2 days/1night Whale Sharks Tour In Kwatisore Islands, Nabire-Papua-Cend Bay
Key Information(s) :
- Tour Duration Valid : 2 day (s)
- Group Size Valid : 1,4,5-10 pax
- Destination(s) : Papua, Indonesia
- Specialty Categories : Whale sharks tour, Nabire
- Season : Flexible-Any time of the year
- Airfare Included : No
- Start/End : Nabire & ends in Nabire Air-port
- You need to bring : GPS, and Satellite Phone
A brief info of Cenderawasih Bay & the Whale Sharks. Cenderawasih Bay is located on the north coast of west Papua and is in the main a place where time has stood still due to the small human population in and around the largest national park in Indonesia encompassing 1.5 million hectares of sea.
This dive destination is now becoming increasingly famous as the only place in the world where sightings of whale sharks are virtually guaranteed, due to the self learned behavior they come shallow to the bagan’s (small fishing boats) to feed on the ikan puri (bait fish) that is left in nets by the fisherman. The whale sharks can number in between 1 and over 10 in just one dive and usually stay underneath the “Bagan” (Feeding spot) for the whole day enabling divers to enter as much as you like all day long.
The bay is also dotted by hundreds of small islands and atoll’s that are home to some of the most pristine hard coral garden’s in Indonesia, and home to a variety of endemic marine life due to the separation of the bay from open seas for thousands of years.
#Day by day program:
Day 01
On Arrival in Sentani air-port of Jayapura by Morning flight, then direct transfer to get the next connecting flight to Nabire. The flight to Nabire takes 1,5hrs. On arrival in Nabire, and direct to sea port, Boats are ready. It takes Max 3,5hrs to Kewatisore islands (Whale sharks spots). On the way, we can stop sometimes at fishing platform to check the Sharsk under the fishing platform. If there Whale shark fishes are there, you may swimming and see the whale sharks with your naked eye, or by the snorkeling stuff. Late afternoon, you are going to Kewatisore village/guest house to spend the night. (L.D)
Day 02 Full day Whale Sharks tour
After breakfast, we are going to the next bay to the check another Fishing Platform (Kerambah Ikan). If there are whale sharks in these spots, you may swimming with them, and see the real dreamed whale sharks. Not only swimming with the sharks, there are also nice (under water gardens-Coral reefs, flowers, and uncountable folks of fishes. Sometimes you will meet them endemic Melanesian fishes, and many more interesting sea stuff. Lunch boxes are provided on the spot or we will make hotly soups (Indonesian Way food) for fun on the white beautiful sand lines. At 15:00, we are going to heading back to Kewatisore cottage. Swimming with them sometimes, max 2/3hrs. And finally, heading back to Nabire at: 2:00 /3:00 pm. check in hotel. In the afternoon at:16:00 pm heading to public market, see local real life, and at 17:00 or 18:00 find any place to have Dinner, before we heading to Hotel-and re-check the room.
Finished service!!
