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Mermaid I

The smaller sister ship to Mermaid II.

MV Mermaid I is a 28-meter twin-engine steel yacht, purpose-built for diving comfort and performance. With a reputation as one of the world’s premier liveaboards, it offers expertly run itineraries across Indonesia, from Bali–Komodo to remote regions like Raja Ampat, Banda Sea, Alor, and the Forgotten Islands.

  • Max 15 guests/up to 4 dives per day
  • Routes Bali, Komodo & Raja Ampat
  • Nitrox available (additional fee)
  • Diverse marine life
  • Great for photographers
  • Novice divers are welcom

Accommodating 15 guests, the vessel features a Master Stateroom, Single Cabin, Deluxe Cabins, and Lower Deck Cabins, all air-conditioned with en-suite bathrooms and modern amenities. A spacious dive deck, stern platform, and multiple camera rinse tanks cater to divers, while the restaurant, saloon, shaded lounge, and sundeck with massage service provide ample relaxation. NITROX is available on all cruises, ensuring a seamless and memorable liveaboard experience.

Master Cabin Main Deck

The master cabin features panoramic sea view windows and a door that opens onto the gangway. Guests are assured of a restful night’s sleep on a quality bed fitted with a minimum of 300 thread count bed linens. The cabin is equipped with the following amenities:

  • King size bed
  • Air conditioning
  • Private bathroom
  • iPad
  • Tweols and toilettries

Deluxe Cabin Main Deck

The four deluxe cabins are furnished with either a double bed or twin beds and feature panoramic sea view windows along with a door that opens onto the gangway. Guests are assured of a restful night’s sleep on a quality bed fitted with a minimum of 300 thread count bed linens. Each cabin includes the following amenities:

  • Double or twin beds
  • Private bathroom
  • Air conditioning
  • iPad
  • Towels & Toiletries

Single Cabin Main Deck

The single cabin offers panoramic sea view windows and a door that opens onto the gangway. Guests can expect a restful night’s sleep on a quality bed fitted with a minimum of 300 thread count bed linens. The cabin includes the following amenities:

  • Single bed
  • Private bathroom
  • Air conditioning
  • iPad
  • Towels & Toiletries

Lower Deck Cabin

The two Lower Deck cabins are situated on the lower deck. Each offers a comfortable night’s rest on a quality bed with base, fitted with a minimum of 300 thread count bed linens. The cabins are equipped with the following amenities:

  • Doube and single bed
  • Private bathroom
  • Air conditioning
  • iPad
  • Towels & Toiletries

Route Options

The 10 day and 9 night itinerary will take you to the best dive sites around the Komodo National Park and Bali. Departing from Benoa Harbour, the Mermaid will cruise to Moyo, Satonda, Sangeang, Gili Bantra, Komodo and Rinja before heading back to Benoa Harbour. During your trip an array of marine life will be spotted including banner fish, eels, red tooth trigger and many more. There are 26 dives in total for this route.

DAY 1
Check-in on board Mermaid between 13:00-15:00 hours at Benoa Harbour in Bali. After the boat and safety briefing, you’ll set up equipment and you can settle into your cabin. Mermaid cruises into the sunset on her overnight journey to Moyo Island, north west Sumbawa, 145 nautical miles.

DAY 2
Start your adventure with a great dive in the calm, clear waters of Angel Reef at Moyo Island. Massive elephant ear and barrel sponges, schools of longfin bannerfish and red tooth triggerfish, frogfish, nudibranchs, eels, surgeonfish, snappers and dogtooth tuna. Afterwards, Mermaid will cruise for two and a half hours to Satonda Island for a macro dive followed by a world class night dive after watching a million bats fly at sunset. Cruise overnight to Sangeang Volcano

DAY 3
We will do our first dive at Sangeang, a beautiful volcano with black sandy bottoms and beautiful coral reefs. Then we will move to Gili Banta where we have many options, pinnacles, walls, or easy-going reefs. Then we will head to the northern islands of Komodo NP, Gili Lawa Laut and Gili Lawa Darat for an afternoon and night dive.

DAY 4
Gili Lawa Laut has several great dives – if the tide is right, you will have a chance to spot grey reef sharks and dolphin at Taka Toko. Lighthouse Reef and The Old Passage offer fast drifts with pelagics, perhaps a manta if you are lucky! Crystal Rock offers awesome soft corals in gold and orange hues plus the chance for sharks, turtles, Napoleon wrasse and fishes galore. Tonight, you will dive the famous Pink Beach or Soro lia – spectacular colours, frogfish, slipper lobsters, basket stars, robust sea cucumbers unique to the area and more!

DAY 5
Start your day with an exciting visit to Loh Liang Komodo National Park to walk with the dragons! As you quietly walk through the bush, look out for not only Komodo dragons, but deer, wild boar and birds as well. Next stop is a diver’s paradise – Horseshoe Bay at Rinca Island, home of one of the top ten dives in the world, Cannibal Rock. Here, you will discover an abundance of corals, sponges, ascidians, sea apples, black corals, turtle, cuttlefish, loads of reef fishes and so much more! You can also watch dragons scavenging on the beach as well as monkey, deer, wild pigs along the shore or go beach combing. There may even be a chance to follow whales and dolphin feeding in the calm bay. Mermaid will overnight at this peaceful place, diving at one of the many fabulous spots for your night dive.

DAY 6
Today you’ll head on over to Manta Alley to watch in awe as these magnificent creatures feed, play and get cleaned at the many cleaning stations. In the afternoon, you can do some more big fish dives at Tatawa Kecil or the infamous “Current City” Batu Bolong. Come face to face with reef sharks, turtles, Napoleon wrasse and more. Many good night dives around here as Wainilu.

DAY 7
This will be our last day at Komodo NP, we will be diving around the central and northern part of Komodo, we will do 4 dives here. Then you’ll head off for a night dive at Gili Banta. Overnight, Mermaid will cruise to Sangeang Volcano.

DAY 8
Sangeang is an active volcano off the north eastern coast of Sumbawa. Black sand, bubbles and a colourful reef and amazing critters are awaiting for you. After the second dive we will start heading towards Saleh Bay in Sumbawa in order to arrive early in the morning for an amazing day of diving or snorkeling with whale sharks.

DAY 9
The last day of the trip will be at Saleh Bay in Sumbawa diving or snorkeling with whale sharks. We will start early in the morning, at around 6:30-07:00 and will spend approximately 3 hours with these amazing creatures. Then we will start heading back to Benoa Harbor in Bali.

DAY 10
Disembark at Benoa Harbour after breakfast at 8 am

Raja Ampat has been documented as one of the last frontiers of unspoilt diving. The archipelago’s pristine reefs are not only rich but the region also proves to have the greatest coral reef biodiversity for its size in the world. Raja Ampat holds: 600 islands and reefs, 1,320 fish species, 550 coral species and all that is yet to be discovered.

DAY 1
Check-in on board Mermaid. As guest arrivals take place all through the day depending on flights, you are welcome to board when you arrive and spend some time unpacking and setting up your equipment, etc. Following the boat and safety briefing, Mermaid II will start cruising to the area of Misool. The first cruising will be done overnight.

DAY 2-4
Misool area with literally hundreds of dive sites around this magnificent area, you will be in divers’ paradise for a few days. Soft corals and gorgeous gorgonians, home to the much sought-after pygmy seahorse! Pinnacles with masses of fish. Islands you will thoroughly enjoy in the Misool area include the Balbulol, Sagof, Wagmab, Farondi, Wayilbatan, Warakaraket, Fiabacet, Yillet, Kalig and Pele Islands.Cruise to Dampier Strait

DAY 5-7
Dive around Penemu Island and visit the viewpoint. Or dive around the island of Kawe, a great place for schooling fish with beautiful reefs covered in black coral bushes and a very good chance to have encounters with Manta Rays. Heading to the central part of Raja Ampat dive around the island of Yanggefo, with beautiful mangrove areas, stunning reefs covered in orange and purple soft corals and submerged reef with lots of schooling fish. Arborek and Sawanderek Villages are some of the most beautiful islands to visit and great to dive under their jetty! The jetty pillars are covered in soft corals – a photographer’s delight and also good for macro such as signal gobies, nudibranchs, pipefish, blue ringed octopus and more. The Mantas are then calling us to visit the famous Dampier Strait in the central part of Raja Ampat. Here Mantas hang out at their cleaning stations along with all the schooling fish that the sites have to offer. At some of the sites in the Dampier Strait, the macro marine life is amazing with critters such as the seamoth, Pontohi pygmy seahorse, pipefish and more. The Dampier Strait is also well known for an incredible amount of schooling fish. There are several pinnacles with zillions of fish. The tips (capes) of several islands are also home to lots of schooling fish - barracudas, bigeye jacks, snappers, zillions of fusiliers and surgeonfish and much more. As if that weren’t enough, here you can find lots of wobbegong sharks.

DAY 8
Two dives in the Strait of Dampier. More of the same. Fish, fish, fish, glorious corals and all! Then back to Sorong we must go. The crew will take care of rinsing and packing your equipment during this 4-5 hour run

DAY 9
After breakfast, Mermaid staff will transfer you to the airport or hotel in Sorong. This is a sample itinerary and is subject to changes beyond the operator’s control. The exact itinerary, route and number of dives for your cruise may be adapted to best suit the weather conditions, tides and currents, season and other prevailing events.

Raja Ampat has been documented as one of the last frontiers of unspoilt diving. The archipelago’s pristine reefs are not only rich, but the region also proves to have the greatest coral reef biodiversity for its size in the world. The Bird’s Head Seascape holds: 2,500 islands and reefs, 1,320 fish species, 550 coral species and all that is yet to be discovered.

DAY 1
Check-in on board MV Mermaid I. As our guest arrivals take place all through the day depending on flights, you are welcome to board when you arrive and spend some time unpacking and setting up your equipment, etc. Following the boat and safety briefing, Mermaid I will cruise for 5 to 6 hours to the Dampier Strait, 40 nautical miles.

DAY 2-3.
The next two days will be spent around the Dampier Strait, the strait between the island of Waigeo, the Bird’s Head Peninsula and the northern side of Batanta Island..

The Dampier Strait is known for a huge variety of diving, from giant mantas to mangroves, beautiful reefs, many pinnacles and sea mounts covered in schooling fish, aggregations of sweetlips, schooling barracudas, bumphead parrotfish, fusiliers and lots of wobbegong sharks. It is also a great location for critters and macro subjects, with several species of pygmy seahorses and a large variety of nudibranchs..

There are also several jetties to do some great night dives, where you can see Raja epaulette sharks, toadfish, frogfish and crocodile fish. Cruise overnight to Misool, 90 nautical miles..

DAY 4-6.
The next three days will be spent around the island of Misool, where there are literally hundreds of dive sites. Misool is heaven for wide angle photographers. The prettiest soft coral reefs in the world are located in Misool. In addition, there are multiple pinnacles surrounded by masses of schooling fish, barracudas, jacks and snappers..

There will be some excursions with the tenders through some amazing inner lagoons, with fantastic scenery and wildlife sightings. Cruise overnight to Pulau Koon, 100 nautical miles..

DAY 7.
Pulau Koon is a small island on the southeast of Ceram, half way between Raja Ampat and the Banda Islands. Here you will find walls covered in soft corals and sandy slopes with hard coral bommies. But the most interesting feature of this island is the amount of schooling fish and pelagics, including barracudas, bigeye trevallies, aggregations of red snappers, pompanos, batfish and giant groupers. Cruise overnight to Manuk, 108 nautical miles.

DAY 8.
Manuk, an active volcano about 55 nautical miles south of the Banda Islands, is one of two places in Indonesia where there are huge aggregations of sea snakes: Chinese sea snakes and banded sea kraits. It is an incredible experience to dive surrounded on all sides by sea snakes. The island is surrounded by black sandy slopes with hard coral reefs and volcanic ridges covered in gorgonians with zillions of fusiliers and pelagic fishes such as Spanish mackerels and dogtooth tunas passing through. Cruise overnight to the Banda Islands, 55 nautical miles.

DAY 9-10.
The next two days will be spent in the Banda Islands, formerly known as the Spice Islands. Many of the dive sites around the Banda islands are wall dives. The walls are covered in massive gorgonians, soft corals, barrel sponges and have some very interesting swim throughs. But there are other attractive dive sites such as pinnacles with enormous groups of schooling pyramid butterflyfish, triggerfish and pelagic fishes such as tunas passing through, spectacular hard coral reefs next to the volcano, and great muck dives with lots of mandarin fish at the local jetty..

The Banda Islands are much more than diving. It is also a cultural and historical experience. You will spend one morning walking around the village of Banda Neira the main island, with a local guide, visiting the local museum, the old Dutch fort, the old colonial governor’s house, the local fish market and a nutmeg plantation, where you will have breakfast. Cruise overnight to Nusa Laut (77 nautical miles) or to Ambon (110 nautical miles)..

DAY 11.
The last diving day of the trip will be around either the island of Nusa Laut or in Ambon Bay. Nusa Laut is a small island, next to the island of Saparua, which has some beautiful hard coral fringing reefs as well as walls similar to those of the Banda Islands. Or, you will spend the day around Ambon, where there are several options such as wrecks, caves or some really interesting muck dives looking for Rhinopias, frogfish (including the psychedelic frogfish), harlequin shrimps and many other critters..

