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Features
- Has email contact
- Sorong transfers available
- Good house reef
- Calm beach
- Sandy Beach
- Has raised beds
- Remote/isolated
- Western style toilet
- IDR 500,000 to 600,000
- Has ensuite bathroom/toilet
- Diving available
- Has private bungalows
Details
Kafdarun Homestay is a single private VIP bungalow that lies between the beach and the bird-filled jungle of Batanta’s Birie Island.
The bungalow has a raised bed, and sheets, pillows, bolsters and a mosquito net are supplied. Bathtowels are also provided. A room light switch and power outlets for charging devices are fitted.
The bungalow ensuite bathroom has a western style toilet, a piped water supply and shower. (Note that the piped water is only available while the electricty is on. A tub of water is available for times when the pump isn’t running.)
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 Kafdarun, 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 Biryei 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.
Only a little English is spoken at Kafdarun Homestay. Bringing an offline translation app or phrasebook is recommended if you don’t speak Bahasa Indonesia.
Transport / Getting there
Kafdarun 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. Kafdarun can provide snorkelling and sightseeing trips to all the local attractions.
Kafdarun Homestay 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 a breeze.
Diving with Kafdarun Homestay
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.
