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Absolutely incredible stay. The island is so beautiful, the resort and staff are lovely. The snorkelling trips were wonderful but the house reef is stunning too. Great food, love the reef sharks outside the restaurant, and a heavenly massage with a viewing window you could watch the fish swim by. We would come back in a heartbeat!

Great snorkling, very good food, nice bungalows. Petra, Poo and everyone else working there made our stay there really unforgetable.

Property We had stayed 7 nights. The guest house was very comfortable with beautiful landscaped walking paths. Andy, the man behind the design and build of the property, sets high standards for the building of the property and his team, with the result that this is a rare gem of a place. The showers have good water pressure and there are flush toilets! Each room also has its own dedicated toilet and shower so there’s no need to share with the other guests, which can be helpful when we need to rush for early morning excursions. Electricity is avail all day long due to the use of solar power and there were hardly any flies or mosquitoes which was great as it meant we could lounge around without the use of mosquito nets (though those were provided). We saw mantas 3 times on excursions to Manta Ridge and the highlight was a full day trip to the Fam Islands (eg Piaynemo, Melissa’s Garden and and Rufas Island) where the sights were breathtaking. The house reef was also great with schools of fish, turtles, sea snakes, moral eels…We swam to the neighboring jetty where we saw a number of black-tipped sharks and saw cuttlefishes at another neighbouring jetty so lots to explore around the area. Also wanted to make special mention of Meg, the resident dog who very responsibly accompanied us whenever we go for longer walks to other parts of the island and she also warns off potential intruders! Food Every meal was delicious (especially lunch and dinner) with lots of veggies and fruits. Hot water with tea and coffee is always available and cold beer can be purchased! Crew Esni is the life of the party and very experienced in reading the currents and finding mantas! She makes sure everyone is well-taken care of during excursions. Jody who helps with the excursions was also amazing, accompanying us on the short hikes to see the sights and taking the initiative to help us climb over the tougher spots.

Best homestay on our Raja Ampat trip. Excellent food. Great house reef.

Very clean, we had very nice and spacious bungalowes with private bathroom and toilet. The food was very delicious.Also lot of vegetables whoch was great because i dont eeat meat. We had also fish snd squids. Everything was very tasty. The location is absolutely amazing. Very nice and clean beach, total quiet, real peace. The staff was very nice and funny. The communication was good. They took us to Wai island where we saw lot of animals like fruit bats, coconut crab, monitor lizard, cuscus. Then we had a manta snorkelling and we found one big manta. They also brought snacks and water and coffee for us at every trip and even cut coconuts from the tree when we were on some random little island. Loved this stay and I would go back here!!

Great rustic experience with fab staff

Super remote location with small local village near by, with all those super great noises - children playing, dogs barking and roosters crowing. Direct access to the reef with beautiful underwater world and lot of fishes. Room was big and also the big size bed with mosquito net. Host organized the trip to other islands and snorkeling spots, also the transfer to ferry.

Julia and MImi are the girls volunteering and they made the home stay the best home stay in all of raja! We heard horror stories of other tourists who had gone somewhere else and then come to Gibran and said Gibran was the best! These girls organised a day trip for us every day, took us snorkelling, swimming, island hopping every day!! They showed us all the fish, mantas, whales, orcas & sharks This was my favourite trip ever, and the girls made it 100% The accomodation huts are really nice and comfy, and the food was top notch! I will 100% be back for Julia and Mimi! The house reef is so nice, saw turtles, sharks all the fish every day! Even the dugong!!! So many stars , clean water, food, showers and a toilet !

To be honest we booked this accommodation because everything was booked up and it was the only option. After reading some of the bad reviews we were a bit afraid about how it could be and in the end it was amazing! We had our own bathroom inside the hut, the hut was totally remodeled and the food was the best food we ate at Kri! Everything fresh and a lot of tuna and nice fish and fruit. Also the family was very nice and friendly all the time lending us the snorkeling set for free and drove us to our next accomodation at their boat as well. We were only 2 days but I really recommend this place! Also it is next to one of the best snorkel and diving areas of Kri.

I loved it here. My favourite place in Raja. Amazing beach and great snorkelling right in front of the bungalow. When the tide is high you can just jump in. Even though Kri is the most touristy island, it's quiet here because it's the furthest away homestay in the area. So at night you can only hear the waves breaking in front of or underneath your bungalow, and sure, the occasional gecko laughing or dog barking, but otherwise it is peaceful here. As for the accommodation, it was basic but I had everything I needed. The food was delicious. Best I had in Raja. Fish, chicken, eggs, sauces, lots of vegetables, green pancakes with peanut butter, banana cake and bread, fried banana, papaya, watermelon... and coffee, tea and instant chocolate. All in all, I really enjoyed being there. After just a few days it felt like home. So after 5 days, it was hard to leave this amazing homestay.