Updated Sep 9 2017: UNDP Equator Prize winners. I read somewhere 15 hours, is that right ? Die Dampierstraße führt zwischen Waigeo un… Hello, I will be staying at Kri island from the 27th of June. We go to Manado after Raja Ampat, and thank you for the information about Swiss Belhotel. Ferry departures can be delayed, brought forward, and even cancelled without notice. There are no flights from anywhere straight to the Raja Ampat islands. Have no idea why you think that Alfred. Wings Air flies from Sorong to Nabire every Tue, Thu and Sat, but the flight is via Ambon and takes around 9 hours. To the best of our knowledge the ferry schedule remains as shown above (no 9am departures on Thursdays). You have to go to their office to buy ticket. We’re not based in Raja Ampat and Yudas would know better than us! Can you guide me with prodecure. Thanks Martin :), Do you know if there is also a boat on Christmas to waisai? The only issue then is that the Monday ferry will not make the 2.05pm flight, so we’d probably have to leave the islands the previous day! During the festival, is there an additional ferry schedule for tomorrow? Are there Backpackers’ Hostels in Waisai if I need to stay there for a night? Hello we are staying at Dayan Homestay off Misool. At Sorong harbour, the express ferries can be found by going to the very end of the L-shaped pier. Unfortunately not. Had a rather negative experience dealing with a man working at the tourism office who goes by “Marten.” He strong armed me into taking this tour led by his “sister”, Julie; he showed up at my hotel during the evening and told me that he’d pick me up in the morning for the boat tour to Fam islands. Thanks :), Thanks for the thanks – it’s always nice to hear we’re useful :), There are some small local warungs at the port, but no cafes. I thought we would be pushing our luck, we’ll stay an extra night in Ambon and come for Thursday 2pm ferry. As mentioned at 3.3 above, chartering a speedboat will cost you hundreds of dollars. Doing so is expensive (hundreds of dollars), and is a lot less safe and comfortable than the ferry. :). I was told the public boat leaves on Friday night for Misool and returns to Sorong on Saturday. I also have to admit that it was the most scary flights that I had been offered to take so far :). Be careful dealing with people even if they work for the tourism office. I am planning to take the 9AM ferry from Wasai to Sorong and want to make sure I arrive at the harbour on time. By email? Pelni ship routes call at a lot of harbours in between. I would be happy to consider any proposals to share travel costs for RA during that period. According to our resort contact, he feels that no one has every missed a 2:30 pm flight because there is sufficient buffer after taking the 9 am ferry. Ok! IS THAT ACCURATE? You need to fly from Bali via Makassar to Sorong, then go to Waisai as described at 3 above. atau ada perubahan jadwal terbaru? We returned from Misool to Sorong on Saturday (not on Sunday, as in your schedule). Hello there, could you please suggest to me where is the best place to stay in Raja Ampat Island? UPDATE 8.31pm: The schedule shown above is now in operation. Well, there’s a boat from Waisai harbour to Misool, Jerusa. Hello, I could be interested by a Misool trip together. Do you know the timetable of the Fajar Baru ferry from Seram to Misool? Frankie. (Kari, waisai or spring?). Hello, can anyone please let me know if they know the answer! When searching right now flights are around 200 euros (with stopover) or more (direct). Either from the agents on the wharf or on board the ferry. It’s not important to have reservations unless you want to stay at the most popular homestays, and islnd hopping is no problem at all: All homestays can arrange transport to homestays on other islands. Hi Rachel – Sorry – we can’t always respond instantly! I’ll arrive in Kuala Lumpur on January the 30th evening. Price around IDR 2,5 Mio – 3,1 Mio for return flight. Dennoch ist es machbar und auch gar nicht sooooo teuer. Covid control measures and Sorong to Waisai ferry timetables are constantly changing. It provides links to the answers to all the most common questions we get asked by visitors. Thanks a lot Baptiste. You need to contact the service providers. Many thanks ;) Gregory. Hello, I’m considering taking the Batik air flight arriving in Sorong from Jakarta at 8am. …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? There are ATMs in both Sorong and Waisai, but there’s no