Sentani Lake

Sentani Lake

Sentani Lake is a lake located in Papua Indonesia. Lake Sentani under Cycloops foothills Nature Reserve has an area of ​​approximately 245,000 hectares. This lake lies between Jayapura and Jayapura regency, Papua. Lake Sentani which has an area of ​​approximately 9360 hectares and is located at an altitude of 75 meters above sea level. Lake Sentani is the largest lake in Papua.
In this lake there are 21 small islands adorn this beautiful lake. Sentani meaningful sense of the word "here we live in peace." Sentani name was first mentioned by a Christian Priest BL Bin while performing missionary in the lake in 1898.
 

This lake has been managed into a tourist attraction because it is 50 kilometers from Jayapura and easy to reach, as a complement in this lake there are many tour boats to get around Lake Sentani.
In this lake also held Lake Sentani Festival to attract tourists. Lake Sentani Festival is usually held in mid-June each year, FDS has established itself as an annual festival in the main tourism calendar. The festival is filled with traditional dances on the boat, a typical war dance of Papua, traditional ceremonies such as the coronation Ondoafi, and serving a variety of culinary specialties Papua.