With the growing popularity of Raja Ampat (although it still is logistically hard and expensive to get to), homestays and day dives are now also possible. However, the best way to see, discover, and make the most out of your trip to Raja Ampat is hands down by doing a liveaboard.
Is Raja Ampat Expensive? Raja Ampat isn't cheap, let's put it that way. In addition to the national park entrance fee (which was over $100 before Covid-19—it may get higher in the post-pandemic era), you'll need to pay for accommodation.
For 7 nights in Raja Ampat, we paid a total of approximately $1238 USD for two people or $619 USD per person, which included domestic flights within Indonesia, boat and ferry transportation, accommodation, food, snorkeling, and additional expenses (this excludes diving prices).
For starters, eastern Indonesia is in general, a little more expensive than the western side of the archipelago, with Papua and West Papua, including Raja Ampat, probably being the most expensive of all provinces.
How to get to Sorong, West Papua. From Jakarta there are direct flights nowadays: PT. Nam Air flies directly from Jakarta to Sorong in 4h 5min and is the budget option for around $80 one-way. Garuda Indonesia flies also directly from Jakarta to Sorong in 4h 15min but will cost 3 times as much: $250 one-way.
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