Guides

John Urbon makes negotiating Sorong easy. He can help with logistics, regional tours, airport and hotel transfers, and onward travel. Contact details here.

Christian Sauyai and his brother Ferdi offer guided and custom boat tours to Wayag, Piaynemo, Batanta, Kabui Bay and elsewhere in the Dampier Strait region.

The owner of Daroyen Village on Gam Island, Pak Herman is one of Raja Ampat’s most experienced dive guides and expedition leaders. Contact him here.

Contact info for specialist underwater macro photography guide Paulus Sauyai. Paulus can also organise snorkelling, diving, trekking and sea kayaking trips.

Pak Martin Makusi is an all of Papua guide based in Gam Island, Raja Ampat. If you want to do it, he can organise it. Information and contact details here.

If you want to see the Wayag-like panoramas of Piaynemo and snorkel its pristine corals, Bastian Dimara is your man. Find info and his contact details here.

Simon Kolomsusu specialises in nature tours and visits to historic and culturally significant sites on Gam. Contact details, information and tour photos.

Contact information, tour prices and reviews for Red and Wilson’s Bird of Paradise tours with Benny Mambrasar on Raja Ampat’s Waigeo Island

Fluent in both French and English, Alberth can guide you and organise travel anywhere in Raja Ampat, West Papua and Papua provinces

Alex is a Sorong based, English speaking guide who can organise anything you want to do in Sorong and Raja Ampat.

Contact details and info for Franky Mambrasar, who guides tours to observe the famed Wilson’s and Red Birds of Paradise, cockatoos and other Waigeo species

Born on Misool, fluent in English and a certified rescue diver, Abdul can organise any Misool adventure you want.

If you want to visit Wayag, you’d be hard pressed to find a better way to do it than on one of Papa Soleman’s six day Wayag, North Waigeo and Mayalibit Bay tours