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MahaRaja Eco Dive Lodge MahaRaja is an eco-friendly, socially responsible and sustainable resort, located on a private island, in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

MahaRaja is selected in Lonely Planet's "Top 5 best Eco resorts in the world. You deserve the best tropical holidays :) What the press is saying about MahaRaja Eco Dive Lodge:
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๐Ÿ’š All we love in one picture :๐Ÿ’™ The ocean, the sky, the sun, the clouds, the sand, trees, plants, marine life and birds ...
12/09/2021

๐Ÿ’š All we love in one picture :

๐Ÿ’™ The ocean, the sky, the sun, the clouds, the sand, trees, plants, marine life and birds (They are hidden but trust us there are plenty of them)๐Ÿ ๐Ÿฆ

๐Ÿ˜‡ And we feel calm, beauty, abundance, relaxation, plenitude, freedom and good vibes.๐Ÿ˜

๐Ÿ€ How do you feel when you look deep into nature? ๐Ÿ˜‰


๐ŸŒŸ The Papuans call this bungalow a "Honai"๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿค๐Ÿฝ The ancestral art of building a Honai is transmitted from generation to ge...
08/09/2021

๐ŸŒŸ The Papuans call this bungalow a "Honai"๐ŸŒŸ

๐Ÿค๐Ÿฝ The ancestral art of building a Honai is transmitted from generation to generation across the Papuans ๐Ÿค๐Ÿฝ

๐Ÿ’ชThey build them from scratch with their bare hands, using only wood and leaves.๐ŸŒฟ

๐Ÿค— We were lucky enough to witness the step by step process of their building. It was an astonishing and humbling experience ๐Ÿ˜Š

๐Ÿง˜The mood inside a Honai is soothing and relaxing, maybe due to the natural materials and surely due to the love of generations of Papuans ๐ŸคŽ

๐Ÿงพ A Papuan story tells that the Honais are rounded to divert the bad spirits, as they only live in the corners โšช

๐Ÿ˜‰ It has always been a pleasure to share the unique experience of leaving in a Honai with our guests and to tell the Papuans stories ๐Ÿ˜‰












๐Ÿ We live on a heart-shaped island and we love it ๐Ÿ˜โ“But where is the heart shape   coming from and why is it the symbol ...
07/09/2021

๐Ÿ We live on a heart-shaped island and we love it ๐Ÿ˜

โ“But where is the heart shape coming from and why is it the symbol of love? โ‰๏ธ

๐Ÿ‘‰ One of the theories suggests that its origin is from an ancient plant called silphium. It was a giant fennel, with heart shape leaves that used to growย in the 1st century in North Africa. Silphium was used for its healing and also contraceptive properties.
๐Ÿ˜‰ Love and healing, or love and contraception...who knows?!๐Ÿคญ

๐Ÿ‘‰ Another theory is that the heart shape originates from ivy leaves, symbol of fidelity.
๐Ÿ˜‡ This brings a new association between love and fidelity! ๐Ÿ‘ฏโ€โ™‚๏ธ

๐Ÿ‘‰ Historically speaking, the first depiction of a heart shape as a symbol of love, was made in the 1250s. It appeared in a decoration of a manuscript of a French romance called โ€œRoman de la Poireโ€ ๐Ÿ
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Oooh Yes, the French have always been Romantic ๐ŸŽป

๐Ÿ‘‰ Another less romantic theory suggests that the heart symbol is shaped according to the writingsย of Aristotle. He described the human heart as an organ with three chambers and a dent in the middle.
๐Ÿง But where is love in this theory? โš•

๐Ÿคธ Up until the 14th century, the heart was usually depicted upside down. This shifted in the 15th century, as the heart symbol came to resemble what we use today.
An upside down heart look like a...! ๐Ÿคฃ

โ˜Whichever theory you believed in, one thing is for sure : The Heart has always been in nature and will always be ๐Ÿฅณ

๐Ÿ’™ With Love ๐Ÿ’™














๐ŸŒž We have a beautiful day on the island today ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿ™We wish you the same. Have a lovely and relaxing one ๐Ÿ˜‰                  ...
05/09/2021

๐ŸŒž We have a beautiful day on the island today ๐ŸŒž

๐Ÿ™We wish you the same. Have a lovely and relaxing one ๐Ÿ˜‰









๐Ÿ˜ The precious moment when the sun is rising to meet the new moon, you feel so blessed to be here ๐Ÿ™                     ...
04/09/2021

๐Ÿ˜ The precious moment when the sun is rising to meet the new moon, you feel so blessed to be here ๐Ÿ™











03/08/2021

๐Ÿ˜ A short video to wish you a happy month of August!

