4 places to discover
Anggi Lakes are a pair of highland lakes — Anggi Giji and Anggi Gida — located in Anggi District, Pegunungan Arfak Regency, West Papua, Indonesia, at about 1,900-2,000 meters above sea level in the Arfak Mountains. Surrounded by misty hills, grasslands and traditional villages, the lakes are notable for their contrasting waters, scenic mountain setting, cool climate, endemic birdlife and cultural importance to the local Arfak communities.
The Arfak Mountains Nature Reserve (Cagar Alam Pegunungan Arfak) is a protected montane forest reserve in Pegunungan Arfak Regency, West Papua, Indonesia, northeast of Manokwari. Covering approximately 683 square kilometers, it protects the Arfak Mountains range, the highest in West Papua. Notable for exceptional biodiversity and endemic bird species including birds-of-paradise and bowerbirds, it encompasses cloud forests, alpine meadows, and the Anggi Lakes, and is a premier destination for birdwatching and ecological research.
Mansinam Island is a small inhabited island in Doreri Bay off the coast of Manokwari in West Papua, Indonesia. Located in Manokwari Timur district, it is widely known as the site where German missionaries Carl Wilhelm Ottow and Johann Gottlob Geissler first landed on 5 February 1855, introducing Christianity to Papua. The island features a large Jesus statue, memorial church, historic monuments and beaches, and serves as a major Christian pilgrimage and heritage tourism destination.
Triton Bay is a large marine bay on the south coast of the Bird's Head Peninsula near Kaimana in West Papua, Indonesia. Part of the Kaimana Marine Protected Area, it is noted for exceptional marine biodiversity, extensive soft coral reefs, dramatic karst limestone islets, and seasonal whale shark aggregations. The bay combines clear waters, prehistoric rock art sites, and small fishing villages, making it a remote diving and nature tourism destination accessible by boat from Kaimana town.