Aurora Itinerary

Raja Ampat Central South - 9N

10 days / 9 nights

About Aurora

  • Eight to 12-day adventures in Indonesia’s Raja Ampat, Komodo, and other remote regions
  • Spacious solid teak cabins complete with all the comforts of home
  • Intimate and adventurous voyages with 18 guests onboard
  • Outstanding facilities for photographers with a dedicated indoor camera room

Operated by the world-renowned Dune Fleet, Aurora offers intimate, adventurous voyages to some of Indonesia’s most exceptional diving destinations, home to pristine coral reefs, mighty mantas, minuscule macro, and everything in between. This sailing phinisi features a passionate and professional crew, outstanding diver and photographer-friendly facilities, and all the comforts of a modern boat - without losing its traditional charm. And, with a nearly 1:1 staff to guest ratio and less than 20 explorers onboard, you’re guaranteed highly personal experiences at sea - both above and below the waterline.

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Itinerary details

10 days / 9 nights
15 - 25
Open Water - Minimum 30 dives
Required

Highlights

  • Circular itinerary hitting all the very best spots in Raja Ampat
  • Encounter both reef and oceanic manta rays at renowned dive sites
  • Visit unspoiled hard and soft coral gardens
  • Discover the vibrant reefs and dramatic underwater landscapes of Misool
  • Dive the remote Daram Island group
  • Explore the swim-throughs and caves of Goa Farondi
  • Cruise Piaynemo’s lagoons and capture that classic Raja Ampat photo
  • Dive the well known and action-packed Dampier Strait
  • Search for a walking shark on a night dive

Day 1: SORONG
Our crew will pick you up from Sorong airport and take you to the ferry port ready for the ferry over to Wasai where the boat will be waiting. It is very important to ensure that all domestic flights arrive early in the morning at Sorong, to be able to transfer guests from Sorong to Waisai by ferry for the cruise departure. For your information, there are only 2 ferries daily from Sorong to Wasai: 9.00am and 2:00 pm; so we highly recommend booking flights with arrival into Sorong early in the morning, so in the case of a delay on arrival, there is still the opportunity to catch the 2:00 pm ferry.

Day 2: FARONDI
We will wake up in Misool National Park, a region with thousands of islands. Here you will be able to see the richest variations of fish, soft and hard corals, all kinds of macro, wobbegong sharks, and epaulette sharks. Misool is also one of the rare places with the most breathtaking landscape. Around Farondi we will do our 3 day dives and of course our first night dive.

Days 3-5: MISOOL NATIONAL PARK
So many Islands to visit and so many different dive spots. We will cruise around Jilliet, Fiabejet, Walib, Wajil, Fef Pele, Masenta, Boo etc. We will offer you a day excursion with the speedboat around the incredible island labyrinth of Misool. We will visit caves, have a delicious picnic and snorkel inside some incredible caves. If some guests decide to remain on board Aurora, 3 day dives will be scheduled.

Day 6: FARONDI
We will cruise back to Farondi to dive in different and fantastic places or we can decide to cruise further up north until Waigeo, Sel Pele where we can have the chance to visit a pearl farm.

Day 7: JEF FAM
Diving around the Island of Jef Fam will surprise you with huge hard table corals and clams shells, not to mention wobbegong sharks and the breathtaking landscape.

Day 8: MANSUAR
Around the Island of Mansuar we will have the chance to see manta rays and much more!

Day 9: KRI
On our way back to Sorong Harbor, we will make our last 2 dives in front of Kri Island. We end our diving cruise with superlatives!

Day 10: SORONG
Aurora will organise the transfer from the boat to Sorong airport, depending on the flight schedule of our guests.

Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics and local regulations.

Transfer details

Departure

11:00am

Sorong

Sorong Airport: SOQ

Return

08:00am

Sorong

Sorong Airport: SOQ

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