Features
- IDR 500,000 to 600,000
- Western style toilet
- Sandy Beach
- Calm beach
- Quiet hideaway
Details
Vila Homestay is a single beach bungalow on the tiny island of Yef Kabu.
The bungalow sleeps two on a mattress on the floor. Bedding includes sheets, pillows, bolsters and mosquito nets. Power outlets are provided, and the bungalow verandahs have table and chair settings.
Meals are served on the bungalow verandah. Drinking water, and tea and coffee making supplies are also provided there at no charge.
Vila Homestay guests use a two-room bathroom building. A western style toilet occupies one room.The other is a bathroom with dip mandi (bucket and ladle) bathing.
Electricity is provided by generator and is available from sunset to about midnight. A weak 4G phone signal is usually available.
Mutus village is about a ten minute boat ride away. Basic supplies are available from village kiosks there.
Very little English is spoken at Vila Homestay. Bringing a translation app or phrasebook is recommended if you don’t speak Bahasa Indonesia.
To avoid contributing to the trashing of paradise (opens in a new window), all homestays ask that you please take all your inorganic waste (especially plastic!) away with you when you leave.
Transport / Getting there
Transfers between Vila Homestay and Waisai cost IDR 2,500,000 shared by 1 or 2 passengers.
More than 2 passengers, and the cost is IDR 1,000,000 per person
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
Yef Kabu is a tiny, flat, sand cay in the middle of the West Waigeo’s Meos Manggara Islands.
One long, white beach encloses two square kilometres of coconut palms, casuarina and ketapang trees that make for a perfect quiet hideaway and base for exploring some of the best reefs in Raja Ampat.
Bring snorkelling gear: Vila Homestay can provide whatever snorkelling and sightseeing trips you want.
Because of the region’s remoteness, West Waigeo’s reefs are pristine, rich and rarely visited 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.
Vila Homestay Location
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Vila Homestay was added to Stay Raja Ampat today, and so does not have any reviews yet.
It’s really hard for families opening new homestays. Especially for those starting out small and basic, like Vila.
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