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Features
- Good house reef
- Birds of Paradise
- Sandy Beach
- Has raised beds
- Remote/isolated
- Western style toilet
- Has ensuite bathroom/toilet
- IDR 400,000 to 500,000
- Diving available
- 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.
Yenkarom can organise sightseeing and snorkelling trips as desired.
See this June 2024 pricelist (PDF 146KB) for some popular options.
Diving with Yenkarom Homestay
Diving is available at Kandipi Dive Center at Pulau Birie. Kandipi offers free transport to and from Yenkarom Homestay.
Please see this January 2025 Pricelist (PDF 54KB) for details.
Note that the dive pricing is per person for two dives. When we asked for clarification, this is what we were told:
Example:
If 3 people dive at Dayan:
3,600,000 (3 pax) + 1,500,000 (boat to Dayan) = 5,100,000 (total)
Since it’s 2 dives, the homestay provides 1 guest with 2 tanks.
Also, the 2 dives are for only one location.
And price for the spot is per boat
Batanta
See our Batanta page for an overview of Batanta, its neighbouring islands, and their attractions.
