Cheng Ho Liveaboard, Indonesia

Day 1:
Onboarding, meeting the crew & briefing. Meals: lunch, dinner. Dive: 1-2 times.

Day 2:
Cannibal Rock - Banana Island - Yellow Wall - Torpedo Alley.
Unbelievable amounts of rare nudibranchs fight for space on the rock with the thousands of multi-colored feather stars and unusual sea apples that hide juvenile painted frogfish and ghost pipefish. Adult frogfish swim around the rock that hosts such surprises as Coleman Shrimp, Zebra crabs, Rhinopias, hawksbill turtles, blue-ringed octopus and Torpedo Rays.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Dive: 4 times - 5mm wetsuit is recommended, Temp 22-25 degrees centigrade.

Day 3:
Manta Alley - Lohok Sera Bay - Komodo Island. First 2 dives of the day will be for Mantas, we will start our dive at The Stadium to the west of the rocks. In the lee area in this small bay, where the maximum depth is 30 meters, there are almost always Mantas cleaning here or traveling through to the other side of the islets. The second dive we will start in "The Channel". The boat moves to Lohok Sera bay to enjoy the small wreck here, many nudi's and other macro life can be found here. Our fourth dive will be a dusk dive to go in search of the elusive mandarin fish. This spot is well known to have some large specimens. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. Dive: 4 times.

Day 4:
Castle Rock - Gili Lawa Laut - Crystal Rock. Dive the famous Castle Rock, well known for curious batfish, trevally, mackerels and white tip reef sharks. Down at 30 metres you can see Grey Reef sharks. There is also excellent soft coral coverage. Close by there is another dive site, Crystal Rock, known for schools of surgeonfish and snappers and the occasional manta. Dive 3 will be at Shotgun, this is really a unique dive. Between the 2 islands of Gili Lawa Laut and Gili Lawa Darat is a small channel and wall. The current here attracts Giant Trevallies, Mantas, Turtles and Barracudas. Night dive on Gili Lawa Laut reef, known for huge Spanish Dancers and other night time critters.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Dive: 4 times.

Day 5: 
Batu Bolong - Tatawa Kecil - Rinca.
Before landing to see the Komodo dragons on Rinca Island, visiting one of the finest pinnacles you will ever see, Batu Bolong. The reef is covered with colorful corals, invertebrate life and thousands of Anthias and other brilliant reef fish. Along the steep walls in deeper water many large fish including sharks, napoleon wrasse, giant trevally, dogtooth tuna. Large schools of rainbow runners and fusiliers can be observed on almost every occasion. Tatawa Kecil offers a drift dive along some of the largest fields of branching corals in Komodo. Batfish, Eagle Rays, and Turtles are some of the highlights. The afternoon will be spent trekking with park rangers as guides looking for Komodo Dragons on Rinca Island. Be sure to bring a hat, sunscreen, and your camera.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Dive: 2 times.

Day 6:
Check-out from the yacht. Meals: Breakfast.
 

Routes can be affected by adverse weather conditions and unforeseen events, force majeure or other similar reasons

Day 1:
Onboarding, meeting the crew & briefing. Meals: Lunch, Dinner.
Dives: 1-2.

Day 2:
Gili Lawa Laut - Gili Lawa Darat.
Arrive early in the morning around the bay of Gili Lawa, an outstanding diving location in this region, which will include the sea mound and the drift diving of the point. A few dive points such as GPS Point and Crystal Bommie will leave you the opportunity to spot napoleon wrasse, sharks as well as turtles. Stunning corals and reefs will excite you on your full days diving in this area
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Dives: 3x day dives + 1 night dive

Day 3:
Sangeang - Banta Island.
The boat arrives early in the stunning volcanic island, Sangeang. Sea Safari welcomes you to enjoy the half days of diving at one of the best dive sites on the island. Lunch will be served on board while the boat is sailing toward to Banta Island where you will be treated to an enormous array of fish life as well as stunning above water scenery.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Dives: 3x day dives + 1 night dive.

