Raja Ampat National Park South & Central (12 Days / 11 Nights - 36 Dives)
Trip highlights: shark action, manta rays, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Misool: Magic Mountain, Gorgonian Passage, Fabiacet, Farondi, Wagnab, Razorback Rock, Three Sisters, Four Kings, Wedding Cake, Nudi Rock, Yillet, Boo, Balbulol; Waigeo: Alyui Bay; Dampier Strait: Cape Kri, Jef Fam, Penemu, Batanta and Manta Point
Day 1
The friendly Amira crew awaits your arrival at Sorong airport. Jump on board the minivan for the 10 minute transfer to the liveaboard moored near the harbour. Sip your welcome cocktail while the course director gives a boat briefing, introduces the crew and assigns the cabins among you and the other guests. Dinner will be served while Amira prepares for her journey.
Days 2-11
Each day you can enjoy 4 meals - a light pre-breakfast (toast, cereals) and a cooked breakfast (eggs, pancakes, mee goreng) each side of the 1st dive, followed by a buffet lunch and set 4-course or buffet-style dinner. There are also various snacks and fruit available throughout the day, keeping your energy up to enjoy the glorious diving in these waters. Indonesian food such as nasi goreng, fresh local salads, and Chinese and European dishes will feature in the meals. Many drinks are available onboard, including an Espresso machine, beer, Australian and Chilean wine, and a good supply of vodka, rum and gin for long drinks.
During the 1st and 2nd dive of the morning you may have close encounters with tiny creatures such as pygmy seahorses, schools of fish such as barracudas and batfish, and also big pelagics and even majestic mantas. West Papua is undoubtedly the best diving area in Indonesia and offers a uniquely beautiful underwater world; it will spoil you with its rich coral reefs and abundance of marine life. During your cruise you will be blown away by the surprises that this safari has for you, from tiny creatures with weird names such as pygmy and pontohi seahorses, to majestic mantas hovering over cleaning stations patrolled by cleaner wrasse. Dive guides will describe and find for you some endemic species that are only seen here, like wobbegong sharks and the epaulette walking shark. There are even more colours to enjoy during the 3rd dive in the afternoon when the sun will be higher in the sky.
On most days there will also be a 4th dive, either a dusk or night dive, depending on the location of the boat. Only 2 dives are scheduled for the final full day of the safari before Amira starts its journey to Sorong.
Day 12
Awake on the last morning to say your goodbyes while having breakfast, then transfer back to Sorong airport.
Komodo National Park (12 Days / 11 Nights - 36 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, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Komodo, Gili Lawa Laut, Castle Rock, Manta Alley, Rinca Island, Cannibal Rock, Yellow Wall of Texas Horseshoe Bay and Sebayur. Cruises from Bima will as dive at Sangeang Island and Bima.
Day 1
The friendly Amira crew awaits your arrival at Labuan Bajo or Bima airport. Jump on board the minivan for the short transfer to the liveaboard moored near the harbour. Sip your welcome cocktail while the course director gives a boat briefing, introduces the crew and assigns the cabins among you and the other guests. Dinner will be served while Amira prepares for her journey.
Days 2-11
Each day you can enjoy 4 meals (a light pre-breakfast and a cooked breakfast each side of the 1st dive, followed by lunch and dinner). There are also various snacks throughout the day, keeping your energy up to enjoy the glorious diving in these waters. Indonesian food such as nasi goreng, fresh local salads, and Chinese and European dishes will feature in the buffet-style meals.
Komodo National Park, of myth and legend where dragons roam, is surrounded by rich nutrient-rich waters where a kaleidoscope of colour and life awaits intermediate and advanced scuba divers. Expect to see schools of reef fish gathered around amazing hard and soft coral formations that attract big hunters like barracuda, trevallies, tunas and reef sharks. The strong currents attract mantas, dolphins, sunfish and eagle rays. Look out for critters too as they will be everywhere, from submerged walls to sandy flat bottoms, expert dive guide will help locate them - pygmy seahorses, ghost pipefish, frogfish, rhinopia, nudibranchs, ribbon eels, sea apples and blue-ringed octopus, to name just a few.
On most days there will also be a 4th dive, either a dusk or night dive, depending on the location of the boat.
Only 2 dives are scheduled for the final full day of the safari before Amira starts its journey to Labuan Bajo or Bima airport.
