Dive Review of Warahnus Dive Homestay in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat

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Warahnus Dive Homestay: "Dive Raja Ampat’s iconic sites on a budget", Jun, 2025, by Keith Willmott, FL, US ( Sr. Contributor 22 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 13452.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
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Comments	Why Warahnus? We wanted to dive the best-known sites around Kri but without the high costs of a resort. We chose Warahnus because of the location on Kri, because it is quite isolated from other homestays in the area (in contrast to the densely packed western tip of Kri), it is close to the channel between Kri and Mansuar for snorkeling, it is on a gorgeous beach, and because the rooms seemed more accommodating than some other homestays. I didn’t expect it to be as comfortable as it was, the cabins are on land and thus have their own bathrooms and toilet, a luxury among homestays. Each ca ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Warahnus Dive Homestay
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Florida, Belize, Panama (Coiba, Pearl Is) St Vincent and Grenadines, UK, Red Sea (Sharm), Myanmar, Sulawesi (Wakatobi), Raja Ampat, Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Palawan), Solomons (Guadalcanal), New Zealand (Poor Knights), Papua New Guinea, west Australia
Closest Airport	Sorong	Getting There	Orlando-Dubai-Jakarta-Sorong with Emirates Airways - booked as a single ticket and got 2 free hold bags the entire route, otherwise steep charges for second bag on Jakarta-Sorong leg. 40-50 hr travel time, we stopped in two hotels on the way in Dubai and Jakarta for 4-5 hours sleep each. 2 hr by ferry from Sorong to Waisai, then 1 hr by dive boat to Warahnus (they will pick up/drop off).
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, currents, no currents
Water Temp	81-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	12-18 M / 39-59 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Usually surfaced around 60 mins regardless of remaining air/time
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Boat crew were careful, no rinse tank on boat but there was one back at Warahnus. Limited power outlets in room for charging batteries. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Warahnus Dive Homestay in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

Warahnus Dive Homestay: "Dive Raja Ampat’s iconic sites on a budget", Jun, 2025,

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Warahnus Dive Homestay in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat