Damai II Itinerary

Forgotten Islands, Banda Sea and Raja Ampat - 11N - LUV - SOQ

12 days / 11 nights

About Damai II

  • Indonesia's most diverse selection of liveaboard diving itineraries
  • Explore some of Indonesia's remote regions like Alor and the Forgotten Islands
  • Top perks such as unlimited diving, superb camera facilities, and small groups
  • Enjoy exceptional facilities like master cabins, gourmet meals, and spa services

Dive Damai’s newest vessel, Damai II, is a luxurious and recently updated phinisi custom-designed for scuba diving. This liveaboard offers a staggering variety of itineraries visiting classic destinations like Komodo and Raja Ampat, as well as remote and seldom visited areas like Alor and the Forgotten Islands. Guests will love this boat's diver friendly details, including modern camera facilities, unlimited dives, and just four guests to each guide.

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Itinerary details

12 days / 11 nights
36
Open Water - Minimum 10 dives
Required

Highlights

  • One-way trip linking the Banda Sea, Forgotten Islands and Raja Ampat
  • Encounter both reef and oceanic manta rays at renowned dive sites
  • Visit unspoiled hard and soft coral gardens
  • Discover the steep underwear slopes of Dai and Dawera
  • Schooling hammerheads off the steep slopes of Nil Desperandum atoll
  • Dive with hundreds of sea snakes of the very remote Manuk Island
  • Explore the Banda Sea's swim-throughs and deep walls
  • Search for hammerheads on current-swept dive sites in the Banda Sea
  • Land visit to the former capital of the spice trade, Banda Neira
  • Explore the swim-throughs and caves of Goa Farondi
  • Share a sunset dive with colourful, mating mandarinfish

Day 1: Arrive into Tual
Guests will arrive in Tual and have time to get comfortable on the boat. We will start travelling towards the north for your check out dive.
No. of Dives: 1

Day 2 and 3: Explore Kei and Tanimbar Island
We will start the trip with a pure adventure and explore the south of the Kei Islands and the north of the remote Tanimbar Archipelago, looking for new dive sites. Indonesia is so large and still many places remain to be discovered. Spend the afternoon close to the sandy beach at the island of Bui and dive along the wall.
No. of Dives: 4/day

Day 4: Pulau Dawera
Some of the healthiest and balanced coral reefs. Abundant life which consists of school of bigeye trevally, fusiliers, enormous Napoleon wrasse, patrolling dogtooth tuna and a series of sharks. A perfect way to complete the trip with the last 2 dives here to enjoy the beautiful reef and amazing fish life.
No. of Dives: 4

Day 5: Dai
Tertuti Wall is a beautiful wall carpeted in vibrant orange and yellow soft corals and huge sea fans. There are schools of butterflyfish and anthias hanging just off the wall and larger schools further out. With plenty of ledges and overhangs to make the dive interesting, there is even an arch for photo opportunities.
No. of Dives: 4

Day 6: Nils Desperandum & Sika
The best place in Indonesia to have a chance to spot schools of hammerheads. An atoll with walls all around it, large pelagic patrol the reefs, and the ridges in the corners are teeming with life, schooling fish, large barrel sponges and fans. Great diving experience.
No. of Dives: 4

Day 7: Manuk
The island of the snakes is a smoking volcano in the middle of the Banda Sea. There is the opportunity to see both olive sea snakes and the more common banded sea krait which can lead to quite an exhilarating dive. There are a couple of mobula ray cleaning stations nestled in the black sand shallows and always the possibility of cruising sharks.
No. of Dives: 3

Day 8: Banda Neira
Spend some quality time around the Spice Islands in the shadow of Gunung Api volcano. There are a selection of unique dive sites including the hard coral at Lava Flow and the very fishy underwater pinnacles at Batu Kapal.

Tour the island in the afternoon, visit its historical buildings, Banda was the centre of the spice trade and of capital importance at the time. Late in the afternoon, we will go back in the water for a world class mandarin dive experience.
No. of Dives: 4

Day 9: Koon
At the far eastern end of Seram there is the island of Koon. There is only a single dive site, but it is well worth diving twice. Too Many Fish! is a sloping reef that drops off into the deep and there are plenty of pelagic hanging around here; giant trevally and large tunas come in to feed, schools of snapper and barracuda hang off the drop off. There are some cool coral heads in the shallows to explore at the end of the dive. Long crossing at night: Around 105 miles or 16-17 hours.
No. of Dives: 2 or 3

Day 10: Boo & Fiabacet
This amazing string of small islands has a colourful array of great dives sites. The signature sites in the area include Boo Windows, Nudi Rock, Tank Rock and Whale Rock. The whole place is a delight for the eyes.

On a calm day you can visit the amazing seamount Magic Mountain and experience cruising sharks, schooling fish and mantas cleaning. A truly spectacular dive!
No. of Dives: 4

Day 11: Farondi / Balbulol
No Contest and Love Potion No.9 near the island of Balbulol are a string of underwater ridges rich in current and therefore colourful soft corals and sea fans. Spend your time looking in the blue for schooling pelagics and often the beautiful mobula rays.

To the east is the island of Farondi. Visit the unique underwater caves at Goa Farondi and hunt for cool pygmy seahorses on the different varieties of sea fans. Nearby in the channel are the current rich pinnacles of the Three Sisters. This area is teeming with life and there is a good chance of seeing a lot of fish action.
No. of Dives: 2

Day 12: Departure
Guests will be escorted to the airport in Sorong and assisted with check-in procedures, no doubt full of talk about the wonders of the most popular dive destination in the world.

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

Tual

Karel Sadsuitubun Airport: LUV

Return

10:00am

Sorong

Sorong Airport: SOQ

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