DAY 12 Disembark at 8am. Mermaid I staff will transfer you to the airport or local hotel in Ambon. This is a sample itinerary and is subject to changes beyond the operator’s control. The exact itinerary, route and amount of dives for your cruise may be adapted to best suit the weather conditions, tides and currents, season and other prevailing events.

Experience some of the best scuba diving in Nusa Tenggara and Komodo National Park areas. The port of embarkation on this trip will be in Bali and the port of disembarkation will be in Maumere, Flores. Komodo is located in the centre of the coral triangle, and the biodiversity is simply amazing. From stunning reefs, sandy slopes, drift dives and more. Komodo is home to the biggest lizard in the world the Komodo Dragon. There is no other dive destination like Komodo. Joins us!

DAY 1
Check-in on board Mermaid between 13:00-15:00 hours in Benoa Harbour Bali. After the boat and safety briefing, we'll set up equipment and you can settle into your cabin. Dinner will be served at 19:00 hours as we cruise into the sunset on overnight journey to Moyo Island, north west Sumbawa

DAY 2
Start your adventure with a great dive in the calm, clear waters of Angel Reef at Moyo Island. Massive elephant ear Massive elephant ear and barrel sponges, schools of long fin banner fish and red tooth triggers In their hundreds, frog fish, nudibrancs, eels, surgeon fish, snapper, dog tooth tuna checking out what is for lunch ! Visit the local village then its lunch for us! Next is a great dive at Panjang Reef – are the pygmy seahorses here? Then we cruise 2 hours to Satonda Island for a world class night dive after watching a million bats fly at sunset. After a great dive and dinner we cruise overnight to Sangeang Island, off the north coats of Sumbawa

DAY 3
2 dives at Sangeang Island for rare nudibrancs, pygmy seahorse and underwater hot springs that support this very unique marine life Cruise to Gili Banta for exhilarating dives at Tanduk Rusa turtles, colorful reef stone fish, Spanish dancers – calm sea- a great place to stay the night

DAY 4
If the tide is right we hunt grey reef shark and dolphin at Taka Toko Gili Lawalaut. Dive 2 is a fast drift with pelagics and manta at Lighthouse Reef or the Old Passage. Then Crystal Rock awesome soft corals and the chance for sharks, turtles, giant Maori wrasse, a ‘fish soup” dive with a high chance of eagle rays too! Then we cruise south for fascinating night dive at Pink Beach near the entrance to the Komodo National Park

DAY 5
Start your day with an exciting visit to Komodo National Park to walk with the dragons! Then relax as we cruise 2 hours south to Horseshoe Bay Rinja Island. Spectacular Then relax as we cruise 2 hours south to Horseshoe Bay Rinja Island. Spectacular diving await at the world famous site Cannibal Rock – rare nudibrancs, frogfish, spectacular corals, sponges, ascidians, huge black coral bushes, turtles, cuttlefish, loads of reef fish too Watch dragons on the beach, monkey, deer, wild pigs along the shore, go beach combing…. Maybe even a chance to follow whales and dolphin feeding in the calm bay. We overnight at this peaceful place, night diving at one of the many fabulous spots

DAY 6
The Three Sisters call us to Padar Island for sharks and nudibrancs, surgeon fish and devil Rays. Manta Alley or Takat Makasar follows for the chance for a manta aggregation – WOW! Batu Bolung aka “Current City” is the home for large Napolean Wrasse, turtles, blue fin trevally Or maybe a dive at Tatawa Kecil – we check out the currents first to make sure the dive will be cool for everyone on board! Then we travel further east in the Komodo national park and begin our journey to Maumere

DAY 7
After arriving in the Maumere area we enjoy some of the amazing critter diving this area offers. Unique diving, interesting area with loads to offer all levels of divers

DAY 8
After breakfast we transfer you ashore at 8.30am to continue your vacation…or its time to head home to start planning your next Mermaid Liveaboards cruise!

Embark on an unforgettable journey through the heart of Indonesia's most stunning marine environments on this liveaboard adventure. Starting from Maumere in Flores and cruising through Komodo National Park, to Sangeang Island and Saleh Bay in Sumbawa, this trip offers an unparalleled diving experience.

Day 1: Maumere, Flores
Check-in on board between 13:00-15:00 hours at Maumere Harbour in Flores. After the boat and safety briefing, you’ll set up the equipment and you can settle into your cabin. Dinner will be served at 19:00 hours as the vessel cruises into the sunset on her overnight journey to Komodo National Park.

Day 2
Three dives around the Lintah Strait, the strait between Komodo Island on the west and Rinca and Flores on the east. Here, you can expect crystal clear waters and a vast diversity of marine life from sharks and rays, including mantas, to turtles galore, schooling fish, and nudibranchs if you can take your eyes off the rest of the action going on around you! There is a choice of dive sites including Batu Bolong, Takat Makassar, Tatawa Besar, Tatawa Kecil, Batu Tengah, and Siaba Kecil. Your night dive can be either a critter dive at Wainiloo or a reef dive in northern Komodo. Cruise overnight to Maumere.

Day 3
The boat will cruise south to Manta Alley, home to a large school of reef mantas. After exhilarating manta dives, the crew will take you to Horseshoe Bay for your night dive at Torpedo Alley. This site offers some of the weirdest and most wonderful critters and macro diving you will ever see!

Day 4
Spectacular diving awaits you today at the world-famous dive site Cannibal Rock – rare nudibranchs, frogfish, spectacular corals, sponges, ascidians, huge black coral bushes, turtles, cuttlefish, loads of reef fish, and more. Watch dragons on the beach, spot monkeys, deer, and wild pigs along the shore, and go beach combing. There might even be a chance to follow whales and dolphins feeding in the calm bay.

Day 5
Start your day with an exciting visit to Komodo National Park to walk with the dragons! Then relax for around 1.5 hours as the vessel cruises north to the Lintah Strait for one or two dives and then on to Gili Lawalut or Gili Drat in north Komodo for a night dive to finish the day.

Day 6
Gili Lawa Laut has several great dives - if the tide is right, you will have a chance to spot grey reef sharks and dolphins at Taka Toko. Lighthouse Reef and The Old Passage offer fast drifts with pelagics, perhaps a manta if you are lucky! Crystal Rock offers awesome soft corals in gold and orange hues plus the chance for sharks, turtles, Napoleon wrasse, and fishes galore.

Day 7
Today we will do two more dives around northern Komodo before leaving for Gili Banta for the third and night dive. Night dives at Gili Banta Bay or Stargazer beach which will deliver many unusual species and hunters in action.

Day 8
Two dives at Sangeang Island for rare nudibranchs, pygmy seahorses, and underwater hot springs that support this very unique marine life. Then cruise all afternoon and night to Saleh Bay in Sumbawa in order to dive with whale sharks.

Day 9
Dive all morning with whale sharks in Slah Bay, Sumbawa, next to the fishing bagangs. After diving or snorkeling for several hours, the boat will start heading back to Bali.

Day 10: Benoa, Bali
Disembark after breakfast, and transfer at 8 am to the airport or your local hotel.

Join Mermaid Liveaboards for a thrilling 12-day adventure across the Banda Sea aboard Mermaid. Starting in Maumere, explore Alor's vibrant coral gardens and diverse marine species, the Forgotten Islands' fantastic wall dives with schooling hammerhead sharks, and Ambon's exceptional muck diving with unique critters and volcanic landscapes. This journey offers unparalleled biodiversity and breathtaking underwater experiences, all while promoting responsible diving to protect the fragile marine ecosystem.

DAY 1
Check-in on board Mermaid. We recommend all guests to arrive the day before the cruise departure. After all the guests have settle into the cabins and set up the diving equipment, we will start crossing overnight to our first destination at Kawula Island, 90 nautical miles.

DAY 2
Dive Cape Bacatan and Lewaling Bay at the island of Kawula. Three dives along walls and ledges covered in sea fans and soft corals – chance for pygmy seahorse and critters here as well. Cape Bacatan is a good place to spot whitetips, blacktips and occasionally, grey reef sharks. Also a popular spot for eagle rays and Napoleon wrasse with loads of schooling fish. A great muck night dive will be done in front of a traditional fishing village. Cruise overnight to Alor, 70 nautical miles.

DAY 3
Alor is a favourite dive spot for divers coming to dive Indonesia year after year due to its variety of dive sites. Healthy reefs, pinnacles, walls, great muck dives, cold water, warm water, strong currents and protected areas. Alor has it all. Cruise overnight to Wetar, 95 nautical miles.

DAY 4
In Wetar you will dive at the small island of Reong and at Cape Nunukae. Pulau Reong is a small island on the northwest coast of Wetar and separated by a small channel only 700 metres wide. More walls, like many of the dive sites in the Banda Sea, covered in small soft corals but of a great variety of colours, with zillions of triggerfish of every species. Cape Nunukae, about 6 nautical miles southwest of Pulau Reong, is a large ridge with slopes on both sides, covered with a hard coral reef on the shallow area of the ridge, with soft corals on the slopes in the deeper areas. There can be strong currents at the end of the ridge, where large aggregations of schooling fish can be found. Cruise overnight to the Damar Islands, 150 nautical miles.

DAY 5
Today you will dive several small islands – Neus Leur, Terbang Seletan and Terbang Utara. The island of Damar and its three surrounding small islands have spectacular diving. Like many dives in the Banda Sea, there is crystal clear water and beautiful walls covered in massive sponges and beautiful soft corals. Cruise a few hours to Nila, 90 nautical miles.

DAY 6
Surrounding Nila Island there are two atolls, Dusborgh and Nil Desperandum. It’s at these two atolls that there is a good chance of seeing hammerhead sharks. Even without the hammerheads, the reefs are fabulous, with healthy walls and big schools of fish. Cruise to Serua Island, 20 nautical miles.

DAY 7
Serua Island is probably one of the most emblematic spots in the Banda Sea to see schooling hammerhead sharks. Also an amazing side to see schooling fish such as big eye trevallies, pinjalo snappers and others. Cruise to Manuk, 55 nautical miles.

DAY 8
Manuk, also known as the Snake Volcano. Don't need to be afraid! The site also offers a black sand reef dive with loads of fish and pretty hard and soft corals. We will spend the whole day her doing four day dives, then travelling to the Banda Islands, 60 nautical miles.

DAY 9-10
Banda Islands for the next 2 days! Walls, swim throughs, sponges and sea fans – good diving and great for wide angle. Several sites have swim throughs large enough for several people to go through at the same time and is especially nice for wide angle shots, as they are covered in soft corals and sponges. Dive sites in the Banda Islands drop down thousands of metres, offering spectacular walls and stunning reef tops, with visibility usually in the 40-50 metre range. The sunset dive is at the pier in front of an old colonial hotel! Black sand and volcanic rock with an unusual amount of large and not shy mandarin fish – also great for critters. For the second day here, in addition to great diving, you will go on land for an excursion on the island of Banda Neira visiting the local museum, Dutch fort, nutmeg plantation and local market. You will even get to have breakfast at the nutmeg plantation! Cruise overnight to Nusa Laut, 75 nautical miles or Ambon, 110 nautical miles.

DAY 11
Today you will either do two dives at Nusa Laut – healthy reefs, chance for dugong…or onto Ambon for some fabulous muck dives with critters galore. This area is known for many rare and unusual species including the psychedelic frogfish and Ambon scorpion fish.

DAY 12
Disembark at 8 am. Mermaid staff will transfer you to the airport or hotel.

Raja Ampat, in Indonesia's Bird's Head Seascape, is famed for its unparalleled marine biodiversity. Its 2,500 islands and reefs host 1,320 fish species and 550 coral species. The "Four Kings" islands—Waigeo, Salawati, Batanta, and Misool—offer diverse diving experiences. Highlights include Dampier Strait's current dives and manta stations, Yanggefo and Gam's mangroves with acropora corals, Batanta's muck diving, and Misool's vibrant soft corals and pygmy seahorses. Liveaboards are popular for exploring these remote sites.

DAY 1
Check-in on board Mermaid. Start cruising towards the Dampier Strait (South Waigeo), 5 to 6 hours. 40 nautical miles.

DAY 2-3
Dampier Strait is located between Waigeo and the Bird’s Head Peninsula. Along with Misool, it is the most famous area for diving in Raja Ampat. All of the dive sites around the Dampier Strait are known for a huge amount of schooling fish - barracudas, schools of bigeye trevallies, oceanic triggerfish, spadefish, surgeonfish and snappers. Besides the schooling fish, it is also an area where you get to see black and whitetip reef sharks and wobbegong sharks. Some of the best manta dives are also located in the Dampier Strait. Blue Magic is a small pinnacle where the giant mantas congregate and get cleaned as well. Some of the best mangrove dives are also located in the Dampier Strait, around the islands of Yanggefo and Gam. And of course, one cannot forget the dive sites at some of the jetties in front of local villages, where the pillars are covered in soft corals and are home to a plethora of small critters. Other fantastic dive sites in this area include Cape Kri, Sardine Reef, Chicken Reef, Mioskon, Mike’s Point, Mangrove Ridge and Citrus Ridge. Cruise overnight to Misool, 90 nautical miles.

