A more relaxed and shorter version of our Long trips. A 12 day trip first staying in a homestay of your choice. After that it’s 5 days of kayaking with 2 nights camping in the Blue River camp.
Difficulty
2 star – For boat supported trip versions. For beginners to experts. Short to Medium long day trips with empty kayaks. Need to be a little fit and camping experience is a plus.
3 star – For unsupported trip versions. For strong beginners to experts. Medium to Long day trips there half are with loaded kayaks. Need to be more fit and camping experience is good to have.
Overview
- Total 12 days
- 9 nights in Misool
- Boat supported or Unsupported version
- First 5 days in a homestay (4 nights)
- Last 5 days kayaking (3 or 2 nights in homestay and 2 or 3 nights camping)
- 2 nights at ferry cabin with AC
- Prices from 1570 EUR/1730 USD per person
The Medium end trips always start on Monday afternoons and ends on Friday mornings in Sorong. It is possible to arrive by flight the same day the trip starts. It should be possible to take the first early flights out the last day but NOTE that the ferry might be delayed.
Special with this trip:
- Get some rest and relaxation while you acclimatize in a homestay of your choice before kayaking.
- Jump straight from the homestay platform into the clear warm tropical waters and snorkel the coral reef around the homestay.
- Start kayaking through magnificent karst formations in calm and very protected waters.
- Visit the locals in their villages and see a different side to how people live.
- Let the ever changing jungle orchestra lull you to sleep in the Blue River camp.
- It’s the perfect trip for those who have time to spend and want to relax and absorb the nature around before kayaking. And you can come back and make the Medium Start trip later!
A more relaxed and shorter version of our Long trips. A 12 day trip comprising 4 nights in a homestay of your choice, 2 nights in an overwater homestay situated in the mid archipelago, 2 nights up in the Blue River camp with 5 days of kayaking.
We will see stunning karst formations, millenia old rock paintings, explore caves, hike up peaks to see mind blowing scenery, visit the locals at their villages, and go kayaking up the blue river to Misool’s lush jungle camp where we will stay 2 nights among the vibrant jungle life.
Boat supported Medium End trips (not boat all days)
We have boat support on the days we move between accommodations. No boat during the days we do day trips from basecamp and inner archipelago homestay. You kayak with an unloaded kayak which is a little faster and easy to maneuver in between the rocks and you get more time to explore Misool.
Boat trip to visit the Muslim village, enough time for trekking in Papustralia Island and going over to the Blue River by boat makes it a more time efficient trip with a more comfortable first basecamp. Also the boat trips to leave the jungle to visit the Christian Matbat village, visit the fjord and the amazing giant caves and then get back to the homestay is much easier than the Unsupported Medium End trips.
The Boat supported Medium End trips works both for experts who want more paddling and for beginners who want easier paddling. We can adapt the trip according to your skills. No long kayaking distances if not wanted. For families and beginner couples it works with the use of double kayaks. 2 nights camping in 1 basecamps. 7 nights at 1 or 2 homestays.
Unsupported Medium End trips (boat first and last day)
This Unsupported version is an expedition style. Almost the same itinerary as the Boat supported Medium End trips but with a few differences.
On the 7th day, paddling day 1, to the Blue River basecamp it’s a long paddling. Followed by one easy day in the jungle. After the jungle we are kayaking to the fjord but as it is a long day again we need to camp one night in the fjord. We paddle back along fjord openings and grass islands to the inner archipelago for a third long paddling day. Only the Unsupported Long and Unsupported Medium End trips do this paddling.
Paddling with loaded kayaks on the days when changing accommodation. Some previous kayaking and camping experience is good for doing the Unsupported Medium End trips but we had also strong beginners making it. It’s also possible to use a double kayak with a guide. From the 1st paddling day, you will have 3 long paddling distances (approx. 20-25km). 3 nights camping, 2 nights in the jungle basecamp and 1 single night camp. 6 nights at 1 or 2 homestays.
Itinerary
To be able to follow the places we will visit and stay during the trips please check the map of South-East Misool where we have put in the archipelagos, basecamps, homestays and Yellu.
Boat supported Medium End trip
Day 1 – Transport to Misool Island by night ferry, shared AC cabin included.
Day 2-6 – Transport to the chosen homestay for 5 days/4 nights (activities not included).
Day 6 – Boat transport to Yapap homestay.
Day 7 – Kayak from homestay to the inner karst archipelago. Do peak hikes, rock arts etc.
Day 8 – Boat to Muslim village, Papustralia island. Kayaking up in the Blue River to a base camp.
Day 9 – Kayaking in Blue River with other river arms and trekking in the jungle.
Day 10* – Boat to a Matbat village, fjord, kayak in huge caves and go back to homestay.
Day 11 – Relax day, SUP day or kayak Sunmalalen very dense archipelago. Transport to Sorong with night ferry, shared AC cabin included.
Day 12 – Arrive in Sorong in the early morning.
