10 Best Places to Visit in Indonesia
Indonesia is on the bucket list for many people, and it is easy to see why. The scenery is absolutely...
Raja Ampat
Maya Hadorn Believes Everything’s Possible Underwater
Maya Hadorn, a born and raised Swiss strives to welcome travelers to the beauty of Pulau Pef in Raja Ampat,...
Diving and Snorkelling in Raja Ampat
Raja4Divers is a small diving and snorkelling resort located on Pulau Pef, one of the most diverse islands in Raja...
Sail along East Indonesia with Alila Purnama
Nature is the best remedy whenever one is down or overwhelmed with their daily routines. Retreat to a resort, a...
Searching for a Nudibranch
Indonesia is an archipelagic nation known for its amazing oceanic underworld of fish and coral life; one of the most...
Protecting the World’s Reefs
The Misool Foundation is campaigning for a marine reserve, a no-take zone that protects 300,000 acres of the most acclaimed...
Solar Energy: The Key to Sustainability in Raja Ampat
Indonesia’s islands span a distance equivalent to one-eighth of the Earth’s circumference. Understandably, one of the main challenges the country...
Indonesia To Penalize Cruise Liner for Raja Ampat Accident
The amount of money that Noble Caledonia would need to pay could be anywhere between US$10 million and US$16 million....
A Resort to Protect Biodiversity in Indonesia
When Andrew Miner discovered Batbitim Island in 2003, he found a remote shark finning camp in a vast sea devastated...
Edge of the Ocean: Local Narratives of Marine Conservation in Raja Ampat
Expensive dive resorts and ecotourism seem to be the first things that come to most people’s minds at the mention...
Holiday-makers clean Birie Island Beach in Raja Ampat
Raja Ampat in West Papua is known for being a paradise for divers, bird-watchers and nature lovers. Although it is...
Raja Ampat Dive Pioneers: Meet Burt Jones & Maurine Shimlock
Throughout Indonesia and the wider diving world, Burt Jones and Maurine Shimlock are known as the people who put Raja...
A Modern Day Robinson Crusoe: Meet Max Ammer
Dutch-born Max Ammer first visited Indonesia when he was 29 and not long after made Raja Ampat his permanent residence....
Bali and Beyond: A Property Business Perspective
Terje Nilsen, Principal of Ray White Paradise, a leading real estate company in Bali, discusses what’s hot in property in...
The Village that Saved its Culture, Leatherback Turtles and its Coral Reefs
There are only a few beaches in the world on where the giant leatherback turtle lays its eggs. The leatherback...
Dua Tangan Cukup – Actions from across the archipelago
Raja Ampat in West Papua of Indonesia is known for being paradise for divers, bird-watchers and nature lovers. It is...
Alfred Wallace’s Great Adventure in Indonesia
Wallace’s dedication to research and his perseverance through rainforests in an era of head-hunters, poor medication and tropical diseases was...
30 Places to Dive in Indonesia
The Indonesian archipelago, with thousands of kilometres of coral reefs, pristine remote islands and an enormous biodiversity, is one of...
Is Marine Conservation Taking Hold in Indonesia?
There are encouraging signs that it really is. The evidence comes from the independent assessment of Indonesia’s 20 year US$...
West Papua Calling
Tourist excursions to Indonesia’s West Papua province are often dreamt about and rarely undertaken. Those who do head to Papua...