Solitude Adventurer

MV Solitude Adventurer is a spacious, impressive Indonesian liveaboard running diving cruises to regions including Raja Ampat, the Banda Sea and Komodo. Up to 18 guests (but normally no more than 16) can be accommodated on this luxury aluminium-hulled catamaran with a length of 36 metres and a beam of 12 metres, meaning lots of space on-board.

There are numerous chill-out zones on Solitude Adventurer including the large air-conditioned saloon and dining area. Here you can enjoy the audio-visual entertainment system or read books and magazines from the library. If you prefer the fresh air then you can relax in the shaded outdoor lounge area with a drink from the bar, dine al fresco in the outdoor dining space, or stretch out on the sundeck.

Cabins are all ensuite and include an enormous stateroom, and all of the cabins have large picture windows for ever-changing sea views. The wide roomy dive deck makes the diving procedure smooth and easy, and nitrox is available for extending your bottom times. Photographers will love the dedicated camera studio and editing computer, plus the dive deck’s camera station, rinse tank, air hoses and camera towels.

MV Solitude Adventurer looks amazing, has on-board internet, and can travel at up to 23 knots! The quality of these world-class dive sites, the best in Indonesia, is matched by this excellent liveaboard.

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Dive experience: Advanced certification and diving with experience in currents is highly recommended.

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinking water, soft drinks, hot drinks, land tours on Komodo trips, transfers to the boat from the local airport and hotels, dives (as detailed in the safaris above), experienced English-speaking divemaster(s) (max of divers per DM), tanks, weights and weightbelts, torches, all taxes.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Dive insurance, 15 litre tanks (US$ 8 per tank), passenger handling agent fee for marine park, port clearance and service fee (US$ 250 per person per trip, accepted in cash only). There will be fuel surcharge of US$ 30 per person per night imposed 30+ days in advance (advised on booking or charter) if the International crude barrel oil price is equal to US$ 75 or more. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash - IDR, USD, EUR, SGD - or credit card (in SGD only)).

Optional extras: Scuba equipment (US$ 45 per day), dive computer (US$ 10 per day), alcoholic drinks, nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers (US$ 20 per day). 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: Raja Ampat: MV Solitude Adventurer liveaboard safaris normally depart from Sorong in West Papua. You can fly directly to Sorong from Jakarta, Ujung Pandang (Makassar) and Manado. From Bali there are convenient connections via Ujung Pandang (Makassar) and Manado.
Komodo: MV Solitude Adventurer departs from Labuan Bajo. Fly direct direct from Bali, Jakarta, other Javan cities, and Maumere.
Ambon/Banda: Fly direct to Ambon from Jakarta (or from Sorong or Surabaya). Forgotten Islands: Fly direct to the port of Saumlaki (from Ambon connecting to Jakarta and Makassar) or the port of Kupang (direct to Jakarta). Flores: Fly direct to the port of Maumere (direct from Bali, or via Makassar from Jakarta or Kuala Lumpur)..Triton Bay: Fly direct to the port of Kaimana in the south of West Papua, from Sorong, connecting to Jakarta.
We can help you arrange return domestic flights between Bali or Jakarta and the port of departure. Guests can check in from 08:00 hrs on the start day. There is a transfer service from the local airport to and from the boat. For more details, including airlines, see our travel information section. The last dive of the trip will be at around 12 noon on the second last day of the trip. Check Out latest at 11:00 hrs on the cruise end day. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving.

Non-diver rate: 10% discount from the published price.

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - single travellers may choose to share a Deluxe cabin or Stateroom, or pay a supplement of 80% of the published price.

Dive clubs and group discounts: A group of 3 or 4 persons can occupy a quad bunk bed cabin for a discount of US$ 15 per person per night.
Pay for 9 guests and 1 additional person can join the cruise in a 4-share bunk bed cabin free of charge (total 10 or more guests).

Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 16 divers and 2 extra people can join the cruise free of charge (total 18 guests).

Komodo National Park (7 Days / 6 Nights - 18 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: Sebayur Kecil, Tatawa Besar, Tatawa Kecil, Siaba, Pulau Mauan, Karang Makassar, Loh Namu, Batu Tiga, Batu Bolong, Gili Lawa Darat, The Passage, Moncong On, The Cauldron, Crystal Rock, Castle Rock, Manta Alley, Horseshoe Bay, including shore visits to Padar and to visit the Komodo dragons

Day 1
Land at Labuan Bajo Airport and get transferred to the magnificent MV Solitude Adventurer. Unpack your dive gear as, depending on your boarding time (no later than 15:00 hrs), you check dive awaits you at Bidadari. Get to know your dive buddies during dinner. Tomorrow there are 4 dives on the schedule!

