Raja Ampat to Ambon Extended Misool 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 currents bring giant trevally, yellowfin tuna, rainbow runners and reef sharks.

Day 3: Penemu Island
Explore Penemu's reefs, with the chance to hike to a lookout over the islands.

Day 4: Misool: Fiabacet and Boo Island
Soft coral walls and swim-throughs at Fiabacet and Boo in southern Misool.

Day 5: Misool: Daram Islands
Dive the seamounts, pinnacles and fan-covered walls of the Misool marine reserve, home to pygmy seahorses, walking sharks at night and sites where reef and oceanic mantas both appear.

Day 6: Misool: Daram Islands
A second Daram day to revisit favourite sites or explore new pinnacles and walls.

Day 7: Koon Island
Remote Koon Island, where rich currents from three seas feed dense fish life and healthy coral.

Day 8: Banda Islands
Arrive in the Banda Islands for clear water, sheer drop-offs and colourful coral pinnacles.

Day 9: Banda Islands
Dive the hard coral garden that grew back on Gunung Api's lava flow and look for mating mandarin fish at dusk.

Day 10: Banda Islands
Visit Banda Neira's spice-trade town, a nutmeg plantation and Fort Belgica between dives.

Day 11: Nusa Laut
Village-protected reefs with schools of jacks, rainbow runners, tuna and Spanish mackerel.

Day 12: Ambon Bay
Muck diving in Ambon Bay at sites like Laha, plus the soft coral arch of Pintu Kota.

Day 13: 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): $434 (EUR 390) per person ($33 (EUR 30) per day x 13 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: $110 (EUR 99) per trip
• Full equipment (regulator, BCD, wetsuit, mask, fins, computer, SMB): $429 (EUR 385) per trip
• Regulator: $122 (EUR 110) per trip
• BCD: $122 (EUR 110) per trip
• Wetsuit: $86 (EUR 77) per trip
• Dive computer: $86 (EUR 77) per trip
• Fins, mask and snorkel: $49 (EUR 44) per trip
• Torch: $86 (EUR 77) per trip
• 15L tank (subject to availability): $61 (EUR 55) per trip
• Sidemount 12L extra tank (specific rules apply): $73 (EUR 66) 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.