Ibu Maria's Homestay

ibu maria's homestay

Ibu Maria's Homestay
Location: Yenwaupnor village on Gam Island's south coast
Accommodation: Three ocean bungalows

Owner: Ibu Maria
Phone: +6281354054198 or +6282199347626 (SMS text message best)

Email:  journeyethnic@gmail.com

Facilities

Three large traditional Papuan village stilt bungalows. The bungalows have spacious verandahs that face the sunrise across the strait between Gam and the islands of Kri, Ransiwor and Mansuar. Backing onto mangroves, the bungalows are built over the ocean and are reached by a private boardwalk from the shore. At least one has two rooms.

Ibu Maria is the only budget accommodation place we know of that has a ten seat, covered speedboat (photo at right below). The boat is available for day trips and Ibu Maria can arrange pickups from Waisai or Sorong. Contact Ibu Maria's for prices and bookings.

Jungle walks to see Red Birds of Paradise are possible from Yenwaupnor, and if you come back hungry from one of those, we're told the homestay food (prepared by Ibu Maria's sister who used to cook on cruise ships) is fantastic.

Accommodation Prices

Per night per person: IDR 500,000
Accommodation prices include 3 meals a day and an afternoon teatime snack
Prices are quoted in Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) and are current as of November 2013
 At time of posting: 1 USD = 9,565 IDR 1 EUR = 12,298 IDR 1 AUD = 9,922 IDR

    Ibu Maria's is the first Raja Ampat homestay to be submitted to us by one of our site visitors. A big thank you to Lina Ratulangie for contacting us and providing the details and photos for this listing - it's great to hear from you and we hope this info brings lots more happy travellers to Ibu Maria's.
Here's a copy of Lina's original comment as received via our contact form:
We just returned from Raja Ampat, we stayed at Ibu Maria home stay for 5 nights ( October 26-30, 2012) at Yenwaupnor island, the cottage is traditional raja ampat house and above the water, it is clean and ibu Maria is v ery nice lady and the food is yummy althought it is home stay, she can arrange transportation speed boat from Sorong to her place and to go around the surronding Island ibu Maria has her own speed boat with reasonable price to rent. I really enjoy this place and fore sure will return again next year.

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Raja Ampat

i love raja ampat

The name of Raja Ampat comes from local mythology that tells about a woman who finds seven eggs. Four of the seven eggs hatch and become kings that occupy four of Raja Ampat biggest islands whilst the other three become a ghost, a woman, and a stone.

And local man tell the story: Raja Ampat means the Four Kings. Why the Four Kings well the myth tells us that there was a woman who found 7 eggs, 4 eggs hatched and out popped four princes who were separated and each became a powerful king in Waigeo, Salawati, Misool Misool East and West. The other 3 eggs turned into a ghost, a woman and a rock. Now as legends go, I am not sure this is a breathtaking story but please put that aside as the Four Kings, Raja Ampat is breathtaking in every other way.

History shows that Raja Ampat was once a part of Tidore Kingdom, an influential kingdom from Maluku. Yet, after the Dutch invaded Maluku, it was shortly claimed by the Netherlands. The main occupation for people around this area is fishing since the area is dominated by the sea. They live in a small colony of tribes that spreads around the area. Although traditional culture still strongly exists, they are very welcoming to visitors. Their religion is dominantly Christian.

Located off the northwest tip of Bird's Head Peninsula on the island of New Guinea, in Indonesia's West Papua province, Raja Ampat, or the Four Kings, is an archipelago comprising 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.

Raja Ampat Regency is a new regency which separated from Sorong Regency in 2004.It encompasses more than 40,000 km² of land and sea, which also contains Cenderawasih Bay, the largest marine national park in Indonesia. It is a part of the newly named West Papua (province) of Indonesia which was formerly Irian Jaya. Some of the islands are the most northern pieces of land in the Australian continent.

