Kri Eco Resort - Papua Diving

Absolutely amazing place, good food, Tom is really well organised and if there’s any issue you can count on him. Lucas is an amazing dive instructor. I did my advanced open water diver course with him. He has a great eye and knows a lot. The rooms are really comfortable and clean. Everyday ocean view with beautiful coral reef surprisingly in good condition since it’s next to the jeti.

Magnificent site in the heart of the Raja Ampat islands. Impeccable and friendly service. Superb dives.

My son and I stayed in this wonderful place for 3 weeks and were very satisfied. The diving spots are simply incredibly rich in species and blessed with big fish. Max Ammer's team was extremely attentive and has a good team spirit. The houses are simple in Papuan style, but that is what makes the place magical. Life in the jungle with its abundance of animals is definitely not for everyone, and that is what makes this place so special. Tom, the head of the dive center tries to make all diving wishes come true. A clear recommendation on our part.

I've stayed on 3 occasions at Kri eco resort in 2004,2019 & 2022 and once in 2007 at Max Ammer's Sorido Bay resort about 500 metres down the coast. After all the damage done in the past by local shark finning enterprises to satisfy the Asian shark fin soup trade, it was noticeable back in 2004 the lack of reef sharks. Thanks to Max's efforts and like minded people, on my visit last December 2022 it was like chalk & cheese to see the number of black tip reef sharks swimming near the restaurant, especially if one tossed a piece of fish their way!
The accommodation I stayed in was one of those on stilts just off the jetty, very functional but no need for air conditioning as the sea breezes, which pick up once the sun rises and last until closer to sundown, keep one from sweating too much!
At my age (80 next year) and having dived all around the world over the past 50 years, I no longer feel the need to jam in 3 or 4 dives a day, just 2 in the mornings, leaving the afternoons free to take it easy and capture aerial video of the beautiful islands flying my 2 camera drones to add to the fantastic underwater scenery I shoot on the dives.
Both management & staff couldn't do enough to see to any problems such as my cabin door noisily banging after 2 severe thunderstorms at night. A handyman showed up to put in place fixtures to secure the sliding door, as well as replacing the missing mirrors in the shower/toilet block which had been stolen by locals when the resort had been left unoccupied during covid.
The management put experienced dive guide Dolvinus at my and another 70 plus American diver at our disposal to point out hard to see nudibranchs and make sure we were safe on the dives and the entire management & the staff in the restaurant who also couldn't do enough for us. Special thanks to dive & resort manager Tom and all the girls in the office and restaurant, the boat handlers and the dive guides.
Max Ammer? A legend amongst the world's diving community for his work to conserve Raja Ampat's marine life who appreciate his efforts over more than 30 years. For any doubters on this review page who might say, "Oh, you must be one of Max's Seventh Day Adventist Church followers" let me add I'm a life long atheist but I know a man who puts the environment and people foremost in his works and Max Ammer is one of those people.

Amazing! A unique experience.
The staff is friendly and has a contagious smile.
The dives are sublime especially when the guide is good!
So yes it is a diving center and everyone dives around, so it is possible that on certain sites there will be many of you diving.

I loved sleeping in these rooms over the water. So relaxing

We were the first guests after corona and stayed for a week and everything went great and smoothly! Loved it and will definitely come back. Love the way of the Eco style there. Staff was amazing, we had a great boat crew, dive crew and every other staff was also so kind, friendly and lovely. And the food was sooo good, what a great chef and kitchen team. The Management team there is very cool and helped a lot.
The place itself and the nature around (incl.underwater nature) is stunning. I have never seen a more beautiful place on this planed.
The transfer was great too. Pick up was on time and very helpful.

It is almost everything described in the positive reviews. However there is a hidden side to it's veneered facade.

It is operated by Dutch owners who have regrettably imported and imposed their European sense of private property/ownership in an otherwise pristine and boundless nature. They ostracized others, including locals who are not welcomed to walk by. They have erected fences around the perimeter, posted no entry signs and behave as entitled colonialists, at times mocking or belittling autochtones and their neighboring businesses.

Having experienced both the local homestay and this luxurious but somehow hypocritical Eco Resort, there is no doubt the former provides a more authentic, memorable and respectful sense of Kri.

Maybe the Covid-19 pandemic will have given the owners an opportunity to do some soul-searching and introspection.

Amazing location, amazing staff, committed to training and empowering locals, huge push for conservation, supporting local schools and community development.the best kind of tourism that is good for all

Saya sangat suka tempat ini karena tempat ini sangat indah dan nyaman bagi parah pengunjung yang menginap di bongso homestay

Salah satu tujuan wisata bahari yang luar biasa mempesona dari ribuan spot untuk snorkling/diving ada di pulau Mansuar - Raja Ampat. Dimana di Papua Diving terdapat 2 jenis cottage yaitu Kri Eco dan Sorido bay.

Perjalanan ke papua diving bisa langsung menggunakan speed boat dari sorong, atau dari waisai. Siapapun yang berkunjung pasti akan terpesona.

Great thanks for this amazing day to Meridian Adventure Dive Resort team. İt was unbelievable dive. They know what they do!

Spent a week here in March 2017
Beautiful private room with killer view. Dives were great. Lots to see from Mantas to White Tips, you name it. The pristine underwater beauty is the reason for going here.

Tolle Orte um ein Urlaub zu machen. Die Homestay liegt schön am Strand. Es ist einfach Paradieshis

The place is not bad but staff not very friendly. Asked the staff to buy a pack of cigarettes? Answer - we have no cigarettes, talking beer bottle can buy? Again the answer is no beer! Went to the cafe a fridge full of Bintang beer. I do not recommend this place. Better 500 metres to go and find a home stay Mambetron! There is a super!

I arrived on the island kri, wanted to move into the property. I waited at the restaurant manager no one came, to ask in restaran beer declined to say cigarettes say dont have, i go to next villa!