Journey time to Waisai is about 2 hours for the Bahari Express boats, or three hours for the “slow boat”. In your booking confirmation email, you will find a recommendation that you send an SMS message to your homestay when you board the ferry In Sorong, so that they know which one to meet. Can we make phone call from the house stays there? Hier wollen wir euch einige Unterkünfte mal genauer vorstellen: Das Mambrasar Guesthouse und das Luma Lumba Guesthouse. Short answer is no (or perhaps “they haven’t yet”). We will be visiting in April. Hi , thank you very much for the very detailed information on your website. we will have only 7 full days in Raja Ampat for snorkeling trips from April 5 till April 12, we have flight from Sorong to Bali on April 13. we are 3 people. Or is it easy/possible for me to book the flight from Waisai to Sorong on Friday 12/25 while I’m at the Homestay? Tapi hampir semua travel tidak ada open trip di tanggal saya kesana. Von Waisai aus fahren Speedboote oder Longtails rüber auf die Insel. Thank you so much in advance ! It does not arrive in Sorong until about 4pm. The 9am ferry from Waisai arrives in Sorong at about 11am. Nach Raja Ampat erfolgt die Anreise entweder über Jakarta oder via Manado. Hi Kurt, bisch du scho zrugg vo Raja? Garuda and the other sites say they don’t accept any major US credit cards. The boat back to Sorong should be on Saturday around 1pm. Are there any changes in the given ferry schedules? The only way to be absolutely certain of making a flight out of Sorong is to spend the night before your departure in Sorong. The Vihara Buddha Jayanti is worth a visit. You should be fine! page. Yenaduak advertises Sorong pickups, so you do have the option of contacting them and arranging that if you want. Just wondering, how about the tide in Rajaampat this august… is it a little bit high like the rest of Indonesia’s ocean…? On their website they state that if they come get you on a day other than Friday it is $680/person! Cheers Doug and keep up the exceptional work!! We’ve flown Sriwijaya a fair bit and never had a problem except for slight departure delays. Da in Raja Ampat alles mit dem Boot erledigt wird – auf Kri Island gibt es keine Autos oder gar Straßen – besitzt jede Homestay-Familie mindestens … I have a flight departing Jakarta at 10 minutes past midnight (0010) on Tuesday morning. The slow boat used to depart at about 2pm, but that may have changed. We have never heard of any women having a problem. To the best of our knowledge there are no direct flights from Ambon to Waisai, so any flight showing would most likely include a transfer at Sorong. Thanks Doug (if it’s still you running the show!). Snorkelling conditions were excellent in late September, but change according to current. I see that they is now a fast ferry to Misool, do you know the price? Click the link we provided above for Anna, Rafeah. Beide Flughäfen sind nicht von internationalen Zielen aus zu erreichen. I do arrive with Garuda Flight at 9:30 in the morning. I read somewhere 15 hours, is that right ? Leaving from Sorong at 09:40, it takes about 25 minutes flight from Sorong to Waisai. 1. Walaupun majority served seafood.tapi peralatan memasaknya bercampur.the best, dapatkan local operator yg Muslim. As long as your flight lands on time you shouldn’t have any problem making the ferry. Thanks, As far as we know, the ferry timetable shown above is still current so yes – there should be one leaving Sorong at midday on Thursdays. I have also another question regarding my return to Sorong. We are in sorong at the moment, we are going to raja ampat tomorrow. We had the same problem like you from europe, but tiket.com accepted our visa-card. You should be fine. I want to return Jakarta on the 20th, when do you think that I should left Kri to arrive that day? 3. Garuda’s a full service airline though, so I imagine their policy is in line with any other similar airline: As long as your gear isn’t oversize it would be counted as part of your checked baggage allowance. (tuesday), it is written only at 11am. I tried to book some more flights using a Philippine credit card while in the Philippines, everything was fine, too. FYI the Susi Air flight times are different in 2016 now. Hi Raja Ampat, Will we know this around one week earlier or should we expect to know the same day? Can I just go there and try to find accommodation through your Homestay Office in Waisai? Makes sense. The quickest route (via Jakarta) takes