Damai II Itinerary

Banda Sea - 7N - AMQ - LUV

8 days / 7 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

8 days / 7 nights
21
Open Water - Minimum 5 dives
Required

Highlights

  • One-way trip through the Banda Sea
  • Find Rhinopias, frogfish, and harlequin shrimps in Ambon Bay
  • Visit the pristine coral colonies of Nusa Laut
  • Search for hammerheads on current-swept dive sites in the Banda Sea
  • Land visit to the former capital of the global spice trade, Banda Neira
  • Dive with hundreds of sea snakes on the very remote Manuk Island
  • Schooling hammerheads off the steep slopes of Nil Desperandum atoll
  • Marvel at the macro critters of Padar

Day 1: Arrive into Ambon
Guests will arrive in Ambon and have time to get comfortable on the boat. We will do a couple of dives in the mucky Bay of Ambon, a heaven for critter hunters: Rhinopias, Frog fish. Ghost pipefish, Seahorses, pretty much the whole collection can be found in these waters.

No. of Dives: 2

Day 2: Nusa Laut
There are two distinct dive sites at Nusa Laut. Akon Wall is a beautiful drop off with a natural limestone swim through in the wall. There are clouds of colourful Anthias and Damselfish hanging off the wall. Amed Slope is a sloping reef with excellent hard corals and schooling fish.

No. of Dives: 4

Day 3: 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 4: 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

Days 5-6: Nils Desperandum & Serua
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 and 2

Day 7: Pulau Pador Exploration
After a long crossing from Nils (about 115 Miles), we will explore some of the islands West to our destination for the last day of diving. Searching for new frontiers, we will have our final 2 dives in these unchartered waters.

No. of Dives: 2

Day 8: Departure
Guests will be escorted to the airport in Tual and assisted with check-in procedures.

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

Ambon

Pattimura International Airport: AMQ

Return

10:00am

Tual

Karel Sadsuitubun Airport: LUV

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