Ambon Round-Trip Banda Islands Liveaboard

• Full-board accommodation with 3 meals on every full day on board
• 3 to 4 guided dives a day (except the last diving day)
• 4 dive instructors on board
• Nitrox
• 12-litre tanks, weights and weight belts
• Reef hooks, SMBs and GPS units on request
• Drinking water, tea, coffee and snacks
• Free Wi-Fi and laundry
• Unlimited use of the whirlpool, snorkelling gear, kayaks and stand-up paddleboards
• Land excursions as per itinerary
• Two-way transfers between the named airports or ports and Blue Pearl

Day 1: Ambon
Board in Ambon Bay and check dive at Laha, home to Ambon scorpionfish and rhinopias. Welcome dinner, then the open-water crossing.

Day 2: Suanggi
Three dives at the submerged Suanggi volcano, looking for schooling hammerheads, eagle rays and dogtooth tuna.

Day 3: Manuk
Three to four dives on Manuk's soft coral walls and hot vents, with sea snakes. Optional short hike or hot spring soak ashore.

Day 4: Pulau Hatta
Four dives on the atoll's healthy hard corals, white sand slopes and drop-offs.

Day 5: Banda Islands
Two morning dives such as Batu Kapal, a cultural tour with Fort Belgica and a nutmeg plantation, then a late afternoon dive like Lava Flow.

Day 6: Ai and Run
Three dives on the reefs of Ai and Run, with soft corals and deep walls.

Day 7: Nusa Laut
Two relaxed morning dives at Nusa Laut and a beach or top-deck barbecue (weather permitting). Bill settlement after dinner.

Day 8: Disembark
Breakfast on board, disembark at Ambon harbour around 09:00 and transfer to Pattimura Airport (AMQ).

• AIDA
• Apnea Academy
• Apnea Total
• CMAS
• FII
• Molchanovs
• PADI
• PFI
• RAID
• SSI
• NAUI
• SDI
• ADIP

• English
• Indonesian

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Complimentary transfer between Pattimura Airport (AMQ), Ambon, and Blue Pearl on day 1 and day 8.

Requirements

• Advanced Open Water certification (or equivalent from any recognised agency) is required.
• Minimum of 50 logged dives recommended by the operator.
• Nitrox certification is required to dive on nitrox.
• Valid dive insurance is strongly recommended (DAN short-term cover can be bought through the operator).
• A signed liability release and diver medical questionnaire are required before departure.

Mandatory fees (paid on board)

• Marine park fees and port taxes: USD 250 per trip.

Optional extras

• Equipment rental per day: full set USD 45, BCD USD 15, regulator USD 15, dive computer USD 15, wetsuit USD 15, 15-litre tank USD 15, fins USD 5, mask USD 3. Torch USD 10 per dive.
• Courses: PADI Open Water USD 870, PADI Advanced Open Water USD 550, PADI Enriched Air Nitrox USD 300, Discover Scuba Diving USD 200 (book in advance).
• DAN short-term dive accident cover: USD 60 (6 to 10 days), USD 90 (11 to 30 days).
• Private dive guide: USD 150 per person per day or USD 200 per couple per day.
• Spa treatments, specialty coffee, soft drinks and alcoholic drinks.
• Fuel surcharges if applicable.
• Crew gratuities (5 to 10% recommended).
• Flights and hotel nights before or after the trip.

Life happens, so we keep cancellations simple. Enjoy free cancellation for 14 days from the time of booking, or find an equally qualified replacement up to 30 days before your departure.