Raja Ampat Part Two – chossclimbers

Raja Ampat Part Two

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Raja Ampat — Piaynemo.

On our second full day, we headed for the famous Piaynemo Archipelago some two hours away. This is a very picturesque cluster of small, limestone islands a bit reminiscent of Ha Long Bay in Vietnam though the karst formations are less impressive. However, unlike Ha Long Bay, Piaynemo has nice coral reefs where we did some snorkeling.

Photos

Raja Ampat — Our bungalow came with a cat (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — The cafeteria at Turtle Homestay (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Heading out for Piaynemo, a 2 hour boat ride away (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — En route to Piaynemo (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Piaynemo bound (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Some other homestay; plenty of those (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — A church in the village of Yenbekwan on the Isle of Mansuar (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Our guide named Otto. Piaynemo-bound (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Arriving at Piaynemo (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Getting ready for a snorkeling session. We shared the boat with a trio of friendly Italians (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — The only time we put on our thin wet suits. Water is warm enough not to need one but we did get a bit cold the day prior mainly due to a rainy boat ride post snorkeling (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Shirley snorkeling (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Some strong currents (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Shirley and Freddy at Piaynemo (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Coffee break somewhere on Piaynemo (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Piaynemo (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Coffee break (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Piaynemo (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — A live aboard off Piaynemo (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Our ride (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Piaynemo (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Second snorkeling session at Piaynemo (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Inviting (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — A parrotfish feeding (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — A green turtle cruising (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Coral (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Another live-aboard boat off of Piaynemo (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Getting ready to go in again (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Freddy (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Shirley and Freddy (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Shirley at Piaynemo (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Piaynemo (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Guess where (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Piaynemo (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Heading over to the lunch spot (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Piaynemo (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Lunch companion (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — A closer look (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — At Piaynemo (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Heading up to the Piaynemo Peak viewpoint (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Freddy and Shirley (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Piaynemo Peak viewpoint. Check out the live aboard boats near the horizon (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — A closer look (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Piaynemo Peak viewpoint (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Piaynemo Peak panorama (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Freddy and Shirley at Piaynemo (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Moving on to another view point (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Shirley and Freddy heading up (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — The view (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Shirley nearing the high point (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — More views (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Shirley and Freddy (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Interesting karsts (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Random views from the boat as we make our way back from Piaynemo to Kri (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Some other homestay (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Nearing Turtle Homestay on Kri (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Our guide (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — Shirley back at our bungalow (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — At the Turtle Homestay (October 2025).

Raja Ampat — At the cafeteria (October 2025).

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