around 10 hours. Another question, does the tickets for the Express ferry are sold at the Sorong airport? I’ve heard the government has decreased the subsidies since then. Hi! Raja Ampat is the ultimate scuba diving playground of the world. We planned to visit Raja Ampats from July 22 to 27. and other question, can you say me how many time to do aiport sorong/sorong shops in taxi (to buy some souvenirs at the arrival, our flight land at 6:55 am and the ferry to wasai is at 11:00 am or 14:00 pm the saturday. What are according to you the best spot to “visit” ? UPDATE 25/12: As per Martin’s news from the harbour above, there ARE ferries running today. Better to come back to Waisai in between the different homestays ? or better to use other LCC? Just not sure if it’s a bit risky to do it all in one day? The schedule you posted says on Fridays there is a 9am express boat from Waisai to Sorong. thanks Luigi. So I’d get to Sorong at around 1pm I think and could have enough time for that flight… but if the ferry is delayed leaving, then I miss my flight! Lalu sebaiknya apa yang saya lakukan? Sorong has been calm since then and international tourists are passing through enroute to Raja Ampat with no trouble at all. If you arrive in Sorong no later than about 1300, then you could catch the 1400 ferry on Saturday. Homestay dive centers are the cheapest way to dive Raja Ampat Marla. They ran on the christmas and new year’s day holidays last year and as far as we know they will be this year too, but we’re not based in Raja Ampat. We are planning to travel to Raja Ampat for two weeks (arriving at the beginning of August). Note that Raja Ampat is not one island, but hundreds that are spread across a large area. Flugzeit beträgt knapp 1 Stunde und 20 Minuten, Airlines: Sriwijaya Air, Citilink, Lion Air, Garuda Indonesia. Boat rental is 2.5 million rupiah per day for diving or other sightseeing. Follow our facebook page to receive updates as we hear of them. Hi! Thanks! It is truth? If so mail me, thanks ! You should have no problem making that flight. We will be in Raja Ampat on a liveabord Jan 2015, we will arrive back into Waisai after it finishes on the 7th Jan around midday. Departure times are usually fairly reliable and delays are rarely longer than half an hour or so, which still leaves plenty of time to make your flight. Ok, shame I did not notice this information before booking. We can’t really help with using Pelni’s website! ), That’s great. Mit diesem dürft Ihr 30 Tage im Land bleiben. Hello! I can’t find them anymore online. It is a disgrace, and I had similair experience in another part of Indonesia. Kalau boleh tahu, dari bandara waisai ke pelabuhan waisai apakah ada angkot atau ojek? Use the airline links provided to work out the cheapest way. I have a question – I am travelling to Raja Ampat in December 2015. Because they don’t run direct from either of those ports to Sorong. I think Garuda want something like IDR 8,200,000 for DPS-UPG-SOQ. Dennoch ist es machbar und auch gar nicht sooooo teuer. It says that eu-citizens have been denied to board their flights to Sorong because of the recent violence and disorder in West Papua. see you Muriel. Hi guys, thanks for maintaining this great site! Two people can fly Jakarta-Sorong return for about 8,500,000 by flying Lion/Wings Air via Ambon, but in our experience Lion Air is unreliable. Is it safe for women to go alone to raja ampat? Any information about that would be highly appreciated! Thanks! Or a day before departure? When I arrive Sorong pier at 14:00 , in this case i can reach the flight at 16:00. If desired, you can go to Waisai by ferry at 14:00. Not that we know of Linda. Suggest you call Amy at the Raja Ampat Tourism Management Team office to see if it’s possible. We’ve tried booking roundtrip flight from Bali to Sorong on Garuda’s site and several other travel agency sites (Skyscanner, Nusatrip, Tiket, etc.). This means I can’t get back all in one day unless I take the 12:20 flight which will also be impossible as my homestay boat only leaves on a Wednesday to catch the 09:00 ferry from Waisai! Haven’t flown Xpress, but hear good things. Is the ferry running that day? If you allow for a night in Sorong at each end of your visit you can’t go wrong! I was explicitly told by Garuda that they do not allow purchases from outside Indonesia with a US credit card. Thanks for the help! I’d love to have someone to tag along and adventure with! Anreise nach Raja Ampat