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Raja Ampat Homestay | Pulau Birie

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Snorkelling

Coral reef with hard coral and anemone
Snorkelling you can see coral reefs in all their colours.

Raja Ampat is best know for world-class scuba diving. Luckily the best part coral reefs often resides in fairly shallow water (3 to 15 meters). Many dive sites are also excellent spots for snorkelling. Sometimes  snorkelling can be an advantage, for instance when manta rays are feeding close to the surface or a turtle surfacing for taking breaths.

House Reef Snorkelling

Our house reef has fantastic corals and fish life in shallow waters. You can find schools of fish, blacktip reef sharks and maybe even dugongs (during high tide). Snorkelling on our house reef is free of charge. You just have to bring your own snorkel equipment. It’s important that you do not touch the reef and be very careful. Especially during low tide the water level can fall significantly and you could hurt yourself or marine life.

School of fusiliers at 5 metres on our house reef
School of fusiliers at 5 metres on our house reef
Shallow coral reef on the house reef of our homestay
Shallow coral reef on the house reef of our homestay

Boat Snorkelling

Aside from our house reef you can also go for a snorkelling trip on the boat with us. You can snorkel without a guide if you feel comfortable with that. Efraim can also join you while snorkelling, have a close eye on you and spot marine life for you. He has great eyes for spotting turtles, sharks, rays etc.

Unguided Boat Snorkelling: 100,000 IDR + boat transfer price
Guided Boat Snorkelling: 200,000 IDR + boat transfer price

Snorkel sets are not available and not included in the price. Please make sure to bring your own mask, snorkel and fins as well as exposure protection (against sun and stinging marine life).


Prices for boat transfers to snorkelling locations

The prices below are per boat and can be shared by all joining guests (also scuba divers).

Location Price per boat
Yenbraimuk / Hidden Bay + 2,000,000 IDR
Cape Kri, Pasir Tumbur, Akber Reef | Sauwandarek + 1,500,000 IDR
Pulau Wai | Pulau Dua | Fish Heaven Reef | Bojor Reef + 550,000 IDR
Yenpinterew (Kampung Baru)  + 400,000 IDR
Birie Corner, Sawasar Corner | Ayof + 200,000 IDR
Snorkeller going to the house reef
Snorkeller going to the house reef
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Kri & Mansuar
Description Popular area around Pulau Kri and Pulau Mansuar with dive sites like Cape Kri, Pasir Tumbur, Akber Reef, Yenbuba Village.
Distance 2 hours
Activities Scuba Diving, Snorkelling, Visit Yenbuba Village
Attractions Barracuda, tuna, batfish, reef sharks, turtles, sea fans (wide-angle), pygmy seahorse (macro)
Included Transfer (round trip), drinking water, coffee, tea and snacks. Lunch is served on the boat. Optional visit of Yenbuba village.
Not Included Prices for scuba diving or snorkelling

Exceptional coral reef between Kri and Mansuar

Yenbraimuk / Hidden Bay
Distance 3 hours
Activities Scuba Diving, Snorkelling
Attractions Barracuda, tuna, batfish, sea fans (wide-angle), pygmy seahorse (macro)
Included Transfer (round trip), drinking water, coffee, tea and snacks. Lunch is served on the boat.
Not Included Prices for scuba diving or snorkelling
Pulau Dayan (Manta Point)
Distance 1.5 hours
Activities Scuba Diving
Attractions Manta ray, whitetip reef shark
Included Transfer (round trip), drinking water, coffee, tea and snacks. Lunch is served on the boat.
Not Included Prices for scuba diving

