Arborek Village
Kampung Arborek
A small island fishing village known as a model tourism village. Below the jetty is a coral garden ringed by schools of fish, ideal for homestays and snorkelling.
Arborek is a small island in Dampier Strait that you can walk around in about ten minutes. Several dozen Papuan families live here. The village is tidy, with white sand all around the island, and the Indonesian government has named it a model tourism village. Villagers run family homestays built on stilts over the sea, usually with three meals included in the price. The biggest highlight is the village jetty: beneath it gather huge numbers of small fish, corals and sea anemones, and in the evening schools of fish often swirl around the pilings, visible from the surface while snorkelling. Manta Sandy, a manta ray cleaning site, is also very close. Village women weave pandanus-leaf hats and handicrafts that you can buy as souvenirs. Power and water are limited, and electricity is only supplied after dusk. Please respect local Christian customs. Activity is quieter on Sundays, and you should dress modestly.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Manta Sandy
- Sawinggrai Village Birds-of-Paradise
- Mansuar Island & Sauwandarek Jetty
- Kabui Bay
- Cape Kri
- Pasir Timbul Sandbar
- Friwen Wall
- Blue Magic