Sea Safari VI Itinerary

Raja Ampat (SOQ) 8N

9 days / 8 nights

About Sea Safari VI

  • Top-rated guiding from eagle-eyed spotters and scuba professionals
  • Diverse diving with pristine coral reefs, and incredible marine life
  • Generous solarium with sun loungers, covered couches and Jacuzzi
  • Speciality trips in Raja Ampat, Komodo, and stunning dive area in between

Sea Safari VI is a traditionally constructed wooden sailing phinisi, built exclusively for dive adventures in Indonesia's most exhilarating destinations. This spacious and stable vessel boasts teak interiors, generous cabins and common areas, and diver-friendly facilities. Sea Safari VI offers a massive selection of itineraries in Raja Ampat and far-flung diving areas like Wakatobi, Ambon, and the Forgotten Islands, with trips lasting a week or more. No matter which adventure you opt for, you'll be diving some of the Indonesian Archipelago's most legendary sites, known for kaleidoscopic coral gardens, sharks, mantas, macro, and more!

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Itinerary details

9 days / 8 nights
Up to 27
Advanced Open Water - Minimum 30 dives
Required

Highlights

  • Circular itinerary hitting all of the best sites in Raja Ampat
  • Encounter both reef and oceanic manta rays at renowned dive sites
  • Visit unspoiled hard and soft coral gardens
  • Search for Pontoh’s pygmy seahorse at Mioskon
  • Explore the swim-throughs and caves of Goa Farondi
  • Discover dramatic underwater landscapes and stunning reefs in Misool
  • Search for a walking shark (epaulette shark) on a night dive

Day 1: Arrival at Sorong Airport – No dive
Arrive at Sorong airport. Our representative will be waiting outside the arrival hall and ready to escort you to the ship for immediate boarding. Cabin allocation and ship orientation will take place before departure. Take this opportunity to familiarise yourselves with the vessel, make yourself comfortable.

Day 2: Misool (Fiabacet) – 3 day dives + 1 night dives
Whale rock is the westernmost dive area of the Fiabacet chain, arguably the most beautiful tropical reef system on the planet. Especially when viewed from the south, the largest Fiabacet island looks like a caricature of an enormous whale floating at the surface. This is also the best opportunity to observe interesting juvenile fish, nudibranch and other invertebrates. In the Middle of the Fiabacet,

The submerged east point of Nudi rock is undoubtedly one of the top dives in Raja Ampat. Here you can watch colonies of Convict Blennies huddle around sea fans while large Green and Hawksbill Turtles glide through the blue. Myriad species of soft coral and sea fans cascade down the slope and smaller animals like Decorator Crabs and Cleaner Shrimp abound.

Day 3: Misool (Boo) – 3 day dives + 1 night dive
We will spend our day exploring Boo rock and Boo Point east, where we can see large Napoleon Wrasse and Green Turtles . Boo rock is best known for the ‘’windows’’ or rounded openings on the southern end of the largest rock that completely pierce the reef from the surface down to about five metres. Although the two rocks appear separate from the surface, they are connected underwater by a magnificent reef draped in soft corals and brimming with fish.

Day 4: Misool (Farondi) – 3 day dives
To the west side of Farondi we will go through the sea tunnel and then exit on Farondi’s wall. Continue the descent to about 30 metres where the tunnel ends on the wall. There is a cave about 15 metres deep. Explore the wall and floor of the cave for interesting invertebrates like crabs, flatworms and sea spiders.

Day 5: Penemu Island – 3 day dives + 1 night dive + trekking.
Melissa’s Garden, Barracuda Reef, Galaxy, Anita’s Garden. All of these dive sites offer world class diving, fantastic corals and a huge amount of fish. Because the substrate at Melissa’s Garden is exceedingly delicate, absolute attention to good buoyancy is required. Also this is a good chance to trek to one of the most famous view points in the region.

Day 6: Airborek / Manta – 3 day dives + 1 night dive
There is a place called Manta point in the supernal Arborek Dampier straits, where you can dive and be accompanied by several tame manta rays. 

Day 7: Mioskon – 3 day dives + 1 night dive
Explore Mios Kon reefs, our campsite island reefs. A slope ranging from 1 – 30 meters with abundant coral growth, these reefs have become home for many different kinds of fish.

Day 8: Kri – 2 day dives
Welcome to Kri Island. Kri is a great start for the cruise with the most fish and coral species accounted for on a single dive site. The reefs in this area are protected by Max Ammer from the Papua Diving Resort. Truly pristine reefs, you will want to dive these sites around this island again and again.

Day 9: Sorong Island – No dive
After breakfast, prepare for disembarkation. Be ready to leave the boat and you will be transferred to Sorong Airport for your next destination. Your diving journey has ended and we shall look forward to welcoming you aboard again.

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

10:00am

Sorong

Sorong Airport: SOQ

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