Mantas at the popular Manta Point

Pulau Dua
Locations Pulau Dua, Kampung Baru
Distance 45 minutes
Activities Scuba Diving, Snorkelling, Visit village Kampung Baru
Attractions Groupers, sweetlips, turtles, napoleons
Included Transfer (round trip), drinking water, coffee, tea and snacks. Lunch is served on the boat if two or more dives are done. Optional visit of village Kampung Baru.
Not Included Prices for scuba diving or snorkelling
Fish Reef Heaven
Distance 45 minutes
Activities Scuba Diving, Snorkelling
Attractions Barracuda, batfish, coral reef, pygmy seahorse, whitetip reef shark, giant clam, lobster
Included Transfer (round trip), drinking water, coffee, tea and snacks. Lunch is served on the boat if two or more dives are done.
Not Included Prices for scuba diving or snorkelling
Bojor Reef
Distance 45 minutes
Activities Scuba Diving, Snorkelling
Attractions Napoleon, barracudas, trevallies
Included Transfer (round trip), drinking water, coffee, tea and snacks. Lunch is served on the boat if two or more dives are done.
Not Included Prices for scuba diving or snorkelling
Yenpinterew / Kampung Baru
Description Yenpinterew: Dive Site close to Kampung Baru
Kampung Baru: Adventist village whose founders once belonged to Arefi village. The village is built in traditional Papua style and surrounded by a jungle hillside.
Distance 30 minutes
Activities Scuba Diving, Snorkelling, Visit village Kampung Baru
Attractions Turtles, Pontoh’s pygmy seahorse
Included Transfer (round trip), drinking water, coffee, tea and snacks. Lunch is served on the boat if two or more dives are done. Optional visit of village Kampung Baru.
Not Included Prices for scuba diving or snorkelling

Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus pontohi) at Manta Point (near Kri)

Pulau Yuw / Pulau Teven
Description Pulau Yuw (macro diving) / Pulau Teven (bird watching)
Distance 20 minutes
Activities Scuba Diving, Sightseeing
Attractions Macro diving: seahorses, nudibranchs, flatworms
Bird watching: hornbill, cockatoo
Included Transfer (round trip), drinking water, coffee, tea and snacks. Optional bird watching included.
Not Included Prices for scuba diving
Papirinsrow
Distance 20 minutes
Activities Scuba Diving
Attractions Muck Diving: Mandarinfish, ornate ghost pipefish, sponge crab
Included Transfer (round trip), drinking water, coffee, tea and snacks.
Not Included Prices for scuba diving
Birie Corner / Sawasar Corner
Locations Birie Corner, Sawasar Corner
Distance 15 minutes
Activities Scuba Diving, Snorkelling
Attractions Muck Diving: crocodile fish, nudibranchs, crabs
Included Transfer (round trip), drinking water, coffee, tea and snacks.
Not Included Prices for scuba diving and snorkelling
Ayof
Distance 15 minutes
Activities Scuba Diving, Snorkelling
Attractions Wobbegong shark, sweetlips, turtles, Pontoh’s pygmy seahorse, tuna
Included Transfer (round trip), drinking water, coffee, tea and snacks.
Not Included Prices for scuba diving and snorkelling
Piaynemo
Description Piaynemo, known as the “small” Wayag, is one of the top attractions of Raja Ampat for panoramic views over many tiny islands.
Distance 3.5 hours
Activities Sightseeing
Attractions Post card panorama view of many rocky islands typical for Raja Ampat
Included Transfer (round trip), drinking water, coffee, tea and snacks. Lunch is served on the boat.
Not Included –
Arefi
Description Arefi is one of the biggest villages in Raja Ampat and belongs to the district of North Batanta. The modern looking village is very clean with a concrete main road and many different trees and plants supplying the villagers with food.
Distance 10 minutes
Activities Sightseeing
Attractions Local people and lifestyle, Protestant Church

You also find find small shops (toko) here where you can buy soft drinks, snacks, cigarettes etc.

Included Transfer (round trip)

Main road of Arefi village
Main road of Arefi village

Prostant church in Arefi village
Prostant church in Arefi village

Batanta Waterfall
Description Misty jungle falls of pristine water, pools inhabited by freshwater shrimp and surrounds full of birdlife. (Source: Stay Raja Ampat)
Distance 20 minutes
Activities Sightseeing
Attractions Cascading Waterfall with 45 minutes hiking involved.
Included Guide, transfer (round trip), drinking water.
Not Included –
Pulau Wai
Description Located between Batanta and Mansuar, Pulau Wai has beautiful panoramic views and an excellent reef frequented by sharks, wobbegong, and many fish species.
Distance 45 minutes
Activities Scuba Diving, Snorkelling
Attractions Manta ray, reef shark, bumphead parrotfish
Included Transfer (round trip), drinking water, coffee, tea and snacks. Lunch is served on the boat if two or more dives are done.
Not Included Prices for scuba diving or snorkelling
Dugongs at Boryomggung Homestay Raja Ampat

The video below was taken snorkelling on our house reef. Video courtesy of our guest Hervé from France in November 2016.

