Misool Caverns & Arborek Raja Ampat Liveaboard Expedition

• 11 days / 10 nights accommodation in a private cabin with en-suite bathroom
• 3 or 4 dives a day (about 30 dives in total) plus land excursions
• Full board: 4 meals a day plus snacks
• Nitrox for certified divers
• Dive tanks and weights
• Non-alcoholic drinks, including espresso and cappuccino
• Use of kayaks, stand up paddleboard and snorkel gear
• Starlink Wi-Fi (listed as included in the booking widget and rates PDF)
• Two-way transfer from the airport or hotel to the harbour

Day 1: Sorong embarkation
Pick-up at Sorong airport or your hotel and transfer to the harbour. Settle in, set up your gear and join the welcome briefing before the long crossing through Sele Strait towards Misool begins. Time to unpack cameras and get to know the boat. No diving today.

Day 2: Misool, Daram
Three dives in the remote Daram islands, where walls are thick with soft corals and sea fans. Expect gentle drifts with fusiliers, Napoleon wrasse and blacktip reef sharks. Example sites: Andiamo, Warna Berwarna, Candy Store.

Day 3: Misool, Boo and Yellit
Four dives on Misool's signature reefs, from the Boo Windows to Yellit and Magic Mountain, with manta cleaning stations, fish-covered ridges and long coral gardens with turtles and reef sharks. A night dive is planned. Example sites: Magic Mountain, Boo Window, Eagle's Nest, Yellit Kecil.

Day 4: Misool, Fiabacet
The Fiabacet pinnacles are linked by shallow ridges covered in soft coral, busy with trevally, surgeonfish, turtles and clouds of anthias. Wobbegongs rest on the white sand patches and gorgonian forests line the deeper edges. Example sites: Tank Rock, Nudi Rock, Whale Rock.

Day 5: Misool, Wayilbatan
Four dives on the colourful ridges and seamounts of southern Misool, with big soft corals, healthy fans, pygmy seahorses and excellent visibility. Example sites: Four Kings, Wedding Cake, Barracuda Rock, Dunia Kecil.

Day 6: Misool, Farondi
Tunnels, caverns and dramatic overhangs hung with soft coral trees and sponges, schooling sweetlips and steep, colourful walls. After the third dive the boat starts the long navigation north. Example sites: Goa Farondi, 3 Rocks, Arch Cave.

Day 7: Penemu
Classic Dampier reefs with large hard coral formations and plenty of fish when the current runs, then an afternoon hike to the viewpoint over the star-shaped lagoons. Example sites: My Reef, Melissa's Garden, Batu Rufas.

Day 8: Yangeffo and Gam
Four dives on reefs such as Mayhem and Citrus Ridge, with big schools of barracuda, fusiliers, trevally and bumphead parrotfish, and mangrove bays to explore between dives. Example sites: Mayhem, Citrus Ridge, Way Pretty Shallow, Gam North.

Day 9: Yangeffo and Arborek
Start at Lalosi, then the manta cleaning station at Manta Sandy. After a visit to Arborek village, a night dive at the Arborek jetty. Example sites: Lalosi, Manta Sandy, Arborek Jetty.

Day 10: Dampier Strait
Two final dives on well-known sites with schools of jacks, snappers and barracuda and frequent grey reef sharks, then the cruise back to Sorong for a relaxed last evening. Example sites: Cape Kri, Blue Magic.

Day 11: Sorong disembarkation
Breakfast and farewells, then a transfer to Sorong airport or your hotel. Disembarkation 05:00 to 09:00.

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Sorong airport (Domine Eduard Osok Airport) or a Sorong hotel, with transfer to the harbour; embarkation 06:00 to 12:00, return to Sorong with disembarkation 05:00 to 09:00

Requirements

• Advanced Open Water certification (PADI Advanced Open Water, CMAS Level 2 or equivalent level) with at least 30 logged sea dives
• Last dive less than 12 months before departure
• Divers with a lower certification may join only under special coaching arrangements
• Proof of certification (and Nitrox certification to dive Nitrox), mandatory dive insurance, valid passport and visa, signed liability release, Guest Information Form at least one month before departure
• Check in by 12:00 on day 1 (embarkation 06:00 to 12:00); check out by 09:00 on the last day

Mandatory fees

• Marine park and harbour fees: $39 (EUR 35) per person per night x 10 nights = $390 (EUR 350) per person, paid on board in cash, card or transfer (EUR, USD or IDR); may change up to 3 months before departure
• Dive insurance (mandatory); travel insurance strongly recommended

Optional extras

• Single occupancy of a cabin: 60% surcharge on the per-person rate (about $8,726 / EUR 7,840 for this trip)
• Third guest sharing a cabin: 75% of the adult rate from 18 years ($4,090), 50% from 12 to 17 years ($2,727), 25% up to 11 years ($1,363)
• Private charter: no charter price shown for this itinerary in the booking widget; rates PDF lists EUR 2,550 per night (about $2,838 per night) for up to 6 guests
• Courses: Discover Dive (try dive) $78 (EUR 70); PADI Open Water, online theory $345 (EUR 310); PADI Open Water, with theory $434 (EUR 390); AOWD Training $334 (EUR 300); PADI Advanced Open Water $362 (EUR 325); Nitrox Certification $167 (EUR 150)
• Equipment rental (request at booking, limited quantities): BCD $11 (EUR 10) per diving day; Regulator $11 (EUR 10) per diving day; Wetsuit $6 (EUR 5) per diving day; Dive torch $6 (EUR 5) per diving day; 15 liter tank $6 (EUR 5) per diving day; Fins $6 (EUR 5) per day; Dive computer $11 (EUR 10) per day
• Crew gratuities: 10% of the cruise rate suggested
• Returning guests: 5% discount on the cruise rate

Not included

Domestic and international flights; marine park and harbour fees; dive insurance (mandatory); travel insurance (recommended); dive equipment rental; dive courses; private dive guide; snorkeling guide; alcoholic beverages; crew gratuities (10% of the cruise rate suggested)

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.