Homestays in West Papua, Indonesia

I can't speak highly enough and describe how surreal & satisfying this experience was at the Raja Ampat Dive Lodge. The staff is extraordinarily accommodating. Its a long process to reach the Dive Lodge destination, but they will meet you at the airport and escort you from Sorong Airport to the lodge on Mansuar Island. They kindly carried all my luggage and provided me with all the boat transportation. The travel itinerary seems intimidating, but the Dive Lodge staff makes it easy and less complicated as they escort you and they deal with all the logistics. I commend Joseph and Tobias for making the whole orientation extremely thorough and welcoming. My cabin at the lodge was pleasant, comfy and temperature controlled. One of the biggest highlights was the FOOD! All the meals are buffets filled with quality food. This was truly restaurant quality meals. Kudos to the chefs for their brilliant proficiency in the kitchen. The scuba diving was my best dive experience ever. I have dived in 5 other regions around the world, but this underwater scenery tops all the charts. Plus, I had an exceptional dive master and boat crew. Diego helped me enjoy nearly 20 hours of diving. He ensured that I got the best underwater experience. It was surreal when he instructed me on feeding a banana to a bat fish deep underwater. The boat crew of Nando and Nadus were extremely friendly and accommodating. They always did the heavy lifting of my equipment. This was SO MUCH appreciated because I struggle with chronic back injuries. Peres is a very talented underwater video cameraman. He will use his GoPro and capture amazing video clips of you diving. This was the best decision I ever made for a vacation! THANK YOU!!!! - Ben Arlander

I can't speak highly enough and describe how surreal & satisfying this experience was at the Raja Ampat Dive Lodge. The staff is extraordinarily accommodating. Its a long process to reach the Dive Lodge destination, but they will meet you at the airport and escort you from Sorong Airport to the lodge on Mansuar Island. They kindly carried all my luggage and provided me with all the boat transportation. The travel itinerary seems intimidating, but the Dive Lodge staff makes it easy and less complicated as they escort you and they deal with all the logistics. I commend Joseph and Tobias for making the whole orientation extremely thorough and welcoming. My cabin at the lodge was pleasant, comfy and temperature controlled. One of the biggest highlights was the FOOD! All the meals are buffets filled with quality food. This was truly restaurant quality meals. Kudos to the chefs for their brilliant proficiency in the kitchen. The scuba diving was my best dive experience ever. I have dived in 5 other regions around the world, but this underwater scenery tops all the charts. Plus, I had an exceptional dive master and boat crew. Diego helped me enjoy nearly 20 hours of diving. He ensured that I got the best underwater experience. It was surreal when he instructed me on feeding a banana to a bat fish deep underwater. The boat crew of Nando and Nadus were extremely friendly and accommodating. They always did the heavy lifting of my equipment. This was SO MUCH appreciated because I struggle with chronic back injuries. Peres is a very talented underwater video cameraman. He will use his GoPro and capture amazing video clips of you diving. This was the best decision I ever made for a vacation! THANK YOU!!!! - Ben Arlander