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Features
- Has email contact
- Reef dropoff
- Good house reef
- Calm beach
- Child discount
- Sandy Beach
- Remote/isolated
- Western style toilet
- IDR 400,000 to 500,000
- Diving available
Details
Keruwo Homestay lies on a sandy beach on the northern shore of Pulau Keruwo.
Three bungalows are available. One over water, one on the beach, and one nestled in the shade of beachside trees. All bungalows sleep two on mattresses on the floor. 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 Keruwo’s’s beachside dining shelter. 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 which has a western style toilet in one room and dip mandi (bucket) bathing in the other.
Electricity is supplied by generator, and is available from sunset to around midnight.
Keruwo Homestay receives a weak and unreliable 4G phone signal. A slow internet connection is sometimes available, but guests should be prepared to be offline during their stay.
Only a little English is spoken at Keruwo 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 Aibaf Pam Dive 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 Keruwo 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
Pulau Keruwo is one of a group of small, uninhabited islands lying just to the east of the southern end of Piaynemo. Surrounded by reefs that provide excellent snorkelling, Pulau Keruwo is a great base from which to explore the Pam Islands.
Easy access to Keruwo’s reefs is available from the homestay beach – be sure to bring your snorkelling gear!
Keruwo Homestay can provide any local sightseeing and snorkelling trips you want. Spectacular karst island panoramas like those of Wayag are available at Piaynemo, and the myriad low sand cays to the south of Pam feature deserted beaches, sapphire seas and the opportunity to snorkel with mantas.
Keruwo Homestay Piaynemo highlights tour
Keruwo offers a tour to Piaynemo to visit the top view lookout, as well as the Star and Manta Lagoon viewpoints. The cost is IDR 500,000. Cost is shared by particpants (max 4)
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.
