INDO AGGRESSOR

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38m / 125ft MAX 16 NITROX SSI

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At a glance:

Visits Komodo, Alor, Forgotten Islands
All staterooms have ensuite bathrooms
Complimentary glass of wine with dinner
Warm towel and back rub after each dive
Large boat

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TRIP REPORT

Board the Indo Aggressor and cruise in style to Komodo for some of Indonesia's best diving and to meet the fearsome dragons of lore. Different itineraries are available including those using the port of Benoa Harbour in Bali and diving some of Bali's best sites before moving west towards Komodo National Park, and then on through Flores, Alor, and on to the incredible Forgotten Islands.

With a choice of 3 standards of en-suite stateroom, you'll soon discover that touch of service class that sets the Aggressor Fleet diving cruises apart - just turn up at the dive deck in your wet suit and let the staff take care of the rest. A local crew, trained to international standards of service, will make your Indonesia liveaboard cruise one to remember. You'll even get a warm towel and back rub after each dive!

A traditional style 38 metre long sailing yacht, but with a nitrox membrane filling system and EANx diving certifications available too, Indo Aggressor is for serious scuba divers too.

There is so much space on board this liveaboard that you can always find a quiet corner to share with someone or just to be by yourself to work on tanning those white bits. With a complimentary glass of wine with dinner, there is normally a great atmosphere on board, so the Indo Aggressor's tours score highly not only in terms of comfort and style but also the aprés-dive experience.

There are 2 Master king-double or twin bed staterooms on the upper deck, plus 2 Deluxe double bed staterooms and 4 Twin bunk bed staterooms on the lower deck. All cabins are en-suite (private bathroom).

All the cabins have:

Individually controlled air conditioning
Portholes (windows in Master cabins)
Toilet and hot water power shower
Hand basin and toiletries
Wardrobe with kimono, bath and beach towels

Early morning wake-up hot drink service
Mains outlet 220 Volts - 24 hours per day
Life jackets
Teakwood antique-style interior furniture

No. of bathrooms / showers - 8 / 10 - hot water

Komodo National Park (11 Days / 10 Nights - 34 Dives)

Trip highlights: shark action, dolphins, manta rays, dugongs/manatees, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics, non diving activities

Diving environment: advanced divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, very popular, wall diving

Dive sites and activities: Komodo Island, Rinca Island, Banta Island, Sape Straits, Makassar Reef, Manta Alley hiking in Gili Lawa Darat, walk on Rinca Island to see Komodo dragons

Day 1
The Indo Aggressor liveaboard usually departs at around 13:00 hrs. The crew will come to pick you up from Labuan Bajo airport if you are arriving on a morning flight. Hotel transfers can be arranged. Snacks and a welcome drink are waiting for you on board, while the cruise director gives a detailed briefing to help you familiarize with this fantastic boat and its professional staff. You can then unpack your bags in your assigned cabin and set up your diving gear on the dive deck. The rest of the day is for you to spend as you wish. You can sunbathe on the sun deck or learn more about Komodo from the library of books in the air-conditioned salon. Dinner and a complimentary glass of wine will be served on the first evening of your cruise.

Core Days
Whether you have chosen the liveaboard because of the Aggressor reputation, or because you have already experienced the level of comfort and diving that the fleet offers, you will not be disappointed. 2 morning dives plus 1 in the afternoon is the norm, then a sunset or a night dive on most of the days except when hiking on Gili Lawa or visiting Rinca Island for a close encounter with the Komodo dragons. If this is your first time diving in the Komodo National Park then expect great encounters with manta rays, reef sharks, Napoleon and bumphead wrasses on several dives. On other dives you will be in good company, with schools of fusiliers, sweetlips and trevallies. A closer look at the pristine hard and soft coral reefs will reveal weird critters you were probably not aware of. The seasoned guides will first point them out for you and then help you identify them for your log book. At the end of this trip you will surely have a better knowledge of the underwater world since Komodo hosts a great variety of marine life! While breakfast and lunch are buffet style, the chef-prepared dinners are served on the main deck and also include a complimentary glass of wine. The food is plentiful and varied, taking the best from American and local Indonesian cuisine for the main 2 meals of the day, using fresh seafood, meat and lots of salads and hot soups. Breakfast features fresh fruits, cereals, toasts and jams, eggs in different styles, and hot drinks.
On the last full day of the tour there are only 2 dives scheduled before the Indo Aggressor cruises back to Labuan Bajo.

