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We’re a young family running a small off-grid eco-lodge in the heart of Raja Ampat.
Jack, Adecya, Bodhin (4), and Isla (3)—plus our three dogs: Chilli, Peppa, and Rokok.
Ask us for our website link if you’d like to learn more about the lodge and what we do.
The underwater photos you’ll see are from our very own reef, just 20 meters from the shoreline. Together with local villagers, we’ve helped protect it for the past four years.
We live surrounded by incredible wildlife:
Sea eagles, birds of paradise, hornbills, parrots, cockatoos, maleo birds, cuscus, sugar-gliders, butterflies, turtles, octopus, giant clams, walking sharks, cuttlefish, baby blacktip reef sharks, and seasonal visits from mantas—all part of our “garden” and nearby reef.
If you’re curious, just ask—we’re happy to share more.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Interests
Culture
Farming
Charity work
Plant care
Gardening
Animals
Nature
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Coral & Pollinator Systems
• 300 m² of reef restored with coral spider frames and mesh
• 6 stingless bee hives
• 20 Dutchman’s Pipe vines (host plant for birdwing butterflies)
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Fruit Trees & Food Forest
• 3 Ruby longan (Kelengkeng Merah)
• 1 Longan (Kelengkeng)
• 10 Mango
• 14 Green guava
• 3 Red guava
• 14 Citrus trees (Pomelo, Orange, Lime)
• 1 Pomegranate (Delima)
• 3 Rose apple (Jambu air)
• 5 Breadnut (Sukun)
• 11 Avocado (Alpukat)
• 1 Stinky bean (Petai)
• 1 Durian
• 2 Rambutan
• 2 Sapodilla (Sawo)
• 1 Soursop (Sirsak)
• 3 Cacao
• 14 King coconut trees (Pohon Kelapa Raja)
• 1 Bay leaf tree (Dawn Salam)
• 1 Loquat
• 10 Moringa
• 1 Singapore berry
• 1 Mangosteen
• 5 Matoa Kelapa
• 8 Starfruit
• Various banana varieties
• Various chili varieties
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Ground Crops, Herbs & Spices
• 100s of Pineapples (3 varieties)
• 4 Spinach varieties (including Brazilian spinach)
• 2 Zucchini varieties
• 3 Tomato varieties
• 1 Kangkung (Water spinach)
• 1 Luffa
• 2 Okra varieties
• 1 Katuk
• 1 Japanese papaya
• 1 Golden dwarf papaya
• 1 Green papaya
• 1 Ground cherry
• 1 Cassava
• 1 Sweet potato
• 1 Daun Africa (bitter leaf)
• 1 Sugarcane
• 1 Japanese turnip
• 1 Chinese potato
• 1 Turnip
• 1 Saucer leaf
• 1 Passion fruit
• 1 Curry leaf
• 1 Mint
• 4 Basil varieties
• 5 Ginger varieties
• 1 Tumeric
• 1 Mexican oregano
• 1 Javan ginseng
• 1 Butterfly pea
• 1 Marigold
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Ornamentals, Shade & Medicinals
• 5 Ylang-ylang trees
• 2 Brazilian flame trees
• 1 Colville’s Glory tree
• 5 Buah Merah (Red fruit – favorite of Birds of Paradise)
• 14 Salak (Snake fruit)
• 4 Ornamental palms
• 30+ Big leaf and Asian ornamentals (from Papua & Indonesia)
• 10 Coleus varieties
• 1 Kinkier
• 1 Papuan lavender
• 4 Hibiscus varieties
• 20+ Orchid varieties (100+ plants total)
• 12 Frangipani
• 1 Bird of paradise (flower)
• 1 Pandan
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Grasses & Structural Plants
• Vetiver grass
• Lemongrass
• Citronella grass
• 4 Bamboo varieties
• 5 Date palms
• 1 Pinto’s peanut (ground cover)
Help
We’re looking for volunteers who’ve already lived or worked off-grid, especially in remote or forested environments. If you have experience with land-based systems or tools—whether that’s working with trees, helping manage infrastructure, or assisting with low-tech power or water setups—you’ll fit right in.
Minimum stay is 4–8 weeks, depending on your experience. It takes time to settle into our lifestyle and become truly useful.
Please note: this is not support for our eco-lodge business but help with our personal land—things like organizing sheds and tools, optimizing our Starlink internet, and assisting with general maintenance and land systems.
We’re not the right place for people offering skills in yoga, diving, photography, or creative arts. As wonderful as those are, they’re not what we need right now.
We especially welcome people who are confident working outdoors, comfortable with tools, and happy tackling practical tasks with initiative and care.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Indonesian: Fluent
Accommodation
Basic but comfortable room.
24/7 electricity
Food provided 3 times a day
Starlink internet
What else ...
On your days off, there’s plenty to enjoy—snorkelling, stand-up paddling, forest treks, birdwatching, and even fishing with local villagers. Nature is your playground here.
Getting here is a bit of an adventure:
Jakarta – (plane) – Sorong – (ferry) – Waisai – (car/motorbike) – Saporkren – (boat) – Our paradise.
It’s remote, but worth every step.
We move around mostly by boat. Groceries come by delivery (yes, by boat!), and you’re welcome to catch a lift into town with our delivery guy—it takes about 30 minutes.
If you don’t speak Bahasa Indonesia, your social life will be a little limited. But if you’re content with a Robinson Crusoe-style lifestyle, surrounded by untouched rainforest and vibrant reefs, you’ll feel right at home.
We’re arguably as central as it gets out here—tucked into nature, yet close enough to the essentials.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Yes we have starlink
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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We met so many people from around the world that came to stay at the Eco Lodge. The staff are full of energy with singing and dancing… read more
The helping was mainly gardening, carrying dogs and helping with kind of building work, around the boat, etc. Because I am a "nature man" that was perfect for me. The real jungle,… read more
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We met so many people from around the world that came to stay at the Eco Lodge. The staff are full of energy with singing and dancing… read more
The helping was mainly gardening, carrying dogs and helping with kind of building work, around the boat, etc. Because I am a "nature man" that was perfect for me. The real jungle,… read more
He spent most of his time in the garden, clearing up the jungly garden, helping our builder or when we need him to look after our son bo and making him laugh. He took the work… read more
They are creating a very nice lodge with a beautiful, big tropical garden, full with various kinds of fruits. I could see, that they are putting a lot of effort into their project. That also means, once you are there, you should do the same. I mostly worked around 5 h… read more
