Sentani Lake
Sentani Lake entered the Jayapura City territory and the Jayapura Regency, Papua Province,Indonesia. Sentani Lake that had the area around 9.360 hectare and was in the height + 75 meters above sea level and become one of the biggest lakes in Papua. This lake was part of the Cycloops Nature Reserve that had the area around 245.000 hectare. The supply of water for the lake measuring thousands hectare this came from the rainwater, as well as 32 sources of the spring that flowed from mountains.
Sentani Lake became one of the mainstay tourist attractions in the Papua Province; Sentani Lake also became the living prop for the original community around the lake. Already since long before the community had made use of the wealth of the lake biota, like the fish and freshwater prawns that were sold by them to the market.
Tourists who visited this lake could witness the water carpet that was wide with the islands that formed the composition of green hills in the middle of the lake. Sentani Lake had the quite abundant wealth of the lake biota. In this lake could be found by various kinds plants and typical endemic Papua animals. Now in lake outskirts and in the islands in the middle of the lake, was gotten the settlement of the inhabitants who generally have the shape of the house on stilts. To connect between the house on stilts and the mainland, the local community built wood bridges. For the certain tourists this gave the typical and natural atmosphere.
In this lake also was gotten by the sawfish (Pristis Microdon), that is the shark with the row of teeth that resembled the saw eyes. This shark was also known with the term “Sentani Shark” because only was gotten in this location. To see the diversity of these fish kinds, tourists could carry out diving. As far as this is concerned, the Sentani Lake was known to be safe for the activity of diving. Besides diving, tourists could also swim, fished, and playing ski water in this lake.
Apart from fish that lived natural, in this lake also was cultivated several fish commodities. These fish was cultivated inside “keramba” (like a box) that was built in the edge of the lake, with wood limits and the net measuring 4 X 4 meters. The other fish kind that was famous enough because it seems that was sweet and delicious was the cork fish Sentani.
Apart from witnessing various fish kinds, tourists could also see the local inhabitants who carried out the everyday activity, like made the painting with the bark base, carved wood, buried vegetables in the middle of the lake, as well as the habit dove while smoked. This last habit really quite unique, that is diving to look for the fish with help of cigarettes that were on to heat the body.
The other interesting matter that could be enjoyed by tourists was the Sentani Lake Festival that became Calendar of Event Visit Indonesia Year 2008. This festival will be carried out mid June by putting forward the attraction of the culture from villages (Ondoafi) around the Sentani Lake. On the first day, for example, tourists could witness thousands of dancers who put forward the traditional dance on the boat. Of course, the number of the dancers and the boat made this festival visible merry. On the second day, tourists could witness the war dance that also was exhibited on the boat with the number of dancers around 600an the person. This festival was afterwards closed on the third day with the cultural parade on the boat and in the land (in Sentani Lake outskirts). The festival closing ceremony was also carried out by carrying out the sacred ceremony, like the Ondoafi coronation and ritual the other tradition.
To head the Jayapura City, tourists could make use of the flight from various cities in Indonesia, as Jakarta, Surabaya, Bali, and Makassar headed the Sentani Airport, Jayapura. From this airport, tourists could make use of the transport of the route public of Abepura-Sentani with time followed around 20 minutes.
After satisfied surrounded the lake, the tourists could rest at the same time enjoying food with the main menu the fish and delicious freshwater prawns that was offered by restaurants in the edge of the lake. The menu that was difficult to be forgotten by tourists who once to the Sentani Lake were the fish of cork of acid broth, that presented the sweet and delicious feeling the cork fish with lovely acid broth. This restaurant generally has the shape of the house on stilts with direct scenery to the side of the lake.
The tourists who needed accommodation could make use of simple accommodation and the hotel around the Sentani Lake and in the Jayapura City. Both in Sentani and in the Jayapura City was equipped by various facilities, like banking, telecommunications means, as well as the quite adequate transport.
Tourists who visited this lake could witness the water carpet that was wide with the islands that formed the composition of green hills in the middle of the lake. Sentani Lake had the quite abundant wealth of the lake biota. In this lake could be found by various kinds plants and typical endemic Papua animals. Now in lake outskirts and in the islands in the middle of the lake, was gotten the settlement of the inhabitants who generally have the shape of the house on stilts. To connect between the house on stilts and the mainland, the local community built wood bridges. For the certain tourists this gave the typical and natural atmosphere.
In this lake also was gotten by the sawfish (Pristis Microdon), that is the shark with the row of teeth that resembled the saw eyes. This shark was also known with the term “Sentani Shark” because only was gotten in this location. To see the diversity of these fish kinds, tourists could carry out diving. As far as this is concerned, the Sentani Lake was known to be safe for the activity of diving. Besides diving, tourists could also swim, fished, and playing ski water in this lake.
Apart from fish that lived natural, in this lake also was cultivated several fish commodities. These fish was cultivated inside “keramba” (like a box) that was built in the edge of the lake, with wood limits and the net measuring 4 X 4 meters. The other fish kind that was famous enough because it seems that was sweet and delicious was the cork fish Sentani.
Apart from witnessing various fish kinds, tourists could also see the local inhabitants who carried out the everyday activity, like made the painting with the bark base, carved wood, buried vegetables in the middle of the lake, as well as the habit dove while smoked. This last habit really quite unique, that is diving to look for the fish with help of cigarettes that were on to heat the body.
The other interesting matter that could be enjoyed by tourists was the Sentani Lake Festival that became Calendar of Event Visit Indonesia Year 2008. This festival will be carried out mid June by putting forward the attraction of the culture from villages (Ondoafi) around the Sentani Lake. On the first day, for example, tourists could witness thousands of dancers who put forward the traditional dance on the boat. Of course, the number of the dancers and the boat made this festival visible merry. On the second day, tourists could witness the war dance that also was exhibited on the boat with the number of dancers around 600an the person. This festival was afterwards closed on the third day with the cultural parade on the boat and in the land (in Sentani Lake outskirts). The festival closing ceremony was also carried out by carrying out the sacred ceremony, like the Ondoafi coronation and ritual the other tradition.
To head the Jayapura City, tourists could make use of the flight from various cities in Indonesia, as Jakarta, Surabaya, Bali, and Makassar headed the Sentani Airport, Jayapura. From this airport, tourists could make use of the transport of the route public of Abepura-Sentani with time followed around 20 minutes.
After satisfied surrounded the lake, the tourists could rest at the same time enjoying food with the main menu the fish and delicious freshwater prawns that was offered by restaurants in the edge of the lake. The menu that was difficult to be forgotten by tourists who once to the Sentani Lake were the fish of cork of acid broth, that presented the sweet and delicious feeling the cork fish with lovely acid broth. This restaurant generally has the shape of the house on stilts with direct scenery to the side of the lake.
The tourists who needed accommodation could make use of simple accommodation and the hotel around the Sentani Lake and in the Jayapura City. Both in Sentani and in the Jayapura City was equipped by various facilities, like banking, telecommunications means, as well as the quite adequate transport.