goodmorningpapua.com – An Acting Governor of West Papua, Komjen Pol. (Ret.) Drs. Paulus Waterpauw, M.Si continues to promote tourism.
West Papua is not only known from Raja Ampat, but also Bintuni, Sorong City, Fakfak and a number of other areas deserve to be developed in terms of tourism.
He said that some time ago, his partner had visited one of the tourist sites in Raja Ampat and received extraordinary appreciation.
“West Papua is well-known for its extraordinary natural resources, it was proven yesterday that a friend who is engaged in tourism visited Raja Ampat. They explained to me and the assistants and the heads of services, they were quite surprised. What I remember, Mr. Paul, is that you don’t have to go far abroad because everything is in West Papua,” he said, Monday, August 8, 2022.
Responding to his colleague’s remarks, the Acting governor replied that Raja Ampat is only a small part of the tourism potential in West Papua.
To speed up tourism in West Papua to be known to the world, his party will hold an international water sports event in Manokwari.
“There will be an international surfing event in Manokwari. Probably in December,” he explained.
His party is also pursuing the acceleration of the cultivation of Meja Mountain tourism, as well as a promotional event for tourists who come later. “The dream is that Meja Mountain will become the “Bogor” of West Papua,” he said.