Raja Ampat aboard Aurora Jan 4-17, 2025
You’ve reached the ocean floor and pinnacles tower above you as schools of fish race by. You’re surrounded by walls of vibrant colors. You’ve never seen anything quite like it. You continue your journey through the garden of coral excited about what you’ll see next. After every dive you’ll come up saying “DID YOU SEE THAT??”.
Indonesia is made up of over 17,000 islands, some inhabited and many not. Each with its own unique charms and qualities. The islands are nestled between the Indian and Pacific oceans and span Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is the largest archipelagic state in the world.
The largest islands in Indonesia are Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Sulawesi and New Guinea. The capital and largest city in Indonesia is Jakarta, which lies on the northwest coast of Java.
The diving in Indonesia is unlike anywhere else in the world. Indonesia sits in the heart of the coral triangle with over 17,000 islands, making it the epicenter of biodiversity! The waters around these islands are home to tiny seahorses, colorful nudibranchs, majestic mantas, and so much more. There is something for everyone!
The diving is just as diverse as the animals. Divers can enjoy thrilling drift dives, night dives, colorful reef dives, wall dives, unique muck dives and wreck dives. With the abundance of marine life and diving, Indonesia is a diver’s paradise!
Keep your eye out for:
Manta rays
Nudibranchs
Barracuda
Sharks
Angelfish
Cuttlefish
Recommended Specialty Courses
Photo & video
Waves, tides & currents
Dates of being on the liveaboard - January 7-16, 2025
Dive Experience: experienced Open Water Diver or level 2 (minimum 25 logged dives)
Double Diver: $5,099
Single Diver: $7,475
To sign up, select the base option
1 night hotel stay before trip starts on January 6, 2025
Full board on MSY Aurora in double occ January 7 - 16, 2025
2–3 day dives and 1 night dive per day
Dive guides, tanks and weights/belts
Airport to dock transfers in port of call
Coffee, tea, juices, sodas
Nitrox
Port, fuel and park fees
Trip leader
One of a kind trip shirt
Dedicated Travel coordinator
Tip for Crew
Scuba gear, rental available
Beer and wine are available for purchase (you may BYOB)
Espresso is available for purchase
On board credit card use will incur a 3% fee
Airfare – Diventures can assist, reach out to travel@diventures.com
Dive Insurance – REQUIRED https://apps.dan.org/join-dan/?rc=2096543
Travel Insurance – Highly recommended https://dan.org/partner/2096543/trip
1st deposit: $1,000 due upon signup
2nd deposit: $1,000 due by April 19, 2024
3rd deposit: $1,000 due by June 14, 2024
Full Balance due by August 2, 2024
Darren Bernard
Day 1: Sorong
From Jakarta or Makassar, flights usually arrive early in the morning. Our staff will welcome you at the airport and you will start your experience! As soon as all the guests are on board, we will lift the anchor and, if conditions allow, we will have the check-dive in the afternoon.
Day 2: Dampier Strait
We will arrive early in the morning around Mansuar, where we will dive some famous sites, such as "Mioskon," "Blue Magic", "Sardines" and other amazing places. Prone to currents, this area is characterized by untouched corals and all kinds of schools of fish. On the surface, green islands and marvelous white sand beaches will surround us.
Day 3: Penemu
Further south, we stop at Fam. We will dive on "My Reef", a submarine ridge with schools of fusiliers and sweetlips. "Keruo Channel" is a fascinating passage between two islands. The slopes are covered with hard corals and sea fans and schools of silversides are seen further in the blue. Do not miss the chance to make a stop on land to enjoy the breathtaking view over the typical landscape of Raja Ampat.
Day 4-5: Farondi
Wake up in the Misool National Park, an area with thousands of islands. Here you will be able to see wide varieties of fish, soft and hard corals, all kinds of macro, wobbegong and bamboo sharks. Misool is also one of the rare places, where the landscape is absolutely wonderful. Do not miss the show of the mobulas feeding on schools of silversides!
Day 6-7: Misool National Park
So many Islands to visit and so many different dive spots. We will cruise around Jilliet, Fiabajet, Walib, Wajil, Jef Pele, Mesenta, Boo etc... The crew will assure you as many dives as possible to completely appreciate this wonderful and beautiful area.
Day 8: South Fam
"Melissa's Garden" will be our next dive site in the morning. A huge reef with a beautiful coral garden filled with spectacular fish. Wobbegong sharks are one of the highlights here. Sea snakes, pygmy seahorses and huge tridacna clams can be seen in the shallow waters. On "Fam Wall" for the night dive, we will see harlequin shrimps, frogfish and many species of nudibranchs.
Day 9: Arborek
Here we will have the chance to visit a typical local fishermen village, but the morning will be dedicated to spot manta rays, wobbegong sharks and much more.
Day 10: Sorong
After a nice breakfast on board, our crew will organize transfer to the Sorong Airport according to your flight schedules. Unfortunately have to say goodbye but we hope to see you again on board.
Number of dives: 28-32 dives including the night dives
Availability: In Stock
