LIVEABOARD DIVING IN Raja Ampat
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Situated in West Papua, Raja Ampat (meaning ‘Four Kings’ in Indonesian) is an archipelago comprising over 1,500 small islands, shoals, cays environing the four main islands of Misool, Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo. The closest airport to Raja Ampat is Sorong. Hundreds of islands, great visibility, warm waters offer some of the world's most spectacular scuba diving; this spot was even reputed for having the highest species counts in the world. There are vertical underwater walls, slopes, ridges, sea mounds, reef flats, narrow shallow channels, pinnacles and war wrecks. These islands are also very rich in macro life and are a heaven for underwater photography. Due to the sometimes strong currents, diving here is not so good for absolute beginners, rather for more experienced divers.
There are lots of dive sites spread over huge distances. The best-known diving sites are The Passage, Cape Kri, Manta Sandy, Cross Wreck, as well as Blue Magic, Sardine Reef, Melissa's Garden.