Papua Paradise Eco Resort, located on idyllic tropical Birie Island, is an all-inclusive dive resort which offers flexible holiday options in Raja Ampat’s most sheltered surroundings for arrivals year-round.

There is a line of 26 over-water bungalows with a cluster of sunset bar, restaurant, main pier, spa and dive shop as the resort centre and social hub. In addition to the older-style superior bungalows, the resort expanded in 2015 by adding a larger deluxe category. With hardwood floors, indoor and outdoor seating, additional bedding for families, louvred windows, work desk, refrigerator and a spectacular partially outdoor bathroom, these spacious bungalows offer the most elegant accommodation in West Papua and beyond. Daily direct boat transfers from Sorong airport take 2 hours. The minimum stay is three nights.

Instructors and dive guides at Gangga Divers have all been trained in Lembeh Strait as superb critter spotters. With a ratio of 4 divers per guide, they offer a wide range of wall and drift dives as well as nearby muck and critter sites. Some reef walls, just a few fin-kicks offshore, combine all types of diving – 40m blue water drifts, shallow areas to find the rarest microscope-sized critters in crystal clear water and plenty of sheltered bays perfect for PADI open water courses or windy days. Weekly extended excursions to Dampier Strait reefs are included in all dive packages.

A unique resort feature are two house reefs facing in opposite directions, with large schools of pelagics hiding under each pier as a fascinating focal point for snorkellers. There is also a selection of boat excursions and rainforest hikes to see hornbills, birds of paradise, nearby waterfalls or spend quality picnic time on uninhabited island beaches. Dugongs are frequently spotted feasting on the seagrass right below the bungalows.

Papua Paradise Eco Resort is one of the most versatile resorts in South East Asia, offering a superb diving and remote nature experience for beginners, experienced divers and groups of divers and snorkellers alike.