Pulau Wayag, West Papua, Indonesia

5.0 (137 reviews) Spent Ranking #2 in Raja Ampat Nature & Wildlife Areas

Spectacularly Amazing!

Wayag Island is one of incredible place i ever seen in Indonesia. Must go hiking to view a spectacular real picture of Raja Ampat, its 30 minutes trekking of 45 degrees slope, for sure you'll get tanning when you reach the top, its a worth experience indeed. Make sure you wear hiking foot wear and glove is recommended. Stay overnight at Concervation International (CI) as a base camp. You can just jump into a clear blue water where you can snorkle with fishes & 3 sharks that didn't give any attention with your presence around them, then a stunning sunset awaits you in the afternoon. The next morning do islands hopping and take a beautiful unspoiled pictures, the water is so calm so you can see its mirroring the reefs. Beautiful!! Best month to visit Raja Ampat is on Sept - Dec
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  • 5johan6688 5:00 PM Aug 11, 2013
    Fantastic views of mountains and beaches
    Pulau Wayag probably has one of the best views of mountains and beaches that exist around the world. The colors are amazing with blue and, turquoise water, white clouds, green vegetation/jungle and grey & black stones/mountains. We saw photos from other visitors before we left and it looked great, but seeing it in reality was even more amazing. It is a tough climb to reach the top, but it is definitely worth it. The boat ride from the inhabit islands of Raja Ampat is about 2-3 hours, thus you need a complete day for the tour. There is no specific fee for Pulau Wayag, but you need to have the Raja Ampat visitors pass.
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  • 5elmundoazul 5:00 PM Jul 29, 2014
    post card island but damn expensive
    i visited all the islands in raja ampat except pulau wayag. i went there in june 2013. i stayed in pulau waisai. ferry takes you to waisai which has decent cheap hotels.yes i traveled independently and i paid US$10 per night for two people in waisai in an aircon hotel. i rented a boat with a pilot for 6 days including all petrol and lunch.i paid US$500 and i visited all the islands and even those where no one goes. boat was mine so i could stop any where i felt like stopping. we usually left at 8 am and came back past sunset. all other outfits are expensive and the mini resorts in all other islands are extremely over priced. dont stay in any other island. its not worth the price.only waisai has cheap hotels. just to give you an idea, there is a speed boat which charges US$500 just to visit wayag. its far away. and it is not worth the price. i was told that a government run ferry service will start which will serve all island including wayag. check if it has started. dont waste your money just to see one island. it is like koh phi phi in thailand. dont believe that raja ampat are expensive to visit. they are not. if you have time, you could wait in waisai until there are more tourists and you can share the price of the speed boat. if you have time that is. DONOT PAY ANYONE IN SORONG FOR A PASS. that pass is only needed if you are visiting wayag. lonely planet is totally wrong about the pass. you dont need to show the pass to anyone and you also dont need to report to the police or any thing like that. diving is availabe in waisai in 2 resorts so you dont have to do live aboard and pay hundreds of dollars. diving is exceptional and world best.

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