Unsupported Medium End trip
Day 1 – Transport to Misool Island by night ferry, shared AC cabin included.
Day 2-6 – Transport to the chosen homestay for 5 days/4 nights (activities not included).
Day 6 – Boat transport to Yapap homestay.
Day 7 – Kayak by Papustralia island up in the Blue River to the jungle base camp.
Day 8 – Kayaking in Blue River with other river arms and trekking in the jungle.
Day 9 – Kayak by a Matbat village to a fjord and huge caves which we kayak. Camp there.
Day 10 – Kayak to homestay in Inner archipelago by grass islands and fjord openings.
Day 11 – Relax day, SUP day or kayak Sunmalalen very dense archipelago. Transport to Sorong with night ferry, shared AC cabin included.
Day 12 – Arrive in Sorong in the early morning.
Detailed itinerary
For normal route with Blue river base camp. This itinerary shows the Boat supported Medium End trips by default. To see the Unsupported Medium End trips daily itinerary click below each day. The corresponding pictures are seen in the Boat supported itinerary one day later. Breakfast, lunch and dinner is included every day except for day 1 no meals included) and day 12 only breakfast included.
NOTE! This itinerary is preliminary and may vary due to weather conditions or other unforeseen events.
Day 1 (transport day) Monday
The trip starts by meeting at the ticket office in the ferry port at 21:00, 9 PM if you have not chosen the Sorong package or made other agreements with Millekul Adventures. We could go for a joint dinner, shop at the supermarket etc. If so we will meet earlier in the afternoon in our guest house in Sorong. There you can also leave your bags. Contact us to make an agreement. The slow night ferry leaves 22:00, 10 PM from Sorong to Misool. Eat dinner before. The ferry only has a kiosk with snacks, noodle soup, soda and coffee. Sleep at a shared ferry cabin with AC.
Day 2 to Day 6 (homestay days) Tuesday to Saturday
The ferry arrives at Yellu around 7 AM in the morning. Cereal and egg breakfast at the ferry before arrival. Transport with a long boat to the chosen homestay and check in. Own activities at homestay. You can relax, make day trips, snorkeling, diving etc. No paddling equipment from Millekul Adventures included.
NOTE! Diving or other day trip activities by the homestay or Millekul Adventures are not included in the trip these homestay days. Paid instead by cash at the homestay. Stay 4 nights at the chosen homestay.
Day 6 (kayak safety practice) Saturday
We take the boat to Yapap homestay in the afternoon. Arrival at Yapap homestay in late afternoon. (no beach, homestay above water). Not if Yapap was the chosen homestay. We will do some safety practice as buddy rescue and you can swim or snorkel outside Yapap homestay until the rest of the group come. Dinner all together. Stay first night at Yapap homestay
Day 7 (paddling day 1) Sunday Boat supported trip
Explore Dapunlol area and the kayak playground, amazing karst labyrinths that we kayak through. To the most famous rock art in Misool that are just over our heads in the kayaks. We continue to Dapunlol jetty for lunch. After we climb the Dapunlol peak for amazing view (stairs the whole way). Kayak back from Dapunlol to Yapap by a starfish passage, karst formations in Dafalen as the two heads. Evening for a different night light art kayaking. We illuminate the karst landscape in Yapap in any colors! Approx. 11 km in kayak plus eventual night kayaking 1 km. Stay third night at Yapap homestay.
Day 8 (paddling day 2) Monday Boat supported trip
We take the boat to the Muslim village and visit the village chief, school and walk around with many Papuan kids. Continue by boat to an enormous cave wall/overhang that we admire and take pics. Boat to the lunch island Papustralia with eucalyptus trees, orchids etc. Boat to the Sugar Peak islands and pack the kayaks with all we need for camping. We start kayaking from outside the river delta. Kayak up in the Blue river and paddle to its tiny. Set up the base camp in the jungle and have a fresh swim? Approx. 8-9 km with loaded kayaks. First night in a tent at base camp Blue river.
Day 9 (paddling day 3) Tuesday Boat supported trip
Before breakfast climb our base camp mountain hill. When ready, do some trekking in the jungle. After lunch, explore the Blue river, Curly Blue river and Clear river arms by kayaks. If time and high tide we may kayak in the forest standing in water if not done the day before. The schedule could be opposite if the tide is better in the morning for kayaking. Cool ourselves in the freshwater and cool the beers for dinner. Approx. 10-15 km with empty kayaks depending how far we go. Second night in the cooler jungle camp. Matbat option: The hunters guide and also hunt for dinner? See Options below!
Day 10 (paddling day 4) Wednesday Boat supported trip
Break the jungle camp in the early morning, load the kayaks and paddle down the river. If high tide, boats meet us high up. Go by boat to the Christian Matbat village, meet the villagers, visit the village chief, the school etc. Go by boat into the fjord to a huge land cave for lunch. We walk the huge land cave or hike to the Blue jellyfish lake. Continue the fjord to a huge sea cave where we kayak with lamps. A cathedral sized cave! We go by boat back and have dinner at Yapap homestay. Approx. 5 km kayaking if the boat meets high up, otherwise 12 km. Stay the fourth night at Yapap homestay.
