Raja 4 Nature Lodge

Birie Island - Batanta

Raja 4 Nature Lodge, Pulau Birie, Batanta, Raja Ampat

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 USD 34.60 per person / night including 3 meals daily

Single occupancy from USD 53.83 per person / night including 3 meals daily

Make a booking at Raja 4 Nature Lodge

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* Under 12yrs

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Features

  • Has email contact
  • English speaking
  • Quiet hideaway
  • Coral
  • Good house reef
  • Calm beach
  • Sandy Beach
  • Western style toilet
  • IDR 500,000 to 600,000
  • Has ensuite bathroom/toilet
  • Diving available
  • Has private bungalows

    Details

    Raja 4 Nature Lodge is located next to a shallow jungle pond, just behind a curve of white sand beach on Pulau Birie’s northern shore.

    Raja 4 nature offers a rarity in Raja Ampat homestay accommodation: A 2-room VIP bungalow with an ensuite bathroom. Unlike at other 2 room places, the rooms can’t be booked individually, so you won’t be sharing the bungalow. (Yes, single occupancy is fine! You can have the whole place to yourself if you want to.)

    One room has a raised double bed, while the other has a single raised bed.

    Sheets, pillows, bolsters, and mosquito nets are supplied. Bathtowels are also provided. Each room has a room light switch and power outlets for charging devices.

    The bungalow ensuite bathroom has a western style toilet, dip-mandi bathing, clothes hooks, a large mirror and (another rarity!) a shelving unit for your clothes and gear.

    Meals are served on the bungalow verandah. Drinking water, tea and coffee are always freely available.

    Electricity is provided by generator and is available from sunset to around midnight. If you’re willing to pay a little more for the extra fuel required, the generator can be left running all night.

    Only a weak and variable phone signal is received at Raja 4 Nature Lodge, so expect to be offline while at the homestay.

    The nearest village is Arefi. Arefi is about a 20 minute boat ride away, and a decent phone signal and data connection is usually available there. Basic supplies can be purchased in Arefi’s small local shops if you run low.

    It’s especially important at a remote homestay like Raja 4 Nature that you take all your inorganic rubbish away with you when you leave. You’ll definitely be contributing to the trashing of paradise if you don’t.

    English is spoken at Raja 4 Nature Lodge.

    Transport / Getting there

    Raja 4 Nature Lodge transfers are by longboat. The prices below are per trip, not per person.

    • Waisai transfer IDR 2,000,000
    • Yensawai transfer (to meet public boat): IDR 500,000
    • Sorong transfer: IDR 5,000,000

    Public Boat to Batanta

    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.)

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

    Activities

    Be sure to bring your snorkelling gear, because Pulau Birie and the nearby islands provide excellent snorkelling. In addition to the usual hosts of fish and coral, it’s possible to see turtles, dugongs, mantas and dolphins.

    Birie’s jungles host a huge range of birds and their dawn chorus is a delight.

    The villages of Arefi and Yensawai are relatively nearby and well worth exploring. Your hosts can provide snorkelling and sightseeing trips to all the local attractions.

    Raja 4 Nature Lodge is fabulous place for your own private tropical island retreat. A sandy beach (at low tide!), the music of the jungle and ocean, and the lack of phone and online intrusions, and no neighbours make relaxation easy.

    Diving with Raja 4 Nature Lodge

    Diving is available at Kandipi Dive Center at Pulau Birie. Kandipi offers free transport to and from Biryei 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.

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