Arborek Village, West Papua, Indonesia

4.5 (91 reviews) Spent Ranking #1 in West Papua Points of Interest & Landmarks

A beautiful place for snorkelling

The corals are wonderful and the fishes are just beautiful. After snorkelling in 4 places (Friwen, Arborek, Friwen Wall and Yenbuba) I can say that the fishes were the most friendly ever. Children were very excited, feeling like in an aquarium. We enjoyed snorkelling there very much. I did feeding the fishes with the rest of our lunch (rice). Funtastic! Moreover we saw some locals painting the gate “Arborek.” It was orange. Later we met some children and shared cotton bags, stuffed animals, colourful pencils and chocolates. It was our pleasure to see how happy they were like at Christmas. I recommend you to bring small things for them too when you’ll make a visit. There will be big and nature smiles around you.
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Address

Kepulauan Raja Ampat, Waisai, Indonesia.

Website

http://www.indonesia.travel/id/destination/126/desa-wisata-arborek-raja-ampat

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4jvankl 5:00 PM Feb 18, 2019
Tranquil place
Having spent a couple of weeks on Arborek I think I saw everything it had to offer. Peace and quiet, friendly people, variety of marine life under the jetties (and elsewhere) and close proximity to other places of interest in RA. The jetty gets some boat traffic from other islands but in two weeks I never once saw it so crowded that it wasn't easy to swim. At most I probably saw 10-12 other people out snorkeling, and not all in the same area. Will probably visit again as I enjoyed my time here immensely.
4MPope190 5:00 PM Apr 4, 2019
Night snorkel
We did a night snorkel around the pier and saw the “walking shark” which is only found in Raja Ampat. It is small (3-4 ft) and mottled brown. ??