8D7N Diving @ Sorido Bay Resort,
Raja Ampat, Indonesia!
Sorido Bay Resort is an upscale boutique resort central to the best diving in the Raja Ampat.
There are 7 bungalows nestled in the lush green jungle on a beautiful Cape overlooking a deep kidney-shaped lagoon, meters away from the world’s most famous dive-site ‘Cape Kri’; where Dr. Gerry Allen recorded 283 different species of fish in one dive. It made this not only the richest dive site known to science, but also the richest house reef anywhere in the world! Sorido Bay Resort is located a mere 1500 meters away from Kri-Eco Resort, around the eastern point of Kri island.
The resort has been designed to offer true luxury; with air conditioning in all rooms, big bathrooms with double mirrors and washbasins, top quality linen on huge king-sized beds, satellite television, mini-bar fridge, and a camera workstation in every room. Open the double glass doors to a large deck with spectacular views of the lagoon at your feet.
The upstairs floors of the two main central buildings have a spacious lounge and dining area with endless views over the lagoon and islands. Here you can browse through the art shop stocked with authentic Papuan treasures or see a WWII paraphernalia collection from the founder. You will also find our library well stocked with more than enough reference material showcasing the many species of marine life + of the topside flora and fauna of this amazing area.
Meals are prepared in a modern kitchen; using only fresh produce bought locally from the villagers, or freshly caught fish from the local fisherman. Sorido Bay resort is for the discerning traveler. It is not just another dive-resort. Here you will discover people with a passion for Raja Ampat, and a passion for sharing it with the most important person of all: you, our guest.
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8D7N Dive Package Cost
All prices are in EUR €, and are per diver on twin-share basis
Sentani Villa
- EUR €2,482 ~ Diver
- EUR €1,877 ~ Non-diver
- EUR €469 ~ Child (04 – 08 years old)
- EUR €938 ~ Child (09 – 12 years old)
- Single room surcharge ~ EUR €700 for the 07 nights
Kaimana Villa
- EUR €2,654 ~ Diver
- EUR €2,048 ~ Non-diver
- EUR €512 ~ Child (04 – 08 years old)
- EUR €1,024 ~ Child (09 – 12 years old)
- Single room surcharge ~ EUR €805 for the 07 nights
Dive Package Includes
- 07 nights twin-share stay in choice of Sentani or Kaimana Villas
- Complimentary return airport transfers to the dive resort (on Sundays only)
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks
- Tea, coffee, syrups and cold drinking water are complimentary. Ice cold soft drinks and beer are available, but are charged
- 03 guided boat dives plus 01 guided dusk or night dive per day for 06 days
- Unlimited unguided diving in house reef between 07:00 to 21:00 hours
- Scuba tank, weight belt and weights
- All service charges and taxes
Dive Package Excludes
- All airfare and airport taxes
- Indonesian visa, where applicable
- Raja Ampat Marine Park Fees, RP500,000 per person
- Dive equipment rental
- Pre and post-accommodation in Sorong (€60 for airport transfers, hotel & half-board meals)
Note
- All dive packages are non-refundable and non-transferable
- All diving are to dive sites within a 10km range of the resort
- NO diving / activities from Friday 18:00 hours to Saturday 18:00 hours(except for the excursion on Saturday early morning to see the red bird of paradise)
Package Validity
- Jan 01 – Dec 31, 2012
11D10N Dive Package Cost
All prices are in EUR €, and are per diver on twin-share basis
Sentani Villa
- EUR €3,368 ~ Diver
- EUR €2,547 ~ Non-diver
- EUR €636 ~ Child (04 – 08 years old)
- EUR €1,273 ~ Child (09 – 12 years old)
- Single room surcharge ~ EUR €1,000 for the 10 nights
Kaimana Villa
- EUR €3,599 ~ Diver
- EUR €2,779 ~ Non-diver
- EUR €694 ~ Child (04 – 08 years old)
- EUR €1,389 ~ Child (09 – 12 years old)
- Single room surcharge ~ EUR €1,150 for the 10 nights
Dive Package Includes
- 10 nights twin-share stay in choice of Sentani or Kaimana Villas
- Complimentary return airport transfers to the dive resort (on Sundays & Wednesdays only)
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks
- Tea, coffee, syrups and cold drinking water are complimentary. Ice cold soft drinks and beer are available, but are charged
- 03 guided boat dives plus 01 guided dusk or night dive per day for 09 days
- Unlimited unguided diving in house reef between 07:00 to 21:00 hours
- Scuba tank, weight belt and weights
- All service charges and taxes
Dive Package Excludes
- All airfare and airport taxes
- Indonesian visa, where applicable
- Raja Ampat Marine Park Fees, RP500,000 per person
- Dive equipment rental
- Pre and post-accommodation in Sorong (€60 for airport transfers, hotel & half-board meals)
Note
- All dive packages are non-refundable and non-transferable
- All diving are to dive sites within a 10km range of the resort
- NO diving / activities from Friday 18:00 hours to Saturday 18:00 hours(except for the excursion on Saturday early morning to see the red bird of paradise)
Package Validity
- Jan 01 – Dec 31, 2012
15D14N Dive Package Cost
All prices are in EUR €, and are per diver on twin-share basis
Sentani Villa
- EUR €4,468 ~ Diver
- EUR €3,379 ~ Non-diver
- EUR €844 ~ Child (04 – 08 years old)
- EUR €1,689 ~ Child (09 – 12 years old)
- Single room surcharge ~ EUR €1,400 for the 14 nights
Kaimana Villa
- EUR €4,774 ~ Diver
- EUR €3,686 ~ Non-diver
- EUR €921 ~ Child (04 – 08 years old)
- EUR €1,843 ~ Child (09 – 12 years old)
- Single room surcharge ~ EUR €1,610 for the 14 nights
Dive Package Includes
- 14 nights twin-share stay in choice of Sentani or Kaimana Villas
- Complimentary return airport transfers to the dive resort (on Sundays only)
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks
- Tea, coffee, syrups and cold drinking water are complimentary. Ice cold soft drinks and beer are available, but are charged
- 03 guided boat dives plus 01 guided dusk or night dive per day for 13 days
- Unlimited unguided diving in house reef between 07:00 to 21:00 hours
- Scuba tank, weight belt and weights
- All service charges and taxes
Dive Package Excludes
- All airfare and airport taxes
- Indonesian visa, where applicable
- Raja Ampat Marine Park Fees, RP500,000 per person
- Dive equipment rental
- Pre and post-accommodation in Sorong (€60 for airport transfers, hotel & half-board meals)
Note
- All dive packages are non-refundable and non-transferable
- All diving are to dive sites within a 10km range of the resort
- NO diving / activities from Friday 18:00 hours to Saturday 18:00 hours(except for the excursion on Saturday early morning to see the red bird of paradise)
Package Validity
- Jan 01 – Dec 31, 2012
Dive Sites
The number of dive sites which can be reached from the Resort are too many to mention individually.
Manta rays are present almost permanently at three locations close to the resort and guests thoroughly enjoy seeing them from up close. Often they are at touching distance and it is normal to see 10 to 15 Manta Rays during one dive. Furthermore there are a great number of breathtaking reefs that are truly teeming with life.
Most dives are drift dives due to strong currents in the area. The currents provide nutrients for the outstanding quantity and variety of fish life and corals in the area. A fabulous variety of colorful soft corals and plenty of reef fish are found at most sites. Large schools of fish are known to populate some areas, pelagics such as sharks, Manta and Mobula Rays, dolphin, whales and turtles are frequent sights.
Visibility is good, but not spectacular, and is best in the morning dives. The water temperature is 28°-29°C year round.
And if that is not enough, there are the Manokwari wreck dives. These are WW II wrecks which were only discovered relatively recently. Since diving in this region is still in it’s infancy, the wrecks have not been plundered as in Truk Lagoon, PNG, the Solomons, Vanuatu and other well-known wreck diving areas. By special arrangement, Papua Diving can schedule to dive wrecks in the Manokwari area (on the east side of the bird’s head).
Special Services
- Bring your own group of 06 or more divers and we will arrange for you to have your own dive boat. This is ideal for photos or video trips!
Liveaboard Diving
- We now also offer liveaboard diving. Please contact us @ info@adventures.com.sg for more information.