Locations Sauwandarek Jetty, Sauwandarek Village
Distance 2 hours
Activities Scuba Diving, Snorkelling, Sightseeing
Attractions Bumphead parrotfish, sweetlips, nudibranchs, crabs, jetty with colourful corals, pygmy seahorses
Price 2,000,000 IDR (both ways per boat)
Included Transfer (two ways), drinking water, coffee, tea and snacks. Lunch is served on the boat. Optional visit of Yenbuba village.
Not Included Prices for scuba diving or snorkelling


Fish school under the jetty of Sauwandarek (Mansuar)

Does your homestay offer the right accommodation for me?

Homestays are the cheapest way to stay in Raja Ampat. This makes them very popular among travellers but sometimes guests come with expectations we cannot meet. We want all our guests to be happy. Therefore we encourage you to read the following section before booking with us.

Accommodation

For now we only have one big bungalow which is shared by all guests. At times you can be the only guest in the homestay but we cannot guarantee for that. The rooms are quite close together, the walls of each room inside the bungalow are quite thin,  and there is no sound isolation which means that privacy might be limited.  If you like to hang out with other people and do not mind noise caused by other guests, then you are good to book with us. If you prefer absolute privacy (e.g. on a romantic couple holiday) we would recommend you to book somewhere else.

Food

Our kitchen serves a large variety of Indonesian dishes. For our delicious meals we rely on what is available on the food market in Waisai or in the local villages. The meals mostly consist of rice, vegetables and small pieces of meat (mostly fish). Buying fish and chicken in Raja Ampat is quite expensive which is why we prefer to go fishing ourselves. We always aim to make our guests happy with the dishes we provide every day and this works pretty well. We would like you to understand though that you cannot order any meals á la carte. Also please do not expect large portions of fish or meat for every meal.

Shower & Toilet

We have one toilet and one shower (see at the end of page Accommodation) available for all guests. We intentionally separated the lavatory from the main bungalow but it’s still one small hut shared by all guests. The water for shower and toilet comes from a well 250 metres away from the homestay which we transport by hand. Long and hot showers are therefore not possible as water is a limited resource. Both shower and toilet have one big water bucket for all your needs which we refill regularly.

Electricity

We have electricity in the evening provided by a fuel generator. Fuel is expensive in Raja Ampat which is why we run the generator only between 6.00 PM and midnight. At this time we have light in the resort and you can charge your devices. Every room inside the bungalow has one power outlet in two-pin European style.

Internet & Phone

At our homestay there is absolutely no phone signal. Hence phone calls and mobile internet are not possible. There are no internet hot spots close by that you could use. There is a resort 10 minutes away from our homestay but they do not provide internet to non-guests (other guests have already tried). We would rather recommend you to book at a resort if you cannot live without internet during your stay in Raja Ampat.

Nature & Animals

The amazing wildlife is one of the reason why people love Raja Ampat so much. Most people love the sounds of the jungle that we have with tropical birds and crickets. Like everywhere in Indonesia we cannot avoid having mosquitoes and sometimes sandflies. At night the mosquito net inside your room should protect you and we recommend you to bring insect repellent as well.

Scuba Diving

We are one of a handful of homestays in Batanta area who offer scuba diving to their guests. With Efraim you have an excellent dive guide at your hand who knows the dive sites and tries to find whatever you want to see. However, we do not have a fully equipped dive center and we are not a dive school that offers diver training. We have 5 tanks available filled at a reputable filling station and we can rent equipment pieces for you like BCD, regulator, weights and masks. Unfortunately we do not have any fins, wetsuits, SMBs or dive computers available for rental. To be sure you have everything needed for scuba diving, we recommend you to bring as much of your own scuba equipment as you can. If you fly to Sorong with Garuda Indonesia you can benefit from 23 kg free diving equipment per person (as of February 2017).

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