About seven hours plus transit pass in a plane twice in Makassar and Biak, eventuallyseamlessly stepped foot in Sentani Airport, Jayapura.
Distance 36 km from the town of Jayapura Sentani taken while listening to explanationsabout the Lake Sentani that looks so beautiful and calm.
It's not a lot of people who swim in this lake, knowing so many mythical stories attached to it. But to enjoy its beauty from afar can bring a lot of inspiration in the shade of the lake.
That afternoon, also after a while resting in the hotel, round and round the city of Jayapura was relatively simple to do. What is interesting if you walk the road on 1 pm until 5 pm, certainly a lot of shops and restaurants are closed. Apparently that's an hour break for most Papuans. Along the way the talks had appeared mainly on natural conditions and customs that exist in Jayapura.
"I've lived here 20 years, but still hard to learn the language of Papua, Jayapura own understand there are more than 270 Papuan languages with various dialects, depending on each tribe," said Mr. Sukri. This explanation is consistent with information provided by one State Museum officials that until now anthropologists had studied 250 tribes in Papua, and that's not all. I thought of how diverse cultures and customs found in Papua.
In a familiar area known as Doc 9, there is a small village inhabited by six families from the interior of Wamena. In addition to existing church building and indigenous Papuan style house made of stone and brick, traditional home adajuga one that makes us want to see it. Of course we had permission to come to the house, knowing that people's houses rather than tourist attractions. Luckily for permission granted immediately by the traditional leaders. But of course for the sake of decency we can not longer.
In the elite residential area Angkasapura, Jayapura, can be seen clearly how the city of Jayapura save its own beauty potential. Area flanked by hills, and downtown is exactly located on the beach, makes it look beautiful from a distance. At nightfall, enjoy the city like a metropolis at night, full of sparkling lights flickering.
Day after day there are some tourist areas can be visited. Base G beach with shady trees are frequently visited by domestic tourists, especially by the people of Jayapura.Meanwhile, Hamadi Beach that used to store a lot of historical stories, which landing site tanks ally, the current lack of visible maximum potential utilized. For those who want to enjoy shopping, do not miss the traditional markets Hamadi that there are also many art goods store.
"Well, order penis gourds do not forget," remarks like that are already commonly heard here. Handicrafts Another interesting result is usually a dish made from sago palm wood and decorated with unique carvings and nokerc Papua, the usual knitting bag placed on the heads of women.
Enjoy the beauty of nature in Jayapurajuga can be done with charm menikxnati Yofeta Bay that has the remnants of the Allied Warships. Includes enjoy the beauty of Lake Sentani from the top of the hill where the monument Mac Arthur is located. To reach this monument of the tourists have to go through the military area, and is also one of the unique experience unforgettable.
Other tourism potential is also interesting to visit is a small island called the island Asey, here the population into producing handicrafts in the form of wood carving and paintings on bark. Painting on bark is so attached to little kids there also was skilled enough to make it.
Meanwhile, when tourists want more to enjoy the natural atmosphere of the beach, then be able to visit Tanah Merah Bay which is about 65 km from Jayapura. In this region there are several beaches with white sand, the Beach and Beach Amay Harlem. In this area there are also villages Tablanusu a natural pebbled glossy black color. Pebbles are the main attraction for the tourists, especially those that want to do a natural reflexology on your feet bare.
Papua enjoy just did not seem complete without seeing tradisonalnya dances. This annual event a Party Culture, the Festival of the New Creation, and Culture Parade, usually presents a variety of forms and types of art that stir the taste. When to travel to Jayapura, Travel lucky to see directly the Cultural Parade featuring traditional dance attractions. If you want to see dance performances, you can contact the travel agents working with the art studio.
Similarly, for a variety of easy to get accommodation in Jayapura, advance booking is recommended. Jayapura, the capital of Papua province does have a lot of tourism potential, but the potential is like a jewel that has not been honed. Not to mention the bright sheen.