DAY 4-5
Misool is the southernmost island in Raja Ampat and it is surrounded by several hundred small islands and rocks. Some of the most beautiful soft coral reefs in the world are located in Misool. It is impossible to describe only several dive sites since there are literally hundreds of them. Every year new dive sites are discovered around Misool. Many of the dive sites around Misool are just as fishy as the ones in the Dampier Strait, with some schools of barracudas, batfish, pinjalo snappers and zillions of fusiliers. But Misool is also a great macro destination. Known as the kingdom of the pygmy seahorse, you can also find allied cowries and plenty of nudibranchs here. Best known diving areas around Misool include Wagma, Farondi, Balbulol, Sagof, Daram, Yellit, Boo, Warakaraket, Fiabacet, Kalig, Wayilbatan, Wayil and  Pele. Cruise overnight to Pulau Pisang, 92 nautical miles

DAY 6
These are a set of two islands and two small rocks between Misool and Halmahera. You will spend the whole day here at Pisang Island. The diving is pretty, with sloping reefs full of soft corals in the deeper areas and hard corals bommies in the shallows. When the currents are running, the dive sites can be very fishy, with schooling bumphead parrotfish, zillions of blue triggerfish and dogtooth tunas passing by. Cruise overnight to the Strait of Patintie, 100 nautical miles.

DAY 7-8
You will spend the next two days in the south of Halmahera. Here, two large pinnacles break the surface and are excellent dive sites due to the amount of schooling fish as well as the healthy state of the soft corals. Blacktips, whitetips, turtles and Napoleon wrasse are some of the highlights. Strong currents here will dictate when you will dive. Other sites offer great opportunities as well. Procco Channel, Procco Island and Procco Pinnacle. After these exhilarating 2 days, Mermaid will cruise overnight to the Goraici Islands, 50 nautical miles.

DAY 9
The Goraici Islands are located on the west coast of Halmahera. They have beautiful white sandy beaches with small villages, amazing reefs and pinnacles. Colourful soft coral in the deeper parts and hard coral gardens in the shallows. The local village jetties are a great place for critter filled night dives. Cruise to Tifore Island, 80 nautical miles.

DAY 10
Pulau Tifore is a small island between Halmahera and Lembeh with a submerged reef about half a mile from the island. The main attraction here is definitely the barracudas – hundreds and hundreds have made this their home for years. Really amazing especially if you can get inside the swirling vortex of the barracudas. Cruise overnight to Lembeh, 77 nautical miles.

DAY 11
Lembeh Strait – some of the best muck diving in Indonesia! Black sand environment full of critters. Frogfish, all kinds of octopi, spiny devilfish, nudibranchs galore and so much more.

DAY 12
Disembark at 08.00 am for your transfer to the airport or a local resort if you are staying to continue diving Lembeh.

This is a sample itinerary and is subject to changes beyond the operator’s control. The exact itinerary, route and amount of dives for your cruise may be adapted to best suit the weather conditions, tides and currents, season and other prevailing events

Begin your cruise at Lembeh Strait, renowned as the capital of muck diving! The Togian (or Togean) Islands are a stunning archipelago of 56 islands and islets located in the Gulf of Tomini, off the coast of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Tomini Bay is often claimed to be one of the calmest bays in the world. The three largest islands are Batudaka, Togean, and Talakatoh. All of the Togian Islands boast pristine white sandy beaches, untouched by mass tourism. The islands are home to 37 villages inhabited by the Bajau people, also known as Sea Gypsies. Thanks to the Gulf of Tomini's position, with its entrance facing east, the sea remains unaffected by the northeast monsoon (November to March). As a result, the seas remain very calm during these months. The depth of the Gulf of Tomini ranges from 1,000 meters to 4,000 meters, except around the islands.

DAY 1
Check-in on board Mermaid. Once all guests are on board a safety briefing will be given. If all the guests are on board by 12,00 hours, you have the chance to do 2 extra dives at Lembeh Strait in some fabulous muck dives with critters galore.

DAY 2
Lembeh Strait – some of the best muck diving in Indonesia! Black sand, white sand, gray sand environments full of critters. Frogfish, all kinds of octopi, spiny devilfish, nudibranchs galore and so much more. Cruise overnight to Tanjung Flesko, 70 nautical miles.

DAY 3
Today we will spend the day at Tanjung Flesko, which is the northern cape of the Tomimi Bay. Drifting with some strong currents next to walls and slopes covered in an amazing variety of soft corals. Just let yourself go with the current and enjoy the reef scenery. From Lembeh we will call the whale shark center at Gorontalo, and if the center tells us that there are whale sharks in the area, we will cruise overnight to Gorontalo. But if there are no whale sharks, then we can either spend a day diving in Gorontalo or head straight to the Togians. Cruise overnight to Gorontalo, 85 nautical miles.

DAY 4
Snorkeling in Gorontalo with whale sharks. If we are unlucky because there are no whale sharks around, then we will do 2 dives at Gorontalo. Then we will cruise overnight to the volcano of Una Una, the most eastern island of the Togians. Cruise overnight to Gorontalo – 95 nautical miles. Dives – 2 or snorkeling with the whale sharks.

DAY 5
The 5th day of the trip will be spent at the Volcano of Una Una. Unlike the rest of the Togian Islands, Una Una does not have any white sandy beaches, all the sand around the island is either black or gray. The volcano is short, rising 500 meters above sea level with a 2 km wide caldera, and the last time it erupted was in 1.983. Una Una is one of the great diving spots in the Togians. It has over 35 different dive sites, enough to spend several days diving. It is also one of the best dive sites to see massive schools of blacktail barracudas, schooling bigeye trevallies, and passing pelagic such as tunas. Cruise overnight to Batudaka Island or Togian Island – 58 nautical miles

DAY 6-7
The next 2 days will be spent in the north of the islands Batudaka, Togian and Malingi and Kadidiri where there is a reef system that is about 165 km long with plenty of dive sites such as Nursery Rock, Kota Wall, Gap, Crack, Shark Rock, Dominic Rock, Labyrinth, Taipi, Batu Gila, Lost Reef, Kadidiri House Reef and Malingi. We will also visit several atolls that are north of Batudaka where you can dive both in the inside of the atoll as well as on the outside next to walls full of overhangs and swim-throughs. Or dive at the volcanic island of Tapuan which is a volcanic island surrounded by a reef and deep drop off walls.

DAY 8-9
The next several days we will be diving on the south cost of Togian, where there are deep pinnacles surrounded by schooling fish, and also where we can find a WWII wreck, a B-24 bomber. The “Consolidated B-24 Bomber Liberator” lies between 16 and 22 meters over a sandy bottom. The plane is in a fairly good condition. You can still see the two barrels of the turret gun as well as the instruments in the cockpit. We will also spend some time diving around the islands of Walea, Puah and Dondola. These islands are surrounded by reef barriers where you can find plenty of schooling fish as well as good macro life. Then we will cruise from Dondola Island to Pulau Dua, which is the southern cape of the Gulf of Tomimi, 60 nautical miles

DAY 10
Around Pulau Dua there are several pinnacles, some that break the surface, and some that the top are 16-18 meters deep. These pinnacles are completely covered in soft corals and huge amounts of schooling fish. Cruise overnight to Tanjung Ratatotok – 100 nautical miles

DAY 11
The final day of diving will be spent around Ratatotok where we can find some really amazing hard coral gardens before heading back to Bitung. Cruise back to Bitung, 70 nautical miles.

DAY 12
Disembark in the morning for your transfer to the airport or a local resort if staying to continue diving Lembeh. This is a sample itinerary and is subject to changes beyond the operator’s control. The exact itinerary, route and amount of dives for your cruise may be adapted to best suit the weather conditions, tides and currents, season and other prevailing events

Embark on a 12-day dive cruise aboard Mermaid II, exploring Indonesia's top underwater destinations. Begin with muck dives in Ambon Bay, known for rare species like the psychedelic frogfish. In the Banda Islands, enjoy stunning wall dives and a cultural tour of Banda Neira’s historical sites. Dive at Manuk's unique black sand reefs and encounter hammerhead sharks at Serua Island. Explore pristine reefs around Nila Island and discover the coral-covered walls of Damar and its nearby islands. Dive at Pulau Reong and Cape Nunukae near Wetar Island, and experience Alor’s diverse dive sites. Conclude with dives at Kawula or Serbete Island before disembarking. This itinerary combines spectacular diving with rich cultural experiences, showcasing Indonesia’s underwater wonders.

DAY 1
Check-in on board Mermaid. Once all guests are on board a safety briefing will be given. If all the guests are on board by 12.00 hours, you have the chance to do two extra dives at Ambon Bay in some fabulous muck dives with critters galore. This area is known for many rare and unusual species including the psychedelic frogfish and Rhinopias.

DAY 2
Ambon for some fabulous muck dives with critters galore – this area is known for many rare and unusual species including the psychedelic frogfish and Ambon scorpion fish. Cruising overnight to the Banda Islands, 110 nautical miles.

DAY 3 - 4
The next two days will be spent in the Banda Islands, formerly known as the Spice Islands. Many of the dive sites around the Banda islands are wall dives. The walls are covered in massive gorgonians, soft corals, barrel sponges and have some very interesting swim throughs. But there are other attractive dive sites such as pinnacles with enormous groups of schooling pyramid butterflyfish, triggerfish and pelagic fishes such as tunas passing through, spectacular hard coral reefs next to the volcano, and great muck dives with lots of mandarin fish at the local jetty. The Banda Islands are much more than diving. It is also a cultural and historical experience. You will spend one morning walking around the village of Banda Neira the main island, with a local guide, visiting the local museum, the old Dutch fort, the old colonial governor’s house, the local fish market and a nutmeg plantation, where you will have breakfast. Cruising overnight to Manuk Volcano, 50 nautical miles.

DAY 5
Manuk, also known as the Snake Volcano. Don't need to be afraid! The site also offers a black sand reef dive with loads of fish and pretty hard and soft corals. We will spend the whole day here doing four day dives. Cruise to Serua Island, 55 nautical miles.

DAY 6
Serua Island is probably one of the most emblematic spots in the Banda Sea to see schooling hammerhead sharks. Also an amazing site to see schooling fish such as big eye trevallies, pinjalo snappers and others. Cruise to Nila Island, 20 nautical miles.

DAY 7
Surrounding Nila Island there are two atolls, Dusborgh and Nil Desperandum. It’s at these two atolls that there is a good chance of seeing hammerhead sharks. Even without the hammerheads, the reefs are fabulous, with healthy walls and 50+ metre visibility. Cruise overnight to Damar, 90 nautical miles.

DAY 8
Today you will dive several small islands – Neus Leur, Terbang Seletan and Terbang Utara. The island of Damar and its three surrounding small islands have spectacular diving. Like many dives in the Banda Sea, there is crystal clear water and beautiful walls covered in massive sponges and beautiful soft corals. Cruise to Wetar Island, 150 nautical miles.

DAY 9
In Wetar you will dive at the small island of Reong and at Cape Nunukae. Pulau Reong is a small island on the northwest coast of Wetar and separated by a small channel only 700 metres wide. More walls, like many of the dive sites in the Banda Sea, covered in small soft corals but of a great variety of colours, with zillions of triggerfish of every species. Cape Nunukae, about 6 nautical miles southwest of Pulau Reong, is a large ridge with slopes on both sides, covered with a hard coral reef on the shallow area of the ridge, with soft corals on the slopes in the deeper areas. There can be strong currents at the end of the ridge, where large aggregations of schooling fish can be found. Cruise overnight to Alor, 95 nautical miles.

DAY 10
Alor is a favourite dive spot for divers coming to dive Indonesia year after year due to its variety of dive sites. Healthy reefs, pinnacles, walls, great muck dives, cold water, warm water, strong currents and protected areas. Alor has it all. Cruise overnight to Kawula Island (90nm) or Serbete Island (120 nm).

DAY 11
You will do two dives today at Kawula Island (90 nm to Maumere) or Serbete Island (60 nm to Maumere).

DAY 12 Disembark at 8.00 am after breakfast. Mermaid staff will transfer you to the airport or hotel.

This is a sample itinerary and is subject to changes beyond the operator’s control. The exact itinerary, route and amount of dives for your cruise may be adapted to best suit the weather conditions, tides and currents, season and other prevailing events.

The Biodiversity Super Special offers an extraordinary diving experience across four distinct regions: Raja Ampat, the Banda Sea, Alor, and Flores. The sheer diversity of marine life will leave you in awe!

Given the exceptional diving opportunities throughout this journey, creating a fixed daily itinerary is challenging. Each trip is unique, with countless sites to explore and discover. If there is a specific location you are eager to visit, please discuss it with the Cruise Director, who will strive to accommodate your request, conditions and safety permitting. Here’s a rough guide to spark your excitement!

DAY 1
As our guest arrivals take place all through the day depending on flights, you are welcome to board when you arrive and spend some time unpacking and setting up your equipment, etc. Following the boat and safety briefing, Mermaid II will cruise for 4 to 5 hours to the Dampier Strait area.

