Misool & Piaynemo Raja Ampat Liveaboard

• 9 days / 8 nights accommodation in a private cabin with en-suite bathroom
• 3 or 4 dives a day (about 23 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
The crew meets you at Sorong airport or your hotel and transfers you to the harbour. Settle into your cabin, set up your gear and join the welcome briefing, then the boat begins the long crossing through Sele Strait towards Misool. No diving today.

Day 2: Misool, Daram
First 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
A day on Misool's best known reefs, from the Boo Windows to Yellit and Magic Mountain, with manta cleaning stations, fish-covered ridges and coral gardens patrolled by 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
Southern Misool's ridges and seamounts around the Wayil area, with large soft corals, healthy sea fans and pygmy seahorses. Example sites: Four Kings, Wedding Cake, Barracuda Rock, Dunia Kecil.

Day 6: Piaynemo
Large hard coral formations and dense fish life when the current runs. In the afternoon, a hike to the viewpoint above the star-shaped lagoons. Example sites: My Reef, Melissa's Garden, Batu Rufas.

Day 7: Yangeffo
Mayhem and Citrus Ridge bring big schools of barracuda, fusiliers, trevally and bumphead parrotfish, with mangrove-fringed bays to explore between dives. Example sites: Mayhem, Citrus Ridge, Pretty Shallow.

Day 8: Dampier Strait
Two final dives near Kri Island with jacks, snappers, barracuda and frequent grey reef sharks, then a cruise back to Sorong for a relaxed last evening. Example sites: Cape Kri, Chicken Reef, Blue Magic.

Day 9: Sorong disembarkation
Breakfast on board, 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 8 nights = $312 (EUR 280) 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 $6,981 / EUR 6,272 for this trip)
• Third guest sharing a cabin: 75% of the adult rate from 18 years ($3,272), 50% from 12 to 17 years ($2,181), 25% up to 11 years ($1,091)
• Private charter of the whole boat (up to 6 guests): from $24,931 (EUR 22,400) per the booking widget
• 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.