely visible inscription on the coast that marks the entrance Mansinam gospel in Papua .-


The approach Mansinam Island, the inscription of the cross with a height a few feet was becoming apparent. Anyone can enter the location of the inscription with the key holder to contact the fence, Adolf Sarumi. In addition to warnings, the inscription was also created for tourism purposes and are in Mansinam shoreline, overlooking the town of Manokwari .-





"Soli deo Gloria"


At the bottom of the foot of the inscription, only the words "Soli deo Gloria. Zendelingen van de Eerste Nederlandsch Nieuw Guinee JG CW Ottow Geissler Zyn En Geland Hier op 5-2-1855 ". On the side of this writing, there are translations in local languages. This means, roughly, the first for Papua Zending-Ottow Geissler arrived here February 5, 1855 .-




About 50 meters from the stele there is a church with a pretty interesting architecture. Apparently, the church was still maintaining the original architecture of the church which was built Geissler in 1864. This is the first church in Papua. The original foundation of the church is located on the side of the church that stands today .-




In addition to the church, there is also an old well-built Ottow Geissler when settled in Island Mansinam. The well was still in use of local people to meet the needs of fresh water. Well water was very clean, fresh and not salty, though not far from the beach. In addition to the church foundations and wells, there is also the baking of bread -




like an oven but made of cement Mansinam Island .- At first sight, no different from thousands of small islands in the ground water. Usually, a small island is not well cared for and minimal facilities. This also applies in Mansinam Island. But it certainly does not erase the historical record of Papua on the island this Mansinam .-





Maybe, for the tourist will find it hard to know who-Ottow Geissler, besides writing the inscription in Dutch, if both the first zending. But, if curious, can visit Kwawi Klasis Office for information about-Ottow Geissler .-




The entry of the gospel-When talking about the history of Papua, the Mansinam Island will be an important point, because it became the genesis of the work zending (mission) in Papua . On this island, exactly February 5, 1885, two zendeling-werklieden (messenger artisans) from Germany, CW Ottow and Johann Gottlob Geissler set foot for the first time in Papua .-


According to the book "One Hundred Years Zending in West Irian" (by Rev. . FJS. Rumainum in 1966), Ottow Geissler reach-Mansinam Island after a long journey from Europe by ship Abel Tasman on June 25, 1852 via Cape of Good Hope and arrived in Batavia on October 7, 1852, then sail to Makassar, Ternate before finally arriving at Mansinam in 1885 .--




Ottow Geissler presence in Mansinam a milestone entry of the gospel for the first time in Papua. Both these Zending be pioneers for the next Zending jobs throughout Papua. Ottow became the first Zending also died and was buried in Papua, precisely in Kwawi, Manokwari. While Geissler died and was buried in Europe .-



In addition to the gospel, in fact a number of historic events in Papua, starting from a small island in the Gulf this Doreh. Because, in this island of Hope Church (Crack der Hopen) as the first church built in Papua Geissler in 1864. On this island, too, for the first time people embrace Christianity Papua .-




In fact, the history of education in Papua, also did not escape the island which now has only one primary school (SD) of this. Match notes zending, Mrs. Ottow opened girls' school in Kwawi (Manokwari) in 1857, using a room in his residence as a class .-




"Apostle of West Irian" - In addition, Geissler also opened a school in which Mansinam Melayu language lessons. In this Mansinam, also recorded the first normal school established in Papua Pdt.FJF van Hasselt in 1917 .-




The historical events etched into the island makes this island Mansinam has significance for Papua, which is made-Ottow Geissler .-


Now the names of two people "Apostle of West Irian" was immortalized as the name of a church in the city of Manokwari. Perhaps, Manokwari Mansinam and destined for the historic city in Papua. When traced back, the first government office in Papua also stems from Manokwari, who is now governor of West Irian Jaya Office .-




Not only that, the Free Papua Organization (OPM) also has a history in Manokwari. Similarly, events referendum (Pepera) 1969 held in Manokwari. Now, House Pepera into Parliament Building West Irian Jaya. While the inscription Pepera complex located in West Irian Jaya governor's office, not maintained and fading .-





Mansinam Island, filled with the history of Papua. However, a little sad, if you look at the arrangement Mansinam Island today, which is no more as a pile of dirt in front of Manokwari, which is no better than age-Ottow Geissler. Imagine, the first school teachers in Papua Mansinam stood, now there is only one elementary school. Junior and senior high school students must cross Mansinam to Manokwari to go to school. For that, do not imagine the highway, because there is only path .-




Mansinam Island is often said as a point of a new civilization in Papua, but it does not appear in the current Mansinam face. Yes, Mansinam now barely different from other small islands, although a different history. What is clear, Mansinam Island neglected or not, prayer-Ottow Geissler, "In the name of our Lord was on the ground" which came out on February 5, 1855 still came out on the small island is quite lovely.