Day 11
Transfers from the boat to Labuan Bajo airport will start after breakfast, between 08:00 and 13:00 hrs, depending on your domestic flight schedule. Hotel transfers can also be arranged.

[Information is best estimate in ideal circumstances and subject to changes beyond our control. The itinerary is a guide only and may be adapted to best suit the weather, tides, currents, availability and other prevailing events. Price is for the cruise, not for an exact number of dives].

Crew comprises:

Tour leader
2 international Instructors
2 Indonesian Divemasters
Captain
Chief Officer

2 stewards
2 Cooks
4 Engineers and oilers
4 Dinghy drivers and deck hands

Enriched air nitrox membrane system - Fibre-glass motorised dinghies for all diving - Air-conditioned saloon with bar, video, music and marine library - Internet - Sundeck with deck chairs - Water dispenser

Maximum diving depth is 40 metres.

PADI certification courses available.

Indonesian, Asian and international main meal dishes and buffet breakfast.
Fixed menu dinner and buffet lunch in saloon or main deck - choose from 3 main dishes with rice, salad and soup.
The Indo Aggressor cruise speciality is snapper in lemon sauce.
All dietary requirements can be catered for - send us your requirements in advance.
Coffee, tea, soft drinks, 1 glass of wine with each dinner, biscuits, fruit and drinking water are provided free of charge.
Beer, spirits and additional wine are available for purchase.
Cabin service provided for morning-call drinks.
Catering begins with mid-morning snacks on the first morning of the cruise.
Operator rates their dining as very good and very important.

Sample menu - Tenderloin steak with cream pepper sauce, Chicken curry, Gado gado, Fish fingers, Vietnamese spring rolls, Green garden salad with pesto dressing, Leek soup, Baked potatoes with herbed butter, Mango mousse ...

Built in year 2001
Size - 38m x 9m
Weight - 350 tonnes
Top speed - 10 knots
Cruising speed - 8 knots
1 x 450 HP Mitsubishi engine
7 x working sails and 2 x masts - 450 m²
2 x generators - Mitsubishi 63 KVA & 50 KVA

4 x dive tank compressors - 3 x Schifauer HP and 1 x Atlas Copco LP
Membrane enriched air nitrox system
11 litre aluminium tanks with international fittings
Electricity 220V & 110V - 24 hours per day
Water capacity - 11,000 litres
Fuel capacity - 12,000 litres
Fresh water maker - 6,200 litres per day

2 Fujikura life rafts (max. 25 pax. per raft)
2 x 6m Motorised 40 HP fibreglass dinghies
ICOM, VHF & USB radio
2 x Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
Furuno radar
2 x hand held search lights
Depth sounder
Satellite telephone
Comprehensive medic first aid box

Oxygen - 4,000 litres
EPIRB
Life jackets in each cabin
Fire extinguishers and smoke detectors throughout
2 x Fire alarms
Boat holds International Safety Management certification

"Everything was great overall. Very high quality of services, rooms were amazing. Food was good for vegetarian (perhaps too much tofu though!) and they managed to cater to my dairy-free partner, which was very kind of them. " - Kelda Bindel, New Zealand, 27 August 2017 ...

"Service was excellent. The cruise director was fantastic, knowledgeable, charming and professional. The crew were like ninjas, having cleaned, cooked, and prepped for the next adventure while we were diving - we never even saw them. We would come up for a dive and rooms were clean, laundry done, table set etc. Dive Masters were unbelievable and we were happy to have 95% Indonesian staff who knew the area, language and culture, and 5% who spoke English flawlessly and had been all over the world. A great mix, and our trip wouldn't have been what it was without those people." - Karin Burroughs, USA, 27 June 2015 ...