Day 12
Awake on the last morning to say your goodbyes while having breakfast, then transfer to Labuan Bajo or Bima airport.
Alor & Flores (12 Days / 11 Nights - 32 Dives)
Trip highlights: dolphins, dugongs/manatees, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Maumere, Flores, Adonara, Lomblen, Pantar, Wetar, Lembata, Komba Volcano, North and South Alor. Local village visit to watch the famous Caci dance.
Day 1
The friendly Amira crew awaits your arrival at Maumere airport. Jump on board the minivan for the short transfer to the liveaboard moored near the harbour. Sip your welcome cocktail while the course director gives a boat briefing, introduces the crew and assigns the cabins among you and the other guests. Dinner will be served while Amira prepares for her journey.
Days 2-11
Each day you can enjoy 4 meals - a light pre-breakfast (toast, cereals) and a cooked breakfast (eggs, pancakes, mee goreng) each side of the 1st dive, followed by a buffet lunch and set 4-course or buffet-style dinner. There are also various snacks and fruit available throughout the day, keeping your energy up to enjoy the glorious diving in these waters. Indonesian food such as nasi goreng, fresh local salads, and Chinese and European dishes will feature in the meals. Many drinks are available onboard, including an Espresso machine, beer, Australian and Chilean wine, and a good supply of vodka, rum and gin for long drinks.
The sites around the Alor Archipelago and Flores have some amazing critters like hairy frogfish and Halimeda ghostpipefish, rhinophias, hairy and tiger shrimps, wonderpus octopus, pygmy seahorses. The diving in this area is more than just macro though. Whitetip reef sharks, bamboo sharks, schools of fusiliers, oversized bumphead parrotfish. Spanish Dancers and other nocturnal critters can be seen on several dives. It will be a blast of colours and emotions.
On most days there will also be a 4th dive, either a dusk or night dive, depending on the location of the boat.
Only 2 dives are scheduled for the final full day of the safari before Amira starts its journey to port.
Day 12
Awake on the last morning to say your goodbyes while having breakfast, then transfer back to Maumere airport or a local hotel.
Raja Ampat & Forgotten Islands (12 Days / 11 Nights - 36 Dives)
Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, shark action, manta rays, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Raja Ampat - Misool: Gorgonian Passage, Fiabacet, Farondi, Magic Mountain, Manuk, Serua, Koon, Kaimeer, Kur, Manggur, Molu and Saumlaki
Day 1
The friendly Amira crew awaits your arrival at Sorong airport. Jump on board the minivan for the 10 minute transfer to the liveaboard moored near the harbour. Sip your welcome cocktail while the course director gives a boat briefing, introduces the crew and assigns the cabins among you and the other guests. Dinner will be served while Amira prepares for her journey.
Days 2-11
Each day you can enjoy 4 meals - a light pre-breakfast (toast, cereals) and a cooked breakfast (eggs, pancakes, mee goreng) each side of the 1st dive, followed by a buffet lunch and set 4-course or buffet-style dinner. There are also various snacks and fruit available throughout the day, keeping your energy up to enjoy the glorious diving in these waters. Indonesian food such as nasi goreng, fresh local salads, and Chinese and European dishes will feature in the meals. Many drinks are available onboard, including an Espresso machine, beer, Australian and Chilean wine, and a good supply of vodka, rum and gin for long drinks.
You have finally reached Raja Ampat, the most biodiverse marine region in the world! The southern part of Misool belongs to the largest yet least developed islands of Raja Ampat. 4 dives a day will give you plenty of opportunities to see weird small creatures such as wonderpus and seahorses as well as majestic mantas, wobbegongs and reef sharks. There is so much to witness underwater that every dive will bring you new experiences.
The Forgotten Islands in the eastern Banda Sea’ are a remote chain of islands that offer some of the best diving in Indonesian waters. Attractions include gin-clear waters, patch reefs and coral bommies, and spectacular wall dives on impossible drop-offs. The nutrient rich currents can bring sunfish, dogtooth tuna, reef sharks, as well as maybe sailfish. Prepare your camera gear for pelagics, muck diving, schooling hammerheads, schooling surgeonfish, and large schools of barracuda at Serua. You will see lots of sea snakes at Manuk. GoPro enthusiasts will revel at the sites off the islands of Nus Leur, Terbang Utara and Terbang Selatan with their wide angle scenery filled with large fans, barrel sponges and schools of small fish.