Excursions to Fam Islands, Passage, Gam Bay Minimum 04 divers
- EUR €25-60 per person
- ** Trip to the Birds of Paradise is free of charge every Saturday morning
Additional charges
- Non Sunday transfers: EUR €350 per boat (seats 8 persons plus luggage) or EUR €450 per boat (seats 12 persons plus luggage) per way
- Sorong hotel package: EUR €60 (transfer to hotel, dinner, breakfast)
- Nitrox fills: EUR €6 per fill or €50 per 10 fills
- Dive equipment rental (day/additional day /week): EUR €30/25/150
- Digital camera rental (Olympus 5050), incl. CD-ROM burning: EUR €45
- CD-ROM burning: EUR €5 per CD
- Telephone/fax (costs depending on call): EUR € variable
- Internet charges: EUR €0.25 per minute
Special Expeditions
Each year we arrange one or more special trips. Such trips could be to explore remote places, have a scientific purpose or search for shipwrecks or aircraft wrecks.. This year a visit to Amsterdam Island for some Pioneer Diving and to visit the vast Leatherback Turtle nesting area is planned. Wayag, an area of beautiful landscapes, is a must-see location. We have found some world-class dive sites while exploring the area between our eco-resort and Wayag.
We also have scheduled trips escorted by professional photographers. If you are interested to join a special trip or would like to schedule a special trip, you may email us @ info@adventures.com.sg.
Please note the following
NO DIVING on Saturdays There is no diving between 06:00pm Friday and 06:00pm Saturday as this is the day of rest for all staff. Night diving at 07:00pm is possible. Saturday is used for relaxing, exploring the island and bird watching on Saturday morning. (See Red Bird of Paradise Trip)
Currents Please also be aware that there are sometimes strong currents in this area which is one of the reasons for so many fish. If you have a reef hook please bring it.
Equipment Rental We do not rent wetsuits so please bring your own. We have a limited supply of other dive equipment for rent so if you need to hire gear please let us know exactly what you need in advance with sizes required.
Marine Park Entrance FeeAll divers and non-divers visiting Raja Ampat will need to pay an annual entrance fee for the Marine Park of Rp 500,000 per person (Rp 250,000 for Indonesians). We collect payments on behalf of Conservation International . Rp350,000 goes towards conservation purposes and the remaining Rp 150,000 goes to local government.
Papua Travel Permit Please bring 3 passport photos and 3 copies of your passport for the Papua Travel permit (Surat Jalan) which we organize free of charge at the resort. If you already have your visa in advance please bring 3 copies.
Saturday Red Bird of Paradise Trip On Saturday morning we offer free transport to see the Red Bird of paradise on the neighbouring island of Gam. Departure is at 05.30am. Guests should pay a conservation fee of Rp 100,000 p/p which goes towards conservation of these birds – this fee added to your final bill and we then pay the villagers.
Fuel Surcharge the majority of our best diving is located within 10km of the resort so there is no need to travel outside this zone – there are many amazing dive sites on our doorstep. However we do offer special day trips to sites located about one hour away from the resort and if people request to go outside the 10km zone we charge extra for fuel depending on the distance. Fuel is very expensive here and increasing constantly. Our current fuel surcharges range from Euro 20.00 p/p to Euros 60.00 p/p based on 4 people sharing a boat.
Payment for Extra Charges For extra charges at the resort we can only accept cash payments in Euros, Indonesian Rupiah or US $ Dollars. Credit card payments can be processed in Sorong but you will need to inform us in advance and you will need to allow extra time in Sorong to do this. Please note for US$ Dollars we can only accept clean notes in good condition, series 2005 or later.
Domestic airlines baggage allowance
Merpati Airlines – 20kg allowance for checked luggage
Lion Wings Air – 15kg allowance for checked luggage
Express Air – 20kg allowance for checked luggage.
Domestic airlines overweight charges
Merpati Rp 23,000 – 30,000 depending on route
Lion Air Rp 16,500 p/kilo
Express Air 25,500 – 37,500 p/p depending on the route.
Airport departure tax
Ex-Sorong Rp 16,000 p/p
Ex-Manado Rp 100,000 p/p
Ex-Bali Rp 150,000 p/p.
Sorido Bay Resort
An upscale resort central to the heart of the best diving in Raja Ampat.
Sorido Bay resort is for the discerning traveler. It is not just another dive-resort.
Here you will meet people with a passion for Raja Ampat and a passion for sharing it with the most important person of all ~ you, our guest.
7 villas (for max. 14 guests) have been built in 2004 combining modern and traditional Papuan building styles and materials.
They are nestled in the lush green jungle on a beautiful Cape overlooking a deep kidney-shaped lagoon, meters away from the world’s most famous dive-site Cape Kri where Dr. Gerry Allen recorded 283 different species of fish in one dive.