Day 4:
Tora Longkoy - Padar - Lohoksera.
Arrive in Toro Longkoi. Here, one of the well-known dive sites is ‘Manta Ale’, located in the southwest of Komodo. This is a home to the famous manta cleaning station. This area is an excellent wide-angle opportunity as the topography of this island is facing towards the wide-open Indian Ocean. The three rocks between this deep bay are all covered by multicolor of soft coral and a hard coral garden, leather coral, shark and number of large fish with many different species such as Jack, Tuna, Napoleon, Barracuda, and many other schools of fish. During the season of October – November, you have a golden opportunity to snorkel and dive with Manta as they circle around you. This site is entitled with the most active area in Komodo.
Next will be in Padar, Pillarsteen is also known as ‘Pillar Rock’. This site is identified by a tiny pinnacle, just off the southern tip of Small Island east of Padar’s southern point. In honor to its designation on our old Dutch map. There are good caves at about 40 meters. Visibility averaged 10-12 meters. Then night dive in Lohoksera. After night dive and dinner, we proceed to Tatawa Island
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Dives: 3x day dives + 1 night dive.

Day 5:
Tatawa Besar - Tatawa Kecil.
Our morning, after light breakfast, we begin with diving in Tatawa Besar and Kecil. The prevailing current, north or south, will dictate where you enter at the main dive site of Tatawa Besar. Turtles seem to be everywhere and you can expect to see many as you navigate the site. Before you leave the currents behind watch out of the blacktip reef sharks, giant trevallies, great and black-tail barracudas. Manta Rays also make occasional guest appearances.
Also to the south of Tatawa Besar is Tatawa Kecil. It’s best to dive the west coast of this island to explore its vibrant shallow coral gardens full of anthias. Its caves and boulders are perfect harbors for larger groupers. There are also large schools of humpback snapper, titan triggerfish and the occasional orange-spotted trevally.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Dives: 3x day dives + 1 night dive.

Day 6:
Pink Beach - Komodo.
Our boat anchors early in the morning in the famous Komodo Island. Before your encounter with Komodo Dragons, we will have 2 dives in the surrounding area of Pink Beach. Lunch will be served on board. After the dive, a park ranger will escort you across the island (about 4,5 km there and back ) to a viewing spot to safely watch the “ Komodo Dragons” at very close range. After this breathtaking encounter, the boat will sail to Labuan Bajo.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Dives: 2x dives.

Day 7:
Check-out from the yacht.


Routes can be affected by adverse weather conditions and unforeseen events, force majeure or other similar reasons

Day 1:   
Onboarding, meeting the crew & briefing. 
Dive: Check dive at Black Rock or Yum Slope.

Days 2-7:
Penemu Island.
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 viewpoints in the region.

Yanggefo Island.
Mayhem, Citrus Ridge, Gam Ridge, and Mangroves. This area offers some truly unique environments to dive in. The vibrant orange soft corals of Citrus Ridge provide a stunning backdrop to this site, home to barracudas, bumphead parrot fish, and sea snakes, which are common here. Mayhem offers schools of batfish, surgeon fish ,a nd snappers with the occasional Wobbegong sleeping under the coral heads. Gam Ridge is a good place to spot eagles and mobula rays. The Mangroves offer some stunning photo opportunities, diving late in the day around 4 pm when the sun is low in the sky gives some stunning shafts of light in the mangrove shallows.

Arborek Island.
Manta Sandy, Manta Ridge, Arborek Island & Jetty. Manta Sandy and Manta Ridge are two of the most reliable Manta congregation spots in the Dampier Strait. Here you can look at the majestic animals somersaulting through the water while they are cleaned by several species of Wrasse and even Butterflyfish. The Jetty at Airborek offers unique photo opportunities of the long wooden pillars covered with soft corals and sea fans, if you're lucky the local kids will be at play, jumping in the water eager to get on your photo reel. Airborek Jetty offers one of the best night dives in Raja Ampat where Blue Ring Octopus, Harlequin Shrimp and Wobbegong are often seen.

Dampier Strait + Swingkrai.
Mikes Point, Sardine Reef, Mioskon and Frewinbondan. Before dive activities begin we have an early rise, we go in search of the Red Bird of Paradise at Sawingkrai Village on Gam. We then continue to Mike’s Point. Schooling sweetlips, patrolling black tip reef sharks, and interesting macro subjects such as small octopus and shrimp thrive in these craggy coral niches. Sardine Reef. Actually, sardines are not found at this site but you won’t miss them. Fusiliers, Surgeonfish, Trevally, Rainbow Runners, Sweetlips and Bannerfish crowd the open water and swarm over a reef decorated with sea fans. Mioskon Reef is home to hundreds of lined snappers that usually cover the slope, schools of glass fish hide in coral bommies and Wobbegongs are very common here. Friwinbondan offers a good night dive with Nudibranches, many shrimps, and if you are lucky a Walking Shark (Epaulette shark)

Kri island.
Cape Kri, Cape Mansuar, is located in the Dampier Strait on Mansuar & Kri Islands. This site is one of the top dives in Raja. Cape Kri is recorded as having the most amount of fish species counted on a single dive by well-known ichthyologist Dr Gerald Allen. Cape Mansuar is not far behind with large schools of barracuda, surgeon fish, bumphead parrotfish and many friendly turtles. A perfect way to end your trip.