On most days there will also be a 4th dive, either a dusk or night dive, depending on the location of the boat. Only 2 dives are scheduled for the final full day of the safari before Amira starts its journey to Saumlaki.
Day 12
Awake on the last morning to say your goodbyes while having breakfast, then transfer to Saumlaki airport.
Please note that the trip sometimes runs in reverse or has differing ports - check above for details.
Alor, Flores & Forgotten Islands (12 Days / 11 Nights - 36 Dives)
Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Maumere, Alor: Kalabahi Bay, Pertamina jetty, Sekolah, Pura, Wetar, Reong, Dai, Sermata, Kelapa, Moa, Nyata, Roman, Telang, Juha and Reong land excursion
Day 1
The friendly Amira crew awaits your arrival at Maumere airport. Jump on board the minivan for the 10 minute transfer to the liveaboard moored near the harbour. Sip your welcome cocktail while the course director gives a boat briefing, introduces the crew and assigns the cabins among you and the other guests. Dinner will be served while Amira prepares for her journey.
Days 2-11
Each day you can enjoy 4 meals - a light pre-breakfast (toast, cereals) and a cooked breakfast (eggs, pancakes, mee goreng) each side of the 1st dive, followed by a buffet lunch and set 4-course or buffet-style dinner. There are also various snacks and fruit available throughout the day, keeping your energy up to enjoy the glorious diving in these waters. Indonesian food such as nasi goreng, fresh local salads, and Chinese and European dishes will feature in the meals. Many drinks are available onboard, including an Espresso machine, beer, Australian and Chilean wine, and a good supply of vodka, rum and gin for long drinks.
The sites around the Alor archipelago and Flores have some amazing critters like hairy frogfish and Halimeda ghostpipefish, rhinophias, hairy and tiger shrimps, wonderpus octopus, pygmy seahorses. The diving in this area is more than just macro though. Whitetip reef sharks, bamboo sharks, schools of fusiliers, oversized bumphead parrotfish. Spanish Dancers and other nocturnal critters can be seen on several dives. It will be a blast of colours and emotions.
The Forgotten Islands in the eastern Banda Sea’ are a remote chain of islands that offer some of the best diving in Indonesian waters. Attractions include gin-clear waters, patch reefs and coral bommies, and spectacular wall dives on impossible drop-offs. The nutrient rich currents can bring sunfish, dogtooth tuna, reef sharks, as well as maybe sailfish. Prepare your camera gear for pelagics, muck diving, schooling hammerheads, schooling surgeonfish, and large schools of barracuda at the site ‘To Dai For’. GoPro enthusiasts will revel at the sites off the islands of Nus Leur, Terbang Utara and Terbang Selatan with their wide angle scenery filled with large fans, barrel sponges and schools of small fish.
On most days there will also be a 4th dive, either a dusk or night dive, depending on the location of the boat. Only 2 dives are scheduled for the final full day of the safari before Amira starts its journey to Saumlaki.
Day 12
Awake on the last morning to say your goodbyes while having breakfast, then transfer to Saumlaki airport.
Please note that the trip sometimes runs in reverse or has differing ports - check above for details.
Raja Ampat National Park South & Central (11 Days / 10 Nights - 32 Dives)
Trip highlights: shark action, manta rays, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Misool: Magic Mountain, Gorgonian Passage, Fabiacet, Farondi, Wagnab, Razorback Rock, Three Sisters, Four Kings, Wedding Cake, Nudi Rock, Yillet, Boo, Balbulol; Dampier Strait: Cape Kri, Jef Fam, Penemu, Batanta and Manta Point
Day 1
The friendly Amira crew awaits your arrival at Sorong airport. Jump on board the minivan for the 10 minute transfer to the liveaboard moored near the harbour. Sip your welcome cocktail while the course director gives a boat briefing, introduces the crew and assigns the cabins among you and the other guests. Dinner will be served while Amira prepares for her journey.
Days 2-10
Each day you can enjoy 4 meals - a light pre-breakfast (toast, cereals) and a cooked breakfast (eggs, pancakes, mee goreng) each side of the 1st dive, followed by a buffet lunch and set 4-course or buffet-style dinner. There are also various snacks and fruit available throughout the day, keeping your energy up to enjoy the glorious diving in these waters. Indonesian food such as nasi goreng, fresh local salads, and Chinese and European dishes will feature in the meals. Many drinks are available onboard, including an Espresso machine, beer, Australian and Chilean wine, and a good supply of vodka, rum and gin for long drinks.
