🌥️ Is Raja Ampat Expensive

It is also expensive in comparison to other Indonesian destinations due to its location in the far east of the Country, next to Papua New Guinea. Is it possible to visit Raja Ampat on a budget? Let me help you visit this slice of heaven on earth for only a fraction of the cost. Why visit Raja Ampat? Raja Ampat is only accessible from Sorong on the West Papuan mainland. From there, buy the $10 ticket for the public express ferry. Airfare to Sorong can cost upwards of $500, but keep an eye on specials from Indonesian airlines like Lion and Silk that can halve the price. All visitors will transit Raja Ampat Marine Park and must pay the Environmental Services Fee (700,000 rupiah). Visitors to select tourist sites will have to pay an additional 300,000 rupiah for the Raja Ampat Visitor Entry Ticket, introduced in 2019. When to go to Raja Ampat For 7 nights in Raja Ampat, we paid a total of approximately $1238 USD for two people or $619 USD per person, which included domestic flights within Indonesia, boat and ferry transportation, accommodation, food, snorkeling, and additional expenses (this excludes diving prices). Boat transfer are what makes Raja Ampat expensive. Always negotiate them because locals are sometimes exagerating. A few prices I paid for reference : 500'000Rp per boat from Waisai to Corepen one way (enough space for 4, 5 passengers at least) in July 2017. 800'000Rp per boat one way from Waisai to Arborek in October 2022. Note: As Raja Ampat is a conservation area, all visitors will have to buy Raja Ampat Marine Park Entry Permit for Rp.1,000,000 (USD 75) per person per calendar year. It works like a travel visa, so if you're planning to visit Raja Ampat again within a year, the same permit will still be valid. .

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