Merauke

Merauke is a city in Papua and is the capital city of South Papua. Merauke has become a gateway to Wasur National Park.

Merauke is the capital of South Papua province. It is the most eastern city of Indonesia. There is also a 0 kilometres monument.

• -8.518562140.4149381 Mopah Airport (MKQ  ^IATA). There are multiple daily flights from Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air, and Batik Air. Some flights make a stopover in Jayapura or Makassar.  

The land border crossing between Papua and Papua New Guinea open to foreigners is in the Sota border post, connecting Merauke and Wereave, PNG. There is no public transport across, so car or motorbike hire for some of the distance is required. Advance visas are required.

Map of Merauke

There is an online ride-hailing app, Gojek. You may choose to go by motorcycle or car.

Using a rented car or motorcycle is the best way to go to tourists or public places and it is more affordable.

• -8.511062140.3776871 Lampu Satu Beach (Pantai Lampu Satu).  (updated Sep 2022)
• -8.494438140.4019372 Libra Monument (Monumen Lingkaran Brawijaya, Tugu Libra). City icon.  (updated Sep 2022)
• -8.546938140.4190623 Payum Beach (Pantai Payum), Samkai.  (updated Sep 2022)
• -8.482688140.3910624 Taman Satwa Yamai Ato, Jl. Marind, Maro. Watching Australasian fauna.  (updated Sep 2022)
• -8.508062140.4118125 Time capsule monument (Monumen Kapsul Waktu), Alun-alun, Kelapa lima. 8AM-10PM.  (updated Sep 2022)

Buy abon rusa, a deer floss and dendeng rusa, a deer dendeng (thinly sliced dried meat).

• -8.511563140.4079381 Tifa Rusa, Jl. Ahmad Yani No.10A, Mandala, ☏ +62 811 481 5378. 12:00-22:00. Buy food made from deer meat.  (updated Sep 2022)

Also teh sarang semut is a herbal tea made from musamus or ant house. Musamus is a nest of an animal similar to the termite Macrotermes sp. The "tea" is made by Marori Manggey tribe in Wasur, Merauke.

Venison is a common food ingredient in Merauke.

• -8.512187140.4041871 Sate Rusa Sederhana, Jl. Raya Mandala No.67, Mandala. A delicacy of Merauke, sate rusa (deer satay).  (updated Sep 2022)
• -8.484813140.3886882 Warung Bakso Noari Mas Eko, Jl. Noari, Karang Indah. Serves bakso rusa (deer meatball) soup.  (updated Sep 2022)

• -8.507938140.4013131 Bampel Kopi, Jl. Raya Mandala, Bambu Pemali. 6AM-9PM.  (updated Sep 2022)
• -8.501563140.3891872 MrB Coffee Merauke, Jl. Ternate, Seringgu Jaya, ☏ +62 813 200 01113.  (updated Sep 2022)

• -8.492563140.3895631 Careinn Hotel Merauke (Coreinn), Jl. Kampung Timur No. 234 Seringgu Jaya, Karang Indah, ☏ +62 811 481 9234. Hotel with a swimming pool. Free Wi-Fi, free parking, and free breakfast. From Rp387,696.  (updated Sep 2022)
• -8.504188140.3984382 Swiss-Belhotel Merauke, Jl. Raya Mandala No.53, Bambu Pemali, ☏ +62 971 326333. The warmly decorated rooms provide free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, safes, and minibars, as well as tea and coffeemakers. Suites add living areas. Room service is available 24/7, and in-room spa treatments are offered. Breakfast and parking are complimentary. There's also an airy restaurant with floor-to-ceiling windows and a casual lobby bar. Other amenities include a TV lounge, an outdoor pool, and a fitness room. An airport shuttle is available for a fee. From Rp689,180.  (updated Sep 2022)

The telephone area code of Merauke is 0971.

• Boven Digoel
• Mappi

• Asmat
• Timika

• Wasur National Park