Ondina Itinerary

Raja Ampat and North Banda Sea (AMQ - SOQ)

11 days / 10 nights

About Ondina

  • Comfortable, informal, and affordable setting ideal for dedicated divers
  • Exceptional customer service with a nearly 1:1 crew to guest ratio
  • Extended itineraries visiting some of Raja Ampat’s less explored areas
  • Outstanding facilities for divers and photographers

SMY Ondina focuses on the essentials, providing flexible, sociable, & affordable dive itineraries around Raja Ampat, Banda, the Forgotten Islands, & Cenderawasih Bay. With great diving facilities and experience in catering to professional and newly-qualified divers, SMY Ondina is able to satisfy every guest.

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Itinerary details

11 days / 10 nights
30
Advanced Open Water - Minimum 50 dives
Required

Highlights

  • One-way itinerary combining Raja Ampat with the Banda Sea
  • Dive the well known and action-packed Dampier Strait
  • Explore Pulau Koon, Nusa Laut and Suanggi
  • Discover dramatic underwater landscapes and stunning reefs in Misool
  • Dive reefs with exceptional biodiversity in the heart of the Coral Triangle
  • Explore the Banda Sea's swim-throughs and deep walls
  • Dive the world-class muck diving sites of Ambon
  • Enjoy Ambon’s world-class muck diving and spot the psychedelic frogfish
  • Visit a village, museum and 17th century fort on Banda Neira
  • Night dives included in the itinerary

Day 1: 
Pick up at Ambon airport, transfer to the boat, welcome drink, and accommodation. Check dive and night dive in Pantai Nama or in the Twilight Zone.

Day 2: 
Two muck dives around the jetties at the Twilight Zone, with an avast array of critters and oddities to be found. Preparation for departure the morning after.

Day 3: 
Two dives at the famous site Ameth’s Knoll, a reef parallel to the coast that the local villagers have protected since the old times, to allow fish to spawn and spillover to adjacent areas. Afternoon and night dives at the next village to the south.

Day 4: 
Cultural visit around Banda Neira, the heart of the Spice Islands: Fort Rotterdam, the Governor's House, and the nutmeg plantation. Dive Batu Kapal around noon and Pulau Suanggi in the afternoon.

Day 5: 
Dive the famous sites in Ai and Run Islands, with sheer walls offering excellent drift dives along with massive barrel sponges, giant fans and schools of fish, and the eventual presence of larger fish. Afternoon dive in the Lava Flows, with stunning hard coral gardens that have developed at an astounding speed after Gunung Api’s last eruption in 1988.

Day 6: 
Dive around Karang Hatta and other sites in the Banda group. Night in Banda Neira, the most beautiful natural anchorage of Indonesia. Dusk dive at the mandarin fish site.

Day 7: 
Three day dives around the very strategic eastern point of Pulau Koon, where the walls on both sides of the island converge into an andy plateau facing a deep trench, congregating large masses of fish and the added excitement of some pelagic sightings.

Day 8: 
Dive the fabulous reefs of the Fiabacet group, such as Nudi Rock, Tank Rock, Whale Rock, and Shadow Reef (aka Manta Mountain). Optional visit to Misool Eco Resort and overnight sail to Pulau Koon.

Day 9: 
Two dives in Jamur Boo (Boo Rocks) and night dive in Yilliet.

Day 10: 
Two dives in Sagof, afternoon in Baby Rock, and night dive in Nudi City (Gamfi). Return to port in Sorong.

Day 11: 
Transfer to the airport after breakfast.

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

12:00pm

Ambon

Pattimura Airport: AMQ

Return

09:00am

Sorong

Sorong Airport: SOQ

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