๐Ÿ•Š Just turn on the sound and fly to another world for few seconds.













๐Ÿฅณ Today, our magic word is "Basil" !๐ŸŒฟ This morning, we have just picked a good amount of fresh basil from our small gard...
10/07/2021

๐Ÿฅณ Today, our magic word is "Basil" !

๐ŸŒฟ This morning, we have just picked a good amount of fresh basil from our small garden.

๐Ÿ‘Basil is quite versatile and we use it to prepare :

๐Ÿ˜‹ Delicious pesto noodles
๐Ÿ˜‹ Mouthwatering Tofu basil and caramelized shallots stir fry
๐Ÿ˜‹ Savory fried eggplant and basil dish
๐Ÿ˜‹ Delectable basil fried rice
๐Ÿ˜‹ Tasty Fusion Papuan-French secret recipes

๐Ÿงซ We also like to play with the pesto recipes and to prepare variations with peanuts, rice vinegar, sesame oil , ginger or date syrup

๐Ÿต One of our other favourite ways of using basil to is make a heavenly good basil tea

๐Ÿ‘‰ We just infuse few leaves in hot water for 5-10 minutes and the fragrant herbal tea is ready

๐Ÿ‹ It is great as hot or cold tea and can be supplemented by some lemon, ginger or turmeric.

๐Ÿ‘Œ Last but not least, drinking basil tea is great at any time:

๐Ÿ˜ƒ In the morning, it helps the immune system with its
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiviral, antioxidant properties

๐Ÿ˜› After the meals, it ensures a healthy digestion

๐Ÿ˜ด Before going to sleep, it reduces stress and relaxes.

๐Ÿ’š You got it, we are absolutely in love with this gift of nature, and we hope you get inspired and fall in love with it too ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š

๐Ÿฅณ A new Pink sky at MahaRaja ๐Ÿ’• "Pink Skyย At Night, Sailors Delight;ย Pink Skyย In Morning, Sailors Warning", as the saying...
11/06/2021

๐Ÿฅณ A new Pink sky at MahaRaja

๐Ÿ’• "Pink Skyย At Night, Sailors Delight;ย Pink Skyย In Morning, Sailors Warning", as the saying goes

๐ŸŒž This means that if there isย pink skyย at night there will be good weather tomorrow

๐ŸŒฆ But, if there isย pink skyย in the morning there will be bad weather the same day

๐Ÿ˜‰ We will let you know tomorrow, if the saying is correct ๐Ÿ˜‰

๐Ÿ˜‹ These mango fruits are unique and you can only eat them at MahaRaja ๐Ÿ˜‰๐ŸŒˆ There are over 500 mango fruit varieties in the...
09/06/2021

๐Ÿ˜‹ These mango fruits are unique and you can only eat them at MahaRaja ๐Ÿ˜‰

๐ŸŒˆ There are over 500 mango fruit varieties in the world, with different colors such as red, orange, yellow and green.

๐ŸŽจ The color of a mango fruit is not an indicator of being ripe. A green mango can be ripe, succulent, sweet and with flavor. We can vouch for that

๐Ÿค— We are blessed as we have wild mango trees on our island.They are evergeen, continuously produce fruits and can live up to 300 years.

๐ŸŒณMango trees can grow up to 35m. Ours are about 20m and are on top of the hills. We cannot access the fruits directly.

๐Ÿ But they are generous with us. Every day, 5 to 10 ripe mangoes detach themselves from the trees, roll down the hill and come directly to us.

๐Ÿฅ™ We eat the mango fruits as it, or use them to prepare:
Mango avocado salad, mango curry, mango ginger smoothie, mango sambal, mango spicy salsa, and much more...

๐ŸŒMangoes are one of the most international fruit :
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณThey originated in India over 4,000 years ago.
๐Ÿ’โ€โ™€๏ธ Due to a mango's large center seed, the fruit relied on humans to transport them across the world.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Mangoes were first transported to Middle East and Africa, by the Persians, in 10th century.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น They were then spread by the Portugese to Europe, in 15th century and to South America, in 17th century.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ In US, mango first arrived in Florida, in 19th century.

๐Ÿ™We have no clue how the mango seeds first arrived on our island, but we are forever grateful of mother nature and the humans who did this ๐Ÿ˜‰

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Dokri Island, Batanta
Raja Ampat

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