Vacation in Papua

Beauty over the Air Terjun Batanta Curtain

Papua, AIR TERJUN in the Batanta Island was one of the supreme tourist attractions in the Island region King Ampat. After beforehand spent time to dive into the ocean, the team of the expedition meant saw beauty of nature in various islands in King Ampat. One of his aims was to visit the Batanta waterfall.

After breakfast, the team immediately entered speed boat that will take to the destination. After approximately 30 minutes crossed the ocean, speed boat arrived in an estuary near the Arefi Village in the Batanta coast of the Island coast. James, our guide, controlled the boat slowly entered the river headed to the side of the countryside. In left right as long as the trip followed the river only was seen the mangrove forest. Suddenly, emerged a crocodile child that immediately hiding over dense him the mangrove root at the edge of the river. After followed the river along around one kilometre from the estuary of the river, the boat was tethered to the edge of the river. This motorboat indeed had difficulty carrying out the trip was more again far. That was caused the increasingly shallow river water so as the team of the expedition must continue the trip in a walking manner. Medan that must be followed was defiant enough. The team of the expedition must walk entered the muddy mangrove forest. Slippery him the road to cause us to have to be careful crossed him. To avoid the slippery road, we must occasionally pass the mangrove root.

After 10 minutes went, until the team of the expedition found a waterfall be as high as approximately five metre. However Otto, our guide was other, said that the waterfall not the Batanta waterfall. The trip then it was continued went through hills that were steep enough before meeting again with the river. After finding the river, we went along him. The river that was passed this juicy very clear. We must walk carefully and occasionally beyond the slippery stone. It was not rare that several of the team's members slipped when jumping over the stone.

After 30 proceeding minutes followed the river, finally we arrived in the Batanta waterfall. The waterfall had high around 10 metre. Love at the time of us was there, his water not too many because quite rare rain happened. We then at once were submerged in cold water. His comfort met the fresh water really was felt. As you know, already one this Sunday we always bathed with brine. Moreover, there were several of the team's deliberate members brought sampo and soap to bathe. In stone gaps and clear him water, was seen several tails of freshwater prawns. The prawns were very agile moved when we tried to arrest him. Over the waterfall, we found a small cave. The cave could accommodate approximately five people. In the cave they could sit while seeing scenery from over the water curtain. If being lucky, occasionally to be able to be seen the very beautiful rainbow.

After one hour swam and took the picture of the very beautiful waterfall, the team of the expedition had finally returned to the boat. A problem happened at the time of us arrived again in the boat. Evidently, the boat could not go because water began to subside. Moreover, many trees fell that melintang in the river and obstructed the boat. Around half of the team's hour of the expedition must struggle by every means so that the boat could come back could move. After encouraged advanced retreated, finally the boat could be free, and the team of the expedition back to base camp to have lunch. (Aries Wijaksena/Adam Dwi Putra). Z

(the source: the Indonesian media)