Sayang

Much larger Sayang, visible from Wayag as a line of trees over the horizon, is actually subject of a low-key territorial dispute between West Papua and North Maluku, for traditionally the people of Yoi, from the Gebe Islands in North Maluku, have had some gardens here. You won't see much sign of that though - as you sail around the island, all you see is white sand beaches backed by bush.

Piai

Much smaller Piai lies to the northwest of Sayang and is if anything, even more pristine. The so-called Papuan Turtle Foundation has a small guard-post here, supposedly surveying and protecting the nesting turtle population, but when I visited it seemed long abandoned. Should they be there during your visit, report and ask for permission to see the turtles.

Turtle-watching

You can't fail to notice the numerous tracks of nesting turtles up the islands' beaches, but catching a nesting female in act requires a bit more luck. Should you be lucky to spot one, observe the usual rules of turtle-watching: don't touch the turtle, don't shine torches into its eyes, and in general avoid scaring it back to the sea before it starts actually laying its eggs, for if it returns to the sea without doing so, it will probably just waste them in the water.

Jungle-explorations

At least on Piai, the active days of the Turtle Foundation have left behind some nice walking tracks used to patrol the beaches from inland. They make for great, easy rainforest walking, and during the day you may spot megapodes or monitor lizards from them.