Day 11 (alternative paddling day 5/transport day) Thursday
We have breakfast at Yapap homestay and after relaxing, do your own activities such as snorkeling, paddle SUP boards or kayaking. If last we kayak further west and to south Sunmalalen and back. The last very dense island group before mainland of Misool. We will visit 2 caves just next to each other. We may do a peak climb of Waba peak to see the inner archipelago if we have the time. But Waba is an advanced peak! We also visit rock art. Lunch in the caves. Approx. 15 km paddling.
Boat transport to the ferry in Yellu and a dinner. The ferry goes at around 7 PM to Sorong. Sleep at a shared ferry cabin with AC.
Day 12 (transport day) Friday
We will arrive at Sorong around 04:00, 4 AM. It’s possible to sleep longer in the cabin with AC after an agreement with the ferry crew, so sleeping until 07:00 or 08:00 is possible. It should be possible to catch the first morning flights from Sorong airport and also take the 09:00, 9 AM Express ferry to Wasai. NOTE! The ferry might sometimes be delayed so a risk of miss flights!
The trip ends after departing the ferry or ends with a breakfast in the Millekul guesthouse in Sorong. If no other agreements are made with Millekul Adventures.
Schedules
Here are our schedules and availability of the Medium End trips for 3 seasons ahead.
EB = Boat supported Medium End trip
EU = Unsupported Medium End trip
NOTE! If a majority of the participants want to change the version of the trip, it’s possible. Please contact us!
NOTE! The number of participants of the trip is set to 10 participants for Medium Start, Medium End and Long trips. If there are more participants on a Long trip there will be less slots on the Medium trip and vice versa. We aim for 10 participants but could in some special cases stretch to maximum 12 participants.
It’s the first to book who determines the number of spots in each kind of trip. So if a Long trip is fully booked there will be no Medium trips and vice versa.
The availability of the Medium End tips are affected by the amount of participants going on the Long trips. You can check below to see the amount of bookings for the Long and Medium End trips below.
L = Long trips
E = Medium End trips
*Singles and doubles mean that we either only have single or double kayaks available for that trip. To find out the availability of the kayaks please contact us for more information.
2024 / 2025
2025 / 2026
2026 / 2027
What is included
The trip price covers all costs from the day the trip starts and to the last day of the trip in accordance with our trip specification.
Included in the price:
- Ferry transfer from Sorong to Misool and back
- Accommodation in homestay and basecamps during the trip
- Food, fruit, water & snacks during the whole trip
- All the boat transport in the trip inside Misool
- All kayaking gear (kayak, sprayskirt, paddle, PFD etc.)
- All camping equipment (tents with small fans, sleeping mats, batteries for charging cameras, stoves etc.)
- Raja Ampat Marine Park entry permit and all fees/permits for kayaking in Misool
- English speaking Indonesian kayaking guides
- Biodegradable soap, shampoo, cleaning agents, mosquito repellent and 100% marine safe sunscreen
- Satellite phones, first aid kits, complete medicine bags, jellyfish sting treatment, emergency plan and evacuation by speedboat
Not included in the price:
- Personal travel insurance
- Air fares/travel to the meeting point in Sorong
- Visa and passport charges
- Airport transfers and airport departure taxes
- Excess baggage charges
- Vaccinations and medicines for your trip
- Hotel nights on the trip to/from Sorong. Hotel nights in Sorong
- Alcoholic beverages
- Extra meals or drinks not included in the itinerary
- Expenses of personal character as single room supplement, laundry and other personal items as snorkeling equipment, headlamp etc.
- No paddling equipment from Millekul Adventures is included at chosen homestay before the paddling trip.
Detailed specifications are sent out at time for booking.
We negotiate the best prices for the logistics of the trips and the permissions for camping with the local villages that own the islands and guide you to the most memorable spots and places to camp. As you book your flights yourself, you have the freedom to plan some more activities before or after our trip. We are happy to give you advice on what to see before and after our trips and help you with the bookings if needed.
Prices
To see the Millekul Adventures prices of the Medium End trips, please click on which season you are interested in.
The prices also depends on the number of participants in the Long trip with same # as the total number of participants is counted.
Before the kayaking part start, no paddling equipment from Millekul Adventures is included at the chosen homestay.
Short trips
Kayaking in Misool’s inner Archipelago of karst castles, towers and coral wonder.
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medium start trips
Kayaking on the majestic outer archipelago and its stunning lagoons, snorkel the best corals.
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Medium End trips
Kayaking in the karst labyrinths of the inner archipelago and the lush jungle of Misool.
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Long trips
Kayaking on the whole length of Misool’s inspiring chain of islands and the great jungle.
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