Die Anreise nach Raja Ampat ist gar nicht so einfach. The flight is again on Wednesday, at 13:50 PM. than I’m free. Is it easy to get Indonesia’s visa if we fly from Kuala Lumpur to Makassar. Will dive gear be part of our 20kg checked baggage allowance, or do we get an additional free sporting equipment allowance? Thanks! Was man aber überall liest: Die Anreise ist lang und anstrengend, die Kosten für den Aufenthalt und für’s Tauchen sind recht hoch. Sorry we couldn’t be more help! Then I will go to Yendobado to stay there till 12/25. I did read some comments which say that sometimes this boat leaves later. Surabaya – Makassar – Sorong would be the most direct route Monika. Enjoy your stay :). my boyfriend and me, will arrive to Sorong on 9th November at 06:35 a.m. As 1st November is a national bank holiday, will the ferry work or do we need to stay until the next day? We are two people and we’ll ho to Yenmakrak Homestay. I am based in Bali and I am also planning a trip to RA between March 25 and April 6, just wondering if you would like to have a travel buddy in case you plan to go there on the same target date. We prefer the ferry, and there have been some recent problems with the airline operating the Marinda flights. You won’t have a problem making that flight on the 9.00am ferry. We fly out of Sorong with Garuda at 2.35pm on Saturday 13th of May. Do you know if there is any ferry on the 31st of december or 1st of january? Definitely not! I’m asking because Yudas Sauyai, owner of Mambetron Homestay says there are no boats by then ….. because it is Independence Day…. I hadn’t considered Misool until I read the above comments. If the ferry is on time, you’ll only have about 45mins to get to the airport and complete your checkin procedure. Thank YOU for getting all these info put together. You’re welcome to post this over on our facebook page to increase your chances of finding travel companions. 1) No – more detailed info is on our weather page. I was wondering if there is definitely no ferry at 9am? Not impossible, but (assuming the ferry departs on time) you would need to leave the airport no later than 0830. Is there a cafe there? Nach Raja Ampat erfolgt die Anreise entweder über Jakarta oder via Manado. (Sometimes we wonder why we bother publishing ferry schedules at all – they change so frequently that it’s almost impossible to keep up! Air Asia DPS-UPG then Merpati UPG-SOQ. We know you can get from either of those to Sorong by Pelni. The ferry takes about 2 hours to make the crossing and doesn’t always leave on time. Stay Raja Ampat is not a booking or travel agent. A VIP seat will give you an adjustable-back chair in an airconditioned room. I am open to other locations, too. If it is actually Dayan at Batanta that you are staying at, then it is closer to Waisai than Sorong. Thanks you. I there anything I should be aware of, when I am travelling around new year (30 – 6 January). Hello, we planning to go to Raja Ampat (Yenkoronu) in march 2016 from Manado (to Sorong) but I can’t find xpress air, is it too early or this line is it finish ? Than how much ? Hello, I will travel around R4 for about 3 weeks from July 15th (arrival early morning in Sorong) to August 8th. Weather here. It does not show yet on website but, can book trough call center. It provides links to the answers to all the most common questions we get asked by visitors. Enjoy! If seats are available, you can save transfer costs by sharing with existing passengers. Happy travels! Do you recommend this, or better take the ferry in the morning? Do you have any News about the morning Ferry? But according to my Indonesian friend who just came back from Misool, he said the express boat leaves everyday Tues, Thurs and Saturday and not Sunday. ok in that case we won’t run the risk, as the other morning we need to fly back home to Europe. For convenience’ sake, we’ve always stayed at the old JE Meridien opposite the airport, but there are probably better choices. I haven’t worked out the exact dates to change my tickets yet. Raja Ampat stand schon länger auf unserer Bucket List, weil wir schon vieles über diesen Ort gesehen und gehört haben.Nachdem wir unsere Flüge gebucht haben und wir voller Vorfreude waren, haben wir schnell festgestellt, dass sich die Suche nach einer passenden Unterkunft oder gar einem Hotel gar nicht so einfach gestalten würde. 