Wasior Town - The Capital of Hibiscus

Wasior is a small town which is also the seat of the capital of Wondama regency. Wasior can be considered as the capital of hibiscus. Whereever we go, we will see hibiscus. They have bright colours and can easily be observed. 

Hibiscus Flowers in Wasior town

Tropical flowers and the wonderful nature of Wondama regency

Some butterflies in Wasior town and its surroundings

Wasior is a coastal town whose beaches have got coral reef. They are the habitat of hundreds of species of tropical fish including parrotfish, wrasse, anemonefish, moorish idol, butterflyfish and etc. Visitors can enjoy swimming and snorkeling to see them but they need to bring underwater cameras. 

Rowor beach in Wondama Regency

Behind Wasior town is the famous Wondiboy mountains which are covered by pristine tropical rainforest. Therefore, in addition to seeing tropical flowers, visitors can enjoy hiking or trekking to one of the hills of Wondiboy mountains. There are waterfalls which tourists can visit too. 

Wasior town and its surrounding nature

Flight Route

It is easy to go to Wasior town, visitors need to fly from their country to one of the major cities of Indonesia such as Jakarta, Surabaya, Denpasar, Manado, or Makassar. After that, they can continue their trip by taking domestic flights served by Lion Air and Batik Air to Manokwari city. 

Flight routes to Wasior town

From Manokwari city, visitors can go by ship or fast ferry. Visitors can also fly from Manokwari city to Wasior by a small turboprop airplane of Susi Air.

There are hotels and eating houses in Wasior town. 

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Local guides in Wasior

Eky Sawaki: +62 812 4893 1154

Amsal Tinoring: +6282197937120

Tourist guides in Manokwari city

Matias Rumbruren: +62 812-4464-1370

Yansen Saragih: +62 852-4401-1924

Website Admin

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Butterfly Watching in Wondama

Wondama in West Papua province of Indonesia is a great destination for butterfly-watchers. This regency has got a lot of tropical flower vegetation in its town, along the forest edges and in the islands. The flowers attract various species of big and small butterflies.

Butterfly Watching in Wondama Regency

Some of the butterflies that I see in this regency include Ornithoptera priamus, Danaus affinis bonguensis, Taenaris catops, Euploea alchatoe, Tirumala hamata, Papilio ulysses, and a lot more. 

Tropical Vegetation in Wondama

Because of the wealth of its tropical vegetation, the observation of butterfly can be done every where in Wondama regency from flower plants in the streets of the town to flower garden in the regents office in Rasiei that is located at the foot of Wondiboy nature reserve and in the numerous tropical islands.

How to get there?

Visitors need to fly to Manokwari city first. Regular daily flights from Jakarta and other major cities in Indonesia to Manokwari are available every day. After that the trip to Wondama can be done by small turboprop airplane or by passenger ferry.

Wildlife Watching Gear

Visitors who are interested in watching butterfly need to bring at least a camera. A pair of binoculars will be useful to watch butterfly in distant trees of flowers. The same device can also be used to watch birds and other wild animals in the forest. 

Contact

For information about tour packages, itineraries and cost of traveling to Wondama Bay regency, please, use contact form on the right side of this website or send email to: wondamatourism@gmail.com