RAJA AMPAT — We left Singapore at about six in the evening and flew to Jakarta, where we began the first part of our airport junk-food odyssey, with mee soto and doughnuts. A few hours later, we ...

Outside and Travel and Leisure highlight Indonesia, specifically Raja Ampat Islands, among the world’s best places to scuba dive. Read on to learn more and find out other spots worth exploring.

TO GET MY advanced scuba certification, I flew about 20 hours from New York to Jakarta, then took another three island-hopping flights and a two-hour boat ride to a clutch of thatch-roofed cottages ...

TEMPO.CO, Raja AMpat - The Tourism Ministry said it would build a diving center in the regency of Raja Ampat, West Papua, this year to attract more tourists to one of the country`s major tourist ...

An Indonesian diver dips below the waters off Batanta Island, one of the 1,500 islands that make up the archipelago of Raja Ampat, Indonesia. The islands, where the Indian and Pacific oceans meet, are ...

aja Ampat is a group of islands located in the west tip off Bird’s Head Peninsula, West Papua. This scenic place, comprising 1,500 islands and 100 villages, has been dubbed “The Last Paradise” and ...

Competition is healthy among the eco resorts of Indonesia’s most famous dive destination, Raja Ampat. And MahaRaja Eco Dive Lodge, which only opened 8 months ago, has just scored an important claim to ...

RAJA AMPAT, Indonesia - The Raja Ampat islands in eastern Indonesia have beautiful white-sand beaches, untouched jungles and hidden blue lagoons - perfect for the growing back-to-nature tourism.

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