- An extensive, one-way itinerary heading west from Sorong to Bitung
- Dive the well-known and action-packed Dampier Strait
- Discover the vibrant reefs and dramatic underwater landscapes of Misool
- Check the blue in Pisang Island for tuna or mackerel
- Enjoy the pinnacles, walls and coral gardens of South Halmahera
- Explore Halmahera's varied Patinti Strait
- Encounter the schooling barracuda of Tifure
- Log dives in Lembeh—the world’s best muck diving destination
- Night dives offered in the itinerary
Day 1: Reception at Sorong Airport. Transfer to the boat. Welcome drink, briefing. Departure in the afternoon.
Day 2: Dampier Strait
Check dive in Mioskon, 2 dives in Dampier (Sardine Reef and Manta Sandy). Night dive. Night navigation to Misool.
Day 3: Piaynemo: 3 dives
Days 4-6: Misool
Balbulol/Farondi: 3 dives a day at sites such as Love Potion, No Contest, Farondi Caves, Iles Daram, Andy’s Ultimate, Andiamo, or Candy Store. Night dive at Boo, Shadow Reef, or Yellet. We will also do 4 dives around Fiabacet, as sites such as Tank Rock, Nudi Rock, and Dunia Kecil. Night dive at either 4 Kings, Kaleidoscope, or Pele’s playground. Overnight navigation to Pisang Island.
Day 7: Pisang Island
Enjoy 3 dives around Pisang Island. Such a beautiful and untouched reef. Extraordinary colours especially at the end of the dive close to the pinnacles. A lot of colourful soft coral. Beautiful morning dive with dream landscape. Nudis, boxer crab, turtle, big moray eels, big barracuda, no current, great viz.
Days 8-9: West Halmahera
Pulau Goweba, a small group of islands in the west of Pulau Siko. In the north, pinnacles, rocks, and splendid walls that go straight to the outside of the reef then go down to 50 meters. Some Napoleons as well as jackfish and bumpheads. A tunnel waits for us at 10 meters. Pintu Manis, the best dive in Goriachi. Extended rock from west to east that hosts some superb coral. Blacktips, Napoleons, tasars, sweetlips, etc. Pulau Laigoma, nice drifting in shallow water, perfect for a first dive of the day. Blacktips, bumphead parrots, tasars, and beautiful hard corals in the 5 meters. Batu Tajam: black tip, Napoleon, big sweetlips. Ecuador: black tip, big red scorpionfish, nudis, crabs, nice and quiet reef. Lilai jetty: hectic current, black manta passing by near the jetty, bamboo sharks. pipefish, crabs
Day 10: Tidore
In Tidore, we dive on Failonga Island, which takes about 40 minutes from Ternate, which is located between Tidore Island and Halmahera Island. It has diverse large sea fans and snapper fish hordes, fusiliers, sweetlips, and sharks. Dives on Maitara Island and Tanjung Rum, which has a solid and very hard coral cover with colorful reef fish such as butterfly, damsel, anthias, wrasse, and many more. Navigation to Bitung.
Days 11-12: Lembeh
World-class muck dives and the Mawali wreck. 6 dives out of the hundreds found within the strait, including Hairball, TK3, Air Bajo 3, Bianca (mandarin fish), Nudi falls, Coral Garden, etc.
Day 13: Disembarkation in Bitung
Breakfast and check-out according to guests' flight schedule. Transfer to Manado airport, check-in assistance.
Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics and local regulations.
Bunk beds2 peopleShareable
Double bed2 peopleNon shareable
