Alyui Bay, Indonesia

General information

Alyui Bay is an extensive, mangrove-lined inlet in West Waigeo, displaying a rugged coastline filled with pocket bays and coves – ideal for private boat and kayak tours. But be warned, enormous saltwater crocodiles live at the deepest end of the bay, while hornbills and cockatoos sail overhead like tropical pterodactyls.

Alyui Bay is home to a large pearl farm where you can get a glimpse into the skill, time, and energy it takes to cultivate these natural miracles. Each pearl grows in the bay for four years before being harvested! The nearby jetty offers an opportunity to spot magnificent micro-critters such as ghost pipefish, blue ring octopus, and bobtail squid. Alyui Bay is a rare sight because it is so much more than the sum of its parts.

This most remote bay of Waigeo is a unique blend of the right geology, biogeography, nutrient-rich waters, tidal currents, and sunlight. All of these features combine to form a structural-organizational reef that is unlike any other. There are enough glowing colors, fauna, animals, and corals for a lifetime of diving and snorkeling without boredom in Alyui Bay. The diversity is so rich that it rewards every snorkeler and diver with their own unique experience of the infinite amount of stimulants the bay has to offer. The untapped wilderness of Waigeo Island both above and underwater is indeed superlative.

Cruise Season – Jan - Dec
Currency – Rupiah (IDR)
Language – Indonesian
Electricity – 2 round pins European style
Time - GMT plus hours seven hours
International Country Telephone Code – +62