2) Is it seriously under $20 USD to take the ferry one way? We’ve never heard any bad reports about Batik, though, so hopefully you will be fine. Is there any way From Australia or PNG to Sorong eg by cargo ship? And more specifically, will it affect Sorong Airport/ferry? Are there certain locations that are more protected? Room types, facilities, services and cultural considerations. Probably best to contact a guide like John Urbon – he’ll be able to organise whatever you want. If you want to camp you will need to ask permission from local landowners. Impossible to say with any certainty Petra. We’ve never heard of any ferry services between Indonesia and PNG. It just seems like such an extreme difference between the $680 the hotel is charging. As long as there’s a ferry departing no later than 11am you’ll be able to make your 2pm flight. Thanks for your reply! If you are a resident of another country or region please select the appropriate version Thanks for the feedback. Can you guide me with prodecure. Should I book in advance or just arrive and wing it. The only sailboat tours of Raja Ampat are those provided by liveaboard dive boats and other visiting luxury vessels. It’s certainly not possible by speedboat! You can call the homestay to arrange for someone to pick you up at the ferry terminal! We get into same issue last week. Just for information, I read it is possible to reach Sorong from Waisai by “speedboat”. Thanks for everything . We do that all the time and haven’t had a problem yet. To increase your chances of finding a travel companion, you might want to also post this over on our facebook page. What about eh Lumba Lumba guest house location? Hi, I’m thinking about this too. See this article for more info about cultural considerations. Do you do some shopping in Sorong (we want to buy some local souvenirs like Totem, or shield, mask, spices …. Thank you! Please let me know if you are interested!! It isn’t ideal to stay one night earlier in Sorong so I would rather avoid it if I have to. Be sure to check that there is a ferry departing before 11am. also hope to go to cendrawasih bay to see the whalesharks. Ihr könnt zum Beispiel beim Mambrasar Guesthouse (4,5 von 5 Punkte bei TripAdvisor) 7 Tage im Bungalow mit Schnorcheltrips buchen für umgerechnet knapp 450 Euro pro Person. And the yellow public bus doesnt take Long to the Harbor! Lion air charges vary from destination to the next (basically between 5000 to 60 000 Rp per excess kg), and I’ve been trying to reach them but it’s hell. Anleitung wie Du JavaScript in deinem Browser einschaltest, Hier gibt's noch mehr Infos & Tipps für euren Indonesien Urlaub. Yes – as far as we know it is safe for women to go alone to Raja Ampat. Unfortunately we´ll arrive in Waisai on Sunday, 16th, Oct. The only flights into Waisai’s Marinda airport are the ones from Sorong mentioned at 3.3 above. The speedboats are charters and are horrendously expensive. a very good work!! Answered your first question in section 3./Marina Express above. How would you get transport from Wasai port to Wasai airport ? The popular homestays on Gam that we were referring to (Yenros and Kordiris) are in eastern Gam and charge IDR 500,000 (~36 Euros) each way. However, this Resort is truly unique, outstanding and remarkable. Because it’s the most popular island, there are almost always homestay boats picking up guests bound for Kri. …just curious if the Sorong airport is open and reachable or is it still under construction/extension and no plane is landing or taking of there? Hi! It will be nice if we could share transfers from Yenkangkanes to Arborek and others. Is there anyone nteresting ti share the boat? We’ve only used Sriwijaya a couple of times and our experience has been the same as Manu’s. NIco. Hi, How do the Homestay people typically pick us up at the Waisai island? Definitely not Susie – and rest assured we’d post about it on our facebook page the instant we heard anything suggesting it should be! Hi, we (2 of us) are going to Manseur (next to Kri) tomorrow too. We do not absolutely know this incredible place ! Best regards, Tim Wayne. Otherwise I will have to book two separate flights, which is annoying. https://booking.xpressair.co.id/EAStart.aspx?New=1&Language=en&Currency=IDR – Express Air has flights to Sorong, but more expensive, than airline combinations to be found, e.g. Can you confirm the boat on Sunday, 1 January at 8.00am leaving from Waisai to Sorong even this is a public holiday? You can call a boat man, Paul Brothers + 6282198892428 to go to Kri island, but they do not understand