guarantee that your bank’s card will be able to be used in them. We now are a little bit afraid bcs of your statement that there is no ferry on islamic holidays. Hi dani – Your plan is possible, as long as your departing flight from Sorong is not before 1.30pm (so you have time to check in after arriving on 9am ferry from Waisai). The schedule of fast ferries to Misool is not true. hello.. im planning to visit raja ampat on january 25th to 30th 2019 can i have a suggestion to be more low budget ? Hey! Express Air Flights to Jakarta- Sorong daily but transited to Makasar. Hi, Carol! It’s extremely unlikely that you ever wouldn’t be able to get on. If you arrive in Sorong no later than about 1300, then you could catch the 1400 ferry on Saturday. Monika. Weather here. As shown above, there’s also a 2pm ferry to Waisai on Wednesdays. Anyone going from Waisai to Pam tomorrow 5th of April and wanna share boat? Garuda flies London-Jakarta and Jakarta-Sorong Cliff. Should I rather stay in Kri. Thanks. Do you know how we can get from wasai to sorong in time? Thanks for the update Rudi. (We always use the JE Meridien as it’s conveniently located almost directly opposite the airport and provides a free airport shuttle service. The Raja Ampat archipelago straddles the Equator and forms part of Coral … We are flying to Ambon next tuesday, 14.05. The 10th of April, can we take a boat waisai-sorong at 9:00 am? Many thanks in advance Enrico. It’s always prudent to have an hour or two to spare! I hope it works…. I’m sure that we’re not the only people who have encountered this problem, but at this point I don’t know what else to do except to wait and hope there are still seats available for the flights. Zwar gibt es hier schon mehr Homestays als noch vor ein paar Jahren, dennoch ist es ruhig hier. Wie oben beschrieben, ist es am besten, eine Nacht in Sorong zu bleiben. Hi, my return flight from Sorong is scheduled on Friday 12/25/2015 at 12:30pm. Thanks. Can you recommend a travel agency or someone that can help us book our flight from Jakarta to Sorong, once we arrive in Jakarta? The person involved was taken straight to the police office. Will we likely have trouble traveling by boat? I’m guessing the ferry could take up to 3 hours with delays? Hello I read all the info to how to get to Raja Ampat but if I want to go by boat (ferry) from lombok to Sorong it doesn’t Tell me wich path I should take. I was wondering if there is definitely no ferry at 9am? I am a snorkeler. Dominic. We will stay in Yenkangkanes Homestay for 3 nights. We were able to book with Tiket.com. Are the prices of the ferries and taxi from the harbour up to date? Thank you for taking time to awnser me. I am also open to going to Misool by speedboat on January 24, 2015 and taking the public boat back to Sorong on January 31, 2015. That sounds reasonable to us. There should be enough time, even if the ferry is a little late. And: no problem with the online-tickets in indonesia then. Are there certain locations that are more protected? In Indonesien zahlt Ihr mit dem Indonesischen Rupie. Suggest you try contacting the airline/s that Traveloka shows as operating the flight you want. Delays can sometimes happen! I spoke with them by phone three times after failing to purchase tickets online and each time they said they absolutely don’t take American credit cards (Australian, yes). Please drop me a note. Es umfasst rund 1500 Inseln, die sich auf mehr als 45'000 km² erstrecken. 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. Well – like it says above – it takes 10 to 20 minutes to get from the airport to the harbour, so as long as you arrived on time and it didn’t take longer than about 30 minutes to disembark, claim your baggage and get a taxi then yes – you should be able to make the 0900 ferry. It will be nice if we could share transfers from Yenkangkanes to Arborek and others. Everything else linked from here. I am based in Bali and I am planning to do a backpack trip to Raja Ampat between 25 March to 5 April. Online booking of ferry tickets is not available. I have read departures from Sorong twice a week: mondays and Thursdays 23h00 but I also read mondays and Fridays 23h00…. Thanks! Ganz im Gegenteil zu den Monaten Dezember bis April, denn dann kommt der Nordwestwind aus Asien mit viel Regen. Yes – as far as we know it is safe for women to go alone to Raja Ampat. That’s cutting it too fine in our opinion. There were 3 days of disturbances in Sorong in late August, but that city has seen