During the 1st and 2nd dive of the morning you may have close encounters with tiny creatures such as pygmy seahorses, schools of fish such as barracudas and batfish, and also big pelagics and even majestic mantas. West Papua is undoubtedly the best diving area in Indonesia and offers a uniquely beautiful underwater world; it will spoil you with its rich coral reefs and abundance of marine life. During your cruise you will be blown away by the surprises that this safari has for you, from tiny creatures with weird names such as pygmy and pontohi seahorses, to majestic mantas hovering over cleaning stations patrolled by cleaner wrasse. Dive guides will describe and find for you some endemic species that are only seen here, like wobbegong sharks and the epaulette walking shark. There are even more colours to enjoy during the 3rd dive in the afternoon when the sun will be higher in the sky. On most days there will also be a 4th dive, either a dusk or night dive, depending on the location of the boat.
Please note that only 2 dives are scheduled for the final full day of the safari before Amira starts its journey to Sorong.
Day 11
Awake on the last morning to say your goodbyes while having breakfast, then transfer back to Sorong airport.
Alor, Flores & Forgotten Islands (13 Days / 12 Nights - 40 Dives)
Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Maumere, Komba, Alor: Kalabahi Bay, Pertamina jetty, Sekolah, Pura, Wetar, Reong, Dai, Sermata, Kelapa, Moa, Nyata, Roman, Telang, Juha and Reong land excursion
Day 1
The friendly Amira crew awaits your arrival at Maumere airport. Jump on board the minivan for the 10 minute transfer to the liveaboard moored near the harbour. Sip your welcome cocktail while the course director gives a boat briefing, introduces the crew and assigns the cabins among you and the other guests. Dinner will be served while Amira prepares for her journey.
Days 2-12
Each day you can enjoy 4 meals - a light pre-breakfast (toast, cereals) and a cooked breakfast (eggs, pancakes, mee goreng) each side of the 1st dive, followed by a buffet lunch and set 4-course or buffet-style dinner. There are also various snacks and fruit available throughout the day, keeping your energy up to enjoy the glorious diving in these waters. Indonesian food such as nasi goreng, fresh local salads, and Chinese and European dishes will feature in the meals. Many drinks are available onboard, including an Espresso machine, beer, Australian and Chilean wine, and a good supply of vodka, rum and gin for long drinks.
The sites around the Alor archipelago and Flores have some amazing critters like hairy frogfish and Halimeda ghostpipefish, rhinophias, hairy and tiger shrimps, wonderpus octopus, pygmy seahorses. The diving in this area is more than just macro though. Whitetip reef sharks, bamboo sharks, schools of fusiliers, oversized bumphead parrotfish. Spanish Dancers and other nocturnal critters can be seen on several dives. It will be a blast of colours and emotions.
The Forgotten Islands in the eastern Banda Sea’ are a remote chain of islands that offer some of the best diving in Indonesian waters. Attractions include gin-clear waters, patch reefs and coral bommies, and spectacular wall dives on impossible drop-offs. The nutrient rich currents can bring sunfish, dogtooth tuna, reef sharks, as well as maybe sailfish. Prepare your camera gear for pelagics, muck diving, schooling hammerheads, schooling surgeonfish, and large schools of barracuda at the site ‘To Dai For’. GoPro enthusiasts will revel at the sites off the islands of Nus Leur, Terbang Utara and Terbang Selatan with their wide angle scenery filled with large fans, barrel sponges and schools of small fish.
On most days there will also be a 4th dive, either a dusk or night dive, depending on the location of the boat. Only 2 dives are scheduled for the final full day of the safari before Amira starts its journey to Saumlaki.
Day 13
Awake on the last morning to say your goodbyes while having breakfast, then transfer to Saumlaki airport.
Please note that the trip sometimes runs in reverse or has differing ports - check above for details.
