RAJA AMPAT – MAY

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RAJA AMPAT – MAY

What to know?

Essential information for you to enjoy your trip to the fullest:

29/04/2025
10/05/2025
12 days
3 or 4 a day
Life on board
Indonesia
Indonesian, English
Indonesian Rupiah (Rp)

What to know?

Essential information for you to enjoy your trip to the fullest:

Indonesia
12 days
Indonesian, English
Indonesian Rupiah (Rp)
Life on board
3 or 4 a day

Discover the most hidden paradise in the world…

There are few unspoiled places left in the world, unexplored, far from the tourist circuits. Places where the natives look at you as if you were the first tourist they have ever seen in their lives. Magical, secret and spectacular places. Remote places unaltered by man. There are few places like Raja Ampat left.

This is partly due to it being one of the most inaccessible destinations in Southeast Asia. You may not know anyone who has been there and you may find little information on the internet.

Raja Ampat is considered one of the top five diving spots in the world. The archipelago’s location at the western edge of the Pacific Ocean favours the presence of strong currents and tides with a great nutritional wealth that attracts all kinds of marine species to its waters: 537 species of coral, 1,459 species of fish and 699 species of molluscs. Some of them, like the wobbegong shark, can only be seen here.

The image of a labyrinth of limestone islands crowned with vegetation and surrounded by turquoise lagoons has captivated Westerners since the first European sailors set foot on these lands in the 15th century.

ITINERARY

DAY 1 (April 29, Tuesday)

Pick up from Sorong airport, transfer to the boat, welcome drink and overnight. Afternoon check dive at one of the reefs around Sorong. Overnight cruise to Dampier Strait.

DAY 2 (April 30, Wednesday)

Diving in the fabulous reefs of the Dampier Strait. Night diving in Saporkren.

DAY 3 (May 1, Thursday)

Full day diving at Fam. In the afternoon, climb to the viewing point. Overnight navigation to Daram (Misool).

DAY 4 (May 2, Friday)

Diving in Misool at some of the “classics” such as Fiabacet, Whale Rock, Pulau Boo or ‘Magic Mountain’. Visit to the blacktip shark breeding beach at Yilliet on one of the two days.

DAY 5 (May 3, Saturday)

Two morning dives around Wayilbatan, at Four King or Wedding Cake. In the afternoon, third dive at Kaleidoscope Ridge on Pele Island. Overnight cruise to Pulau Pisang.

DAY 6 (May 4, Sunday)

Three day dives around the Batuanyer Rocks north and south of Pulau Pisang. Soft corals, schools of jacks and surgeonfish, wrasse and tuna. Overnight cruise to Patintie Strait.

DAY 7 (May 5, Monday)

Diving in the sites affected by strong currents in the Patintie Strait. Night diving in a protected bay and sailing to the Goraici group.

DAY 8 (May 6, Tuesday)

Three day dives around the Goraici group. Overnight sailing to Pulau Tifore.

DAY 9 (May 7, Wednesday)

Two morning dives at Pantai Sago, and in the afternoon a dive in a hard coral garden on the north coast of the island. Overnight cruise to the Bangka Islands.

DAY 10 (May 8, Thursday)

Day 4 dives in Bangka, where we will dive on wonderful pinnacles and observe exceptional marine life. Sail to Pulau Lembeh.

DAY 11 (May 9, Friday)

Two final morning dives at Lembeh, considered one of the best muck diving sites in the world. Preparations for departure the next morning.

DAY 12 (May 10, Saturday)

Breakfast on board and at the agreed time transfer to Manado airport to take the return flight.

SERVICES INCLUDED

  • Sorong Airport Transfers – SMY Ondina.
  • SMY Ondina – Manado transfer.
  • 12 days / 11 nights aboard the SMY Ondina schooner in a shared double cabin with a/c and private bathroom.
  • Full board on board. Includes mineral water, tea, coffee, snacks during the day and soft drinks.
  • 12 litre bottles with air and lead.
  • Nitrox for certified divers.
  • Additional services on board such as library, music or first aid.
  • Spanish speaking guide.
  • Travel assistance insurance and diving insurance.

SERVICES NOT INCLUDED

  • Domestic and international flights.
  • Local taxes (250€) To be paid on board.
  • Diving equipment rental.
  • 15l bottle. (available upon prior request).
  • Alcoholic beverages.
  • Personal expenses and tips.
  • Cancellation insurance (Check prices).
  • Visa (approx. €35)
  • Any concept not mentioned in “Services included”.

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Life on board

S.M.Y. ONDINA

Sailing on a “phinisi”, a typical Buginese schooner built using traditional techniques from tropical wood, through the seas of this route is a unique, romantic and adventurous experience. Having the chance to explore this diving destination, with virtually unexplored areas on board the SMY Ondina, is something exceptional.

 

It was built in South Sulawesi by the seafaring Bugis tribes and custom-built under the direct supervision of Operations Director Ricard Buxó: “by a diver for divers”.

 

It’s spacious interiors comfortably accommodate 16 passengers in 8 double cabins, each with air conditioning and private bathroom, of which the two forward cabins have two single bunk beds each, while the remaining six cabins are equipped with a double bed and a single bunk above.

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