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Features
- Reef dropoff
- Quiet hideaway
- Good house reef
- Has family bungalows
- Has raised beds
- Remote/isolated
- Western style toilet
- IDR 500,000 to 600,000
Details
Fam Wall Homestay occupies a tiny island near Keruwo, just east of Piaynemo.
One private over-water bungalow and a 2-room, over-water family bungalow are available.
Note that the family bungalow rooms can be separately booked: If you want both rooms, then select “2 x Room in a bungalow” on the booking form above.
All bungalow rooms sleep two on raised beds. Mosquito nets, sheets, pillows and bolsters are provided, and bedding for a third person can be provided if needed.
All bungalows have verandahs with ocean views, and electric fans, chairs and small tables are provided.
Meals are served in Fam Wall Homestay’s over-water dining room. Drinking water and tea and coffee making supplies are always freely available to guests in the dining room.
Guests share a two-room bathroom building on land. One room has a western style toilet. The other has two showers, and dip-mandi (bucket and ladle) bathing for times when the electricity is off and the water pump not working.
Electricity is supplied by generator, and is available from sunset to around midnight.
Fam Wall Homestay receives a weak and unreliable 4G phone signal. A slow internet connection is sometimes possible, but guests should be prepared to be offline during their stay.
Very little English is spoken at Fam Wall Homestay. Be sure to bring an offline translation app or phrasebook to ease communication.
Saukabu village on Pulau Pam is a fifteen minute boat ride away, and basic supplies can be purchased in shops there.
Please be aware that, as everywhere in Raja Ampat, there is no way to properly dispose of inorganic waste at Fam Wall Homestay. To avoid contributing to the trashing of paradise, all homestays ask that you take all your inorganic trash away with you when you leave.
Transport / Getting there
Transport between Fam Wall Homestay and Waisai is by longboat and costs IDR 2,500,000 each way, shared by passengers (max 4).
Read more about Raja Ampat boat transport prices here.
Public Boat to the Fam Islands
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 the Fam Islands. (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 Fam.
Activities
Bring snorkelling gear, because, in addition to Fam Wall, there is excellent snorkelling available around the local group of small, uninhabited islands.
Fam Wall Homestay provides a great base from which to explore the Pam Islands, and can provide any local sightseeing and snorkelling trips you want.
Spectacular karst island panoramas like those of Wayag are available at Piaynemo, and the many low sand cays to the south feature deserted beaches, sapphire seas, and the opportunity to snorkel with mantas.
Diving
Occasional diving can be arranged with nearby Lagoon Homestay. (If you want to dive every day, then it’s best to stay at a place with an on-site dive center.)
Pam/Fam Islands
See our Pam Islands page for an overview of the Pam/Fam Islands and their attractions.
