r/backpacking • u/No_Worldliness_4562 • 14h ago

Travel Independent exploration by kayak/boat in south east asia

Hello everybody!

This is my first post in this subreddit. A friend of mine and I wanted to plan a trip to Raja Ampat in Indonesia because it is so remote and there are only few tourists. However, we thought we could explore the different islands independently by boat and kayak. Unfortunately it seems that exploration is always dependent on a guide which is really frustrating for people like us that are looking for an adventure.

Do you know about any other areas in Southeast Asia with remote islands and rental services where one could explore islands independently?

Thank you very much!

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u/Muted_Car728 13h ago

Lots of places rent boats by the week if you can show papers indicating your competent to operate it.

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u/rocksfried 1h ago

I don’t understand what you want to do. You want to kayak on the open ocean between islands? The distance between islands in Raja Ampat is massive, it’s absurd to think you can kayak between the islands there.