no trouble likely to affect travellers since then. :P ), Hello Larysa, I’m planing go to Misool next month. I’m sorry, I haven’t had Internet access for a few days and only just saw your message. Do you happen to know why Air Asia have delayed the start of their service from Sorong to Jakarta from September 1st to October. Das Inselparadies zählt zu den schönsten Tauchzielen der Welt. We do not absolutely know this incredible place ! You can go from either Maumere or Labuan Bajo to Sorong by Pelni. Is there taxis available ? We are planning to get arrive in Sorong on Dec 24 morning. You might also find our step by step guide useful – it answers most of the questions travellers to Raja Ampat have. Thanks! Try the shops out the front of the airport first. The schedule you have listed seems to indicate that there will be a ferry at midday as it is a Thursday… Imagine it is a bit late in the day for the information centre to be open so your guidance would be appreciated. The link’s working – it’s Pelni’s website that’s having problems :P. The ship schedules are on the right hand side of the linked page. No worries! You don’t need to book transfers – just ask your host when you are there. Thanks for the reply (sorry I have only just seen it) is it likely that if I go there by myself I will meet other single travellers looking to do the same thing? Mostly, no English. Hi, does speedy ferry to misool leave sorong and wasai the same time? (See the pelabuhan rakyat link for a map.). Hi! You can call a boat man, Paul Brothers + 6282198892428 to go to Kri island, but they do not understand where you want to go. Will the recent riots in West Papua affect Sorong? Yes, I think I’ll spend one night in Sorong. Hello! The best thing to do would be go down to the port office around 0830 to see. We think that taking the extra time in CGK would be wise, at it would be a lot more trouble to miss your SOQ flight than to miss the afternoon ferry. Note though, that it’s much cheaper, safer and more comfortable to return to Waisai and get the public ferry back to Sorong than it is to travel to Sorong in a small boat. (I also hit the same ominous dead end trying to investigate schedules for “Express Air”.). Did you get your money back at least? However, this Resort is truly unique, outstanding and remarkable. Is there any ferry from Indonesia to Papua new guinea ? I heard about public boat that will run on September or October, any idea? For us it was 30 min later. We spoke to Susi Air at the sorong airport about a week ago. We follow lonely planet but we would like to ask for some information how to get to these wonderful islands taking the shortest route. We have noticed that the ferry from Sorong to Waisai is only once per day. They’re $25.00 regardless of length of stay as far as I know. Thanks for that quick answer and this awesome website @ Stay Raja Ampat ! thanks. Current timetable above says no ben. i would like to know how much is the ferry Sorong-wasai/ Wasai-Sorong? (In case it’s changed and there’s one earlier than 1200.). Also through which website can I book the Jakarta-Sorong flights without getting lost in translation? How much is it cost? Hellooo! Hi, May I know for the express boat to leave from Misool to Sorong does it operates on Saturday or Sunday? Raja Ampat - was für eine HAMMER DESTINATION! Short answer is that we don’t know, sorry Rosslyn. Unfortunately, our flight back to Makassar is already booked for July 28 (monday). Wanted to know if most of sriwijaya’s flights are on time e or is prone to delay.. wanted to book a flight that arrives on the same day for an onward trip..anyone has any idea, I took a Sriwijaya’s flight from Sorong to Surabaya via Makassar a few weeks ago. Is it a sort of taxi? To the best of our knowledge Sorong – Waisai ferries now operate every day as shown on the website timetable. The latest ferry schedule (posted above) shows that there’s supposed to be a 0800 ferry from Waisai on Sundays. If seats are available, you can save transfer costs by sharing with existing passengers. My friend and I are travelling to RA on Sunday and arrive on the 8.40am flight from Makassar. The price would apparently depend on your negotiating skills – we’ve heard of prices ranging between $100 and $300! Short answer is no (or perhaps “they haven’t yet”). I was wondering if you could recommend a website to advertise when i’m going to see if other people will be there around the same time. 