MV Raja Ampat Explorer 8D7N

• Pick up at the airport and transfer to the harbor to board the boat.
• Sailing to Misool

Possible Dive sites:

Misool

• Magic Mountain: also known as Shadow Reef for its amazing corals, this is one of the prime sites in Misool. An underwater sea mount with lots of currents around it, it is a popular Manta Ray and Shark cleaning area.
• Boo Window: features an interesting underwater topography with a number of large swim-throughs, or so called windows that start to appear just below the sea surface.
• Tank Rock : 3 pinnacles lie to the east of Tank Rock. Giant grouper 6 – 8 feet long may approach close to divers in deeper waters. The fish schools around these pinnacles can make it difficult to see the reef. One of the most pristine coral reefs. Night dive at Wayil.

Misool

• Four Kings: This site features schooling barracudas, smaller schools of jacks, scorpionfish, napoleon wrasse, and huge potato groupers. The pinnacles themselves are dramatic structures, with vibrant colors and corals and good visibility as well.
• Barracuda Rock: although most liveaboards call this “Barracuda Rock”, schooling trevally are more reliably encountered.
• Gorgonian Passage: a stunning wall with impressive corals dominated by enormous sea fans, which really make this a breathtaking site.
• Hiking to Love Lagoon to overlook the beautiful heart-shaped lagoon

Misool

• Farundi Cave is one of the favourite dive sites due to its unique and distinctive landscape: tunnels, caverns, and colourful walls. It highlights two famous dive spots, which are Goa Besar and Verena’s Garden.
• Three Sisters: has three limestone projections embedded in water. The various species of marine life, like sponges, turtles, Manti shrimps, seahorses, and crabs there further enhance the appeal of the Three Sisters.
• Sailing to Fam
  My Reef: this reef is more of a large pinnacle extending 30 meters beyond the island and has some super strong water currents sometimes. The schools of big barracudas and snappers will greet you, and you will be at a loss for where to look and where not to.
• Melisa’s Garden: You will start to encounter the amazing diversity of coral and fish life that this reef has to offer. As you get closer to the top of the reef, you will find that the corals fight with each other for space, making it one of the most spectacular garden reefs.
  Keruo Channel: Coral reefs are diverse underwater ecosystems held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals. Coral reefs are built by colonies of tiny animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients. Night dive at Galaxy Reef. Sailing to Wayag.

WAYAG

• The island is known for its beautiful atolls and amazing underwater life. Here, you find pristine beaches with unique Karst islands that look like mushrooms sprouting out from the sea. The crystal clear turquoise waters surrounded by lagoons and the rich underwater diversity make it one of the best dive sites in Raja Ampat. The medium to strong currents surrounding the pinnacles invite pelagic species like barracudas, tuna, and large groups of sharks.
• Sail to Batu Delapan, Batu Luar. and Wayag’s Corner.
• Afternoon hiking to the top of the hill to overlook a stunning view of the overall Wayag Geo-site. Sailing to Kawe.

• Lone Tree Rock: a lot of fushilier, wobbegong shark, black and white tip shark, sometimes manta and eagle ray, barracuda, jack fish, giant trevally, tuna, napoleon, pigmy seahorse, lobster, etc.
• Black Rock: locally referred to as Batu Hitam, this site is covered with gorgonians, leather coral, and hosts a few black coral colonies, home to Glassy Sweepers, besides other kinds of coral formations.
• Eagle Rock: schooling of yellow tail barracuda, wobbegong shark, black coral, really nice pinnacle or big bommies, beautiful soft coral garden, pigmy seahorse, bargibanti, dennis, lobster, manta ray, nudibranch flat worm, etc.
• Night dive at Ju Island: walking shark, decorator crab, commensal shrimp, lobster, bobtail, squid, ghost pipe fish, etc. Sailing to Tanjung Putus

YANGGEFO

• Mayhem Reef: This site has a great variety of encounters, from large schools of fusiliers, snappers, jacks, and batfish to wobbegongs and pygmy seahorses on the bottom. The ideal dive on Mayhem involves dropping in along the edge of the pinnacle along the current side and watching the schools of fish parading in the current. As bottom time slips away, it’s time to swim along the plentiful large bommies leading toward the shallows.
• Citrus Ridge: The reef is made up of a ridge that slopes down, and it is one of the dive sites that are often called aquariums for the vast numbers of marine life that exist here. There are many bommies littered on the sandy bottom. The soft corals are home to literally thousands of glassfish that nest all over the dive site. The sea fans are home to many different types of seahorses, including pygmy seahorses. There are also many different types of sweetlips and jawfish. Sail to Mangrove Point and night Dive at BJ Reef.

Mansuar island

• Manta Ridge is one of the most popular dive sites in the Raja Ampat region when it comes to close encounters with mantas, as it is a cleaning station that attracts groups of them. Manta rays can be seen in the surroundings areas, but in the central region you will have more chances to spot them.
• Sawandarek Jetty: for the turtle lovers, you will encounter larger than usual green turtles, Giant clams, and large schools of fusiliers and barracuda. It also has a wide variety of macro life.
• Cape Kri: holds the world record for the site with the largest number of species referenced in one single dive! The crossroads of different currents at the tip of the island of Kri have created an incredible variety of marine biodiversity – all kinds of sharks, many schools of fish, amazing coral diversity, and specimens for macro fans. Night dive at Friwen Reef.

• After breakfast, transfer to the airport for an onward flight.