Um Island

Um Island is located right in front of Maleumkarta village and it can be seen from Mailang beach in Makbon district, Sorong, West Papua. This island is famous as a habitat for bats and seagulls. Bats in this island look for food at daytime but seagulls at nighttime.

It is always interesting to see thousands of bats and seagulls looking for food. In addition, you can also see sunset and beautiful panorama of white beach around the island.


Getting There

To reach Sorong, you can take a plane or ship. There are several flights you can take from Jakarta e.g., Merpati Air, Express Air, and Lion Air. For sea transportation, ships transiting in Port Sorong are Dorolonda, Labobar, Gunung Dempo, Sinabung, and Tatamailau.


Getting Around

It will not take a long time to travel around Um Island. You can walk along the beach for about 15 minutes or by a longboat.


To Do

In this island, we can see the activities of seagulls and bats. The most interesting thing is when you see thousands of seagulls and bats flying in turn to find food.

In addition, you should not miss the beauty of white beach in this island.


To Stay

This island is not occupied so there is no place to stay. If you wish to visit this island, you can stay in hotels in Sorong.


To Eat

No food stalls in this island. It is best for you to prepare your food from Sorong before visiting this island.


To Buy

This island has no shop selling souvenirs.


Tips

When you rent a longboat, please choose one with balancing wings so as to reduce the possibility of losing its balance when hit by waves.

Quoted from : http://www.indonesia.travel/en/destination/76/um-island

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