DAY 2-3
The first two diving days of the trip will be spent around the Dampier Strait, the strait between the island of Waigeo, the Bird’s Head peninsula and the northern side of Batanta Island. The Dampier Strait is known for a huge variety of diving, from giant mantas to mangroves, beautiful reefs, many pinnacles and sea mounts covered in schooling fish, aggregations of sweetlips, schooling barracudas, bumphead parrotfish, fusiliers and lots of wobbegong sharks. It is also a great location for critters and macro subjects, with several species of pygmy seahorses and a large variety of nudibranchs. There are also several jetties to do some great night dives, where you can see the Raja epaulette shark, toadfish, frogfish and crocodile fish. Cruise overnight to Misool, 90 nautical miles.

DAY 4-5
The next two days will be spent around the island of Misool, where there are literally hundreds of dive sites. Misool is heaven for wide angle photographers. The prettiest soft corals reefs in the world are located in Misool. In addition, there are multiple pinnacles surrounded by masses of schooling fish, barracudas, jacks and snappers. There will be some excursions with the tenders through some amazing inner lagoons, with fantastic scenery and wildlife sightings. Cruise overnight to Pulau Koon, 100 nautical miles.

DAY 6
Pulau Koon is a small island on the southeast of Ceram, half way between Raja Ampat and the Banda Islands. Here you will find walls covered in soft corals and sandy slopes with hard coral bommies. But the most interesting feature of this island is the amount of schooling fish and pelagics, including barracudas, bigeye trevallies, aggregations of red snappers, pompanos, batfish and giant groupers. Cruise overnight to the Banda Islands, 80 nautical miles.

DAY 7-8
The next two days will be spent in the Banda Islands, formerly known as the Spice Islands. Many of the dive sites around the Bandas are wall dives. The walls are covered in massive gorgonians, soft corals, barrel sponges and have some very interesting swim throughs. But there are other attractive dive sites such as pinnacles with enormous groups of schooling pyramid butterflyfish, triggerfish and pelagic fish such as tunas passing through, spectacular hard coral reefs next to the volcano, and great muck dives with lots of mandarin fish at the local jetty. The Banda Islands are much more than diving. It is also a cultural and historical experience. You will spend one morning walking around the village of Banda Neira with a local guide, visiting the local museum, the old Dutch fort, the old colonial governor’s house, the local fish market and a nutmeg plantation, where you will have breakfast. Cruise overnight to Manuk, 55 nautical miles.

DAY 9
Manuk, an active volcano, is one of two places in Indonesia where there are huge aggregations of sea snakes: Chinese sea snakes and banded sea kraits. It is an incredible experience to dive surrounded on all sides by sea snakes. The island is surrounded by black sandy slopes with hard coral reefs and volcanic ridges covered in gorgonians with zillions of fusiliers and pelagic fishes such as Spanish mackerels and dogtooth tunas passing through. Cruise overnight to Serua Island, 55 nautical miles.

DAY 10
Serua Island is probably one of the most emblematic spots in the Banda Sea to see schooling hammerhead sharks. Also an amazing site to see schooling fish such as big eye trevallies, pinjalo snappers and others. Surrounding Nila Island there are two atolls, Dusborgh and Nil Desperandum. It’s at these two atolls that there is a good chance of seeing hammerhead sharks. Even without the hammerheads, the reefs are fabulous, with healthy walls and big schools of fish. Cruise to Damar Islands, 90 nautical miles

DAY 11
Today you will dive several small islands – Neus Leur, Terbang Seletan and Terbang Utara. The island of Damar and its three surrounding small islands have spectacular diving. Like many dives in the Banda Sea, there is crystal clear water and beautiful walls covered in massive sponges and beautiful soft corals. Cruise to Wetar Island, 150 nautical miles.

DAY 12
After cruising every night for one week, Mermaid will have finally crossed the Banda Sea and arrived at the island of Wetar.

At Wetar, you will do three dives at the small island of Reong and at Cape Nunukae. Pulau Reong is a small island on the northwest coast of Wetar and is separated by a small channel only 700 metres wide. More walls, like many of the dive sites in the Banda Sea, covered in small soft corals but of a great variety of colours and zillions of triggerfish of every species. Cape Nunukae, about 6 nautical miles southwest of Pulau Reong, is a large ridge with slopes on both sides, covered with a hard coral reef on the shallow area of the ridge and soft corals on the slopes in the deeper areas. Strong currents can be had at the end of the ridge, where large aggregations of schooling fish can be found. Cruise overnight to Alor, 95 nautical miles.

DAY 13-14
Alor is one of the old time favourite dive spots for divers coming to Indonesia year after year due to its variety of dive sites. Healthy reefs, pinnacles, walls, great muck dives, cold water, warm water, strong currents and protected areas. Alor has it all. Cruise overnight to Kawula Island (90nm) or Serbete Island (120 nm).

DAY 15
You will do two dives today at Kawula Island (90 nm to Maumere) or Serbete Island (60 nm to Maumere).

DAY 16
Disembark at 8.00 am after breakfast. Mermaid staff will transfer you to the airport or hotel.

This is a sample itinerary and is subject to changes beyond the operator’s control. The exact itinerary, route and amount of dives for your cruise may be adapted to best suit the weather conditions, tides and currents, season and other prevailing events.

The Biodiversity Super Special explores three distinct regions – Alor, the Banda Sea, and Raja Ampat – promising an extraordinary array of marine life.

Creating a daily itinerary is challenging due to the vast diversity of dive sites Mermaid visits on this voyage. Each journey is unique, offering numerous opportunities to discover and explore. If there's a specific destination you're eager to visit, please discuss with the Cruise Director, who will strive to accommodate your preferences, taking into account safety and logistical considerations. Here's a general overview to pique your interest!

DAY 1
Check-in on board Mermaid. We recommend all guests to arrive the day before the cruise departure. After all the guests have settle into the cabins and set up the diving equipment, we will start cruising overnight to our first destination at Kawula Island, 90 nautical miles.

DAY 2
Dive Cape Bacatan and Lewaling Bay at the island of Kawula. Three dives along walls and ledges covered in sea fans and soft corals – chance for pygmy seahorse and critters here as well. Cape Bacatan is a good place to spot whitetips, blacktips and occasionally, grey reef sharks. Also a popular spot for eagle rays and Napoleon wrasse with loads of schooling fish. A great muck night dive will be done in front of a traditional fishing village. Cruise overnight to Alor, 70 nautical miles.

DAY 3
Alor is a favourite dive spot for divers coming to dive Indonesia year after year due to its variety of dive sites. Healthy reefs, pinnacles, walls, great muck dives, cold water, warm water, strong currents and protected areas. Alor has it all. Cruise overnight to Wetar, 95 nautical miles.

DAY 4
In Wetar you will dive at the small island of Reong and at Cape Nunukae. Pulau Reong is a small island on the northwest coast of Wetar and separated by a small channel only 700 metres wide. More walls, like many of the dive sites in the Banda Sea, covered in small soft corals but of a great variety of colours, with zillions of triggerfish of every species. Cape Nunukae, about 6 nautical miles southwest of Pulau Reong, is a large ridge with slopes on both sides, covered with a hard coral reef on the shallow area of the ridge, with soft corals on the slopes in the deeper areas. There can be strong currents at the end of the ridge, where large aggregations of schooling fish can be found. Cruise overnight to the Damar Islands, 150 nautical miles.

DAY 5
Today you will dive several small islands – Neus Leur, Terbang Seletan and Terbang Utara. The island of Damar and its three surrounding small islands have spectacular diving. Like many dives in the Banda Sea, there is crystal clear water and beautiful walls covered in massive sponges and beautiful soft corals.  Cruise overnight to Nila Island, 90 nautical miles.

DAY 6
Surrounding Nila Island there are two atolls, Dusborgh and Nil Desperandum. It’s at these two atolls that there is a good chance of seeing hammerhead sharks. Even without the hammerheads, the reefs are fabulous, with healthy walls and big schools of fish. Cruise to Serua Island, 20 nautical miles.

DAY 7
Serua Island is probably one of the most emblematic spots in the Banda Sea to see schooling hammerhead sharks. Also an amazing side to see schooling fish such as big eye trevallies, pinjalo snappers and others. Cruise to Manuk, 55 nautical miles.

DAY 8
Manuk, also known as the Snake Volcano. Don't need to be afraid! The site also offers a black sand reef dive with loads of fish and pretty hard and soft corals. We will spend the whole day here doing four day dives, then cruising to the Banda Islands, 60 nautical miles.

DAY 9-10
Banda Islands for the next 2 days! Walls, swim throughs, sponges and sea fans – good diving and great for wide angle. Several sites have swim throughs large enough for several people to go through at the same time and is especially nice for wide angle shots, as they are covered in soft corals and sponges. Dive sites in the Banda Islands drop down thousands of metres, offering spectacular walls and stunning reef tops, with visibility usually in the 40-50 metre range. The sunset dive is at the pier in front of an old colonial hotel! Black sand and volcanic rocks with an unusual amount of large and not shy mandarin fish – also great for critters. For the second day here, in addition to great diving, you will go on land for an excursion on the island of Banda Neira visiting the local museum, Dutch fort, nutmeg plantation and local market. You will even get to have breakfast at the nutmeg plantation! Cruise overnight to Koon Island, 80 nautical miles.

DAY 11
Pulau Koon is a small island on the southeast of Ceram, half way between Raja Ampat and the Banda Islands. Here you will find walls covered in soft corals and sandy slopes with hard coral bommies. But the most interesting feature of this island is the amount of schooling fish and pelagics, including barracudas, bigeye trevallies, aggregations of red snappers, pompanos, batfish and giant groupers. Cruise overnight to Misool, 100 nautical miles

DAY 12-13
The next two days will be spent around the island of Misool, Raja Ampat, where there are literally hundreds of dive sites. Misool is a heaven for wide angle photographers. The prettiest soft corals reefs in the world are located in Misool. In addition, there are multiple pinnacles surrounded by masses of schooling fish, barracudas, jacks and snappers. There will be some excursions with the tenders through some amazing inner lagoons, with fantastic scenery and wildlife sightings. Cruise overnight to the Dampier Strait, 90 nautical miles.

DAY 14
The Dampier Strait is known for a huge variety of diving, from giant mantas to mangroves, beautiful reefs, many pinnacles and sea mounts covered in schooling fish, aggregations of sweetlips, schooling barracudas, bumphead parrotfish, fusiliers and lots of wobbegong sharks. It is also a great location for critters and macro subjects, with several species of pygmy seahorses and a large variety of nudibranchs. There are also several jetties to do a great night dive, where you can see the Raja epaulette shark, toadfish, frogfish and crocodile fish.

DAY 15
The last two dives of your cruise will be done in the Dampier Strait area. Where big schools of fish and glorious corals are simply amazing! After the second dive Mermaid must go back to Sorong. The crew will take care of rinsing your equipment and there’s time to pack during this 5-6 hour run.

DAY 16
After breakfast, Mermaid staff will transfer you to the airport or hotel in Sorong. This is a sample itinerary and is subject to changes beyond the operator’s control. The exact itinerary, route and amount of dives for your cruise may be adapted to best suit the weather conditions, tides and currents, season and other prevailing events.

Start your cruise in the second capital of muck diving Ambon Bay. Dive the famous Banda islands and visit the main port in Banda Neira where there is so much to see, learn and explore. Finish this fantastic trip in Raja Ampat.

Raja Ampat is the seascape’s crown jewel. Fittingly, the name means “four kings.” The four main islands or “Kings” of the archipelago: Waigeo in the north, Salawati west of Sorong, Batanta north of Salawati, and Misool in the south.

Raja Ampat has been documented as one of the last frontiers of unspoilt diving. The archipelago’s pristine reefs are not only rich, but the region also proves to have the greatest coral reef biodiversity for its size in the world. The Bird’s Head Seascape holds: 2,500 islands and reefs, 1,320 fish species, 550 coral species and all that is yet to be discovered.

DAY 1
Check-in on board Mermaid. Once all guests are on board a safety briefing will be given. If all the guests are on board by 12.00 hours, you have the chance to do two extra dives at Ambon Bay in some fabulous muck dives with critters galore. This area is known for many rare and unusual species including the psychedelic frogfish and Rhinopias.

DAY 2
We will spend the day around Ambon, where there are several options such as a wreck, or doing some really interesting muck dives looking for rhynophias, frogfish (including the psychedelic frogfish), harlequin shrimps, and many other critters. Cruise overnight to the Banda Islands, 110 nautical miles.

DAY 3-4
The next two days will be spent in the Banda Islands, also known in the old days as the Spice Islands. Many of the dive sites around the Bandas are wall dives. Walls covered in massive gorgonians, soft corals, barrel sponges and some very interesting swim throughs. But there are other attractive dive sites such as pinnacles with enormous groups of schooling pyramid butterflyfish, triggerfish and pelagic fishes such as tunas passing through, spectacular hard coral reefs next to the volcano, and great muck dives with lots of mandarin fish in the local jetty. The Banda Islands are much more than diving.  It is also a cultural and historical experience.  We will spend one morning walking around the village of Banda Naira with a local guide, and visit the local museum, the Old Dutch fort, the old colonial governor’s house, the local fish market, and we will have breakfast at a nutmeg plantation. Cruise overnight to Manuk, 55 nautical miles

DAY 5
Manuk, an active volcano about 55 nm south of the Banda Islands, is one of 2 places in Indonesia where there are huge aggregations of sea snakes, Chinese sea snakes and banded sea kraits. It is an incredible experience to dive surrounded on all sides by sea snakes.  The island is surrounded by black sandy slopes with hard coral reefs, volcanic ridges covered in gorgonians with zillions of fusiliers and pelagic fishes such as spanish mackerels and dogtooth tunas passing through. Cruise overnight to the Pulau Koon, 108 nautical miles.