"The boat was good value for money. Absolutely fabulous food- the chef was outstanding, best food on a liveabaord cruise that I have ever had. Excellent divemasters- Koman and Gede were excellent." - Catherine Delahunty, Australia, 17 July 2014 ...

"Everything was very nice and professional. The food was incredible good and it was overall a very nice experience. Staff very professionel and helpful." - Susanne Thelen, Germany, 21 May 2014 ...

"The Indo Aggressor was a pleasure from start to finish, great service, great food, well planned dives and excellent divemasters and staff." - John Loy, UK, 6 May 2013 ...

"Excellent crew, amongst the best of any liveaboard I've been on. The food was fantastic. The boat is nice and the crew kept it very clean, but it was in dire need of dry dock by the end of our trip." - Belinda Thompson, Australia, 26 January 2012 ...

"Top notch accommodation, good food, personal touch." - Sergio Bariviera, Singapore, 1 March 2007 ...

"The service received was impeccable and it made our holiday very enjoyable." - Mei Chin Hoo, Singapore, 26 September 2005 ...

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Dive experience: When guests compete their Cruise Application they affirm to us that they are fit to dive in the Indonesian destination for which they applied. This implies physical fitness, dive skills, and dive experience. The best person to judge that is the diver themselves. Indo Aggressor expect divers to accept personal responsibility for their fitness to dive.

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinking water, soft drinks, hot drinks, local wine and beer, land tours, return transfers from the local airport to the boat, dives (as detailed in the trips above), experienced English-speaking divemaster(s) (max 4 divers per DM), tanks, weights and weightbelts, all taxes.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (incl. dive computer and torch: 7 nights USD 225, 10 nights USD 330, 11 nights USD 363), SMB, restaurant meal on final evening, dive insurance, port and park fees (excl 10% VAT) - Komodo National Park (7 nights USD 220, 10 nights USD 250), Forgotten Islands (11 nights USD 250). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash or credit card).

Optional extras: Nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers (7 nights USD 100, 10 nights USD 150), 15 litre tank (7 nights USD 75, 10 nights USD 120). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival. Note: prices of items purchased onboard are subject to change.

How to get there: Komodo: Cruises depart at 1pm from Labuan Bajo (LBJ, on Flores, near Komodo). There is a return minibus transfer from the airport in Labuan Bajo to the boat These trips will require a return, domestic flight. You should plan to board between 13:00-17:00 hrs. Disembarkation will occur between 8:00-13:00 hrs at the end of the charter.
Forgotten Islands: Fly direct to the port of Saumlaki (SXK, from Ambon connecting to Jakarta and Makassar) or the port of Tual (LUV, direct to Jakarta). Embark before 17:00-19:00 hrs, disembark before 11:00 hrs.
Flores: Fly direct to the port of Maumere (MOF) from Bali (or via Makassar from Jakarta or Kuala Lumpur). Embark before 16:00 hrs, disembark before 11:00 hrs.
For more details, including airlines, see our Indonesia travel information section. If guests arrive in good time, Indo Aggressor will leave port once everyone is boarded. The last dive of the trip will be at around 16:00 hrs on the second last day of the trip. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving.

Non-diver rate: Non-divers travelling with a diver receive a USD 200 discount off the full published price (does not apply to specials).

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - single travellers may choose to share a stateroom or pay a supplement of 65% of the normal published price.

Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 7 guests and 1 additional person can join the cruise in a Twin Stateroom free of charge (total 8 guests).

Whole boat charter rate (per night): Special offer for 2024 trips: p ay for 14 guests and 2 additional people can join the cruise free of charge, with 30% OFF for the paying spaces. Else: pay for 14 guests and 2 additional people can join the cruise in a Twin Stateroom free of charge (total 16 guests). Group leader receives free nitrox.

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