Raja Ampat, Banda & Forgotten Islands (14 Days / 13 Nights - 44 Dives)
Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, shark action, manta rays, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Raja Ampat - Misool, Fabiacet, Farondi, Gorgonian Passage, Batanta, Airborek; Manuk, Serua, Banda Islands, Nila, Nil Desperandum, Dusborgh, Serua, Manuk, Pulau Koon
Day 1
The friendly Amira crew awaits your arrival at Sorong airport. Jump on board the minivan for the 10 minute transfer to the liveaboard moored near the harbour. Sip your welcome cocktail while the course director gives a boat briefing, introduces the crew and assigns the cabins among you and the other guests. Dinner will be served while Amira prepares for her journey.
Days 2-13
Each day you can enjoy 4 meals - a light pre-breakfast (toast, cereals) and a cooked breakfast (eggs, pancakes, mee goreng) each side of the 1st dive, followed by a buffet lunch and set 4-course or buffet-style dinner. There are also various snacks and fruit available throughout the day, keeping your energy up to enjoy the glorious diving in these waters. Indonesian food such as nasi goreng, fresh local salads, and Chinese and European dishes will feature in the meals. Many drinks are available onboard, including an Espresso machine, beer, Australian and Chilean wine, and a good supply of vodka, rum and gin for long drinks.
You have finally reached Raja Ampat, the most biodiverse marine region in the world! The southern part of Misool belongs to the largest yet least developed islands of Raja Ampat. 4 dives a day will give you plenty of opportunities to see weird small creatures such as wonderpus and seahorses as well as majestic mantas, wobbegongs and reef sharks. There is so much to witness underwater that every dive will bring you new experiences.
The Forgotten Islands in the eastern Banda Sea’ are a remote chain of islands that offer some of the best diving in Indonesian waters. Attractions include gin-clear waters, patch reefs and coral bommies, and spectacular wall dives on impossible drop-offs. The nutrient rich currents can bring sunfish, dogtooth tuna, reef sharks, as well as maybe sailfish. Prepare your camera gear for pelagics, muck diving, schooling hammerheads, schooling surgeonfish, and large schools of barracuda at Serua. You will see lots of sea snakes at Manuk. GoPro enthusiasts will revel at the sites off the islands of Nus Leur, Terbang Utara and Terbang Selatan with their wide angle scenery filled with large fans, barrel sponges and schools of small fish.
This cruise will also involve a land tour to the historically fascinating Spice Islands. On most days there will also be a 4th dive, either a dusk or night dive, depending on the location of the boat. Only 2 dives are scheduled for the final full day of the safari before Amira starts its journey to Saumlaki.
Day 14
Awake on the last morning to say your goodbyes while having breakfast, then transfer back to Saumlaki Airport.
Please note that the trip sometimes runs in reverse or has differing ports - check above for details.
Raja Ampat & Triton Bay (12 Days / 11 Nights - 36 Dives)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, shark action, manta rays, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Raja Ampat: Airborei, Penemu, Misool, Kaleidoscope, Boo, Wayilbatan, Fabiacet; Pulau Pisang, Fak Fak: Air Tanjung and Mommon Bay; Triton Bay: Kaimana, 7th Heaven, GT Rock, Bat Cave, Little Komodo, Disneyland, Black Forest, David's Rock. Beach picnic/BBQs, visits to village, rock paintings, waterfalls.
Day 1
The friendly Amira crew awaits your arrival at Sorong airport. Jump on board the minivan for the 10 minute transfer to the liveaboard moored near the harbour. Sip your welcome cocktail while the course director gives a boat briefing, introduces the crew and assigns the cabins among you and the other guests. Dinner will be served while Amira prepares for her journey.
Days 2-11
Each day you can enjoy 4 meals - a light pre-breakfast (toast, cereals) and a cooked breakfast (eggs, pancakes, mee goreng) each side of the 1st dive, followed by a buffet lunch and set 4-course or buffet-style dinner. There are also various snacks and fruit available throughout the day, keeping your energy up to enjoy the glorious diving in these waters. Indonesian food such as nasi goreng, fresh local salads, and Chinese and European dishes will feature in the meals. Many drinks are available onboard, including an Espresso machine, beer, Australian and Chilean wine, and a good supply of vodka, rum and gin for long drinks.
You have finally reached Raja Ampat, the most biodiverse marine region in the world! The southern part of Misool belongs to the largest yet least developed islands of Raja Ampat. 4 dives a day will give you plenty of opportunities to see weird small creatures such as wonderpus and seahorses as well as majestic mantas, wobbegongs and reef sharks. There is so much to witness underwater that every dive will bring you new experiences.