DAY 6
Pulau Koon is a small island on the southeast of Ceram, half way between Raja Ampat and the Banda Islands. Walls covered in soft corals, and sandy slopes with hard coral bommies. But the most interesting feature of this island is the amount of schooling fish and pelagic, barracudas, bigeye trevallies, aggregation of red snappers, pompanos, batfish, and giant groupers. Cruise overnight to Misool, 100 nautical miles

DAY 7-9
The next 3 days will be around the island of Misool, where there literally hundreds of dive sites. Misool is a heaven for wide angle photographers. The prettiest soft corals reefs in the world are located in Misool, as well as having multiple pinnacles surrounded by masses of schooling fish, barracudas, jacks and snappers. There will be some excursions with the tenders through some amazing inner lagoons, fantastic scenery and wild life sightings. Cruise overnight to the Dampier Strait, 90 nautical miles

DAY 10-11
Dampier Strait is located between Waigeo and the Bird’s Head Peninsula. Along with Misool, it is the most famous area for diving in Raja Ampat. All of the dive sites around the Dampier Strait are known for a huge amount of schooling fish - barracudas, schools of bigeye trevallies, oceanic triggerfish, spadefish, surgeonfish and snappers. Besides the schooling fish, it is also an area where you get to see black and whitetip reef sharks and wobbegong sharks. Some of the best manta dives are also located in the Dampier Strait. Blue Magic is a small pinnacle where the giant mantas congregate and get cleaned as well. Some of the best mangrove dives are also located in the Dampier Strait, around the islands of Yanggefo and Gam. And of course, one cannot forget the dive sites at some of the jetties in front of local villages, where the pillars are covered in soft corals and are home to a plethora of small critters. Other fantastic dive sites in this area include Cape Kri, Sardine Reef, Chicken Reef, Mioskon, Mike’s Point, Mangrove Ridge and Citrus Ridge. Cruise to Sorong, 40 nautical miles

DAY 12
Disembark at 8 am after breakfast. Mermaid staff will transfer you to the airport or local hotel.

This is a sample itinerary and is subject to changes beyond the operator’s control. The exact itinerary, route and amount of dives for your cruise may be adapted to best suit the weather conditions, tides and currents, season and other prevailing events.

Embark on an unforgettable diving adventure aboard the Mermaid from Maumere Harbour, Flores. Over ten days, you'll explore Indonesia's stunning underwater landscapes and vibrant marine life. Starting with a welcome and safety briefing, you'll dive in Lewaling Bay's volcanic scenery, then the diverse Pantar Strait, known for its fringing reefs and black sandy slopes rich in critters and pelagic fish. Enjoy a cultural excursion on Alor Island before diving at Beang Abang, Treweg Island, Lamalera, Suangi, and the Solar Strait. Conclude with spectacular wall dives at Serbete Island before returning to Maumere. This adaptable itinerary ensures safe, thrilling dives every day.

DAY 1
It's time to set sail on the incredible MV Mermaid! Check-in between 12:00-15:00 hours in Maumere Harbour, Flores. After the boat and safety briefing, we'll set up all the equipment and you can settle into your cabin. Dinner will be served at 19:00 hours as we cruise into the sunset on our overnight journey to Kawula Island, east of Flores.

DAY 2
We're going to kick off our trip with a day at the incredible Lewaling Bay, in the north of Kawula Island. The bay is home to two stunning volcanoes on either side, and the scenery is simply breathtaking. We'll be doing four dives here, and the diving at Lewaling Bay is as diverse as it is amazing. You'll find everything from walls, slopes and muck dives here. We'll be diving with a great variety of creatures, from huge barracudas and schools of fish to tiny pygmy seahorses. We'll finish the day with a muck dive as a night dive in front of the village of Watu Warawutun, which stands at the bottom of one of the volcanos. After dinner, we'll cruise overnight to the Alor Islands, which are about 7 to 8 hours away.

DAYS 3-5
The next two days are going to be absolutely amazing! We're going to be diving around the Pantar Strait, which is the strait between the two major islands of Alor and Pantar Island. There are four islands in the Pantar Strait: Ternate in the north, Reta and Pura in the middle and Treweg in the south. Between these four islands and the islands of Pantar and Alor, there are several dozen dive sites with an incredible variety of diving scenery: walls with huge overhangs and hard coral gardens in the shallows, fringing reefs covered with pristine hard and soft corals and all kind of sponges surrounded by zillions of anthias and damsels, black sandy slopes covered with thousands of anemones, and muck dives where we can find rhinophias, fire sea urchins with coleman’s shrimps and zebra crabs, channels between the islands where you just drift with some strong currents and look out for pelagic fish passing by. The water temperature can vary greatly in this area. In the northern and middle area, the temperature is usually around 27 C. And in the south, it can vary from 21C to 25C. Currents can be extremely strong in the Pantar Strait, which usually makes for 30m-plus visibility.

DAY 6
On the fifth day of our incredible trip, we'll be skipping the two morning dives to explore a traditional village on Alor Island. Get ready for a cultural experience like no other! The locals will be performing a traditional dance, and you'll have the chance to buy some locally made handicrafts. Then, we'll be heading back to Mermaid for lunch and two more dives at the Pantar Strait.

DAY 7
Today we're going to start cruising early in the morning to get to a small bay at the south tip of the Pantar Strait called Beang Abang. We'll be spending the whole day there! Alternatively, we could do one or two dives at Treweg Island and then move to Beang Abang. The dive sites at Treweg Island are absolutely amazing! They consist of rocky slopes covered in all sorts of soft corals, and you can just drift looking for all kinds of pelagic fish such as dogtooth tunas and giant trevallies. The diving at Beang Abang Bay and village is very different from the rest of Alor. The sand is consists mainly of blackish and grayish colour, which is the perfect environment to find all kinds of different critters such as frogfish, ghost pipefish and different species of octopi. There is also a jetty at the village with large schools of scads and batfish. And it is also a great place to find more critters and all kinds of nudis. The water temperature in the south of the Alor Islands can vary from 21C to 25C. After dinner, we'll set sail on an overnight cruise to the village of Lamalera, in the south of Kawula Island.

DAY 8
We kick off the day with a dive at a fringing reef in front of the whaling village of Lamalera. Then, we're off to the small island of Suangi, in the south of Kawula Island, for one more dive. The waters surrounding Suangi are teeming with schooling fish, including pelagic fish, and it's also a place where sharks are usually spotted. After our third dive, we'll move the boat again to finish the day in the Solar Strait, south of Adonara Island. We'll do a muck dive as a night dive, which is always exciting!

DAY 9
The last day of diving will be at the small island of Serbete, just northwest of Adonara island, where we will finish with two dives. The walls are spectacular, covered in soft corals and sponges. You can spend time looking for tiny critters among the soft corals and sponges, or just drift along the wall looking at the spectacular views of the walls. After the second dive we'll be heading back to Maumere, which is only about six hours away.

DAY 10
It's time to disembark after breakfast at 8 am! This is a sample itinerary and is subject to changes beyond the operator’s control. The exact itinerary, route and amount of dives for your cruise may be adapted to best suit the weather conditions, tides and currents, season and other prevailing events

Embark on a 16-day diving adventure aboard the Mermaid, exploring the best dive sites in Indonesia. Start with check-in and a safety briefing, then cruise to the Dampier Strait for three days of diving with giant mantas, pygmy seahorses, and wobbegong sharks. Continue to Misool for stunning soft coral reefs and night dives with unique marine life. Discover Pulau Koon’s schooling fish and Manuk’s sea snakes, then dive at Nil Desperandum and Serua Island to see schooling hammerheads. Explore the Banda Islands' rich marine biodiversity and historical sites before concluding with muck dives in Ambon Bay. This itinerary offers diverse and thrilling underwater experiences in some of Indonesia's most spectacular dive locations.

DAY 1
Check-in on board MV Mermaid. As our guest arrivals take place all through the day depending on flights, you are welcome to board when you arrive and spend some time unpacking and setting up your equipment, etc. Once all guests are on board we will proceed with boat and safety briefing. Mermaid will cruise for 5 to 6 hours to the Dampier Strait, 40 nautical miles.

DAY 2-4 The next three days will be spent around the Dampier Strait, the strait between the island of Waigeo, the Bird’s Head Peninsula and the northern side of Batanta Island. The Dampier Strait is known for a huge variety of diving, from giant mantas to mangroves, beautiful reefs, many pinnacles and sea mounts covered in schooling fish, aggregations of sweetlips, schooling barracudas, bumphead parrotfish, fusiliers and lots of wobbegong sharks. It is also a great location for critters and macro subjects, with several species of pygmy seahorses and a large variety of nudibranchs. There will be an excursion to Pyanemu Viewpoint. Cruise overnight to Misool, 90 nautical miles.

DAY 5-7
The next three days will be spent around the island of Misool, where there are literally hundreds of dive sites. Misool is heaven for wide angle photographers. The prettiest soft coral reefs in the world are located in Misool. In addition, there are multiple pinnacles surrounded by masses of schooling fish, barracudas, jacks and snappers. There will be some excursions with the tenders through some amazing inner lagoons, with fantastic scenery and wildlife sightings. There are also some great night dives, where you can see Raja epaulette sharks, frogfish and crocodile fish. Cruise overnight to Pulau Koon, 100 nautical miles.

DAY 8
Pulau Koon is a small island on the southeast of Ceram. Here you will find walls covered in soft corals and sandy slopes with hard coral bommies. But the most interesting feature of this island is the amount of schooling fish including barracudas, bigeye trevallies, red snappers, pompanos, batfish and pelagics giant groupers, mobula rays and sharks. Cruise overnight to Manuk, 108 nautical miles.

DAY 9
Manuk, is one of two places in Indonesia where there are huge aggregations of sea snakes: Chinese sea snakes and banded sea kraits. It is an incredible experience to dive surrounded on all sides by sea snakes. The island is surrounded by black sandy slopes with hard coral reefs and volcanic ridges covered in gorgonians with zillions of fusiliers and pelagic fishes such as Spanish mackerels, dogtooth tunas and hammerhead sharks passing through. Cruise overnight to Nil Desperandum, 85 nautical miles.

DAY 10
Today we will spend all day diving at a reef called Nil Desperandum, which is 20 nm north of Nila Island and 25nm south of Serua Island. This reef in the middle of nowhere, and together with Serua Island, is probably one the best spots in the Banda Sea to see schooling hammerheads. Besides searching for hammerheads, it is also a great place to look for schooling barracudas, trevallies, snappers, and also pelagic such as dogtooth tunas and giant trevallies. Cruise overnight to Serua, 25 nautical miles.

DAY 11
Serua Island is probably one of the most emblematic spots in the Banda Sea to see schooling hammerhead sharks. Also, an amazing side to see schooling fish such as big eye trevallies, pinjalo snappers and others. Cruise to Banda Islands, 97 nautical miles.

DAYS 12-14
The next three days will be spent in the Banda Islands, formerly known as the Spice Islands. Many of the dive sites around the Banda islands are wall dives. The walls are covered in massive gorgonians, soft corals, barrel sponges and have some very interesting swim throughs. But there are other attractive dive sites such as pinnacles with enormous groups of schooling pyramid butterflyfish, triggerfish and pelagic fishes such as hammerhead sharks, tunas and mackerels passing through, spectacular hard coral reefs next to the volcano, and great muck dives with lots of mandarin fish at the local jetty. The Banda Islands are much more than diving. It is also a cultural and historical experience. You will spend one morning walking around the village of Banda Neira the main island, with a local guide, visiting the local museum, the old Dutch fort, the old colonial governor’s house, the local fish market and a nutmeg plantation, where you will have breakfast. Cruise overnight to Nusa Laut (77 nautical miles) or to Ambon (110 nautical miles).

DAY 15
The last diving day of the trip will in Ambon Bay where there are several options such as a wreck, or some really interesting muck dives looking for many critters such as Rhinopias, frogfish and nudibranchs, sea horses, harlequin shrimps, etc…..

DAY 16
Disembark at 8 am. Mermaid staff will transfer you to Ambon airport or city hotel.

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Nudi Falls

Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

This is a beautiful mini wall that gives way to a sand and rubble slope. This site is well known for it's variety of nudibranchs, comet fish and pygmy seahorses.

  • Dive Type: Wreck Dive
  • Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 28m

Makawide

Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

A gradual slope which is a great place to find lots of different kinds of sand dweller's including the Black-rayed shrimp goby and dragonettes, the depths have lots of sea whips where black coral crabs and shrimps make their home, pygmy seahorses have been spotted around 90'.

