Raja Ampat, Banda Sea & Triton Bay 

Liveaboard Cruise with MV AMBAI

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Cruise Duration & Rates start from:

From: Sorong  Disembark: Ambon or reverse

15 Days/14 Nights – 5.710 €

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This Ambon-Sorong cruise liveaboard will visit the Northern part of the Ring of Fire before heading to Triton bay,  then Misool before ending in Sorong. Great selection of the very best scuba dive sites of this unique itinerary.

To reach the departure of our cruises

This cruise departure is from Ambon (AMQ). That city is well served with some daily flights from the main Indonesian International Airports such as Jakarta, Manado, Makassar, and Denpasar.

Jakarta is the International airport recommended.

Landing with Emirates EK 356 (the day before the departure of the cruise at 15:40) works well to continue with the domestic flights to Sorong. Garuda Indonesia and Nam Air offer direct 4-hour flights Jakarta-Sorong taking-off a bit after midnight.

Return Sorong-Jakarta the last day of the cruise. International flight at last Day+1 with EK 357 at 00:15 (15 minutes after midnight).

Itinerary Highlights

The main highlight of the area is the gorgeous abundance of life, both the fixed fauna such as corals and gorgonians and the stunning abundance of fish. Trevallies, barracudas, bump-head parrotfish, spadefish, surgeonfish, fusiliers often form big schools on the reefs. Mantas rays are generally present on at least two dive sites, and encounters with bigger fishes as tunas, Spanish mackerels, reef sharks and the “carpet shark” – Wobbegong – are frequent.

What makes this trip very special

First, this pristine diving destinations combined are only reachable with liveaboards.

Second, like most of the Asian countries, Indonesian is subject to the monsoons. Southeast monsoon and upwelling primarily on the eastern side make the Banda Sea practicable with safety during the Inter monsoons only.

Last but not least, that’s a 3-in-1 package of gems. Check this out:

 Ring of Fire:

The Banda Sea is characterized by a generally very good visibility. Warm waters. On the top 5 areas to encounter Squat-headed and Scalloped Hammerheads, most of the time in large shoals, our cruises will take you to remote spots for an unforgettable diving-with-schools-of-hammerhead sharks experience.

Whales also frequently pass through the strait. Walls, drop-offs, and pinnacles so colorful and so healthy!

 Triton Bay:

The beauty of its amazing soft corals that stick out to the surface is definitely one of the major marine attractions in Triton Bay. There are over 959 different kinds of coral fish and 471 known types of coral in this area. The other highlights include black coral forests, overflowing schools of sweetlips, vibrant macro lives, and a good chance to encounter whale sharks on “bagan”—the fishing platforms where these giants come to visit from time to time.

 Misool:

Excellent wide-angle, amazing biodiversity with lots of fish. Colorful soft corals and macro. World class diving sites!

Raja Ampat has often been qualified as the “last frontier” and this is really the feeling you will get in this area: one of the rare untouched places on earth. The topographies of the dive sites are also very diverse and interesting: pinnacles, ridges, walls, caves, rock formations and lagoons…

Some of the species you will encounter

• Barracudas, surgeonfishes, Bumphead parrotfish, Trevallies and giant trevallies, spadefish. Hammerhead sharks, Napoleon wrasse, wobbegong, tunas, bonitos, waow, manta rays, mobulas
• Seahorse, frogfish, leaf fish, scorpionfish, Mandarin fish
• Black corals forests, gorgonian fields, soft corals, gorgonian fields and so much more…

 Accommodation in a shared twin or double cabin
 All meals & snacks. Drinking water, soft drinks and hot drinks, espresso.
 All guided dives (1 guide /4 divers maximum)
 Aluminum tanks (12 lts), weights and belts
 Nitrox
 Airport-boat transfers from/to the closest airport (departure and arrival)

 Park & Port fees – Fuel surcharge: 350 €/pax (paid onboard)
 International and domestic flights
 Alcoholic beverages (you can BYOB)
 Diving equipment rental (see pricing below)
 100 cf (15 litre) tanks : 65 € / cruise
 Massage
 Crew gratuities

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Sample Cruise Itinerary: 15 Days / 14 Nights Ambon to Sorong or reverse

Raja Ampat, Banda Sea & Triton Bay Dive & Exploration Liveaboard Cruise

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