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? Don’t be. Die Durchschnittstemperatur liegt bei 27 Grad mit einer Luftfeuchtigkeit von knapp 87%. When you have the time it would be really helpful to your hosts and other travellers if you could leave a review of the homestay/s you stayed at on their respective website pages. I would like to come on the first two weeks of September … the weather is quite good or it rains all the day? Jefman is an older airport (originally built by the Japanese during World War II) on an island off Sorong. Hi Fairuz – Hopefully someone who has taken one recently will be able to answer this because we don’t know for sure. Die indonesische Region bildet mit der Vogelkop-Halbinsel und der Bomberai-Halbinsel die Provinz Papua Barat. We update this page as soon as we are aware of any changes. How much? Jakarta is unnecessary when leaving from DPS. We’ve taken the 9am Sorong-Waisai ferry on previous trips, but are arriving in Sorong on a Saturday morning in February, so will have to take the 2 pm one if there’s no 9 am transfer. Hi, What time is the Express ferry from Wasai to Sorong going every day? Very kind. It was very difficult to find information about Raja Ampat before your job! We are two people and we’ll ho to Yenmakrak Homestay. By far the cheapest way to get to the Birie homestays is to take the ferry to Waisai and be picked up from there. I think it’s pure luck. Die geringe Anzahl Besucher in Raja Ampat verspricht individuelles Tauchen an kaum betauchten Plätzen. Was man aber überall liest: Die Anreise ist lang und anstrengend, die Kosten für den Aufenthalt und für’s Tauchen sind recht hoch. We do not want to stay one night in Sorong or Waisai. Hi Avinash – You might want to post this over on our facebook page too. Hi Marty, I’ll be arriving Sorong 12/27, and stay at Delvin Homestay (booked thru Agoda) from 12/17 to 12/21. Or better take the afternoon ferry an stay overnight in Sorong? We’d be in SOQ at 06:30 and could take the morning ferry. The cost is around 850k indo rupih for two hours and half flying with ATR72 propeller, departing at 7h20and arriving Waisai around 10h40 (Waisai is 1 hour a head Manado). Sorong has been calm since then and international tourists are passing through enroute to Raja Ampat with no trouble at all. Terima kasih, Hi Dan – 1. I have just contacted Susi Air 24 hour call center and they inform me that the flight is now every Monday and Friday. You should have no problem making that flight. In case I am late, would I be able to take the next flight (with Garuda) without buying another ticket? There is some information in the “How to get to Misool” section of this page. Thanks in advance for your prompt reply. Es ist also die perfekte Zeit, um auf Erkundungstour zu gehen und um in eine ganz andere Welt einzutauchen. From your timetable above it shows from Misool-Sorong leaves on Sunday 8am. Hope this helps! Cheers Doug and keep up the exceptional work!! Current Raja Ampat ferry schedule (April 2021) From Sorong to Waisai. Sometimes there’s a 9.00am ferry from Waisai on Saturdays – ask your host to call to check. Is it “risky” to fly on Monday with my homebound flight scheduled that night? Have a flight from Sorong the 1st of january. Hi Stay Raja Ampat, do Raja Ampat have camp site for camping? If you arrive in Waisai without a pickup arranged, or you cannot find your host, the Homestay Information Center can help. It would also probably be slower and definitely be much less safe and comfortable. Just trying to save another long wait at the harbour, as if the ferry is at 2pm we may wait in a hotel for a while. Now I find out that my flight on Oct 3rd is their 1st day of service. Just wanted to add a comment about a scam that I got caught with taking a taxi from the airport to the ferry. I want to ask are there any speedboats between Sorong and Waisai and if so what will be the approximate price? Just in case you’re unaware of it: We’re fairly certain that nobody flies direct (non-stop) between Sorong & Bali, so we assume that there will be a layover somewhere else during your flight. The Vihara Buddha Jayanti is worth a visit. I’m nervous to wait until we get to Bali since our diving dates are already paid. On their website they state that if they come get you on a day other than Friday it is $680/person! Schaut Euch die Angebote einfach mal an, auch die der anderen Unterkünfte. Garuda also accepts credit card from other countries. This website is really good btw ;) Thx, They are Pericles. I’m asking because Yudas Sauyai, owner of Mambetron