We offer two kind of ocean-front villas which are both very spacious and luxurious (“Sentani” 65m2 and “Kaimana” 90m2)
Each Villa offers
- Air conditioned rooms
- Spacious private bathrooms with hot water
- Spring mattress beds (either double 180 x 200 or single 100 x 200)
- Satellite television
- Mini-bar fridge
- Camera workstation with 220V and 110V power outlets
- Private porch
- Free wi-fi (around main building area)
- Free Laundry service
The heart of our operation is the mainbuilding where all‐day coffee, tea & snacks are provided.
Here you can wind down in the lounge area, reading one of our books found in our library and enjoy a cool sea breeze flowing through and great panoramic views of the surrounding area.
Delicious asian meals are prepared in our modern kitchen and meals are served buffet-style.
For breakfast we typically serve fresh fruit, homemade bread, cereals, pancakes, eggs, yoghurts, fresh fruit juice, eggs, coffee and tea. Dinner & Lunch are served as a buffet as well. A typical menu includes Indonesian classics & delicious deserts.
We do not serve pork products and only locally sourced, sustainable fish.
You will not find any reef fish, long-lined fish or prawns being served.
A variety of vegetable and fruit will please our vegetarian guests.
Clean drinking water, coffee & tea are provided all day.
For a extra charge you can enjoy a cool beer, wine*, soft drinks and fesh fruit juices.
Some authentic Papuan treasures and the WWII paraphernalia collection from the founder are to be found in our gift shop.
*subject to availability
Jetty at Sorido Bay
Click here ☛ Kri Eco Resort – affordable dive packages in rustic accommodation
Kri Eco is Sorido Bay’s less sophisticated little sister. Here you find water bungalows – for a maximum of 20 guests. Because of the construction, you have a cool sea breeze flowing through and great panoramic views of the surrounding area – so even from your bed you can hear the sound of the sea!
Some bungalows are located on the jetty itself, while the others have their own piers from the beach. All of them are traditionally built with local materials, such as round wood, bamboo, palm trees leaves – all lashed together with vines from the jungle.
Each building contains two sleeping rooms and at least one separate sitting area, furnished with locally made bamboo table, benches and hammocks. The guest accommodations are divided by partitions, and each room has sliding doors which can be closed for privacy.
Each room has 24-hour electricity, western style bed & mattress, mosquito net, an electric fan, chairs & desk, side tables & reading lamps.
There is also a camera table with several sockets where guests can work or charge their camera gear.
Housekeeping provides fresh drinking water and towels everyday to the room. Close to the sleeping accommodation, on land, are six very clean & spacious Indonesian style bathrooms (called mandis) for our guests to share.
Each Standard Bungalow features
- Electric fan
- Western style bed & mattress
- Mosquito nets
- Shared ‘mandi’ type bathrooms & hot mandis after a night dive (a indonesian mandi is operated by pouring water over yourself)
- 24h electricity
- Fresh drinking water
- Private sitting area
- Soap, tissues and fresh towels
- Camera table with several sockets
- Free Laundry service
Deluxe Water Bungalows (opening 2012) features all the amenities of Standard Water Bungalow plus
- Private bathroom with hot water
The heart of our operation is the dining area and kitchen. All‐day coffee, tea & fruit are provided here.
Here you will meet fellow divers, enjoy a steaming cup of coffee or tea, or a cold drink from the fridge while browsing through or library. Asian meals are prepared in the open kitchen and are served on the communal table.
We do not serve pork products and only locally sourced, sustainable fish.
You will not find any reef fish, long-lined fish or prawns being served.
A variety of vegetable and fruit will please our vegetarians and vegan guests.
Clean drinking water, coffee & tea are provided free of charge.
For a extra charge you can enjoy a cool beer to sundown on the sunset deck, soft drinks or fesh fruit juices.
The ‘True Eco’ experience is the fact that we encourage trade with the local villagers. The friendly Papuan people come to our beach with their small boats and sell their fresh, hand caught fish, and home-grown vegetables and spices. Twice a week we send a supply boat to Sorong (75km away) to stock up with chicken, meat, dry stores, and supplements to enhance your culinary experience. Cold beer, soda drinks and chocolate brought in from Sorong the nearest town are also available..
Kri-Eco resort offers you a real papuan experience!
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