Tiny island in the Nort Of Sorong, West Papua

Um is the name of the island located in the north of Sorong Regency, the island in front of Malaumkarta village, Makbon District. Many fruit bats are hanging on the trees while taking time for Resting until 06.40 p.m fly out from the island and be changed resting place with Frigate birds. Its wonderfull attractions time for the birds

White Sandy beach also found here, clear sea water like a pool and and very suitable for Sunbathing on the beach.  You can do snorkle around the island and try to see dugong show up. Local guide will guide you along you are doing activities in the island. This half/full day trip from Sorong city after you come back from Raja Ampat or do you have enough time before depart. the distance from sorong to this place around one and half hour. So, You can take this chance in your city tour program when you are in sorong.

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Malaumkarta Village is easy place to find dugong in West Papua Province

Malaumkarta village also has many potentials ecotourism for ecotourist that is dugongs/sea cow, kingfisher bird, hawk, beautifull corals, fishes and others you can see in malaumkarta village.
You can spend you time in this village with local people for few days while you enjoy how beautiful of malaumkarta village, and also you can see changeles between bats and black seagull in um island at six o’clock in the afternoon. They change each other, bats going out and seagull and others birds come in and stay in um island, then in early morning they do as usually. That’s why this village offer you to visit and stay in there. Its not too far from sorong city, only 2 hours with public transport. So, come on and go to this village. For Further information and contact person, please send your massage at contact us form in last page of this blog or click contact us above.

This is pictures of aircraft that fell in Malaumkarta sea since world war II. this aircraft property of USA Air Force. for future information about history of this, please come to malaumkarta village