Raja Ampat to Ambon Banda Sea Liveaboard Expedition

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• Local airport transfers at the embarkation and disembarkation ports
• Full board: breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks
• Drinking water, tea and coffee
• Welcome cocktail
• Diving package with 3 to 4 guided dives per day (no diving on arrival and departure days), plus the extra dives in the program
• 12L tanks (DIN or INT) and weights
• Land excursions listed in the program
• Cabin towels, deck towels and complimentary toiletries

Day 1: Embark in Sorong
Board Iliké in Sorong port, settle in and prepare your gear.

Day 2: Yangeffo Island and Dampier Strait
Dive Yangeffo and the Dampier Strait, where nutrient-rich water brings giant trevally, tuna, rainbow runners and reef sharks.

Day 3: Penemu Island
Explore the reefs around Penemu, with the chance to climb to a lookout over the karst islands.

Day 4: Misool: Fiabacet and Boo Island
Dive the soft coral walls and swim-throughs of Fiabacet and Boo in southern Misool.

Day 5: Misool: Daram Islands
Seamounts, pinnacles and fan-covered walls at Daram, with a night dive for walking sharks.

Day 6: Koon Island
Remote Koon sits where the Seram, Arafura and Banda Seas meet, and its strong currents feed thriving coral and fish.

Day 7: Banda Islands
Arrive in the Banda Islands for clear water, bottomless drop-offs and colourful coral pinnacles.

Day 8: Banda Islands
Dive the coral garden that regrew on Gunung Api's 1988 lava flow and look for mating mandarin fish at dusk.

Day 9: Banda Islands
Visit Banda Neira's spice-trade history, a nutmeg plantation and Fort Belgica, between dives.

Day 10: Nusa Laut
Reefs protected by the local village, with schools of jacks, rainbow runners, tuna and Spanish mackerel.

Day 11: Ambon Bay
Muck diving in Ambon Bay at sites like Laha, plus the soft coral covered rock arch of Pintu Kota outside the bay.

Day 12: Disembark in Ambon
Disembark in Ambon port after breakfast and transfer to the airport.

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

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The crew meets you at Domine Eduard Osok Airport in Sorong and takes you to Iliké; enter your flight details in the booking system. Embarkation in Sorong is between 06:00 and 13:00 and the boat sails the same day once everyone is on board (or early the next morning if flights land late). At the end of the trip disembarkation in Ambon is between 04:00 and 11:30, followed by a transfer to the local airport. Domestic flights are needed to reach Sorong and to leave Ambon; Iliké can help find connections.

Requirements

• Advanced Open Water certification (CMAS** or equivalent) and a minimum of 75 logged dives. Divers with 50 to 75 dives may join only with a private dive guide at extra cost, booked at least 1 month ahead and subject to availability.
• Dive insurance is mandatory; you cannot dive without it. Comprehensive travel, medical and cancellation insurance is strongly recommended because the route is remote, with recompression chambers and hospitals hours or days away.
• A personal dive computer is mandatory for every diver. Dives are no-decompression and within your certification limits; no dive courses run on board.
• Passport valid for at least 6 months; bring your certification card, logbook and Nitrox card. Check visa rules with your consulate.
• Complete the online guest form (passport, certification and logged dives, rental, Nitrox, diet, medical details, emergency contact, flights) at least 2 weeks before departure.
• Strong currents are possible; bring motion sickness medication if you need it.

Mandatory fees (paid on board in cash)

• Trip fee (fuel surcharge, port fees, eco projects): $401 (EUR 360) per person ($33 (EUR 30) per day x 12 days)
• Marine Park fee Ambon: $17 (EUR 15) per person per trip
• Marine Park fee Raja Ampat: $134 (EUR 120) per person per trip
• A valid Raja Ampat marine park tag sent at least 2 weeks before departure exempts you from the Raja Ampat fee
• Cash only on board (EUR, USD or IDR); no credit cards and ATMs are often unavailable

Optional extras

• Nitrox: $100 (EUR 90) per trip
• Full equipment (regulator, BCD, wetsuit, mask, fins, computer, SMB): $390 (EUR 350) per trip
• Regulator: $111 (EUR 100) per trip
• BCD: $111 (EUR 100) per trip
• Wetsuit: $78 (EUR 70) per trip
• Dive computer: $78 (EUR 70) per trip
• Fins, mask and snorkel: $45 (EUR 40) per trip
• Torch: $78 (EUR 70) per trip
• 15L tank (subject to availability): $56 (EUR 50) per trip
• Sidemount 12L extra tank (specific rules apply): $67 (EUR 60) per trip
• SMB: $11 (EUR 10) per trip
• Starlink WiFi (24/7), 5GB: $28 (EUR 25) per package
• Crew tips: recommended minimum $18 (EUR 16) per guest per day (EUR 1 per crew member per day)
• Book rental gear at least 1 month before departure

Not included

• Domestic and international flights to the embarkation port and from the disembarkation port
• Visa, airport taxes and excess baggage
• Hotels and meals ashore
• Soft drinks, juices, beer, wine and spirits
• Espresso and specialty coffee
• Laundry and massage
• Dive and travel insurance
• Dive courses
• Satellite calls
• Souvenirs

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.