Tapor Aikos Homestay

My wife and I spent a wonderful week on the island of Gam, at Tapor Aikos Homestay, and we want to express our deep gratitude to the owner of this homestay, David, and his family, who made us very welcome. It was an amazing trip and an amazing experience living in Raja Ampat, thanks also to David and his family who tried to make our stay at Tapor Aikos more comfortable and enjoyable.Upon arrival at the homestay, we were checked into a cozy bungalow. standing on the water on stilts, with a stunning view of the ocean from the veranda. All the days we stayed at Tapor Aikos, we admired the beautiful expanse of water, the boats sailing past, as well as views of neighboring islands, such as Mansuar, the closest to us, and even the tourist Arborek, which was visible in the distance.The bungalow we stayed in was as simple as possible (like everywhere in Raja Ampat), but at the same time very cozy. A bed with a mattress, a mosquito net, a small shelf for things, a charging socket and a fan that saved us on hot nights. In general, for a comfortable stay on the islands of the Raja Ampat, you don’t need more, because the most important thing there is the stunning nature of the underwater world and the Raja Ampat islands themselves.The Internet at Tapor Aikos worked perfectly throughout our vacation, both in the bungalows and on the territory of the homestay, and in the nearby villages - Savinggrai and Kapisavar, which allowed us to use social networks, browse YouTube and make calls in Whatsapp.Electricity was available from 6.00 p.m to 6/00 a.m, which was enough to charge all our gadgets. However, it is worth keeping in mind that there are only four sockets, so if you have a lot of electronics, it is better to take a tee with you.Tapor Aikos Homestay is located on a beautiful coral reef, where you can snorkel without even sailing anywhere from the island of Gam. In the villages neighboring the homestay - Savingray and Kapisavar there are several small shops where you can buy the basic necessities.In the village of Savinggrai, very close to Tapor Aikos, there is a wonderful school “The Child Aid Papua”, where you can visit and see how children from different islands of Raja Ampat study. The peculiarity of this school is that children not only study, but also live on the school grounds all week. Her student Sari gave us a short tour of the school grounds, for which we thank her very much.Meals at Tapor Aikos were three times a day. The food is mostly simple, but very tasty. Every day we ate very tasty fresh fish, as well as rice, stewed vegetables and delicious eggplants in tomato sauce. For breakfast, there was mostly something sweet: fried bananas, pastries, local versions of pancakes. Sometimes we were also treated to fruit. We also had tea, coffee, and water at our disposal throughout the day.Tapor Aikos Homestay has an excellent location on the island of Gam, with many interesting places nearby, making it a convenient place to stay in Raja Ampat.We would like to express our special thanks to David and his assistants for all the unforgettable excursions that we made, and, of course, for the opportunity to visit the Wayag Islands and even spend the night on one of them. They always waited patiently for us and never rushed us, even if we walked for a long time and took photos. They fully showed us the beauty of the Raja Ampat islands and, with their help, we were able to visit all the places we had planned and even more. All our trips were amazing!Once again we would like to say that the owner of the homestay, David, and his family are very hospitable and friendly people. They themselves live on the territory of Tapor Aikos and were always, at any time, ready to help us in any matter. Keep in mind that they speak very little English and you need to be prepared to communicate with them using a translator (unless you know Indonesian, of course).

Your stay depends on the family you stay with. David and his family were the best, ever. Their boat prices were lower compared to other islands (Kri and Arborek homestays). They took us to caves, bays, mantas, everywhere. We gave seen dolphins jumping while having breakfast at the terrace. It is a wonderful homestay at a beautiful spot, with a very accomodating family. There are red parrots flying around and a concert of birds you cannot belueve. If you walk to the east you can see kuskus on trees. You can walk to paradise birds within 20-30 minutes. We snorkelled in front of our bungallow - and at many other places. Really great food. We loved our whole stay, 6 days, the food was delicious. You can walk to two directions on the beach to see local houses, other homestays, to buy a beer or explore the incredible wildlife.

We had a wonderful stay with David and Delila and their adorable family. They bend over backwards (or more) to satisfy us, they have built cabins on the sea, breathtaking views guaranteed with the passage of whales and dolphins a few dozen meters away, admirable sunsets, extraordinary concert of bird songs. Athus, David's brother, and Capten (apologies for possible errors in the writing) delighted us by accompanying us on excursions, snorkeling (extraordinary seabedwith biodiversity still spared) and discoveries of typical villages, we even danced with David's whole family during an evening on the beach of another paradise island.While we thought we would sleep on a mattress on the floor, a bed awaited us, certainly a little narrow for ours, but we were sensitive to these efforts to make our stay even more comfortable, more...western. Almost luxury as they take great care of us. Authentic immersion and even the Spartan sanitary facilities appealed to us. As for the food, the great cooks prepared delicious typical dishes for us. We had a mosquito net above our bed but no mosquitoes for us in April, except in the jungle during our excursion to admire the birds of paradise which unfortunately remained hidden. They invest every rupee or almost in improving their homestay, we attended the baptism of their canoe that they had just acquired. Thanks to Laurent Deleuze who introduced us to this wonderful corner of the world.

I stay Tapor Aikos 6 night..My bungalow was in front of sea. I went snorkling every afternoon, there were many fish and coral. From your bungalow you can see fish jumping out of sea.With David, the owner, i did many activities : Gam island tour, Piaynemo, birds see , fishing and see cave. He has document with a list of activities and price.Price can be high because of the high price of fuel in these island. And boat with 2 motors need a lot.From Tapor it s easy to walk to 2 villages . One have a beautiful blue church.About food : it was a lot every time. There is always hot water and coffeeFamily was very friendly. But you need to speak a little bahasa because they dont know a lot of english.Becareful of sunburn and mosquitoes.