where you want to go. Booking ahead using the website booking forms makes organising transport from Waisai to your accommodation easy, but you can just wing it if you prefer. From waisai we intend to go to Yenkoranu homestay, anyone else willing to share the cost of the boat ? Thanks in a advance for your help. If you have more questions Riot, rather than fill up the comment threads, please put them all in an email and send it via our contact page – thanks :-), OK. Die Preise sind relativ hoch aber ein wahres Paradies hat eben auch seinen Preise. Doable, but a big risk. I am a bit concerned about the weather. We are going to on a liveaboard in January/February. I’m planning to go there tomorrow from Sorong (October 19th). Von dort aus geht es weiter nach Makassar (Sulawesi). All homestays offer transport between the islands. thank you. There are, but the homestays near Waisai can be reached by road and are much nicer! That is because the contract between susiair and the goverment has expired. It is making a lot easier to make my dream true :) Me and my girlfriend have already booked flights and homestays and we are looking for more people to share the expenses of boat transfers. Hello Sir Your website is very precious and the many information provided are priceless ! You might have a better chance of finding some travelling companions by also posting this over on our facebook page. How long is the journey and how much will it cost ? Unfortunately Garuda seem to have cut their last flight of the day Jakarta- Singapore, which used to leave at 20:40 and now leaves at 19:30. 1) You’d need to hire a local boat. . Hi, My name is jignesh and i am from india. Yes! Stanislav, I did not booked any homestay yet but planning 2 of them: on Kri 4 nights and on Gam 4 nights . Hier ist der Massentourismus zum Glück noch nicht angekommen und wird es auch so schnell nicht. Also is there a direct connection from KRI – Sorong to catch a flight back? Anreise. Thanks. Would be great to share the boat costs. Hi, I just came back from a trip to Raja Ampat. (Because I cannot know how much time can take by car from waisai harbour to the airport). Sorong to Waisai and Waisai to Sorong: Every day at 2.00pm. How much? Overnighting in Sorong is always the safest option Quoc. Worth asking someone to call regardless, though – sometimes delays can work in your favour! All the airline and ticket booking sites linked on this page have English language options, so you should be fine. Do you think we can leave the home Stay in early the morning and arrive on time to take the flight. I am planning to go there around March-April and would like to go for a week to Raja Ampat. It’s possible to do a day trip out of Sorong, but most of what you will see will be the view from a boat. I’ve been trying to communicate with the homestay of koranu fyak Robben, which i read good reviews, but only has replied to me once, it is not price, or what it includes. I wonder if I have enough time to get that flight leaving my homestay in Kri at the same day in the morning. Is is better to take ferry from Sarong to wasae and then take speedboat to misool or be picked up in sarong? You can find the answer to this question (and all the other info you need to plan and book a visit) by reading our step by step guide. On the website, numbers of comments is a fairly good indicator: The higher the number of reviews (the number in brackets to the right of the star ratings on the accommodation page), the more popular the place is likely to be. I was told the public boat leaves on Friday night for Misool and returns to Sorong on Saturday. Do you have an email or phone number for the air service from Sorong to Wasai? To the best of our knowledge the schedule is as published on the page above. Can you confirm that for all week days (including Tuesday) the Express ferry will leave at 9 am from Sorong to Waisai? There are plenty of local agents who sell them as well, but to the best of our knowledge, they cannot be purchased online or before the day of travel. I have read departures from Sorong twice a week: mondays and Thursdays 23h00 but I also read mondays and Fridays 23h00…. It’s pretty far…. These are the only flights available into Marinda, and are on light planes with a 10kg baggage allowance. Yes, there are 2 ferries on Wednesdays and there will be no problem being picked up from the later one. Hi, After spending 7 weeks in Raja Ampat I would like to head to Bali- is there a way