Homestay says there are no boats by then ….. because it is Independence Day…. Personnal checked luggage is limited to 10 kg per person on Wings air operated flights and we’ll have 10 kg extra (ie 20 kg) each…. They have small mouths and are unlikely to bite even when handled (which I don’t recommend doing even though an Indonesian friend has been handling them for 40 years without any incident). You’ll find all we know about them in the Transport / Getting there section of Harfat Jaya Homestay’s page. It comprises over 1,500 small islands, cays, and shoals surrounding the four main islands of Misool, Salawati, Batanta, and Waigeo, and the smaller island of Kofiau. It’s quite nice there. As mentioned above though, the only way to completely eliminate any chance of missing a flight is to spend the night beforehand in Sorong. Will let you know how it goes :). We will make enquiries and update the schedules if we can get reliable information about them, but in the meantime it would probably be best to try to confirm with the Raja Ampat Tourism office in Sorong. Than how much ? Is it possible to take ferry from Waisai on Sunday and be able get a 1400 flight? The only way to absolutely guarantee that you will be back in Sorong in time for your flight is to return to Sorong the day before your flight leaves. H I am flying to Raja Ampat this October for 2 weeks. :) To the best of our knowledge, ferries will be running on those dates. Not frequent, only sometimes – departures are usually on time. I wanted to ask you a question. If so I’ll you my e-mail. Follow our facebook page to receive instant updates and notifications of sudden changes to this information. Aber das ist noch lange nicht alles, was du dort zu sehen bekommst. Yes – we can confirm that the timetables published above are current and that the ferries run as shown. :). The Raja Ampat Homestay Information Center at Waisai and your accommodation provider should also be able to provide up to date ferry information. Schedule and prices can change, so it’s best to contact Susi Air via one of the methods provided above. We planning to stay 1 week, so we can get visa for 10USD. Thanks. If you want to double check, you could ask the folks at the Raja Ampat Conservation & Tourism Information Center in Sorong. Thanks for the reply. Hi Aushhh – See the details at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Indonesia – as long as you’re from one of the listed countries you’ll have no problem getting a 30 day VOA at Makassar airport. I want to return Jakarta on the 20th, when do you think that I should left Kri to arrive that day? Hi Thomas, We flew Batik Air (Lion Air brand) last year to Ambon, the experience was fine. They do if you request a Waisai pickup on the booking form. Yep – now that Merpati is defunct, we’re pretty sure you can’t fly direct anymore. Hi! Any help would be greatly appreciated! Wer eine wilde, romantische und einsame Destination sucht, fernab der ausgetretenen Pfade, ist in Raja Ampat genau richtig. It is true Niki: At this time, the only regular ferry service from Waisai to Sorong is once per week, on Monday at 2pm. Is it possible to make it to the 9am ferry? Die Temperaturen liegen ganzjährig zwischen 25 und 32 Grad. Just to get a feeling for it. Thank you so much for the reply. How can we solve this issue? We would like to stay one more day in Raja Ampats. Hi, Just need some feedback I’m planning of a trip to Raja Ampat soon.I’m planning to visit the Dive Centers there.How do I go about around raja ampat to all the dive centers??? Surabaya – Makassar – Sorong with Garuda 5.30 am is the best flight. They closed the route without any reason. Hi Elena – It’s certainly possible. Well, assuming you take the 1045 Xpress Air flight direct to Jakarta and it departs on time you should be fine :). It sounds like this would be a problem with the ferry schedule, and would require either coming back a day early or via private speedboat if the return ferry does not leave until around 2 PM. Will be leaving from Sorong heading to Jakarta on the 15th of June. Dennoch ist … Thanks for the headsup! Do you know if the ferries are running that day? Suggest you ask either the RA Tourism Office or your accommodation provider about it. Can you give an example of a homestay on Southern Gam that does transfers for 40E/boat? Thank goodness. But, my husband booked while in US using his card issued in France, it was ok. Yes – fly to Makassar, then Bali. Big fishes all around you, underwater "jewels" in tremendous colours! I am in surabaya, do I have direct flights? Hier ist der Massentourismus zum Glück noch nicht angekommen und wird es auch so schnell nicht. Hope that helps! I told the taxi driver he should pay for it but he insisted it was my responsibility. 