  • Dive Type: Wreck Dive
  • Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 30m

Hairball one

Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

A true "Muck" site that is home to some of our most unusual critters. There are no corals, only black sand, algae and an occasional patch of sponges. Some of the critters found here grow skin filaments to blend in with the algae, often seen are the frogfish, ambon scorpion fish, snake eels, devilfish, dragonettes and even the flamboyant cuttlefish.

  • Dive Type: Wreck Dive
  • Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 30m

Barracuda Point

Manado, Indonesia

Yes- the name says it all - barracuda, and if they're there, a lot of them (sometimes 100+)! Not only barracuda but big tuna and jacks too. However they're not always around and this reef isn't the most spectacular. The wall/slope has not much to offer but dead coral and sand. It's definitely not a spot for beginners as there can be strong currents, both upwards and downward! That's why Barracuda's like it so much here! We think this site is worth the risk of one dive during your stay, on the hope of seeing a big school.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth:

Retak Larry

Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

Classic black sand muck dive. Frogfish and Ambon Scorpionfish are among the many critters to inhabit this site.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 25m

Cannibal Rock

Komodo & Lesser Sunda, Indonesia

The Cannibal Rock has marginal visibility, but more than makes up for it in terms of density of life. This small seamount rises to within a few feet of the surface, and it is easy to circumnavigate in a single dive. Sea apples and other varieties of the sea cucumber family are especially abundant here, as are nudibranchs, puffer fish, octopus, and all weird and wonderful manner of blennies.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth:

Yellow Wall

Komodo & Lesser Sunda, Indonesia

Yellow Wall, as the name implies, drops vertically along the face of an island and is thick with yellow soft corals in 40 to 80 feet of water. Coral grouper, hawkish, clownfish, and other tropical fish seem almost out of place here with the green water and cool temperatures.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 35

Manta Alley

Bali, Indonesia

At Manta Alley the water clarity can sometimes be only about 40 feet, but the plankton that steps on visibility also consistently attracts manta rays to this site. Here divers can see manta rays cruising the shallows along the sloping face of the reef, and with a bit of luck and a careful approach they could get fairly close.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 30

Crystal Rock

Komodo & Lesser Sunda, Indonesia

Crystal Rock is a large seamount that barely breaks the surface, but below is very rich in marine life, particularly lionfish, anthias, coral grouper, and butterfly fish. Some of the current underwater is swift, but nothing that divers cannot swim against and the rich wide-angle potential of the colourful filter feeders make it worthwhile.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 23

Gili Lawaw Darat

Komodo & Lesser Sunda, Indonesia

This site is also known as the Pygmy Paradise and the Flamenco Reef and it offers divers the opportunity to see a variety of Spanish dancer nudibranchs and pygmy seahorses.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth:

Labyrinth

Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

This site is particularly well known for its amazing landscape and topography. It is approximately 15m deep and consists of a series of volcanic flows with about 2m of relief that form a labyrinth of channels between them. Here divers have the opportunity to see moral eels, large sea whips and sea fans, jack fish and tuna.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 15m

Tatawa Kecil

Komodo & Lesser Sunda, Indonesia

This is a small island South of Tatawa Besar island and offers fantastic snorkeling when the current is not to strong. It is best to dive the Western side of the island with rocks, caves and beautiful coral gardens in the shallows. Many coral reef fish, including large groupers, snappers, sweetlips, jacks and sharks swim around. Tatawa Kecil is probably the anthias capital of the world! Manta rays are often spotted on the southern side.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 30m

Gili Banta

Komodo & Lesser Sunda, Indonesia

This site offers divers the opportunity to encounter an incredible amount of healthy hard corals at the entry point, which is at the northern tip of the headland. Excellent site to find frogfish on the sponges off the reef slope, as well as many varieties of nudibranchs, flatworms, numerous shrimps and other critters.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth:

Lighthouse Reef

Komodo & Lesser Sunda, Indonesia

The northeast tip of Gililawa Laut is forever a great site to dive if you are into fish but not corals. On the corner of the reef sits rests a very large rock, behind which a drop off covered with boulders many holes in between is found. Excellent grouper country and if divers are there at the right time, especially in October and November, will see many groupers aggregate to spawn; then there are many golden trevallies, snappers and sometimes huge napoleon wrasses. The best time to dive this site is in slight current before or after slack-tide.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth:

Pink Beach

Komodo & Lesser Sunda, Indonesia

This is the most frequently visited site in theKomodo National Park. Snorkeling is excellent from the beach and there is an amazing dive site in a small area around a rock that breaks the surface only at low tide. There as a great variety of marine life here with a good selection of critters such as leaf scorpionfish, blueribbon eels, crocodile fishes, nudibranchs and more. This site is also excellent for night dives.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth:

Three Sisters

Komodo & Lesser Sunda, Indonesia

Three Sisters are three quite large flooded pinnacles within easy swimming distance of each other at about 10 meters apart. They are about five meters below the surface, making them a bit hard to find, and bottoms out at about maximum 30 meters onto rubble and sand. The rocks run to the East in line at about 100 meters from a small reef that sticks out on the Eastern side of an island. It is not too affected by current and can usually be dived. The walls of the pinnacles are covered in soft corals, Tubastrea, and Crinoids. The tops of the pinnacles offer stunning hard and soft coral gardens.

Three Sisters dive site in the Komodo Islands seems to be pure with an incredible coral cover and a great fish life.

The three sisters are 3 big rocks on a 30 m deep sandy bottom. The top part of the rocks is about 3 m deep, perfect to finish the dive in the shallow water.

On this dive site you can find many species of nudibranchs. In the blue, pellagic fishes swim around and whitetip sharks are often on the deeper part of the site.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth:

Manta Sandy

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Manta Sandy also known as Manta Mantra is one of the signature dive sites in Raja Ampat located at the far end of Mansour Island. As the name implies the sandy bottom is a great place to watch these magnificent underwater creatures. The cleaning station is only 12 metres away and here you can watch the mantas being cleaned with some staying as long as 10 minutes.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth:

Boo Rock

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Boo Rock and Boo Point are ideal for up close and personal encounters with large Napoleon wrasse and green turtles. If you are a photographer you must try out your photo skills at Boo 'windows' as dive buddies swim through the opening of this submerged rock past a reef draped in soft corals and brimming with fish.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 30

Batu Bolong

Komodo & Lesser Sunda, Indonesia

Batu Bolong is one of the best-known dive sites when diving Komodo. It’s actually a little underwater sea mount that extends above the surface, where the rock (“batu”) has a small hole (“bolong”) in it. The top of the reef is covered in colourful corals, invertebrate life and thousands of reef fish. Along the steep walls in deeper water you’ll find many large fishes including sharks, napoleon wrasse, giant trevally, dogtooth tuna, and large schools of rainbow runners.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 18

Angel Reef

Komodo & Lesser Sunda, Indonesia

The site is a mount off Moyo Island whose sandy top breaks the surface at low tide. The seaward side of the mount has a steep drop-off while the side facing Moyo has a gentler slope. The reef is covered with big schools of fusiliers, bannerfish and red-toothed triggerfish.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 18

Magic Mountain

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

A beautiful submerged ridge that starts at just 6m from the surface. The site resembles an underwater plateau mountain, that progressively steps down half a dozen times.Dropping in from the dive boat, the first sight is an impressive hard coral garden on the shallowest flat top of the ridge. Giant Black Pacific Mantas have been seen many times at this location.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 18

Whale Rock

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

The rocky islet has a distinctive whale shape when it is viewed from the south, hence the name. Due to the exposed position of the island, most dives here are drift dives, and it will be enjoyable for divers to drift along the gently sloping reef beautifully encrusted with corals and sponges.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 18

Boo Windows

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

The dive site showcases large underwater windows that rest just below the surface. Aside from this, the site is dripping with soft corals and schooling fish.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 18

Mioskon

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Schools of Yellow Snapper, Napoleon Wrasse, big groupers and many Wobbegong sharks can be found in Mioskon. Pigmy seahorses, different species of nudibranch can be seen as well.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 18

Sardine Reef

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Soft coral, gorgonian fans, black coral bushes and slopes of coral heads populate the whole Sardine Reef area. Large schools of fusiliers, sardines, damsels, banner fish, butterfly fish, sweetlips and snappers frequent the site, picking tasty morsels out of the current. Triggerfish and predators such as barracuda, Spanish mackerel, Jacks and giant trevallies can be seen as well. At the top of the food-chain, black tipped reef sharks, white tipped reef sharks and even grey reef sharks usually cruise the surroundings.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 18

Blue Magic

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

One of the most popular sites in northern Raja Ampat. Almost anything can be seen from mantas, sharks and tuna to massive schools of jacks and barracuda. Along the slopes and onto the reef top are a variety of fans, sponges and soft and hard corals.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 18

Friwinbonda

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

The fans are home to many smaller marine life including pygmy seahorses, which are easily spotted hiding amongst the fans. Divers can also spot shrimp, gobies, and blennies darting amongst the coral. The large and beautiful fans make it a great spot for underwater photography and divers can get excellent pictures of lionfish hunting glassfish or great shots of different types of butterflyfish. Photographers will also get excellent macro shots of the shrimps, crabs, and pipefish that live amongst the sea fans. Some divers may also meet reef sharks, batfish, barracuda, jack fish, and tuna.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 18

Batu Lima

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

While following this slope you will be amazed at the scores of Fusiliers, Triggerfish, Unicorn Fish and Black Tip Reef Sharks frequenting this astonishing site. As you ascend at the end of your dive, you may encounter countless hunting Trevallies in the shallows, and as one goes through the canyons that separate these rocks, Nudibranches and Flatworms that make their home among the vast array of colorful coral on the sides of these rocks can be seen.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 18

Cape Kri

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

At the Northeast point of Kri island the currents sweep into a channel between Kri and the small island of Koh. At this point beneath waters churning in the current, huge schools of Big-eye trevallies, Barracudas and Snappers can be seen hanging over the drop-off. At the base of the reef an ancient snagged anchor rests next to a bommie with a dense school of Banded sweetlips. A large shallow coral garden crowns the reef top with blacktip reef sharks patrolling amongst the overlapping maze of hard corals with feeding hawksbill turtles. Car-sized Queensland groupers down to the diminutive ever-present pygmy seahorse can be seen on this phenomenal dive site.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 18

Chicken Reef

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

It is a reef with various soft and hard corals and some rock formations. The reef has an enormous number of magnificent reef fish. Some of the life here includes table corals, black staghorn corals, feather corals, angelfish, clown triggerfish, butterflyfish, trevallies, surgeonfish, and red-margin shrimpgobies.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 18

Cape Mansuar

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

A more suddenly dropping reef than Cape Kri, but the marine life here is excellent with an abundance of species.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 18

Farondi Wall

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

With a tunnel that is inhabited by midnight snapper and shy Indonesian sweetlips. The 20 metre long tunnel is framed with sponges and soft corals. Look in black coral bushes for ornate ghost pipefish. Further along the wall huge gorgonian seafans are home to many pygmy seahorses. There are more than one variety here including Hippocampus Bargibanti which is commonly pink/white and bobbly plus Hippocampus Denise which is slightly smaller and often more orange in colour. Large schools of fish cover the wall including fusilier and surgeon fish, damsels and anthias.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 18

Arborek Jetty

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

While down in the coral rubble on the slope around the jetties you will find jawfish, pipefish and other critters. Further down are several bommies which are home to some schooling sweetlips and numerous critters.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 18

Melissa's Garden

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

The dive site features an oval-shaped reef with a flat top where extended areas of coral gardens impress divers with their intense colors and beautiful forms. Bright soft-coral outcrops, sponges, and masses of crinoids are densely scattered between impressive hard-coral formations, where a large array of small marine creatures found their shelters.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 18

Nudi Rock

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Marine life from big to small can all be seen at this stunning site. Black tip, white tips, grey reef sharks and dog tooth tuna can all be seen cruising by whilst hiding amongst the corals are cowries, nudibranchs, porcelain crabs and mushroom coral pipefish.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 18

Torpedo Alley

Komodo & Lesser Sunda, Indonesia

In Nusa Kode, the dark sandy slope is littered with torpedo rays which give the site its name. Pygmy seahorses can be spotted in the gorgonian fans in deeper water and many nudibranchs and crustaceans are found all over the sloping reef.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 18

Misool

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

There are numerous small islands surrounding the second of the Four Kings, Misool, including Daram, Farondi, Boo, Wayilbatan, Kalig and Warakaraket to name just a few. Each offers some of the most dramatic underwater scenery of the region, from steep walls with huge gorgonian fans to gentler slopes with hard and soft corals.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 18

Sumbawa

Komodo & Lesser Sunda, Indonesia

The rugged island of Sumbawa lies in the Nusa Tenggara between Lombok and Komodo. It has many jutting and twisted peninsulas which form a number of protected bays for its islands dotted along the north coast. These include Moyo, Sangeang and Satonda. These sheltered and varied havens offer crystal clear waters, deep and vibrant walls, and fertile volcanic breeding grounds for some great macro diving opportunities. Often overlooked as a dive destination Sumbawa can yield an abundance of marine life and pristine coral reefs. The rarely visited island of Sumba to the south of Komodo can offer some wild diving off its southern coast. Big pelagics are attracted to the open ocean dive sites of Magic Mountain and Marlin Rock.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 40

Satonda Island

Komodo & Lesser Sunda, Indonesia

The sandy bottom in the sheltered bay offers a great opportunity for some muck diving and the sparse coral patches are home to a large array of critters.

