- One-way trip through 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
- Schooling hammerheads off the steep slopes of Nil Desperandum atoll
- Dive with hundreds of sea snakes of the very remote Manuk Island
- Search for hammerheads on current-swept dive sites in the Banda Sea
- Discover the remote Daram Island group
- Explore the swim-throughs and caves of Goa Farondi
Day 1: Arrive into Sorong
Guests will arrive in Sorong and have time to get comfortable on the boat. Damai will travel west to Matan for a check out dive.
No. of Dives: 1
Day 2: 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: 4
Day 3: Wayilbatan
The Four Kings is a series of colourful underwater pinnacles which make an amazing dive with plenty of cool fish action. Moving later to a more sheltered spot we are in the vicinity of some great dive spots: drift along the channel at Neptune Fan Sea; explore the wall at Wedding Cake or enjoy the fish action on the ridge at Barracuda Rock.
No. of Dives: 3 or 4
Day 4: 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: 3
Day 5: 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 it 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. After the second dive, we will move towards the centre of the Spice Island trade, Banda
No. of Dives: 2 or 3
Day 6: Bui
Just north of Kei we have the long line of Watubela islands with some great diving off the east side. We have two extensive seamounts, Ultima Frontera and Gunung Laut, to explore with schools of fish, excellent hard coral coverage, huge sponges, black spotted morays and passing pelagics.
No. of Dives: 3
Day 7: Pulau 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: Nil Desperandum
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 9: 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 10: 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 11: Tanimbar Exploration
It is always exciting to spend one day chartering new areas along the way. We will look at the charts and try places where deep waters might bring nutrients into shallower areas in the search for the next best dive.
No. of Dives: 2
Day 12: Departure
Guests will be escorted to the airport in Saumlaki 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.
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