Yenkarom Homestay

Birie Island - Batanta


Rooms

1 x On land - VIP bungalow

A single room bungalow with ensuite bathroom and toilet. Sleeps max. 3 persons / room.

Rates

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Twin share from IDR 500,000 per person / night including 3 meals daily

Single occupancy from IDR 500,000 per person / night including 3 meals daily

Discount for children under 12

Make a booking at Yenkarom Homestay

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* Under 12yrs

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Features

  • Coral
  • Good house reef
  • Birds of Paradise
  • Quiet hideaway
  • Calm beach
  • Child discount
  • Sandy Beach
  • Has raised beds
  • Remote/isolated
  • Western style toilet
  • Has ensuite bathroom/toilet
  • IDR 400,000 to 500,000
  • Has private bungalows

Details

Yenkarom Homestay lies on the sheltered northern shore of Pulau Birie.

A single VIP bungalows sit in the shade of beachside trees. The bungalow sleeps two on a raised bed. Extra bedding can be provided for a third guest if need be. The ensuite bathroom has a western style toilet and dip mandi (bucket) bathing.

The bungalow verandah affords ocean views through overhanging beachside trees, and is equipped with a table and chairs.

Meals are served on the bungalow verandah, and free drinking water, and tea and coffee making supplies are provided there.

Electricity is provided by generator and is available from sunset to around midnight. The generator can be started at other times if required. A charge may apply for the extra fuel used.

Yenkarom Homestay receives a weak and variable (4G/H) phone signal. An unstable data connection is sometimes available.

Basic supplies are available in Arefi village, which is a ten minute boat ride away.

As elsewhere in Raja Ampat, effective waste disposal and recycling is unavailable at Yenkarom Homestay. To avoid contributing to Raja Ampat’s growing waste problem, please always take all your inorganic trash away with you when you leave.

Only a little English is spoken at Yenkarom Homestay, so it would be best to take an offline translation app or phrasebook to ease communication.

Transport / Getting there

Transport between Yenkarom Homestay and Waisai costs IDR 2,000,000.

The boat used can accommodate four passengers. Cost is shared by passengers.

If you have plenty of time, you don’t mind a bit of discomfort, and you want spend as little as possible on transport costs, then there are cargo boats that you can use to get to Batanta. (Obviously, if you are going to arrive on the cargo boat, then you don’t need to request a Waisai pickup when submitting the booking form above. You will also need to contact your hosts to arrange a pickup.)

Here’s what you need to know about getting the cargo boat to Batanta.

Activities

Yenkarom Homestay is the perfect place for off-grid immersion in the natural world.

Be sure to bring snorkelling gear, because Yenkarom’s sandy beach affords easy access to rich offshore reefs.

In addition to being able to organise any snorkelling or sightseeing trips you might want to do, Yenkarom also offers an excursion to see local Red Birds of Paradise.

The trip costs IDR 1,000,000. The cost is shared by particpants, up to the boat capacity of four passengers.

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