Day 8:   
Check-out from the yacht.

Routes can be affected by adverse weather conditions and unforeseen events, force majeure or other similar reasons

Day 1:   
Onboarding, meeting the crew & briefing. Laha. 1 dive.

Days 2-5:
Safari according to the planned route.

Day 6:
2 dives on the last day. Return to the port.

Day 7:   
Check-out from the yacht, group transfer to the airport.

Routes can be affected by adverse weather conditions and unforeseen events, force majeure or other similar reasons

Day 1:
Meet & greet at the airport. Group transfer to the port. Onboarding, meeting the crew & briefing.

Days 2-5:
Departing & check dive. Safari according to the planned route.

Day 6:
2 dives on the last day. Return to the port.

Day 7:
Check-out from the yacht, group transfer to the airport.

Routes can be affected by adverse weather conditions and unforeseen events, force majeure or other similar reasons

Day 1:   
Onboarding, meeting the crew & briefing.

Days 2-8:
Departing & check dive. Safari according to the planned route.

Day 9:
2 dives on the last day. Return to the port.

Day 10:   
Check-out from the yacht.

Routes can be affected by adverse weather conditions and unforeseen events, force majeure or other similar reasons

Day 1:
Meet & greet at the airport. Group transfer to the port. Onboarding, meeting the crew & briefing.

Days 2-5:
Departing & check dive. Safari according to the planned route.

Day 6:
2 dives on the last day. Return to the port.

Day 7:
Check-out from the yacht, group transfer to the airport.

Routes can be affected by adverse weather conditions and unforeseen events, force majeure or other similar reasons

Day 1:
Onboarding, meeting the crew & briefing.

Days 2-3:
Departing & check dive. Safari according to the planned route.

Day 4:
Check-out from the yacht.

Routes can be affected by adverse weather conditions and unforeseen events, force majeure or other similar reasons

Day 1:
Onboarding, meeting the crew & briefing.

Days 2:
Departing & check dive. Safari according to the planned route.

Day 3:
Check-out from the yacht.

Routes can be affected by adverse weather conditions and unforeseen events, force majeure or other similar reasons

Day 1:   
Onboarding, meeting the crew & briefing. Laha. 1 dive.

Days 2-6:
Safari according to the planned route.

Day 7:
2 dives on the last day. Return to the port.

Day 8:   
Check-out from the yacht, group transfer to the airport.

Routes can be affected by adverse weather conditions and unforeseen events, force majeure or other similar reasons

Day 1:   
Onboarding, meeting the crew & briefing. 

Days 2-7:
Misool - Fiabacet.
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, nudibranchs 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.

Misool - Boo.
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 meters. 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.

Misool - Farondi.
To the west side of Farondi, we will through the sea tunnel and then exit on Farondi’s wall. Continue the descent to about 30 meters where the tunnel ends on the wall. There is a cave at about 15 meters depth. Explore the wall and floor of the cave for interesting invertebrates like crabs, flatworms, and sea spiders.

Penemu Island.
Melissa’s Garden, Barracuda Reef, Galaxy, Anita’s Garden. All of these dive sites offer world-class diving, fantastic coral,s 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 viewpoints in the region..

Arborek - Manta.
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. There, the lovers dive will be easy to see fish with this body gigantis. Manta Ray's rotating body seems to be repeatedly acrobatic the amazing attraction. Waves cause swings of the wings of the giant mammals that fly in the water depth is also enough to make divers oscillate. These fish usually live in groups that have current downpours. Plankton and jellyfish are a delicious meal for the Manta.

Mioskon - Blue Magic.
Explore Mioskon reefs, our campsite island reefs. With a slope ranging from 1-30 meters with abundant coral growth, these reefs have become houses for many different kinds of fish.

Kri.
Welcome to Kri Island. Kri is a great start for the cruise with the most fish and coral species accounted 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 8:   
Check-out from the yacht.

