Raja Ampat Tourism Entrance Fee And Tagging System

The Raja Ampat Regency Government is proud to announce the introduction of a tourism entrance fee system effective August 12th 2007. In accordance with Regency Law Number 63 and 64, the 2007 entrance fee for foreign visitors is Rp 500,000 (approximately US$55) for which they will receive a waterproof plastic entrance tag. The annual tag will normally be valid from January 1st until January 31st of the following year. The 2007 tags will be valid from 12 August 2007 until 31 January 2008. All Indonesian visitors from outside Raja Ampat are required to pay Rp 250,000. For 2007 Indonesian tourists will get a tag, but in future years they will receive an entry card. Visitors are required to carry their tags or cards at all times and they can be easily fixed to guestsu snorkeling or diving gear or to their kit bag. The entrance fee system has been adapted from the very successful Bonaire and Bunaken Marine Park systems. The 2007 tag features the endemic epaulette shark Hemiscyllium freycineti, one of over 1200 fish species found in Raja Ampat, THE most biodiverse marine region in the world recorded to date...