pclark2
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When I canceled my hotel in Raja Ampat, they added the below comment:
Foreigners not allowed in Sorong
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Dan
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Actually the lockdown is started on 23rd of March. You can find the official letter posted by @outofofficebrb & my poor English translation of the letter in this thread: Raja Ampat closed March 23 - April 5
I hope you make it home alright.
OP
outofofficebrb
HARRO HUNNAYYY
Blackcrusader
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OP
outofofficebrb
HARRO HUNNAYYY
I believe Raja Ampat is closed for tourism anyway right now and Sorong and surrounding is in lockdown so maybe it does not matter anymore...
https://www.scubaboard.com/community/posts/8951894/
Dan
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It should have been done earlier.
COVID-19: Half of Indonesia, 137million, could contract coronavirus if they don't lock down soon | Daily Mail Online
ANY UPDATES ON TRAVEL TO RAJA AMPAT? I just saw this today:Traveling to Indonesia? Here are 9 Points You Need to Know - Indonesia Travel
Idk if this is for resident or business visitors only, or if tourists on holiday will be allowed.
Traveling to Indonesia? Here are 9 Points You Need to Know
Thu, 3 Jun 2021
In order to tighten the health protocols in Indonesia, the Air Task Force in Handling Covid-19 and PT Angkasa Pura established 9 essential procedures for both local and foreign passengers arriving from international flights. These implementations include filling passengers' data on the Hore (Hotel Reservation) V2 app to having their identity information and quarantine location collected by the airport authority. The procedures have been implemented since May 2021 at the Soekarno–Hatta International Airport.
All passengers arriving from international flights must go through the following 9 checkpoints:
- Fill in passenger's data on Hore V2 application
- Go through the health document checkpoint by the Port Health Office (KKP Kemenkes)
- Data collection regarding passenger's quarantine locations
- Go through the immigration process
- Collect baggage(s) at the baggage claim area
- Go through the customs process
- Register at the Help Desk Hotel
- Passenger's identity information and quarantine location are collected by the airport authorities
- Passengers will be picked up by bus to the quarantine location
The new procedures are hoped to ease the quarantine process to allocate local and international travelers to Wisma Atlet Pademangan or quarantine hotels.
For more information on this, visit the official website of the Directorate General of Immigration here.
Dan
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I gave up hoping for Indonesia to open this year & rescheduled our Sangalaki trip on White Manta in August this year to next year. Still have not rescheduled our February 2022 trip to Raja Ampat on Blue Manta, yet. Fingers crossed, knock on wood that they will open the country by early next year.
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