to do this without flying to Jakarta? Weather in May should be good, but please read the full weather information available at Raja Ampat weather so you know what to expect. As it says above, there are no direct flights from Bali to Raja Ampat. It is true Niki: At this time, the only regular ferry service from Waisai to Sorong is once per week, on Monday at 2pm. Fly to Sorong, then get the public ferry to Waisai. When searching right now flights are around 200 euros (with stopover) or more (direct). Schedules can – and do – change without notice. She did an outstanding job and the price she quoted us for excursions was the actual price paid at each homestay and for each outing. managed to get booked on the 4.15 flight with Sriwijaya instead of the 3.15 we had tickets for, and will thus arrive at Sorong 7.25. Hello. I saw this post last week and had a bad feeling about our flight. Come on! I an trying to get to Misool from Sorong on 9th August. Like the above table shows, direct flights to Sorong are only available from Makassar, Manado and Ambon. We had a flight at 2:30 to Makasaar. Garuda also accepts credit card from other countries. Is there anyone to share a charter from Sorong to Waisai the morning of the 18th of August or/and the return from Waisai to Sorong the evening of the 21st of August? As an example of the price difference, the homestays on the island your resort is on will pick up from Waisai at any time that suits their guests. any suggested sites,please? I don’t have a smart phone, so no whatsapp. I’m going to Indonesia on March and I want to do one quick visit to Raja Ampat islands. We’ve never heard any negative reports about Batik, so should be good :). From wich I could leave to get to Sorong from Lombok (or even Bali) Could you inform me better on this matter please? I think I will favor, as a first stop after Waigeo (I’ll probably spend a few nights at Waripurem) a pretty popular homestay in Gam, Kordiris. Price is still 100.000 for the normal seats. Thank you for the quick reply. Hello! En vuestra página web y en algún blog, hemos visto que el dueño del “homestay” organiza excursiones como salidas de pesca o buceo; nosotros queremos ir más por libre pero no podemos contactar con nadie porque todavía no hemos realizado ninguna reserva. Wenn du dich für unseren Newsletter anmeldest, bekommst du regelmäßig unsere besten Reisedeals und aktuelle Infos zum Thema Reisen. I arrive in Sorong on Dec 25 at 1:35pm. We don’t know of any homestays in Sorong, but John Urbon can almost always be found at the port, so if you miss the ferry, ask around for him or give him a call. Hi!! Is there any particular area or region that is more populated and do they get onboard the boats as well? If you want a place where other travellers are sure to be around, choose one of the Kri homestays. if so, how can we get the visa permit to stay at least one night at Raja Ampat? The seats are wider, the aircon much colder and I don’t see an advantage in it at all. I forget the exact times, but I’m pretty certain that the flight from wasai to sorong was at 11am. Dive at world famous dive sites like Boo Rocks, Cape Kri, Batu Lima, Penemu, Pele, Tank Rock, Nudi Rock and Whale Rock and many more. (From 15 to 20 August) My plan is to reach the 15 from Makassar to Sorong (aircraft) and to address the same day to a homestay, then the day 20 back to Sorong and the same day take flight to Jakarta, it will be possible this? We are a family of four and I was thinking does it really make sense to go to Waisai first and then get a boat transfer to Birie? Hi, I hope someone here can help. Here’s a link to her contact details. According with the latest information I have got from Susiair, they will not operate anymore from sorong to waisai after dec 9th 2016. Thanks in advance for your prompt reply. Just be sure to confirm with your hosts on the day before your departure. Too bad you aren’t there in January/February when I am there! There’s a lot of choice. The schedule above is the current schedule Mansour. Otherwise I have to wait until 11 the next day it appears. Any recommendations please? Dan berapa biayanya? I will be arriving into Sorong on the 9th of June if you are interested in sharing costs. Raja Ampat Tour Package, We are a tour operator company providing you guiding and organizing services for excursions, snorkeling and diving in the islands of Raja Ampat – West Papua Indonesia.
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