For many, Triton Bay is the last diving frontier and is considered a dive destination of absolute world class with its own unique attractions. It is relatively unexplored, with wonderful biodiversity and unique soft coral gardens. Huge forests of black coral and rugged rocks provide fantastic scenery both above and below water. Potential sightings include whale sharks, epaulette sharks, resident pilot whales, squadrons of bumphead parrotfish. Critter appearances include frogfish, ornate ghost pipefish and nudibranchs galore
On most days there will also be a 4th dive, either a dusk or night dive, depending on the location of the boat. Only 2 morning dives will take place on the last full day of the charter. The liveaboard then cruises to Kaimana in the afternoon.
Day 12
Awake on the last morning to say your goodbyes while having breakfast, then transfer to Kaimana airport.
Please note that the trip sometimes runs in reverse or has differing ports – check above for details.
Triton Bay & Forgotten Islands (12 Days / 11 Nights - 36 Dives)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Pulau Selu, Ntu, Molu, Manggur, Fadol, Watubela, Pulau Kai, Triton Bay: Kaimana, 7th Heaven, GT Rock, Bat Cave, Little Komodo, Disneyland, Black Forest, David's Rock, Namatote, Kayu Merah, Pulau Aiduma. Beach picnic/BBQs, visits to village, rock paintings.
Day 1
The friendly Amira crew awaits your arrival at Kaimana airport. Jump on board the minivan for the 10 minute transfer to the liveaboard moored near the harbour. Sip your welcome cocktail while the course director gives a boat briefing, introduces the crew and assigns the cabins among you and the other guests. Dinner will be served while Amira prepares for her journey.
Days 2-11
Each day you can enjoy 4 meals - a light pre-breakfast (toast, cereals) and a cooked breakfast (eggs, pancakes, mee goreng) each side of the 1st dive, followed by a buffet lunch and set 4-course or buffet-style dinner. There are also various snacks and fruit available throughout the day, keeping your energy up to enjoy the glorious diving in these waters. Indonesian food such as nasi goreng, fresh local salads, and Chinese and European dishes will feature in the meals. Many drinks are available onboard, including an Espresso machine, beer, Australian and Chilean wine, and a good supply of vodka, rum and gin for long drinks.
The Forgotten Islands in the eastern Banda Sea are a remote chain of islands that offer some of the best diving in Indonesian waters. Attractions include gin-clear waters, patch reefs and coral bommies, and spectacular wall dives on impossible drop-offs. The nutrient rich currents can bring sunfish, dogtooth tunas, reef sharks and schooling hammerhead sharks, as well as maybe sailfish. Hundreds of sea snakes can be seen around Pulau Manuk.
Triton Bay is considered a dive destination of absolute world class with its own unique attractions. It is relatively unexplored, with wonderful biodiversity and unique soft coral gardens. Huge forests of black coral and rugged rocks provide fantastic scenery both above and below water. Potential sightings include whale sharks, epaulette sharks, resident pilot whales, squadrons of bumphead parrotfish. Critter appearances include frogfish, ornate ghost pipefish and nudibranchs galore.
On most days there will also be a 4th dive, either a dusk or night dive, depending on the location of the boat. Only 2 morning dives will take place on the last full day of the charter. The liveaboard then cruises to Saumlaki in the afternoon.
Day 12
Awake on the last morning to say your goodbyes while having breakfast, then transfer to Saumlaki airport.
Please note that the trip sometimes runs in reverse or has differing ports - check above for details.
(8 Days / 7 Nights - Dives)
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
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Komodo National Park & Flores (12 Days / 11 Nights - 36 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, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Komodo, Gili Lawa Laut/Darat, Castle Rock, Pantai Merah, Manta Alley, Padar, Rinca Island, Cannibal Rock, Yellow Wall of Texas Horseshoe Bay, Nusa Kode, Torpedo Alley, Tatawa; Flores: Sebayor, Pulau Raja, Sabolan, Riung, Maumere Bay. Cruises from Bima will also dive at Sangeang Island and Bima.
Day 1
The friendly Amira crew awaits your arrival at Labuan Bajo airport. Jump on board the minivan for the short transfer to the liveaboard moored near the harbour. Sip your welcome cocktail while the course director gives a boat briefing, introduces the crew and assigns the cabins among you and the other guests. Dinner will be served while Amira prepares for her journey.
