Beach Walking in Wondama Bay

There are a lot of sago and mangrove trees that grow along the coastal area of Wondama Bay. They become a habitat of reptiles, insects and birds. Mangrove trees grow along the tidal area. Sago trees grow behind the mangrove forest on the land. Fresh water stream usually flows through the sago forest. 

Coastal Scenery of Wondama Bay as seen from Ramiki Beach

Because sago is the staple food of the indigenous people, we can often see local people in the sago forest cutting, and extracting  sago flour. 

Fresh water stream that flows through Sago forest in Ramiki  area

One of the places that have got Sago and Mangrove forests in Wondama Bay is Ramiki. Visitors can enjoy beach walking during the low tide to see the beautiful scenery and to watch birds that often walk on the beach or sit on the branches of the trees. Cruiser butterfly, Common Green Birdwing butterfly, Silky Owl Butterfly, and Blue Mountain Swallowtail are some of the butterflies that we can see in the mangrove and sago forest ecosystem. 

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A Visit to Mangrove Forest in Wondama Bay

Sewandamuni Harbor

Sewandamuni Harbor is a great site for visitors who like sport fishing, sightseeing and swimming. The temperatures in the afternoons are quite high. So, the best times to visit the harbor are in the mornings and in the evenings. The air is fresh and cool. Jacks, mackerel, sardine and longfin spadefish can often be seen from the pier. 

You could bring your own fishing rod, line and hook. If they take too much space in your luggage, you could buy a small roll of fishing line and hook in shops here in Rasiei town.

Sewandamuni beach

Local government constructed the harbor for passenger ferry but it has not been used to serve ships that arrive in Wondama. Most ships still use the main harbor that is larger. 

Sewandamuni harbor

Town dwellers of Rasiei often visit it just to enjoy the scenery. Around 200 meters from the pier, there is a homestay. If you plan to stay for a few days there, you could enjoy swimming, fishing at the beach or hiking up the hills to see various kinds of plants and animals in the forest.

Local official guides from HPI Wondama will be happy to guide you to the forest, beach areas and further to several islands in the National Park of Cendrawasih Bay.