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Kira Kira, Indonesia

4.6Excellent5 verified reviews
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156
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Kira Kira has only 4 cabins on board, you are guaranteed, there would be no crowd, only family atmosphere. She offers the best value for money. The boat fits for small groups. The most exciting diving destination of Indonesia are on the list including Komodo, Raja Ampat, and the Banda Sea.

Boat Interior
Kira Kira can accommodate 8 passengers, she has only 4 cabins. Thanks to a small capacity this yacht perfectly suits for a family vacation or diving trip with friends. There are 2 rooms with twin beds that can be shared and 2 double cabins. Time in between dives can be spent on the upper deck, here divers and their fellow travelers can enjoy the view and warm sun rays. There is also a hammock, for ideal relaxation on board.

Dive deck
Kira Kira has a covered dive deck, equipped with Coltri compressors. Necessary diving gear can be rented on board.

Safety
One of the main concerns of Kira Kira crew is passengers' safety. The boat has first aid kit, oxygen, life vests, and emergency rafts.

Non-diving activities
Kira Kira liveaboard offers activities for non-divers as well as diving adventures. Boat's trips include land excursions and barbeque, kayaking and snorkeling. All boat's passengers will find something interesting.

Itinerary
Itineraries of Kira Kira include the best diving destinations in Indonesia. You will be diving in Raja Ampat, a destination with the most variable marine life. There is no other region where divers can meet such a variety of fish and coral species. There is also an opportunity to dive at Komodo National Park. This destination has a variety of underwater landscapes. Dive at reefs and mountains built with corals. schools of barracudas, sunfish can be often spotted while diving here, as well as mantas and dolphins. Komodo is good for macro diving too. There is a big amount of nudibranchs and pygmy seahorses in coral gardens of this amazing place.

When to go
Comfortable water temperature and good visibility make Komodo a year-round destination for diving. Divers prefer the most months between April and August. October until the end of April can be considered as the best time to visit Raja Ampat.

Go diving with Kira Kira liveaboard. You can get an unforgettable experience of diving in Indonesia. Kira Kira gives you an excellent possibility to make your friends or family vacation truly amazing

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Cabins

Twin Cabin
Lower Deck
Twin Cabin
2 Guests
Double Cabin
Lower Deck
Double Cabin
2 Guests

Boat Specification

Year built / Renovation
2014
Number of cabins
5
Dive guides to divers ratio
3-5 : 1
Groups or charters
Yes
Gear rental
Surcharge
Wi-Fi
No
Nitrox
No
Fleet/Managing company
The Liquid Adventures
Length and width
22 m / 4.5 m
Capacity
8
Tenders
6.2m
Material
Ironwood
Languages crew speak
English
Power plugs onboard
12/220 Volts
Engines
Mitsubishi 6D-16
Tech diving friendly
No
Handicapped Friendly
No
Compressors
2 x Coltri Sub MCH 13

Dive Facilities

  • Compressors
  • Tenders for Diving
  • Dive Deck

Boat navigation & safety

Full safety

Food & Drinks

  • Western Food
  • Local Food
  • Dietary Restrictions
  • Buffet Style
  • Alcoholic Beverages and Spirits
  • Hot & Cold Soft Drinks
  • Snacks All Day

Onboard Facilities

  • Onboard Kayaks
  • Audio & Video Entertainment
  • Sun Deck
  • Sun Loungers
  • Open Air Saloon
  • Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly

Photographer Facilities

  • Separate Rinsing Tanks for U/W Camera

Kira Kira Reviews

4.6
Excellent
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4.3
Basic Raja Ampat liveaboard bargain
I did a 10 night trip through Raja Ampat. Kira Kira has been recently remodeled so there are now 4 double/twin cabins and 2 small singles for a total of 10 passengers. Dive deck is spacious and well organized - lots of space to hang your wetsuit and clothes between dives and a covered area to hang out and relax. All diving is done off a small speedboat and dive guide/diver ratio is 5:1.. The crew, from the fabulous cook and always smiling dive boat driver was awesome and they seemed to work as a team, stepping in where necessary to help each other. Meals were always plentiful, favorful varied and the snacks were always homemade - you never went hungry on this boat! Beachside BBQ on the last night was great way to end the trip. The rooms are very basic but you're there to dive. All are below deck and ventilation is through the hinged roof part that props up. A small fan is the only other means of moving air through the room. Some people chose to sleep up on the top deck as it can get hot in the cabins. 2 bathrooms are shared among the 10 crew and 10 passengers and there is only fresh water to shower after the last dive. Don't expect hot showers and your shower is basically a rinse. Essentially, think of this as camping on the ocean. Diving: Raja Ampat sells itself so I won't comment on that. We did 26 dives of which 1 was a pretty mediocre night dive. Dives were stricly timed at 60 minutes or 50 bar. About 25% of our dives had some sort of current - if you have a reef hook, bring it as you may need it for stroner current dives. For the liveaboard: 2 dive guides Faldi & Safri appear to be new to the boat this season and their area of expertise seemed to be more in the Komodo/Lauban Bajo area rather than Raja Ampat. Safri was the "cruise director" and determined the dive itinerary . Compared to other dive guides didn't seem to be all that engaged with finding things or pointing out things except for the obvious - shark, pygmy seahorse, baraccuda, trevally, etc. He led the dive and made sure we stayed within our time limits but the other divers were the ones that were frequently finding interesting things and pointing things out. Safri wasn't particularly exceptional - it appeared that Faldi was more engaged with pointing things out to his group and checking in with them to make sure they were doing ok. Other: I found sorting out the bill at the end to chaotic. Prices for the Raja Ampat fee had changed from the 2,500,000 to 3,000,000 IDR but was never able to get an adequate explanation as was also the case for the rental equipment and beverages which had gone up compared to the website and briefing info that we received. In the scheme of what I paid, it wasn't a huge deal but I wish that they updated the informationn- all about setting expectations. Make sure you bring IDR to tip the crew - you can pay the balance of your bill through Wise (get that set up before you leave for the trip) or IDR cash. On the subject of tips, I wish they had given us an option to pool our tips as they gave each of us 2 envelopes marked "crew tips" and "dive guide" tips but with our names on it. 6 of us decided to put all our money into 1 envelope for crew tips and another for the dive guides and avoid the whole "xyz is from guest abc....". There's always that matter of how much to tip as well and how to allocate the tips - does the dive guide as an individual get 25% with the other 75% to be shared among the other 8 people or should it be more even? Do you take into account local wages vs a percentage of what you paid? All in all, a good trip as long as you understand that this is a pretty basic liveaboard but you get to enjoy the same diving as you would a liveaboard charging 3x the price.
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2023-11-16by W. Mimi
3.5
Could be a great budget live aboard, but...
First and foremost: diving was great. Dive guides Claire and Alex were very enthusiastic about diving and accommodating to guests’ needs. Instead of advertised 19 dives, we did 25 over the course of 7 days. This is wonderful! However the facilities on the boat and the boat itself are not very diver-friendly. The biggest issue: fresh water only for an hour or so after all dives for the day are finished. No fresh water at other times, even to wash hands before meals. This is just unsanitary, especially in the tropical climate. Only one small bucket with fresh water for cameras where the water would not be changed for days and become just gross. Another issue is the boat design with very narrow passes where people constantly bump into each other, and kitchen combined with the dining room causing the dining room to be very hot most of the time. Overall, Kira Kira is good value for the money, if all you are looking for is diving. It would be great value, if they could fix the fresh water issues. Maybe a second fresh water tank?
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2020-02-01by B. Andrei
5.0
A truly magnificent adventure onboard Kira Kira
Firstly, I would like to say a big thank you to the Divebooker team for getting every query answered promptly and helping me with all the minutest detail about the trip so as to ensure there were no last minute surprises. I cannot recommend Divebooker enough to anyone who wants to plan a diving holiday on a liveaboard. Kira Kira was simply astonishing right from the get go - the crew, boat, food, safety, attention to detail was spot on and flawless. YoYo and Alex ensured we had the best time under water in Raja Ampat and they really knew the dive sites like the back of their hand! All the dive briefings were well articulated and they ensured everyone in the group managed to see the tiniest nudibranch or pygmy sea horses ;). All our dive gear was setup for us and loaded onto the speed boat before our dives and they even helped us get geared up before the dive (totally spoiled!!). Claire managed the trip very professionally and ensured we dived on sites with no other boat or group which takes a lot of planning and hard work! The boat was just as I expected i.e. no frills, small group and fabulous crew. And Finally, the food, Muly and Viral were feeding us the most delicious meals and everything was on time. They even catered for our request to have fried rice for breakfast (when in Rome :-) ) which meant we had the most perfect start to the day... WIR - hell yea!!
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2020-01-07by G. Jaydev

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