A keen pair of eyes may be able to spot the extremely rare clown frogfish. About an inch in size, these rather odd-shaped creatures are bright yellow with dark red patches, and are rarely seen to move. Heavily disguised, they are often overlooked or falsely identified as sponges.

You can also spot scorpion leaf fish, ghost pipefish and boxer crab.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Novice Diver - 20 + Dives
  • Max Depth: 25

Cape Kri

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Cape Kri holds the world record for the site with the largest number of species referenced in one single dive! The crossroads of different currents at the tip of the island of Kri has created an incredible variety of fauna and flora – all kinds of sharks, many schools of fish, amazing coral diversity, specimens for macro fans…everything is there! Sometimes, it’s enough to just dive down, cling to a rock, and enjoy the show! You never ever return disappointed from a dive at Cape Kri!

Large school of trevally is usually found at shallow depths; barracuda can be seen anywhere, large concentrations of bannerfish, sweetlips, emperors, and snappers hand in the current near the point. Giant Trevally weight more than 20kg are not unusual here or whitetip and grey reef sharks cruising by Cape Kri. Dive from west to east, beware of strong currents and also down current

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 30

Teluk Kembahu 3

Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

This is a featureless gradual sand slope that is probably the best location in the strait for the sought-after Mimic Octopus as well hosting a wide variety of other Octopus species including the fabled Blueringed Octopus.

This is also the best site for the rare Ambon Scorpionfish, which is the closest relative to the famous Rhinopias.

The area can seem empty, but though there isn't the density of critters of neighbouring sites, it remains a favorite of many.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Novice Diver - 20 + Dives
  • Max Depth: 25m

Citrus Ridge

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Situated between Gam and the Yanggelo Islands, a reef extends out into a point in the middle of the channel, forming a great spot for a dive. Citrus Ridge features a white sandy bottom. In the right conditions you can expect some of the highest voltage diving in Raja Ampat, with currents bringing massive schools of barracudas, three species of fusiliers, trevallies, batfsh, bump head parrotfsh, wobbegongs, as well as black and white tip reef sharks.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 26

Siaba Kecil

Komodo & Lesser Sunda, Indonesia

Siaba Kecil is a drift dive and the ending point is always around a beautiful coral garden. Current here can be strong and the drift a real adventure for moderately expert divers.

The canyons are home of big pelagic fishes, sharks, barracudas and schools of giant trevally and sweet lips. Lots of turtles are usually found here. At the end of the drift there are rich coral gardens with a lot of life that are a paradise for macro lovers. Many critters live here around and the rare mandarin fish can be spotted too. Snorkelers will enjoy this spot as well.

  • Dive Type: Drift Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 30m

The Crack

Komodo & Lesser Sunda, Indonesia

At this site there is a huge crack, about 18 to 20 meters down and reaching into the reef for about 30 meters was formed by the earthquakes which caused the 1992 tsunami.
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  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 25m

Fish Soup

Komodo & Lesser Sunda, Indonesia

The underwater landscape is very impressive with huge Gorgonian sea fans, a dramatic precipice where sharks, jacks and rays congregate and a beautiful coral garden to finish the dive!

Between the mainland and Pangabatan there is a channel which is about 2 km wide. The current flowing through can be quite fierce, so this dive site is only for experienced divers.

There is a good chance to see eagle rays, marble rays, mackerels and tunas and on the sand between the corals often lie white tip sharks or cowtail rays.

A good place for large fish and sharks but you can also find some interesting small animals for example a rare whiskered pipefish, nudibranchs and several leaffish, crocodile fish, mantis shrimps and cuttlefish.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 30m

The Passage

Komodo & Lesser Sunda, Indonesia

The Passage dive site is between the two islands of Gili Lawa Laut and Gili Lawa Darat. The current in the channel between the 2 islands can be strong and it is an excellent drift dive.

The fish life, like everywhere when diving in the Komodo Islands, is abundant with turtle, sharks and even manta rays. The dive finishes in the shallow water in a super coral garden. The drift can be from west to east or the contrary depending of the current. A very good dive site to fly in the middle of thousands of fishes!

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 25m

Black Beauty

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Black Beauty is one of the two special muck dives, along the south coast, that offer close encounters with all sorts of intriguing critters.

You can look for tiger shrimps, ghost pipefish, mimic octopus and many nudibranchs. During the night dive here, bobbit worms, white V octopus and frogfish can be found hiding in the black sand.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 15m

Jef Fam Group

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Jef Fam Group of islands is another fascinating site in the Raja Ampat Archipelago. Jet Fam is composed of scenic group of several islands and islets that are lying straightly west of Batanta island.

With a depth varying from 5 m to 35 m and a visibility that ranges from 5 m to 25 m, it is a good place for diving and macro underwater photography as well. The currents here are moderate and the surface conditions are usually calm. You can dive here all year round and the site is suitable for both novice and advanced divers.

The site is rewarded for sightings of the rare tasseled wobbegong accompanied with the great barracuda, bicolor angelfish, purple and threadfin anthias, masked rabbitfish, black and white banded sea snakes, fusiliers, green and blue damsels, mimic octopus and species of triggerfish such as the titan and the clown triggerfish.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 35m

Pulau Pisang

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

The dive is mainly along a reef wall and it has some very interesting features. At the top of the reef, there is a 20-metre long cave that can be explored.

There are many whop corals, anemones, sponges, and Gorgonian fans along the wall making for a beautiful sight. The reef wall slopes down to around 25 metres and then it drops off to around 50 metres.

You can see many of the common reef fish of the area including batfish, anthias, damselfish, groupers, cardinal fish, sweetlips, angelfish, parrotfish, triggerfish, surgeonfish, and butterflyfish.

There is often a good amount of pelagic fish to view and the area is known as a popular area for eagle rays, manta rays, sharks, and turtles. Jacks, barracuda, snappers, and large schools of fusiliers, are commonly seen on this healthy reef.

  • Dive Type: Drift Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 50m

Mangrove Ridge

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Mangrove ridge has a good mix of soft corals, black coral trees and sea fans. Lots of macro action as well.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 15m

Manta Alley

Komodo & Lesser Sunda, Indonesia

Manta Alley is one of the best dive sites in Komodo national park. It is the best place to dive with manta rays and it is not rare to see up to 20 in one dive!

This site is still very good with many reef sharks, wrasses and schools of giant trevallies! Coral is also very beautiful with rich invertebrate life.

Wrasses and schools of trevallies can also be seen in local waters. The corals are very beautiful and diverse offering a spectacular background for marine life photography.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 20m

Mioskon Reef

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

The beautiful Mioskon reef offers new divers a great first impression of what they can expect from Raja Ampat. Schools of Yellow Snapper, Napoleon Wrasse, big groupers and many Wobbegong sharks can be found in Mioskon. Pigmy seahorses, different species of nudibranch can be seen as well. Being relatively shallow it makes for a good snorkel too.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: 10
  • Max Depth: 30m

Maumere Harbor

Komodo & Lesser Sunda, Indonesia

This is a busy place with fishing boats and canoes, people coming in with their catch and selling it on the fish market (pasar ikan).

This muck dive site is a busy place full of fishing boats and canoes as well as people catching fish to sell. You can spot seahorses, frogfish, devil fish and sea moths.

  • Dive Type: Shore Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 15m

Shark Cave

Bali, Indonesia

Diving on this dive site is divided up between the slightly more protected south west end, almost inside the crescent, and the more turbulent conditions on the north side.

Just about the entire island is surrounded by a rich and dense coral reef, part rugged, black wall and part slope.

On the inside of the crescent is a small cave where sleeping White-tip reef sharks are often spotted.

Other marinelife commonly seen here include Leaf scorpionfish, cuttlefish, anglerfish and a variety of nudibranchs that will satisfy any enthusiast.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 25m

Lembeh Island

Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

Divers will experience warm, shallow reefs resplendent with colorful reef fish and exotic invertebrates and, in the deeper waters, current-cooled seamounts, walls, and pinnacles with sharks and tunas.

The remote island of Halmahera is located between the Molucca Sea to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east and has a unique geography with its four peninsulas enclosing three great bays and three volcanoes. Divers will find exciting dives with plenty of weird and wonderful creatures and pinnacles encircled by massive schools of barracuda and other pelagic fishes.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 30

Wayag

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

igure 8 Rock - This site is in the southern area of Wayag and appears to be two separate islands. The combination of a hundred metre hard coral garden with a myriad of fusiliers and surgeonfish, offers a fantastic adventurous dive. Pelagic Rock - Pelagic Rock is on the north western side of Wayag. Interconnected mushroom-like silhouettes, lying just below the surface, have been sculpted from the soft limestone rock over centuries of wave erosion. Living amongst the bommies and boulders covered in purple soft corals are schools of fusiliers, surgeon fish and many other species. Wayag Lagoon - There is probably nowhere in Indonesia a better location for capturing stunning drone images than in Wayag Lagoon.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 20m

Gam

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Citrus Ridge - Citrus Ridge is one of the most stunning dive sites in Raja Ampat. The ridge with sloping sides is completely covered with marine life. The shallow bommies offer the most impressive and colorful orange coral, and the action overhead with schools of barracuda, giant trevally, fusilier and other reef sharks make it a dream for divers. Dalam - Located in Yanggefo Island, on the west side of Gam, Batu Dalam a.k.a. Deep Rock is a submerged plateau covered with soft and hard coral, beautiful bommies and seafans. Schools of fusiliers, giant trevally, and barracuda dance in the current, while wobbegong sharks can be found hiding under table corals. Mayhem - Mayhem is a large long subemerged pinnacle which lies along the western edge of the Dampier strait, just off the Island of Gam. Large schools of fish will enjoy the beautiful edge of the reef when the current is slow, which creates a magic ambiance. This site has a great variety of encounters, from large schools of fusiliers, snappers, jacks and batfish to wobbegongs and pygmy seahorses on the bottom.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 20

Arborek

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Arborek has excellent dive sites with lots of schooling fish. Mantas and stingrays are common here. Arborek Jetty - Arborek Jetty is the entry to the village of Arborek, located at the south west corner of the Island. Lying on a sandy bottom, this dive site offers some pretty coral bommies where you can find wobbegong sharks relaxing, file fish and huge giant clams. Mantas have also been known to show up during dives, and on a night dive you might meet the Raja Epaulette shark. Lolasi - Lolasi which means 'fusilier' in Papuan, is a hard coral seamount, located on the western side of Arborek. This site is full of marine life when the current is strong. The long reef is perfect for a drift dive full of action. Manta Sandy - One of the iconic dive sites of Raja Ampat, Manta Sandy is a manta cleaning station, located in a sand channel that runs between coral bommies. Divers will enjoy the show of dancing mantas while staying behind dead coral blocks, where you might have the chance to also find some fantastic small critters like pygmy seahorse or pegasus fish.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 20

Cape Kri Area

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Blue Magic - This submerged ridge running east to west is composed mainly of hard corals with a few colorful bommies on the eastern end. An impressive variety of fish enjoy this spot such as tuna, jacks, barracuda, and fusiliers. You might also meet oceanic mantas at the cleaning station on the top of the seamount. Cape Kri - Cape Kri in the Dampier Strait is one of the most famous dive sites of Raja Ampat. The reef is en extention of the south side of Kri Island and is one of the best sites for big fish in North Raja Ampat. Beautiful coral, the huge density and variety of fish including barracudas, sweetlips, emperor angelfish, snappers, giant trevally and grey reef sharks make this a site not to be missed. Chicken Reef - Chicken Reef is a submerged pinnacle on the outskirts of Pulau Kri. Quite shallow, the slope is dotted with large coral bommies and plenty of critters can be found hiding within the gorgonian fans, anemones and soft coral formations. Mike's Point - Mike's Point is famous for its strong currents and the pure density and variety of fish found here. A spectacular dive just of Kerupiar Island which was bombed by allied planes during WWII after being mistakenly identified as a Japanese Ship. Mioskon - The Mioskon dive site offers a beautiful reef covered in the Northen Raja Ampat signature purple soft coral and schools of Yellow Snapper, Napoleon Wrasse, big groupers and Wobbegong sharks. Sardine Reef - Sardine Reef is a highlight of the Dampier Strait area. An oval shaped reef patch, it sits right in the middle of the open ocean. Around the reef, schools of fusiliers, Surgeonfish, Snappers, Damselfish and butterflyfish surrounded by predators, such as Barracuda, Spanish Mackerel, Giant Trevallies and several types of Jacks. On occasion you might even find some Grey Reef Sharks cruising around.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 20

Daram

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Andiamo - Andiamo is comprised of two small islets west of Candy Store. The marine life on the reef is magnificent, with healthy soft and hard corals, schools of fish such as fusillers, anchovies, barracuda and Jacks. Candy Store - Enjoy one of the most beautiful walls in Southern of Raja Ampat with Candy Store. Clusters of fish gather on the north facing pinnacles such as fusillers, anchovies, giant trevally, spanish mackerel. Huge and beautiful elephant ear sponges, sea fans, and soft corals decorate the western end of the dive site. Two Tree - Two Tree offers a rich plateau where you can spot schools of barracuda, trevally, beautiful soft coral, sea fans, black coral tree and octopus.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 20

