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Features
- Hiking available
- Child discount
- Good house reef
- Calm beach
- Sandy Beach
- Has raised beds
- Western style toilet
- IDR 500,000 to 600,000
- Has ensuite bathroom/toilet
- In village
Details
Imuri Homestay occupies a beachside location at the edge of Sauwandarek village in southern Mansuar.
Imuri is the local Betew language name for the striped yellow sweetlips fish that abound on the homestay reef.
Two beachfront VIP bungalows with ensuite bathrooms are available. The bungalows sleep two on raised beds. A mattress for a child can be provided in if needed. Note that the bungalows are not intended for three adults: Booking requests for three adults in one bunglow will be rejected.
The well-appointed bungalows have glazed windows and verandahs with ocean views. Mosquito nets, sheets and pillows, and bath towels are provided. The bungalows are equipped with light switches and power outlets.
Meals are served on the bungalow verandahs, and hot water and tea and coffee making supplies are freely available to guests.
Bungalow ensuite bathrooms have western-style toilets, showers and hand basins. Piped water is available when electricty is on at night. Tubs of water are provided for other times.
Electricity for lighting and charging devices is is from the village supply, and is usually available all night.
Imuri Homestay usually receives about half bars of a 4G signal. The signal usually supports a slow internet connection. (A good signal is available a short boat ride away.)
Only basic supplies are available at Sauwandarek’s shops, so be sure to bring your essential supplies with you.
Very little English is spoken at Imuri Homestay. Bringing an offline translation app or phrasebook will make things much easier.
As everywhere in the islands, please do take your inorganic trash away with you when you leave: There is no safe means of inorganic waste disposal in Raja Ampat. (Please see our Don’t rubbish Raja Ampat article for more about this.)
Transport / Getting there
Activities
Imuri Homestay has great snorkelling at the door. Easy access to the water is provided by the nearby village jetty. The jetty also shelters large schools of fish and many colourful soft corals. Mansuar’s southern shore is fringed by coral reef, and rich upwellings attract plenty of marine life.
Imuri Homestay can also provide snorkelling and sightseeing trips to anywhere you might like to go.
Sauwandarek’s wide sandy beaches and beachside trees provide plenty of shady places to relax with a good book.
Long hikes are available on Mansuar. Follow the path leads north from Sauwandarek, and you will pass by a lake in the center of the island, before coming to the north shore village of Yenbekwan, where more great snorkelling is available. From Yenbekwan, it’s possible to follow a jungle path eastward, all the way to Yenbuba village on Mansuar’s eastern tip. You will probably need a guide to find this path. If you’re really keen (and the tide is low), from Yenbuba you can cross the sandbanks to Kri.
Do be aware that Sauwandarek village is of the Seventh Day Adventist faith, and that the day of rest there is Saturday. Apart from providing transport to Waisai if needed, your hosts are unlikely to be available for boat trips or other guided activities on Saturdays.
