Region · Indonesia
Where to stay in West Papua
This guide covers 4 destinations in West Papua, a first-level administrative division of Indonesia, with 6 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Manokwari, Fakfak and Teluk Bintuni. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Rendani Airport (MKW).
- Destinations in this guide
- 4
- Places to stay
- 6
- Main airport
- MKWRendani Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jayapura
Destinations
Destinations in West Papua
Every destination in this guide in West Papua, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
Where to stay
Hotels in West Papua
6 hotels in West Papua recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Niu Manokwari | Manokwari | |
| Swiss-Belhotel Manokwari | Manokwari | |
| Hotel Grand Papua Fakfak | Fakfak | |
| Mansinam Hotel & Resort | Manokwari | |
| Quattrick Dee Homestay RedPartner | Manokwari | |
| RedDoorz near Reremi Pemancar Manokwari | Manokwari |
When to go
Best time to visit West Papua
From the climate of 4 destinations in West Papua with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. No month is comfortable in any of them by this measure.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 4 | 31 °C | 273 mm |
| February | 0 of 4 | 31 °C | 257 mm |
| March | 0 of 4 | 31 °C | 319 mm |
| April | 0 of 4 | 30 °C | 296 mm |
| May | 0 of 4 | 30 °C | 296 mm |
| June | 0 of 4 | 29 °C | 237 mm |
| July | 0 of 4 | 29 °C | 219 mm |
| August | 0 of 4 | 29 °C | 203 mm |
| September | 0 of 4 | 30 °C | 175 mm |
| October | 0 of 4 | 30 °C | 193 mm |
| November | 0 of 4 | 31 °C | 226 mm |
| December | 0 of 4 | 31 °C | 273 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving West Papua
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in West Papua name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
MKW · Rendani Airport
FKQ · Fakfak Airport
KNG · Utarom Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in West Papua, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Indonesia
Nearby
Regions near West Papua
Other regions of Indonesia with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.