Mount Petik Bintang

Papua is a beautiful island, and has many mountains with beautiful scenery around which will amazed you all the times. The beauty of the natural panorama from the height of the National Road Section, precisely in the Petik Bintang Mountains of Maybrat Regency, has visited by many visitors who take a moment to rest. They like to stop on the top of Petik Bintang Mountains that connect Manokwari Regency and Maybrat Regency, West Papua Province. The prettiest time is early morning before sunrise until around 8 am.

The natural beauty of Mount Petik Bintang Aifat Maybrat Regency is on a clear starry night and in the morning at sunrise or in the afternoon when the sun slowly sinks. Those are the best moment. Suitable as a place to vacation and capture natural moments with a camera. At the top of Mount Petik Bintang, you can enjoy the sun rising and setting sun, so you can see the clouds and fog that cover and decorate the forests and mountains.

The high mountain hill, has extraordinary natural scenery. When you reach the top of the mountain, it appeared that the clouds were in the mountain range below. These conditions make many people want to visit there. It is amazing to be up high and see the clouds below. Actually Indonesia has a lot of "countries above the clouds". One of them that still quiet is Petik Bintang in West Papua.

The forest trees around the road are prohibited from cut down. Not only trees, but even soil and road stones must be considered so as not to damage the surrounding environment. Then also have to guard so that landslides do not occur around the mountain.

How to get there?
Petik Bintang is on the Trans Papua route for the Sorong-Ayamaru-Manokwari segment, West Papua. Precisely located at 259 kilometers between Sorong (km 0) towards Manokwari. The altitude is 1,012 meters above sea level, which is the highest point in Trans Papua Barat. Can be reached by 4WD car from Sorong for about 6 hours, while from Manokwari for 9-10 hours.