3. 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. See our electricity, telephone and internet page for more. Otherwise would it help to sleep the last night in Waisai instead of the homestay, to be closer to the ferry? All the best, Mark, I was wondering: did you catch the ferry? I didn’t book yet,and I wanted to avoid an overnight in Bali. I just came back from raja ampat. Homestay boat pickups are from the floating dock next to the ferry wharf. I will leave Waisai on 29 March. Although it’s considerate not to arrive or depart on a Sunday, your hosts understand that sometimes it’s necessary, and transport between homestays and Waisai will always be provided if needed on a Sunday. Thank you. Hi, we made a booking a few months ago to stay at Besar Bay homestay and booking is confirmed. We plan to travel by homestay boats: 1) from Waisai to Friwen Wall/Bonda on March 30th, after arrival from Sorong (1st ferry) by approx. I can manage to be in Sorong for 13:40 on january the 31th. Is there any public acsess and hotel? [1] Zu Raja Ampat gehören 1800 Inseln. Susi Air operates a service between Sorong and Waisai’s Marinda Airport. Apart from some delays during the 3 days mentioned above, no travellers have reported any issues travelling through Sorong on the way to Raja Ampat, and – despite the media coverage – there is no sign of the government imposing any kind of restrictions on foreigners travelling to Raja Ampat. Use the airline links provided to work out the cheapest way. We left Misool at 08:00 and arrived to Sorong at 13:00, en route – about 5 hours, RP.350.000. Is that correct or is there a way to get to Sorong / Raja Ampat from there by boat? August is usually the windy/rainy season in Raja Ampat Titaku, so the ocean can sometimes be high then, but there have been no reports from Papua of wave damage like in Bali and Java. For my two previous trips to R4 I’ve always taken the 9am ferry from Sorong to Waisai, but this time in February I am arriving in Sorong on a Saturday, at 6h30 am. Because they won´t answer SMS until now: has anybody experience whether they´ll pick up guests on sundays? ok in that case we won’t run the risk, as the other morning we need to fly back home to Europe. karena saya sudah beli tiket pesawat. Sarong on the map looks much closer to misool then from wasae? Is it possible a trip in the morning? We’ll see! Als erstes braucht man einen Flug in Richtung Bali, Jakarta oder Singapur. A Pelni ticket has to be purchased form one of their offices or from an agent (they can’t be booked online) – either will have up to date information on timetables. In my experience Garuda doesn’t charge to make changes to booked flights, but I don’t know what their policy is on missed ones. It seems very cheap and a great option as it only takes 20 mins, however I have heard it is terribly unreliable. Or would it be good idea to use the homstays service anyway, not to upset them? Insider Tipps zur Anreise, Tauchsafaris, Übernachtungen in Homestays und Ausflüge zu den Hightlights in Raja Ampat. (Correct us if we’re wrong about that!). It’s crazy how often that schedule is changed and (only being able to visit a few times a year) we rely on guest updates like yours to keep it current, so – thanks again :). Be sure to check that there is a 0900 ferry from Waisai on the day you want. There’s no escaping needing a night in Sorong prior to a departing flight. We have booked Yenaduak Homestay with you in early August, we can’t wait to come. Thank you. They’ll be running as far as we know, but yes – it’s unlikely you’ll make the 2pm one if it leaves on time. Or you need to call your home stay and let’s your translator or your boat man talk to each other. Hi, we are a group of 8 people and we’ll arrive to Sorong on 19th of August at 6.00 am. Is this enough time to get to get our stuff, get to the Harbour and purchase ferry tickets before the 9am ferry take off? You can’t use a foreign credit card to book with Garuda? Any help would be appreciated! This being an election year In Indonesia, there is currently a lot of political pressure to bring those prices down again, so there’s a chance that they will fall again in the short term.
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