På gång i Raja Ampat (Waisai), Indonesia under året

Mest folk — Calm season on the straits, Christmas and New Year peak

• Regel

  Marine park entry permit

  1 jan – 31 dec

  Every visitor buys an entry tag valid for a calendar year, either online beforehand or at the authority office in Waisai. It funds the patrols, and it is checked on the boats. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Calm season on the straits (15 okt – 30 apr (vanligtvis)), Manta season (1 nov – 30 apr (vanligtvis)), Christmas and New Year peak (18 dec – 5 jan)

Mycket folk — Calm season on the straits, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i februari.

Pågår fortfarande: Marine park entry permit (1 jan – 31 dec), Calm season on the straits (15 okt – 30 apr (vanligtvis)), Manta season (1 nov – 30 apr (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Lebaran domestic peak, Calm season on the straits

• Helg

  Lebaran domestic peak

  5 mar – 15 apr · vanligtvisRamadan & eidTrångtBoka tidigt

  Flights into Sorong and the ferry to Waisai fill with Indonesian holidaymakers for about ten days, and the homestays that stay open are booked out well before it. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Marine park entry permit (1 jan – 31 dec), Calm season on the straits (15 okt – 30 apr (vanligtvis)), Manta season (1 nov – 30 apr (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Lebaran domestic peak, Calm season on the straits

Inget nytt börjar i april.

Pågår fortfarande: Marine park entry permit (1 jan – 31 dec), Lebaran domestic peak (5 mar – 15 apr (vanligtvis)), Calm season on the straits (15 okt – 30 apr (vanligtvis)), Manta season (1 nov – 30 apr (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i maj.

Pågår fortfarande: Marine park entry permit (1 jan – 31 dec)

Mycket folk — Mid-year break i Indonesia, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Säsong

  Windy season

  15 jun – 30 sep · vanligtvisVindsäsongRisk

  The southeast wind builds a short steep chop across the open crossings and the small boats stop running on the worst days. A number of homestays simply close for it.

Pågår fortfarande: Marine park entry permit (1 jan – 31 dec)

Mycket folk — Mid-year break i Indonesia, skollov i 5 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i juli.

Pågår fortfarande: Marine park entry permit (1 jan – 31 dec), Windy season (15 jun – 30 sep (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Marine park entry permit (1 jan – 31 dec), Windy season (15 jun – 30 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess bästa vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: Marine park entry permit (1 jan – 31 dec), Windy season (15 jun – 30 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Calm season on the straits, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Säsong

  Calm season on the straits

  15 okt – 30 apr · vanligtvisTorrsäsongTrångt

  The settled months for both liveaboards and homestays, when the crossings between the big islands are comfortable and the currents are workable. Book the boats a year out for the peak weeks.

Pågår fortfarande: Marine park entry permit (1 jan – 31 dec)

Mycket folk — Calm season on the straits

• Natur

  Manta season

  1 nov – 30 apr · vanligtvisDyksäsong

  Plankton in the straits brings reef mantas onto the cleaning stations around Dampier and Arborek, densest in the first months of the year. The same water that feeds them cuts the visibility.

Pågår fortfarande: Marine park entry permit (1 jan – 31 dec), Calm season on the straits (15 okt – 30 apr (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Calm season on the straits, Christmas and New Year peak

• Helg

  Christmas and New Year peak

  18 dec – 5 janJul & nyårTrångtBoka tidigt

  The one fortnight everything here sells out, on liveaboards and in the village homestays alike. Getting to Sorong on the right day is the harder half of the trip. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Marine park entry permit (1 jan – 31 dec), Calm season on the straits (15 okt – 30 apr (vanligtvis)), Manta season (1 nov – 30 apr (vanligtvis))