INDONESIA
DIVING CRUISES - ITINERARIES
Important Note:
The itineraries described here only give you an idea of which places are visited
on a typical cruise. The actual following order in which these divesites are visited
vary as the Cruise Director and the Captain decide on the best course of action
based on weather conditions and marine life sightings. The object is to ensure
optimum diving conditions at all times.
NORTH SULAWESI
Lembeh
Strait, Bunaken, Bangka, Siau, Sangihe and more
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for a North Sulawesi cruise map
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| North
Sulawesi underwater scenery |
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Part of each cruise will
take place in the Lembeh Straits. The reefs
surrounding Lembeh Island offer an immense variety
of marine life and have become the destination of choice
for underwater photographers in search of unique macro
subjects: wasp fish, weedy/lacy scorpion fish, pygmy
seahorses, frog fish and nudibranchs to name but a few.
Passengers on our cruises will also spend time enjoying the world-class
diving around Bunaken National Marine Park as
well as Bangka Island. Here divers will encounter
spectacular walls and reefs of hard and soft corals,
an underwater environment that has enchanted divers
from all over the globe.
Ocean Rover then journeys further north to a chain of volcanic islands, the Sangihe
Archipelago: dozens of islands, some of which
are over fifteen hundred meters high and densely covered
by coconut palms. This area has some of the deepest
and clearest water on the planet. Some of the highlights
include an underwater lava flow, a
natural hot spring jacuzzi and a dive
at Mahangatang, an underwater volcano
which releases silver bubbles into the sea, an unforgettable sight.
Passengers staying at Kungkungan Bay or Lembeh Resort before or after
the cruise will be picked up and dropped off at the resort docks in Lembeh
Strait.
A typical 9 day itinerary will do
38-42 dives (night dives only when location is suitable).
RAJA AMPAT
Waigeo,
Gam, Kri, Wai, Batanta, Kawe and more
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for a Raja Ampat area map
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| Frogfish
resting on coral at Raja Ampat |
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The cruises visit the best sites of Raja Ampat.
Diving here means diving with current, for that reason
we have to remain flexible because if the current, which
will be check regularly by the dive guides, is too strong
we will move to another location. The next dive site
is waiting just around the corner!
On cruise departure day we pick up passengers
from the airport or from a local hotel if they arrived
a few days
earlier. After boarding of all guests we will
have a welcome aboard briefing at approx 1800hrs before
getting underway.
During the itinerary we will cross the equator
several times between longitudes 130°-132°E while
enjoying the best of the underwater world of Raja Ampat’s
many dive sites, predominately in the north-west
region around the islands of Waigeo, Gam, Kri,
Wai, Fam and Kawe.
On disembarkation day some passengers will have
to get up extra early because of flights leaving in
the morning. Guests who are staying in Sorong longer will disembark after breakfast.
Your hotel transfer will be organized by us.
A typical 12 day itinerary will do 45-54 dives (night
dives only when location is suitable).
Indonesia Diving Cruises
are NOT RECOMMENDED for Inexperienced Divers
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the Schedules & Bookings Page for Departure Dates & Prices
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