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Fakfak district, West Papua, like visiting an old city. In this district there are areas of ancient sites that store with the mystery of magic in it. Not only attractive, but also invite people to come pick beauty .-




One of the famous ancient sites in Coke is a painting on the steep rocky cliffs. By the local community, this steep rocky cliffs called Tapurarang. Coke property in the District since prehistoric relics can be found in Andamata, Fior, Forir, Darembang, and Goras .-





What, then, the uniqueness of the painting is an image of human hands and animals on the cliff wall? Despite centuries, paintings made with dyes from natural materials are still visible today. Red cliffs on the painting also resembles the color of human blood. Therefore local communities are also often referred to these paintings as a blood hand print painting .-




For the local community, the location of these rock paintings is a sacred place. They believe this painting is the form of people cursed by the ghost of a grandmother who turned into a demon or a ghost kaborbor believed to be the ruler of the ocean's most fearsome. My grandmother died during the sinking boat accident which he was riding .-




Of all the passengers on the boat, this grandmother just died. It is said that none of the passengers on the boat who tried to help her grandmother to save ourselves. Feel hurt, ghost grandmother who has turned into a demon kaborbor cursed the passenger boats that tried to save himself on a rock cliff. Because of the curse is all the passengers and the results immediately brought the sea into the cliff paintings painting .-




The location of these cliffs you can see skeletons of human bones. This framework is a framework ancestors believed ancestral society or Coke. In ancient times the people here have a habit of putting the body of the deceased ancestors in the stone cliffs, caves, headlands or under large trees that are considered sacred .-




trace prehistoric Interested in Coke? From the terminal Fakfak you have to travel overland to the Coke using transportation out of town. Fakfak-distance as far as 50 kilometers Coke will take in about 2 hours. You spend quite as much as Rp 25,000 per person, each way. Arriving at Coke, the trip still had to continue using the longboat with the travel time approximately 1 hour. If the water was high tide, you can go to the cliff and watch this painting up close. However, if the water receded, the beauty of this cliff painting can only be enjoyed from the longboat .-



VISITING Coke, Fakfak district, West Papua is like visiting an old city. In this district there are areas of ancient sites that store with the mystery of magic in it. Not only interesting, but it also invites people to come pick beauty .-




One of the famous ancient sites in Coke is a painting on the steep rocky cliffs. By the local community this steep rocky cliff called Tapurarang. Coke property in the District since prehistoric relics can be found in Andamata, Fior, Forir, Darembang, and Goras .-




Then what is the uniqueness of the painting is an image of human hands and animals on the cliff wall? Despite centuries, paintings using dyes made from natural materials are still clearly visible today. Red cliffs on the painting is also like the color of blood manusia.Oleh local community therefore also often referred to these paintings as a blood hand print painting .-




For the local communities where this cliff painting is a sacred place. They believe this painting is the form of people cursed by the ghost of a grandmother who turned into a demon or a ghost kaborbor believed to be the ruler of the ocean's most fearsome. My grandmother died during the sinking boat accident which he was riding .-




Of all the passengers on the boat, this grandmother just died. It is said that none of the passengers on the boat who tried to help her grandmother to save ourselves. Feel hurt, ghost grandmother who has turned into a demon kaborbor cursed the passenger boats that tried to save himself on a rock cliff. Because of the curse is all the passengers and the results immediately brought the sea into the cliff paintings painting .-





The location of these cliffs you can see skeletons of human bones. This framework is a framework ancestors believed ancestral society or Coke. In ancient times the people here have a habit of putting the body of the deceased ancestors in the stone cliffs, caves, headlands or under large trees that are considered sacred .-




trace prehistoric Interested in Coke? From the terminal Fakfak you have to travel overland to the Coke using transportation out of town. Fakfak-distance as far as 50 kilometers Coke will take in about 2 hours. You spend quite as much as Rp. 25,000 per person, one way .-




Arrive at the way Coke was to continue using the longboat with the travel time approximately 1 hour. If the water was high tide, you can go to the cliff and watch this painting up close. But if the water receded, the beauty of this cliff painting can only be enjoyed from the longboat .-




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