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Features
- Sorong transfers available
- Reef dropoff
- Quiet hideaway
- Good house reef
- Sandy Beach
- Remote/isolated
- Western style toilet
- Has ensuite bathroom/toilet
- IDR 400,000 to 500,000
- Has private bungalows
Details
Yenaduak Homestay is located in a quiet, coral rich bay on the northern coast of Birie Island, which lies off the north coast of Batanta.
A perfect private getaway, Yenduak offers a single VIP bungalow with ensuite bathroom. Bedding is a mattress on the floor, and includes sheets, pillows, bolsters and mosquito nets. Bedrooms are equipped with room light switches and power outlets.
Meals are served on the bungalow’s covered verandah, which has sea views through the sheltering trees. Free drinking water and tea and coffee making supplies are provided.
Electricity for lighting and charging devices is supplied by generator and is available from sunset to around midnight. If guests are willing to pay for the extra fuel, then electricity can be provided as required.
Mobile phone reception is variable. SMS and phone calls are possible and a data connection is sometimes possible.
The nearest village is Arefi, on the island of the same name to the west of Yenaduak. It’s about 3km / 10 minutes away by boat. Only basic supplies can be bought in Arefi, so be sure to bring anything you can’t live without. (Please do to take any packaging home with you though – there’s no safe means of inorganic waste disposal in Raja Ampat. See our Don’t rubbish Raja Ampat article for more about this.)
Only a little English is spoken at Yenaduak Homestay, so bringing a translation app or phrasebook with you will ease communication.
Transport / Getting there
Transfers from Waisai to Yenaduak Homestay cost IDR 2,000,000 each way. Transfers are by longboat capable of carrying four passengers. Trip cost is shared by passengers. (Only select the Waisai pickup checkbox on the booking form above if you want a pickup from Waisai. For pickups from all other locations, you will need to contact Yenaduak directly. Contact details are provided in booking confirmation emails.)
Transfers to/from other locations are as below:
Read more about Raja Ampat boat transport prices here.
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
Yenaduak Homestay is quiet, remote and isolated and has spectacular healthy coral at the doorstep. It’s a perfect getaway for lovers of tropical islands, beaches and coral reefs.
The main activities available are snorkelling (bring your own gear), hiking and simply relaxing and taking in the blue panoramas extending across the strait to Waigeo. Blacktip reef sharks and dolphins are common sights in the waters at Yenaduak and dugongs can sometimes be seen at high tide. Turtles often nest on Birie Island’s beaches and bioluminescent plankton sparkle in the homestay’s waters at night.
At low tide long beach walks become possible and Birie Island’s jungles are home to a huge variety of fauna and there are trails by which it can be explored. The spectacular Wilson’s Bird of Paradise can be observed nearby on Batanta. Boat trips to explore the many islands and bays of Batanta’s north coast can also be organised and the pretty nearby village of Arefi is also well worth visiting.
A selection of popular tours can be found in the table below. Prices are for the trip, and are shared by passengers. Note that the Kri Island mentioned is the original Pulau Kri at Batanta, not the Kri more commonly known to visitors.
| TRIP ( and maximum participants) | PRICE |
|---|
| Batanta Waterfall (4 max) | 400,000/trip |
| Arefi village (3 max) | 300,000/trip |
| Snorkelling Urun, Ayof & Arefi (Bring your own gear, 4 max) | 800,000/trip |
| Visit Kri (see above) and You islands (4 max) | 800,000/trip |
| Visit Pulau Dayan (4 max) | 1,200,000/trip |
| Sauwandarek, Arborek, Pasir Timbul and Yenbuba (4 max) | 3,000,000/trip |
| Red Bird of Paradise (3 max) | 600,000/trip |
| Wilson’s Bird of Paradise (3 max) | 600,000/trip |
Batanta
See our Batanta page for an overview of Batanta, its neighbouring islands, and their attractions.