Days 2-6
The daily routine is easy to follow and focuses on diving, relaxing and eating in between dives. Wake up early to enjoy the light breakfast before the 1st dive followed by a cooked breakfast before the 2nd dive. After a buffet style lunch and before dinner will be dives 3 and 4 which may, depending on the day of the schedule, include a night dive.
You will make amazing dives around the Komodo World Heritage Site with over 1,000 fish and 300 coral species. Diving highlights on these trips to Komodo include the graceful manta rays that inhabit the reefs. From sunfish, mantas, dolphins and eagle rays to pygmy seahorses, ornate ghost pipefish, clown frogfish, nudibranchs and blue-ringed octopus, all are at home amongst a spectacular range of colourful sponges, sea squirts, tunicates and corals; Komodo is a macro enthusiast's heaven.
Explore the deep walls and sea mounts that make the dive sites of Komodo legendary, with epic sunset views of Gunung Api Sangeang in the background. You will have opportunities to relax on the beach, take a walk in the wild, or await nightfall where you will be guided at the best of Komodo's night/critter dives - a rare chance to search for romancing mandarinfish or mimic octopus. After your day's diving is done, kick back with a cold beer and prepare for the night's entertainment.
Please note that only 2 dives are scheduled for the last full day of the safari before heading to port.

Day 7
After an early continental breakfast, prepare to leave the boat. A complimentary transfer will take you to Labuan Bajo Airport or any hotel you have reserved.

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Banda Sea & Ambon (9 Days / 8 Nights - 27 Dives)

Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, 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: Ambon Bay, Suanggi, Run, Manuk, Serua, Kekeh, Karang Hatta, Pohon Miring, Batu Kapal, Banda Neira including a visit to a Spice Island

Day 1
Land at Ambon Airport and get transferred to the magnificent MV Solitude Adventurer. Unpack your dive gear as, depending on your boarding time, your check dive awaits you. This will be in the muck diving haven of Ambon Bay. Get to know your dive buddies during dinner, before the overnight sail to Suanggi Island. Tomorrow there are 4 dives on the schedule!

Days 2-8
The daily routine is easy to follow and focuses on diving, relaxing and eating in between dives. Wake up early to enjoy the light breakfast before the 1st dive followed by a cooked breakfast before the 2nd dive. After a buffet style lunch and before dinner will be dives 3 and 4 which may, depending on the day of the schedule, include a night dive.
Diving the Banda Islands will simply be a blast! Each dive will be different from the previous one. Expect to dive shallow lagoons, multi coloured reefs, steep walls and more. The remoteness of the dive sites which are rarely visited by fishermen is the main reason for the high amount of marine life you are about to encounter: reef sharks, dogtooth tuna, dolphins, turtles, sea snakes, trevallies and mobula rays. The Banda Islands have also been developing a reputation for sighting hammerhead sharks!
Please note that only 2 dives are scheduled for the last full day of the safari before returning to Ambon.

Day 9
After an early continental breakfast, prepare to leave the boat. A complimentary transfer will take you to Ambon Airport or any hotel you have reserved.

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Raja Ampat, Banda Sea & Ambon (12 Days / 11 Nights - 35 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: Raja Ampat: Dampier Strait, Cape Kri, Airborek, Manta Sandy, Penemu, Melissa's Garden, My Reef, Misool, Balbulol Boo Window, Wayilbatan, Fiabacet, Koon, Banda Neira, Suanggi, Pohon Miring, Ambon

Day 1
Land at Sorong Airport and get transferred to the magnificent MV Solitude Adventurer. Unpack your dive gear and get to know your dive buddies as guests arrive on board no later than 15:00 hrs. Sail to Kri Island. Tomorrow there are 4 dives on the schedule!

Days 2-11
The daily routine is easy to follow and focuses on diving, relaxing and eating in between dives. Wake up early to enjoy the light breakfast before the 1st dive followed by a cooked breakfast before the 2nd dive. After a buffet style lunch and before dinner will be dives 3 and 4 which may, depending on the day of the schedule, include a night dive.
This cruise includes some of the fabulous sites of Misool and the Dampier Strait in Southern Raja Ampat. This area is known for its soft corals, shallow mangrove areas, caves and caverns, a variety of reef fish, mantas and pelagic species, which will make for some excellent wide-angle photography. Raja Ampat offers unforgettable diving, being the richest marine region on Earth. Reef sharks, manta rays, wobbegongs, turtles, barracuda, bumphead parrotfish, dogtooth tuna and also unforgettable macro life such as frogfish, seahorses, ghost pipefish, rhynophias and much more to discover.
In the Banda Sea expect to dive shallow lagoons, multi coloured reefs, steep walls and more. The remoteness of the dive sites which are rarely visited by fishermen is the main reason for the high amount of marine life you are about to encounter: reef sharks, dogtooth tunas, dolphins, turtles, sea snakes, trevallies and mobula rays.
Please note that only 2 dives are scheduled for the last full day of the safari, most likely among the muck diving delights of Ambon harbor, before the cruise comes to an end.