The oceanic natural resources around Raja Ampat give it significant potential as a tourist area. Many sources place Raja Ampat as one of their top ten most popular places for diving whilst it retains the number one ranking in terms of underwater biodiversity.

According to Conservation International, marine surveys suggest that the marine life diversity in the Raja Ampat area is the highest recorded on Earth. Diversity is considerably greater than any other area sampled in the Coral Triangle composed of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste. The Coral Triangle is the heart of the world's coral reef biodiversity, making Raja Ampat quite possibly the richest coral reef ecosystems in the world.

The area's massive coral colonies along with relatively high sea surface temperatures, also suggest that its reefs may be relatively resistant to threats like coral bleaching and coral disease, which now jeopardize the survival of other coral ecosystems around the world. The Raja Ampat islands are remote and relatively undisturbed by humans.

The high marine diversity in Raja Ampat is strongly influenced by its position between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, as coral and fish larvae are more easily shared between the two oceans. Raja Ampat's coral diversity, resilience, and role as a source for larval dispersal make it a global priority for marine protection.

Although accessing the islands is not that difficult, it takes some time. It takes six hours flight from Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia to Sorong. Then, taking boat to reach the islands is necessary.

Prepare to see natural beauty at its best. This archipelago comprises overall were 9.8 million acres of land and sea. It is at the heart of a Coral Triangle of rich biodiversity and It is said to have the largest variety of species of aquatic life in the world.

Through research in the area it has been found that this area holds 75% of all coral species in the world and put on top of that the fact that there are well over 1000 species of fish swimming

1,309 fish species, 537 coral species (a remarkable 96% of all scleractinia recorded from Indonesia are likely to occur in these islands and 75% of all species that exist in the world), and 699 mollusk species, the variety of marine life is staggering. Some areas boast enormous schools of fish and regular sightings of sharks, such as wobbegongs.

around. This all adds up to the fact that you have to get into the water.

Through talking to dive as I have learnt that there is no such thing as a bad guy in this part of the world, You're able to ask your guide to see a particular type of aquatic life and your guide with a degree of certainty will be able to find it for you that day and I how big or small it might be.

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The miracle of Ujung kulon

 Story of ujung kulon park

Ujung Kulon region first introduced by a German expert Botany, F. Junghun in Year 1846, while collecting tropical plants. At that time a wealth of flora and fauna Ujung Kulon already known by the researchers. Even a trip to Ujung Kulon had a chance to go in the scientific journal a few years later. There are not many records of Ujung Kulon until the eruption of Mount Krakatau in 1883. But then the magnitude of the eruption of Krakatoa that generates a wave up to about 15 meters, have devastated not only the residential population in Ujung Kulon, but wildlife and vegetation. Although the eruption of Krakatau has swept the Ujung Kulon, but a few years later it was discovered that the ecosystem-vegetation and wildlife in Ujung Kulon grow both rapidly.

Subsequent developments, some forested areas designated as protected areas, respectively, as follows:

In 1921, on the recommendation of the Association of the Netherlands Indies Society for The Protectin of Nature, Ujung Kulon peninsula and P. Panaitan set by the Dutch government as a nature area with the Netherlands Indies Government Decree No. 60 Date 16 Nofember 1921.

In 1937, Van Der Gouverneur Besluit - General Van Nederlandch - Indie by decision No. 17 Date June 24, 1937 set the status and nature is then converted into a Wildlife Area to include P. Peucang and P. Panaitan.

In 1958, by decree of the Minister of Agriculture Number: 48/Um/1958 Date 17 April 1958 End Zone Kulon change the status back to nature by including areas of marine waters wide area 500 meters from the lowest low tide limit.

1967, by the Minister of Agriculture Number: 16/Kpts/Um/3/1967 Date March 16, 1967 Region G. South Honje 10,000 hectares and the eastern arm in Ujung Kulon Peninsula Nature Reserve is set to end Kulon.

