Mawar Dive Homestay
Arborek

Rooms
6 x Over water - BungalowA single room bungalow (no ensuite bathroom/toilet) Sleeps max. 2 persons / room. |
Rates
Use the booking form to calculate exact pricing for your booking
Twin share from USD 30.76 per person / night including 3 meals daily |
Single occupancy from USD 30.76 per person / night including 3 meals daily |
Discount for children under 12 |
Features
- English speaking
- Reef dropoff
- Sleeps 10 or more
- Coral
- Good phone signal
- Child discount
- Good house reef
- Free WiFi
- Calm beach
- Sandy Beach
- Has raised beds
- Western style toilet
- Near village
- On site dive centre
- IDR 400,000 to 500,000
- Diving available
Details
Mawar Dive Homestay lies at the western tip of Pulau Arborek. Six over-water bungalows are offered.
All bungalows sleep 2. Some bungalows have raised beds, others have mattresses on the floor. The usual bedding and mosquito nets are provided, and each room has a room light switch, power outlets and a small table.
Bungalow verandahs have tables and chairs.
Meals at Mawar Dive Homestay are served in a dining shelter that also has sea views, and coffee, tea and drinking water are provided there free of charge.
All guests share Mawar’s four-room bathroom building. New in July 2025, the building has two western style toilets and two tiled bathrooms with showers and dip mandi (bucket) bathing.
Electricity is from village supply and is usually available at all times except from 0700 to about 1000. Telkomsel’s Arborek tower provides a strong 4G signal, and Mawar Homestay provides free wifi for guests.
Mawar Dive Homestay is on the outskirts of Arborek village where basic supplies and cold drinks can be purchased.
English is spoken at Mawar Dive Homestay.
Please read why you should take all your inorganic rubbish away with you.
Transport / Getting there
Transport between Waisai and Mawar Dive Homestay costs between IDR 1,000,000 and 3,000,000 depending on the boat used.
For more information, see Mawar’s February 2024 pricelist (PDF 448KB)
Activities
As the name suggests, Mawar Dive Homestay has an on site dive center. Guests can dive and snorkel all the popular Dampier Strait sites.
Local dives around Arborek cost IDR 600,000 per person per dive, including equipment hire.
A day trip to Piaynemo is offered and costs IDR 3,000,000 by speedboat (max 8 passengers) or IDR 1,500,000 by longboat which can accommodate up to four passengers. Cost is shared by passengers.
Pulau Arborek
See our Arborek Island page for an overview of the island and its attractions.



