Mermaid I Liveaboard

Mermaid I - one of the few boats that offer Komodo trips with embarkation and disembarkation from Bali, no need to book a domestic flight. A range of top Indonesian itineraries is also on the list including Raja Ampat, Banda Sea, and Maumere. Experienced, professional liveaboards crew will do their best to make your diving vacation great. Take advantage of comfortable indoor and outdoor lounge areas.

Boat Interior
The liveaboard has 8 cabins, to accommodate 15 passengers. There are 2 budget cabins, 4 slightly bigger deluxe rooms and 1 single. Each cabin has air conditioning, private showers, also, a TV and DVD player. In the evening or in between dives guests can rest at the boat's salon. Here they can enjoy a movie or use a boat's library with a full range of marine life books. Meals are served at the boat's restaurant. It has big windows with a gorgeous panoramic view. Boat's passengers can try delicious Thai and Indonesian food and also western dishes. To enjoy the breathtaking view liveaboard passengers can use one of the two sundecks. Get some tan or relax and read a book on its shaded part. Plus sun decks equipped with several sun loungers.

Dive Deck
A spacious dive deck is very comfortable and has all you need to prepare yourself and your gear for diving. It is equipped with storage boxes, fresh water shower to rinse after diving. To rinse photo equipment the boat offers separate tanks.

Safety
To ensure safety the boat equipped with a first aid kit, life vests, emergency rafts. Crew team of this boat is trained to manage emergency situations.

Itinerary
Itineraries include diving near Komodo Island, Raja Ampat, and the Banda Sea. Komodo underwater sceneries are colorful and vivid. There are plenty of soft and hard coral on the bottom, walls, and pinnacles. This destination is also famous for macro diving. There is a great opportunity to see nudibranchs, pygmy seahorses. Another famous destination of Indonesia is Raja Ampat. The marine diversity in this area is extraordinary. Many types of corals and fish were discovered here. If you are an experienced diver and had been already too many places, Raja Ampat still won’t leave you indifferent. Diving on the Banda Sea is a chance to meet big and small pelagics.

When to Go
Although Komodo National Park and Raja Ampat can be considered as a year-round destination, there is still a high season for diving in this area. Time from April to August, after the rainy season is the best to dive here