Wayilbatan

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Some examples of possible dive sites that you may visit: Barracuda Rock - Barracuda Rock sits on a sandy bottom with a pretty plateau, and a macro filled undercut. Schooling fish such as trevally, barracuda and reef sharks can be spotted throughout the dive. The slope is made up of a series of limestone steps and beautiful black coral bushes. Dunia Kecil - Dunia Kecil in Indonesian language means 'small world'. Itd is a small rock on the western side of the Wahil Channel, compact enough to be circumnavigated in one dive. The top section is filled with wonderful soft corals, and the walls are covered with huge sea fans where different kind of pygmy sea horses can be spotted. Four Kings - Four Kings is a highlight in Misool! These four underwater pinnacles are full of fish and linked by a ridge. Four Kings is one of the best places to observe schools of anchovies getting hunted by the numerous predators. Action guaranteed. Wedding Cake - This rock located in the lagoon of Wayil, has a mushroom shape with numerous overhangs. It lies from South to North.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 20
Dates Duration Route Room Type Price
13 Jan 2026
22 Jan 2026
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Master Cabin Main Deck £4591
16 Feb 2026
27 Feb 2026
 11 Nights Lembeh – Togian – Lembeh Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4282
12 Mar 2026
21 Mar 2026
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Lower Deck Cabin £3840
1 Apr 2026
12 Apr 2026
 11 Nights Biodiversity Special Raja Ampat – Banda Sea – Ambon (12 days) Lower Deck Cabin £4174
1 Apr 2026
12 Apr 2026
 11 Nights Biodiversity Special Raja Ampat – Banda Sea – Ambon (12 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4591
13 Apr 2026
24 Apr 2026
 11 Nights Ambon – Banda Sea – Raja Ampat (12 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4591
13 Apr 2026
24 Apr 2026
 11 Nights Ambon – Banda Sea – Raja Ampat (12 days) Lower Deck Cabin £4174
25 Apr 2026
10 May 2026
 15 Nights Biodiversity Super Special – Raja Ampat – Banda Sea – Alor – Maumere (16 days) Lower Deck Cabin £5259
25 Apr 2026
10 May 2026
 15 Nights Biodiversity Super Special – Raja Ampat – Banda Sea – Alor – Maumere (16 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £6261
2 Jul 2026
11 Jul 2026
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £3757
2 Jul 2026
11 Jul 2026
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Lower Deck Cabin £3339
22 Jul 2026
31 Jul 2026
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £3757
1 Aug 2026
10 Aug 2026
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £3757
1 Aug 2026
10 Aug 2026
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Lower Deck Cabin £3339
11 Aug 2026
20 Aug 2026
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Lower Deck Cabin £3339
11 Aug 2026
20 Aug 2026
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £3757
10 Sep 2026
19 Sep 2026
 9 Nights Bali-Komodo-Maumere Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £3757
10 Sep 2026
19 Sep 2026
 9 Nights Bali-Komodo-Maumere Lower Deck Cabin £3339
16 Nov 2026
27 Nov 2026
 11 Nights Ambon – Banda Sea – Raja Ampat (12 days) Lower Deck Cabin £4174
28 Nov 2026
9 Dec 2026
 11 Nights Raja Ampat Lower Deck Cabin £4174
28 Nov 2026
9 Dec 2026
 11 Nights Raja Ampat Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4591
10 Dec 2026
21 Dec 2026
 11 Nights Raja Ampat Lower Deck Cabin £4174
10 Dec 2026
21 Dec 2026
 11 Nights Raja Ampat Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4591
22 Dec 2026
2 Jan 2027
 11 Nights Raja Ampat Lower Deck Cabin £4174
22 Dec 2026
2 Jan 2027
 11 Nights Raja Ampat Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4591
3 Jan 2027
12 Jan 2027
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4591
3 Jan 2027
12 Jan 2027
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Lower Deck Cabin £4174
13 Jan 2027
22 Jan 2027
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4591
13 Jan 2027
22 Jan 2027
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Lower Deck Cabin £4174
23 Jan 2027
3 Feb 2027
 11 Nights Raja Ampat – Halmahera – Lembeh Lower Deck Cabin £4591
23 Jan 2027
3 Feb 2027
 11 Nights Raja Ampat – Halmahera – Lembeh Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £5009
4 Feb 2027
15 Feb 2027
 11 Nights Lembeh – Togian – Lembeh Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £5009
4 Feb 2027
15 Feb 2027
 11 Nights Lembeh – Togian – Lembeh Lower Deck Cabin £4591
12 Mar 2027
21 Mar 2027
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Lower Deck Cabin £4174
12 Mar 2027
21 Mar 2027
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4591
22 Mar 2027
31 Mar 2027
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4591
22 Mar 2027
31 Mar 2027
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Lower Deck Cabin £4174
1 Apr 2027
10 Apr 2027
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Lower Deck Cabin £4174
1 Apr 2027
10 Apr 2027
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4591
11 Apr 2027
20 Apr 2027
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4591
21 Apr 2027
6 May 2027
 15 Nights Biodiversity Super Special – Raja Ampat – Banda Sea – Alor – Maumere (16 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £7096
21 Apr 2027
6 May 2027
 15 Nights Biodiversity Super Special – Raja Ampat – Banda Sea – Alor – Maumere (16 days) Lower Deck Cabin £5593
7 May 2027
16 May 2027
 9 Nights Alor Lower Deck Cabin £3757
7 May 2027
16 May 2027
 9 Nights Alor Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4174
18 May 2027
27 May 2027
 9 Nights Maumere-Komodo-Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4174
18 May 2027
27 May 2027
 9 Nights Maumere-Komodo-Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay Lower Deck Cabin £3757
21 Jun 2027
30 Jun 2027
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Lower Deck Cabin £3757
21 Jun 2027
30 Jun 2027
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4174
1 Jul 2027
10 Jul 2027
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4174
1 Jul 2027
10 Jul 2027
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Lower Deck Cabin £3757
11 Jul 2027
20 Jul 2027
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Lower Deck Cabin £3757
11 Jul 2027
20 Jul 2027
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4174
21 Jul 2027
30 Jul 2027
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4174
21 Jul 2027
30 Jul 2027
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Lower Deck Cabin £3757
31 Jul 2027
9 Aug 2027
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Lower Deck Cabin £3757
31 Jul 2027
9 Aug 2027
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4174
23 Sep 2027
4 Oct 2027
 11 Nights Biodiversity Special Ring of Fire – Maumere – Alor – Banda Sea – Ambon (12 days) Master Cabin Main Deck £5843
23 Sep 2027
4 Oct 2027
 11 Nights Biodiversity Special Ring of Fire – Maumere – Alor – Banda Sea – Ambon (12 days) Lower Deck Cabin £4758
6 Oct 2027
17 Oct 2027
 11 Nights Biodiversity Special Ring of Fire – Ambon – Banda Sea – Alor- Maumere (12 days) Lower Deck Cabin £4758
6 Oct 2027
17 Oct 2027
 11 Nights Biodiversity Special Ring of Fire – Ambon – Banda Sea – Alor- Maumere (12 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £5426
18 Oct 2027
2 Nov 2027
 15 Nights Biodiversity Super Special – Maumere – Alor – Banda Sea – Raja Ampat (16 days) Lower Deck Cabin £5593
5 Nov 2027
20 Nov 2027
 15 Nights Biodiversity Special Raja Ampat-Banda Sea-Forgotten Islands-Ambon (16 days) Lower Deck Cabin £5593
5 Nov 2027
20 Nov 2027
 15 Nights Biodiversity Special Raja Ampat-Banda Sea-Forgotten Islands-Ambon (16 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £7096
21 Nov 2027
2 Dec 2027
 11 Nights Ambon – Banda Sea – Raja Ampat (12 days) Lower Deck Cabin £4591
21 Nov 2027
2 Dec 2027
 11 Nights Ambon – Banda Sea – Raja Ampat (12 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £5009
3 Dec 2027
12 Dec 2027
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4591
3 Dec 2027
12 Dec 2027
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Lower Deck Cabin £4174
13 Dec 2027
22 Dec 2027
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Lower Deck Cabin £4174
13 Dec 2027
22 Dec 2027
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4591
23 Dec 2027
3 Jan 2028
 11 Nights Raja Ampat Lower Deck Cabin £4591
23 Dec 2027
3 Jan 2028
 11 Nights Raja Ampat Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £5009
4 Jan 2028
13 Jan 2028
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Lower Deck Cabin £4174
4 Jan 2028
13 Jan 2028
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4591
14 Jan 2028
23 Jan 2028
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4591
14 Jan 2028
23 Jan 2028
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Lower Deck Cabin £4174
12 Mar 2028
21 Mar 2028
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Lower Deck Cabin £4174
12 Mar 2028
21 Mar 2028
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4591
22 Mar 2028
31 Mar 2028
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4591
22 Mar 2028
31 Mar 2028
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Lower Deck Cabin £4174
11 Apr 2028
20 Apr 2028
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Lower Deck Cabin £4174
11 Apr 2028
20 Apr 2028
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4591
21 Apr 2028
6 May 2028
 15 Nights Biodiversity Super Special – Raja Ampat – Banda Sea – Alor – Maumere (16 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £7096
21 Apr 2028
6 May 2028
 15 Nights Biodiversity Super Special – Raja Ampat – Banda Sea – Alor – Maumere (16 days) Lower Deck Cabin £5593
7 May 2028
16 May 2028
 9 Nights Alor Lower Deck Cabin £3757
7 May 2028
16 May 2028
 9 Nights Alor Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4174
18 May 2028
27 May 2028
 9 Nights Maumere-Komodo-Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4174
18 May 2028
27 May 2028
 9 Nights Maumere-Komodo-Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay Lower Deck Cabin £3757
21 Jun 2028
30 Jun 2028
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Lower Deck Cabin £3757
21 Jun 2028
30 Jun 2028
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4174
1 Jul 2028
10 Jul 2028
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4174
1 Jul 2028
10 Jul 2028
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Lower Deck Cabin £3757
11 Jul 2028
20 Jul 2028
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Lower Deck Cabin £3757
11 Jul 2028
20 Jul 2028
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4174
21 Jul 2028
30 Jul 2028
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4174
21 Jul 2028
30 Jul 2028
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Lower Deck Cabin £3757
31 Jul 2028
9 Aug 2028
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Lower Deck Cabin £3757
31 Jul 2028
9 Aug 2028
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4174
10 Aug 2028
19 Aug 2028
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4174
10 Aug 2028
19 Aug 2028
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Lower Deck Cabin £3757
3 Sep 2028
12 Sep 2028
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Lower Deck Cabin £3757
3 Sep 2028
12 Sep 2028
 9 Nights Bali/Komodo/Bali with Whale Sharks of Saleh Bay (10 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4174
13 Sep 2028
22 Sep 2028
 9 Nights Bali-Komodo-Maumere Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4174
13 Sep 2028
22 Sep 2028
 9 Nights Bali-Komodo-Maumere Lower Deck Cabin £3757
23 Sep 2028
4 Oct 2028
 11 Nights Biodiversity Special Ring of Fire – Maumere – Alor – Banda Sea – Ambon (12 days) Lower Deck Cabin £4758
23 Sep 2028
4 Oct 2028
 11 Nights Biodiversity Special Ring of Fire – Maumere – Alor – Banda Sea – Ambon (12 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £5426
6 Oct 2028
17 Oct 2028
 11 Nights Biodiversity Special Ring of Fire – Ambon – Banda Sea – Alor- Maumere (12 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £5426
6 Oct 2028
17 Oct 2028
 11 Nights Biodiversity Special Ring of Fire – Ambon – Banda Sea – Alor- Maumere (12 days) Lower Deck Cabin £4758
18 Oct 2028
2 Nov 2028
 15 Nights Biodiversity Super Special – Maumere – Alor – Banda Sea – Raja Ampat (16 days) Lower Deck Cabin £5593
18 Oct 2028
2 Nov 2028
 15 Nights Biodiversity Super Special – Maumere – Alor – Banda Sea – Raja Ampat (16 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £7096
5 Nov 2028
20 Nov 2028
 15 Nights Biodiversity Special Raja Ampat-Banda Sea-Forgotten Islands-Ambon (16 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £7096
5 Nov 2028
20 Nov 2028
 15 Nights Biodiversity Special Raja Ampat-Banda Sea-Forgotten Islands-Ambon (16 days) Lower Deck Cabin £5593
21 Nov 2028
2 Dec 2028
 11 Nights Ambon – Banda Sea – Raja Ampat (12 days) Lower Deck Cabin £4591
21 Nov 2028
2 Dec 2028
 11 Nights Ambon – Banda Sea – Raja Ampat (12 days) Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £5009
3 Dec 2028
12 Dec 2028
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4591
3 Dec 2028
12 Dec 2028
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Lower Deck Cabin £4174
13 Dec 2028
22 Dec 2028
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Lower Deck Cabin £4174
13 Dec 2028
22 Dec 2028
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4591
23 Dec 2028
1 Jan 2029
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Deluxe Cabin Main Deck £4591
23 Dec 2028
1 Jan 2029
 9 Nights Raja Ampat Lower Deck Cabin £4174