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3 x Beach bungalow €45.00 / night for 2 adults, 3 meals included A single room bungalow on the beach. (No ensuite bathroom/toilet.) Sleeps max. 2 persons / room. Calendar   Rooms 0 1 2 3 Adults 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Children 12 years and under 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

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Welem Homestay floats on a tiny islet in the heart of West Waigeo’s Mutus-Manggara archipelago.

Welem’s three beach bungalows are over-water at high tide.

All bungalows sleeps two on a mattress on the floor. Bedding includes sheets, pillows, bolsters and mosquito nets. The bungalow verandahs are equipped with chairs and a small table, and have panoramic ocean views.

Meals are served on the bungalow verandahs.  Free drinking water, tea and coffee making supplies are provided there for guests

A two-room bathroom building houses a western style toilet in one room, and bucket bathing is provided in the other.

Electricity is provided by generator and is available from sunset to about midnight. A good 4G phone signal is usually received at Welem Homestay.

Mutus village is a five minute boat ride away. Basic supplies are available from village kiosks there. (Anything that you absolutely can’t live without would be best brought with you.)

Only a little English is spoken at Welem Homestay. If you don’t speak Bahasa Indonesia, then bringing a translation app or phrasebook is recommended.

To avoid contributing to the trashing of paradise (opens in a new window), all homestays ask that you please take all your inorganic waste away with you when you leave.

Transport / Getting there

A one way transfer between Welem Homestay and Waisai costs IDR 2,500,000. Trip cost is shared by passengers.

Transport is by longboat that can carry two passengers. (A larger boat can be arranged if needed.)

Reaching West Waigeo is not cheap, but the remote region’s unique attractions and wild nature justify the expense. You’ll also see a lot of Raja Ampat on the way, including Kabui Bay and the famed Kabui Passage.

Read more about Raja Ampat boat transport prices here. (opens in a new window)

Activities

Great snorkelling is all around, so be sure to bring your snorkelling gear.

Like all homestays, Welem Homestay can provide boat trips to all the local attractions.

Because of the region’s remoteness, West Waigeo’s reefs are pristine, rich and untrammelled by day tripping boats from Sorong and Waisai. Fabulous snorkelling is available in the area and it’s most likely that you will be the only people in the water. Mantas congregate at Pulau Yefnabi and several other  locations in the islands. They can even be found there between June and September, when they are usually absent from the better known Dampier Strait sites of Manta Point and Manta Sandy.

Apart from the excellent snorkelling and mantas, the West Waigeo Islands offer sights like “Pasir Timbul” – a stretch of pristine white sand that emerges from the ocean with every low tide. A visit to Aljui Bay is highly recommended, and provides the opportunity to see ancient rock art galleries, a large commercial pearl farm, secret lagoons, cultural sites and spectacular scenery.

Waigeo Barat

See our West Waigeo page (opens in a new window) for an overview of West Waigeo, its islands, and their attractions.

Welem Homestay Location

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