An adventure holiday isn’t complete without waking up at 5am to hike one hour up a mountain in the jungle to see a single bird. If that bird happens to be the Wilson’s Bird of Paradise (BOP), which has the honour of being David Attenborough’s favourite bird, that’s exactly what you’ll have to do. But…
1. Figure out exactly how much money you are likely to need Most places in Raja Ampat accept cash only. Prior to your arrival in Sorong, you need to confirm with your homestay exactly what they will let you pay with credit card, if anything. Costs you need to consider include: Taxi to Sorong harbour…
Put simply, it’s probably easier to get to the moon than to Raja Ampat. At least that involves only one flight as opposed to the two planes, two boats, four car trips and one night in transit it took us to get to our homestay in Raja Ampat (from Bali). But if you’re still set…