Routes can be affected by adverse weather conditions and unforeseen events, force majeure or other similar reasons

Day 1:   
Onboarding, meeting the crew & briefing. 

Days 2-8:
Misool - Fiabacet.
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, nudibranchs, 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 shrimps abound.

Misool - Boo.
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 meters. 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.

Misool - Farondi.
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 meters, where the tunnel ends on the wall. There is a cave at about 15 meters depth. Explore the walls and floor of the cave for interesting invertebrates like crabs, flatworms, and sea spiders.

Penemu Island.
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 viewpoints in the region..

Arborek - Manta.
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. There, the lovers dive will be easy to see fish with this body gigantis. Manta Ray's rotating body seems to be repeatedly acrobatic the amazing attraction. Waves cause swings of the wings of the giant mammals that fly in the water depth and is also enough to make divers oscillate. These fish usually live in groups that have current downpours. Plankton and jellyfish are a delicious meal for the Manta.

Mioskon - Blue Magic.
Explore Mioskon reefs, our campsite island reefs. With a slope ranging from 1-30 meters with abundant coral growth, these reefs have become houses for many different kinds of fish.

Kri.
Welcome to Kri Island. Kri is a great start for the cruise, with the most fish and coral species accounted 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:   
Check-out from the yacht.

Routes can be affected by adverse weather conditions and unforeseen events, force majeure, or other similar reasons

Day 1:
Meet & greet at the airport. Group transfer to the port. Onboarding, meeting the crew & briefing.

Days 2-6:
Departing & check dive. Safari according to the planned route.

Day 7:
2 dives on the last day. Return to the port.

Day 8:
Check-out from the yacht, group transfer to the airport.

Routes can be affected by adverse weather conditions and unforeseen events, force majeure or other similar reasons

Day 1:   
Onboarding, meeting the crew & briefing.

Days 2-9:
Departing & check dive. Safari according to the planned route.

Day 10:
2 dives on the last day. Return to the port.

Day 11:   
Check-out from the yacht.

Routes can be affected by adverse weather conditions and unforeseen events, force majeure or other similar reasons

Day 1:   
Onboarding, meeting the crew & briefing. Laha. 1 dive.

Day 2:
Suanggi Island. Hammer Head Point. 3 dives.

Day 3:
Manok Island. Hammer Head Point, Sea Snake Point. 4 dives.

Day 4:   
Doesbrorgh Reef. Hammer Head Point. 4 dives.

Day 5:
Desperendum Reef. Hammer Head, Point Barakuda Point. 2 dives.

Day 6-8:
Serua Island. Hammer Head Point.
Karang Hatta. Hammer Head Point, The Corner, The Lagoon.
Banda Naira. Batu Kapal, Lava Flow, The Pier Mandarin.
Run Island. Run Corner, Front, The Village, Nailaka, The Lagoon.
Nusa Laut Island. Nusa Laut, Slope, Nusa Laut, Wall, Nusa Laut Reef, The Jetty. 3-4 dives.

Day 9:
Ambon Island. Hyrno City, Laha. 2 dives.

Day 10:   
Check-out from the yacht, group transfer to the airport.

Routes can be affected by adverse weather conditions and unforeseen events, force majeure or other similar reasons

Day 1:   
Onboarding, meeting the crew & briefing. Laha. 1 dive.

Day 2:
Suanggi Island. Hammer Head Point. 3 dives.

Day 3:
Manok Island. Hammer Head Point, Sea Snake Point. 4 dives.

Day 4:   
Doesbrorgh Reef. Hammer Head Point. 4 dives.

Day 5:
Desperendum Reef. Hammer Head, Point Barakuda Point. 2 dives.

Day 6-7:
Serua Island. Hammer Head Point.
Karang Hatta. Hammer Head Point, The Corner, The Lagoon.
Banda Naira. Batu Kapal, Lava Flow, The Pier Mandarin.
Run Island. Run Corner, Front, The Village, Nailaka, The Lagoon.
Nusa Laut Island. Nusa Laut, Slope, Nusa Laut, Wall, Nusa Laut Reef, The Jetty. 3-4 dives.

Day 8:
Ambon Island. Hyrno City, Laha. 2 dives.

Day 9:   
Check-out from the yacht, group transfer to the airport.

Routes can be affected by adverse weather conditions and unforeseen events, force majeure or other similar reasons