Day 12
After an early continental breakfast, prepare to leave the boat. A complimentary transfer will take you to Ambon Airport or any hotel you have reserved.
Note this cruise may operate in the reverse direction.

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Raja Ampat National Park South & Central (9 Days / 8 Nights - 21 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: Dampier Strait Yanggefo, Airborek, Gam, Manta Sandy Penemu, Melissa's Garden, Fam, Mansuar, Misool: Balbulol, Jamur Boo, Blue Magic, Nudi Rock, Fabiacet, Daram

Day 1
Land at Sorong Airport and get transferred to the magnificent MV Solitude Adventurer. Unpack your dive gear and get to know your dive buddies as guests arrive on board no later than 15:00 hrs. Sail to Yanggefo Island. Tomorrow there are 4 dives on the schedule!

Days 2-8
The daily routine is easy to follow and focuses on diving, relaxing and eating in between dives. Wake up early to enjoy the light breakfast before the 1st dive followed by a cooked breakfast before the 2nd dive. After a buffet style lunch and before dinner will be dives 3 and 4 which may, depending on the day of the schedule, include a night dive.
Raja Ampat offers unforgettable diving, being the richest marine region on Earth. Reef sharks, manta rays, turtles, barracudas, bumphead parrotfish, dogtooth tuna and also unforgettable macro life such as frogfish, seahorses, ghost pipefish, rhinophias and much more to discover. The later part of this cruise will be around the fabulous sites of Misool in Southern Raja Ampat. This area is known for its soft corals, shallow mangrove areas, caves and caverns, a variety of reef fish, mantas and pelagic species, which will make for some excellent wide-angle photography.
Please note that only 2 dives are scheduled for the last full day of the safari before returning to port.

Day 9
After an early continental breakfast, prepare to leave the boat. A complimentary transfer will take you to Sorong Airport or any hotel you have reserved.

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Alor & Flores (9 Days / 8 Nights - 27 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: Flores: Maumere, Palau Besar, Babi Island, Lewaling Bay; Alor: Pantar Strait, Andunara, Serbete, Watu Peri Reef

Day 1
Land at Maumere Airport and get transferred to the magnificent MV Solitude Adventurer. Unpack your dive gear as, depending on your boarding time (no later than 15:00 hrs), you check dive awaits you in Maumere Bay. Get to know your dive buddies during dinner. Tomorrow there are 4 dives on the schedule!

Days 2-8
The daily routine is easy to follow and focuses on diving, relaxing and eating in between dives. Wake up early to enjoy the light breakfast before the 1st dive followed by a cooked breakfast before the 2nd dive. After a buffet style lunch and before dinner will be dives 3 and 4 which may, depending on the day of the schedule, include a night dive.
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. After your day's diving is done, kick back with a cold beer and prepare for the night's entertainment.
Please note that only 2 dives are scheduled for the last full day of the safari before heading to port.

Day 9
After an early continental breakfast, prepare to leave the boat. A complimentary transfer will take you to Maumere Airport or any hotel you have reserved.

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Raja Ampat, Banda Sea & Ambon (13 Days / 12 Nights - 39 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: Raja Ampat: Dampier Strait, Cape Kri, Airborek, Manta Sandy, Penemu, Melissa's Garden, My Reef, Misool, Balbulol Boo Window, Wayilbatan, Fiabacet, Koon, Banda Neira, Suanggi, Pohon Miring, Ambon

Day 1
Land at Sorong Airport and get transferred to the magnificent MV Solitude Adventurer. Unpack your dive gear and get to know your dive buddies as guests arrive on board no later than 15:00 hrs. Sail to Kri Island. Tomorrow there are 4 dives on the schedule!

Days 2-12
The daily routine is easy to follow and focuses on diving, relaxing and eating in between dives. Wake up early to enjoy the light breakfast before the 1st dive followed by a cooked breakfast before the 2nd dive. After a buffet style lunch and before dinner will be dives 3 and 4 which may, depending on the day of the schedule, include a night dive.
This cruise includes the fabulous sites of Misool in Southern Raja Ampat. This area is known for its soft corals, shallow mangrove areas, caves and caverns, a variety of reef fish, mantas and pelagic species, which will make for some excellent wide-angle photography. Raja Ampat offers unforgettable diving, being the richest marine region on Earth. Reef sharks, manta rays, turtles, barracuda, bumphead parrotfish, dogtooth tuna and also unforgettable macro life such as frogfish, seahorses, ghost pipefish, rhynophias and much more to discover. In the Banda Sea expect to dive shallow lagoons, multi coloured reefs, steep walls and more. The remoteness of the dive sites which are rarely visited by fishermen is the main reason for the high amount of marine life you are about to encounter: reef sharks, dogtooth tunas, dolphins, turtles, sea snakes, trevallies and mobula rays.
Please note that only 2 dives are scheduled for the last full day of the safari, most likely among the muck diving delights of Ambon harbor, before the cruise comes to an end.

