Ken’s Homestay

Gam - Southern Gam

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Ken's Homestay, Sawinggrai, Pulau Gam, Raja Ampat

Rooms

1 x On land - Private bungalow

A single room bungalow (no ensuite bathroom/toilet) Sleeps max. 2 persons / room.

2 x On beach - Room in a bungalow

A room in a bungalow with 2 or more rooms and shared common areas. Sleeps max. 2 persons / room.

Rates

Per person (full board)

If no other rates are shown, price for all rooms is per person per night (Includes 3 meals/day) IDR 411,770

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Features

Near village
Reef dropoff

Western style toilet
Mangroves

Seagrass
Hiking available

Coral
Birds of Paradise

Good house reef
Calm beach

Has private bungalows
Has family bungalows

IDR 400,000 to 500,000

Details

Ken’s Homestay lies between Mandarin and Walking Shark homestays in a sheltered cove just east of Sawinggrai village on Gam.

A two-room, beach bungalow with a dining room and verandah is a perfect for families. A private bungalow on land is also available. Bedrooms are equipped with mattresses on the floor, sheets, pillows, bolsters and mosquito nets. Light switches and power outlets are provided.

Meals are served in the bungalow dining room where free drinking water, tea and coffee are always available.

Guests share Mandarin Homestay’s bathroom building, which contains a western style toilet and bucket bathing. (Extra facilities will be added when needed.)

Electricity is supplied by generator and is available from sunset to about midnight.

Ken’s Homestay receives a good phone signal which usually supports a data connection. A dramatic improvement to data signal strength can be made by walking to the end of Sawinggrai’s nearby jetty.

The village of Sawinggrai is a short walk away, and both basic supplies and cold beer(!) can be purchased there.

Raja Ampat suffers from a lack of safe waste disposal and recycling services. All homestays request that their guests please take their inorganic waste away with them when they leave, so as to not contribute to the growing trash problem in the islands.

English is spoken at Mandarin Homestay next door if you have any communication issues.

Transport / Getting there

A one-way trip between Waisai and Ken’s Homestay costs IDR 1,000,000 total for 1 to 4 passengers or IDR 200,000 per person for a trip with 4 to 6 passengers.

The table below shows transfer prices to/from other homestays and islands.

LOCATION	PAX	TRIP PRICE
Saporkren	1-2	700,000
Saporkren	3-4	250,000 per person
Yenbeser	1-2	500,000
Yenbeser	3-6	200,000 per person
Friwen/Kri/Arborek	1-2	500,000
Friwen/Kri/Arborek	3-6	200,000 per person
Kordiris	1-2	500,000
Kordiris	3-6	200,000 per person

Activities

There’s plenty to do at Ken’s Homestay. Sawinggrai village affords cultural interaction and occasional performances, and a long coastal path makes walking to the next village of Kapisawar easy.

There’s excellent snorkelling at the door and from the Sawinggrai jetty, but you do need to be aware of strong currents when the tide is running.

Red Birds of Paradise can be seen displaying at dawn and dusk in the jungle nearby.

Ken’s Homestay can arrange snorkelling and sightseeing trips to all of the Dampier Strait, Kabui and Gam Bay attractions. Having 4 other homestays close by means you should have a good chance of finding other guests to share trip costs with.

The table below gives prices for a few of the more popular destinations.

SNORKELLING TRIP	PAX	PRICE PER PERSON
Snorkeling at Manta and Arborek	1-2	350,000
	3-4	250,000
	5-6	200,000
Gam Bay (2 snorkeling sites)	1-2	300,000
	3-4	200,000
	5-6	150,000
South & West Mansuar (2 snorkeling sites)	1-2	400,000
	3-4	300,000
	5-6	250,000
Kri & Pasir Timbul (2 snorkeling sites)	1-2	400,000
	3-4	300,000
	5-6	250,000
Piaynemo (includes lunch and snorkeling)	1-3	1,000,000
	4-6	500,000

Pulau Gam

See our Gam Island page for an overview of Gam and its attractions.