Papua Indonesia Diving Holidays | Misool Eco Resort, Raja Ampat
Our private resort island, Batbitim, is fringed with powder-white beaches, protected by stunning clear lagoons and abundant reefs. With just nine guest holiday cottages, Misool Eco Resort is able to offer exclusive luxury diving holidays, surrounded by the world's richest reefs. Click here to see a map of our island and here to see a map of Papua, Indonesia in south east Asia.
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hammock built into the veranda of the Water Cottage
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Our holiday cottages are built to European standards of comfort and safety, artfully blending indigenous natural materials with meticulous detailing. Every single piece of lumber used to build our small haven as has been milled from salvaged driftwood and free-fallen timbers collected in Raja Ampat and the nearby island of Seram. |
Our eight deluxe Water Cottages rise on stilts over the placid North Lagoon. Each of these spacious cottages features a private veranda on which you'll enjoy gentle tropical breezes and glorious equatorial views. With steps leading down from your veranda, the house reef is just a few fin-kicks away. Each holiday cottage is equipped with air conditioning, a comfortable bed, a mini-bar, a massive veranda with a built in hammock, and a Balinese-style en suite bathroom. We'll also be offering several DeLuxe Villas, available in late 2009. Click here to learn more about our accommodation.
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Our beach-front restaurant is located on the North Beach, looking out over a shallow turquoise lagoon. It's the perfect place to enjoy a sunset drink while watching the black tip reef sharks hunting in the bay.
The menu has been created with the discriminating palate in mind by our internationally-trained chef. We offer exceptionally tasty, nutritious, and whenever possible, organic fare from local sources. Of course, we also offer some international delicacies.
click here read more about our restaurant.
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Our beach front restaurant |
Inside of the Dive Centre
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The Dive Centre has been designed to meet the needs of professional videographers and photographers. There are separate wet and dry areas, with individual diving equipment stations and television for viewing the day’s images. Perhaps best of all, there is a spacious sun-deck on which to enjoy the spectacular top-side views. Click here to read more about the Dive Centre. |
Our Sustainability Commitment + No-Take Zone
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Misool Eco Resort is strongly committed to a policy of environmental responsibility. MER has reached an agreement with our local hosts to create a No-Take Zone. We have leased more than 400 km of sea surrounding Batbitim. This includes many of Raja Ampat's finest dive sites, including the Manta Cleaning Station, Boo, Fiabacet, Gorgonian Passage, and Yillet. Within this area, all fishing, shark finning, harvesting of turtle eggs and shellfish are strictly prohibited. We also require all boats to practice reef-safe anchoring. |
photo by Eric Battistoni |
The construction and operation of the resort have been meticulously engineered to minimise our environmental impact. In addition to salvaging driftwood and milling our own lumber, we've engineered our buildings with energy efficiency in mind. We've installed waste water gardens to minimise our consumption, and we're experimenting with solar and wind power to augment our generators. |
Perhaps most importantly, MER is dedicated to safeguarding the local community in which we operate. Our labour force is drawn largely from Yellu, the closest village. We're proud to offer them favourable working conditions, health benefits, job training, and English lessons. You can read more about our sustainability policy and why we call ourselves an eco-resort here. |
Rusdi and Thorben making a foundation
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Misool Conservation Centre
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The Misool Conservation Centre will be located on a small beach on the north side of the Batbitim. A UK-registered non-profit, the Conservation Centre will provide a well-equipped, functional base for scientific research and conservation projects, as well as accommodation for visiting researchers and scientists. It is our aim to facilitate continuing research, with hopes of filling a critical gap in our understanding of this complex and important ecosystem.
One of the Conservation Centre's first projects was to assemble a local team to patrol and enforce the No-Take Zone. |
Evening view of the North Bay. Photo by Justin Ebert
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