In 1979, by the Minister of Agriculture Number: 39/Kpts/Um/1979 Date January 11, 1979 Region G. North Honje area of ​​9498 Ha incorporated into the Nature Reserve Ujung Kulon.

In 1992, through the Decree of the Minister of Forestry Number: 284/Kpts-II/1992 Date February 26, 1992, designated as Ujung Kulon Park is home to a total area of ​​122 956 hectares land area consists of 78,619 ha and 44,337 ha waters.

In the case of confirmation of state forest boundaries, limits the development of the arrangement are as follows:

In 1980, Tata held in the Nature Reserve boundary G. Honje, Boundary Minutes to Date March 26, 1980, and approved February 2, 1982 by the Minister of Agriculture.

Year 1995:

    Conducted Reconstruction Limit Park is home to the region G. Honje Forestry Planning Agency.

    Forestry Planning Agency, Park is home to cooperate with the Government of New Zealand perform the installation of 6 (six) consisting of 1 (one) unit signs flares, and 5 (five) units vest as boundary waters.

Year 1999:

    Forestry Planning Agency carry out the installation of yellow beacon in Tj. Alang - alang and fixing a reference point in Tj. Sodong, Tj. Screen, Tj. Alang - alang, Tj. Parat and Tj. China.

    Forestry Planning Agency carry out measurements of the natural boundary Ujung Kulon Peninsula coast.

    As per decree of the Minister of Forestry and Plantations No. 758/Kpts-II/1999 Date 23 September 1999 setting Region Aquatic Park is home to an area of ​​44 337 ha as a Nature Conservation Area waters.

In 2004, Forest Area Consolidation Center (BPKH) Region XI Java - Madura implement Reconstruction Boundary Park is home in the Mount Honje.

Regions Park is home to the area protected by the Act 5 of 1990 on Conservation and Natural Resources Act 41 of 1999 on Forestry, has been recognized as an important area and proud of nationally and internationally, including :

In 1992, the Commission set a UNESCO World Heritage Park is home to a Natural World Heritage Site by Decree No. SC/Eco/5867.2.409 Date February 1, 1992.

As a National Strategic Areas of interest in terms of function and carrying capacity of the environment (in Government Regulation. 26 of 2008 on National Spatial Plan).

As the National Park Model by the Director General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation Decree No. 69/IV-Set/HO/2006 dated May 3, 2006 On appointment 20 (Twenty) National Park For National Park Mode

Some The Great Place in Ujujng Kulon

Peucang Island

Peucang Island is one of the islands visited by many visitors. In fact, because of its beauty, few visitors this island dubbed as the "Dream Island". This island has an area of ​​450 hectares with a cluster of coral and marine life under the sea so it is suitable for snorkeling and diving. Also on the island, we were able to chat with deer (timorensis Russa) and long-tailed monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) that many around. Tourist facilities can be found on the island include lodging and visitor Centre. In this island there is a large rock off the reef contained copong Peucang northern island. In addition to the Coral Copong hiking, visitors will see a fantastic view of the sun set against the backdrop of beautiful ocean stretches. From this island we can go even a attractive tourist sites such as pastures and waterfalls Cidaon Citerjun

Handeuleum Islands

Handeuleum archipelago consists of several island them are great Handeuleum Island, Handeuleum Handeuleum middle and small. The wealth of species in the three islands is very diverse. Besides mangrove species, the ecosystem there are many birds, reptiles, aquatic species such as shrimp and crab brackish mangrove.

Also in these islands there are also rivers like the river that can be laced with Cigenter canoeing (Canoeing). At the end of the trip down the river Cigenter, we can enjoy the view of the beautiful cascading waterfall.

Canoeing down the rivers islands Handeuleum would be very nice. Visitors can spend the night on the island Handeuleum, then on the morning of canoeing down the rivers that flow between the islands are very small in Handeuleum. During canoeing, visitors can observe wildlife in the coastal forest and mangrove forest on either side of the river like birds, flying fish, crab, mud and stopped on the island Kalong.

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