Day 13
After an early continental breakfast, prepare to leave the boat. A complimentary transfer will take you to Ambon Airport or any hotel you have reserved.
Note this cruise may operate in the reverse direction.

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Raja Ampat, Forgotten Islands & Alor (15 Days / 14 Nights - 39 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: Dampier Strait, Gam, Jef Fam, Misool, Koon, Manuk, Serua, Nils Desperandum, Terbang, Nyata, Wetar, Reong, Alor, Flores: Maumere

Day 1
Land at Sorong Airport and get transferred to the magnificent MV Solitude Adventurer. Unpack your dive gear and get to know your dive buddies as guests arrive on board no later than 15:00 hrs. Sail to Kri Island. Tomorrow there are 4 dives on the schedule!

Days 2-14
This cruise includes some of the fabulous sites of Misool and the Dampier Strait in Southern Raja Ampat. This area is known for its soft corals, shallow mangrove areas, caves and caverns, a variety of reef fish, mantas and pelagic species, which will make for some excellent wide-angle photography. Raja Ampat offers unforgettable diving, being the richest marine region on Earth. Reef sharks, manta rays, wobbegongs, turtles, barracuda, bumphead parrotfish, dogtooth tuna and also unforgettable macro life such as frogfish, seahorses, ghost pipefish, rhynophias and much more to discover.
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, as well as wide angle scenery filled with large fans, barrel sponges and schools of small fish.
The sites around the Alor archipelago 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 daily routine is easy to follow and focuses on diving, relaxing and eating in between dives. Wake up early to enjoy the light breakfast before the 1st dive followed by a cooked breakfast before the 2nd dive. After a buffet style lunch and before dinner will be dives 3 and 4 which may, depending on the day of the schedule, include a night dive.
Please note that only 2 dives are scheduled for the last full day of the safari, before the yacht sails back to port and the cruise comes to an end.

Day 15
After an early continental breakfast, prepare to leave the boat. A complimentary transfer will take you to Maumere Airport or any hotel you have reserved.
Note this cruise may operate in the reverse direction.

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Banda, Ambon, Alor & Forgotten Islands (13 Days / 12 Nights - 33 Dives)

Trip highlights: 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: Ambon Bay, Suanggi, Banda Neira, Manuk, Serua, Nil Desperandum, Terbang, Nusleur, Nyata, Reong, Alor, Pantar, including a visit to a Spice Island

Day 1
Land at Ambon Airport and get transferred to the magnificent MV Solitude Adventurer. Unpack your dive gear as, depending on your boarding time, you check dive awaits you. This will be in the muck diving haven of Ambon Bay. Get to know your dive buddies during dinner, before the overnight sail to Suanggi Island. Tomorrow there are 4 dives on the schedule!

Days 2-12
The daily routine is easy to follow and focuses on diving, relaxing and eating in between dives. Wake up early to enjoy the light breakfast before the 1st dive followed by a cooked breakfast before the 2nd dive. After a buffet style lunch and before dinner will be dives 3 and 4 which may, depending on the day of the schedule, include a night dive.
Diving the Banda islands will simply be a blast! Each dive will be different from the previous one. Expect to dive shallow lagoons, multi coloured reefs, steep walls and more. The remoteness of the dive sites which are rarely visited by fishermen is the main reason for the high amount of marine life you are about to encounter: reef sharks, dogtooth tunas, dolphins, turtles, trevallies and mobula rays. The Banda Islands have also been developing a reputation for sighting hammerhead sharks! Alor is home to many world class scuba dive sites including coral reefs full of colourful macro life, big fish sites where there is a chance to encounter passing pelagic and larger reef fish, plus black sand muck diving sites with an assortment of bizarre critters.
The Forgotten Islands 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, as well as wide angle scenery filled with large fans, barrel sponges and schools of small fish.
The sites around Alor 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.
Please note that only 2 dives are scheduled for the last full day of the safari, most likely in Maumere Bay, before finishing the cruise in port.

Day 13
After an early continental breakfast, prepare to leave the boat. A complimentary transfer will take you to Maumere Airport or any hotel you have reserved.
Note this cruise may operate in the reverse direction.

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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].

There are 8 en-suite cabins on board: 1 Master Stateroom (with King size bed or 2 twin beds) and 1 twin bunk bed cabin all on the main deck, and 6 Deluxe twin bed cabins on the upper deck. The main deck twin bunk bed can be used as a 3- or 4- share cabin.

All the cabins have: No. of bathrooms / showers - 8 / 8