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Capital and largest city of Southwest Papua, Indonesia
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Pulau Doom
Pulau Matan
There is a white sand beach.
A bird park. You may see Australasian birds like the cassowary, crowned pigeon, and the cockatoo.
Pantai Tanjung Batu
Pantai Tanjung Kasuari
Pantai Tembok Berlin
Serves gado-gado and es cendol alpukat.
A decent and clean (though charmless) option in the city, reasonably close to the airport and harbour.
Luxurious hotel located between the airport and the ferry port.
Rebranding from Je Meridien
Toko Batik Papua
By plane
This airport is difficult to fly to directly, usually requiring two or three connections.
By ferry
There are 10 weekly ferries between the Sorong ferry port Pelabuhan Rakyat (People's Port, to distinguish it from the container port) and Waisai, the district capital of Raja Ampat.
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Sorong · Regional · SOQ
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