Days 2-11
Each day you can enjoy 4 meals - a light pre-breakfast (toast, cereals) and a cooked breakfast (eggs, pancakes, mee goreng) each side of the 1st dive, followed by a buffet lunch and set 4-course or buffet-style dinner. There are also various snacks and fruit available throughout the day, keeping your energy up to enjoy the glorious diving in these waters. Indonesian food such as nasi goreng, fresh local salads, and Chinese and European dishes will feature in the meals. Many drinks are available onboard, including an Espresso machine, beer, Australian and Chilean wine, and a good supply of vodka, rum and gin for long drinks.
There are many reasons for Komodo to have such a great reputation. Komodo is well known for its manta ray cleaning stations, rare and varied nudibranchs, incredible hard and soft coral and tunicate coverage and non-stop underwater action. Conditions can vary between dive sites here, both in terms of temperature and current, however the marine life always delivers. Look out for barracuda, bumpheads and trevallies as well as smaller delights like sea apples, leaffish and frogfish.
The sites around Flores have some amazing critters like hairy frogfish and Halimeda ghostpipefish, rhinophias, hairy and tiger shrimps, wonderpus octopus, pygmy seahorses. The diving in this area is more than just macro though. Whitetip reef sharks, bamboo sharks, schools of fusiliers, oversized bumphead parrotfish. Spanish Dancers and other nocturnal critters can be seen on several dives. It will be a blast of colours and emotions.
On most days there will also be a 4th dive, either a dusk or night dive, depending on the location of the boat.
Only 2 dives are scheduled for the final full day of the safari before Amira starts its journey to port.
Day 12
Awake on the last morning to say your goodbyes while having breakfast, then transfer to Maumere airport.
Please note that the trip sometimes runs in reverse or has differing ports - check above for exact details.
(12 Days / 11 Nights - Dives)
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: zz
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(13 Days / 12 Nights - Dives)
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: zz
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Komodo National Park North (8 Days / 7 Nights - 24 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, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Komodo, Gili Lawa Laut/Darat, Crystal Rock, Castle Rock, Cauldron, Tatawa, Batu Balong; and Sebayor.
Day 1
The friendly Amira crew awaits your arrival at Labuan Bajo Airport. Jump on board the minivan for the short transfer to the liveaboard moored near the harbour. Sip your welcome cocktail while the course director gives a boat briefing, introduces the crew and assigns the cabins among you and the other guests. Dinner will be served while the crew prepares for the journey.
Days 2-7
Each day you can enjoy 4 meals - a light pre-breakfast (toast, cereals) and a cooked breakfast (eggs, pancakes, mee goreng) each side of the 1st dive, followed by a buffet lunch and set 4-course or buffet-style dinner. There are also various snacks and fruit available throughout the day, keeping your energy up to enjoy the glorious diving in these waters. Indonesian food such as nasi goreng, fresh local salads, and Chinese and European dishes will feature in the meals. Many drinks are available onboard, including an Espresso machine, beer, Australian and Chilean wine, and a good supply of vodka, rum and gin for long drinks.
There are many reasons for Komodo to have such a great reputation. Komodo is well known for its manta ray cleaning stations, rare and varied nudibranchs, incredible hard and soft coral and tunicate coverage and non-stop underwater action. Conditions can vary between dive sites here, both in terms of temperature and current, however the marine life always delivers. Look out for barracuda, bumpheads and trevallies as well as smaller delights like sea apples, leaffish and frogfish.
On most days there will also be a 4th dive, either a dusk or night dive, depending on the location of the boat.
Only 2 dives are scheduled for the final full day of the safari before Amira starts its journey to port.
Day 8
Awake on the last morning to say your goodbyes while having breakfast, then transfer to Labuan Bajo Airport.
(11 Days / 10 Nights - Dives)
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities:
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(9 Days / 8 Nights - Dives)
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: zz
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(8 Days / 7 Nights - Dives)
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: zz
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(13 Days / 12 Nights - Dives)
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: ZZ
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Banda Sea, Ambon, Alor & Flores (13 Days / 12 Nights - Dives)
Trip highlights: turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: zz
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(13 Days / 12 Nights - Dives)
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: zz
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[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].
