Raja Ampat Misool and Dampier Strait Liveaboard

• Local airport transfers on embarkation and disembarkation day
• Accommodation in your chosen cabin
• Full-board meal plan with snacks
• Drinking water, tea and coffee
• Welcome cocktails
• Diving package with 3 to 4 guided dives a day, plus extra dives
• 12L tanks (DIN/INT) and weights
• Land excursions in the program
• Cabin towels, deck towels and complimentary toiletries
• VAT

Day 1: Embark in Sorong
Meet the crew at Sorong airport, board Iliké, settle into your cabin and attend the welcome and safety briefings before the overnight run south.

Day 2: Misool: Daram Islands
First dives in the Misool reserve, on walls and pinnacles draped in soft corals and sea fans, with a check dive to set your weights.

Day 3: Misool: Fiabacet and Boo Island
A full day around Fiabacet and Boo: seamounts, swim-throughs and coral gardens with dense schools of reef fish.

Day 4: Misool: Wayilbatan
More reserve diving at Wayilbatan, with a night dive looking for the epaulette walking shark.

Day 5: Penemu Island
Reef dives over hard coral ridges and an optional hike to the Penemu lookout above the lagoons and limestone islets.

Day 6: Dampier Strait
Current dives between Waigeo and Batanta for trevallies, tuna and reef sharks, with time at manta cleaning stations.

Day 7: Dampier Strait
A second day in the strait for big fish and mantas, plus a chance to visit a local village or hike to a viewpoint.

Day 8: Disembark in Sorong
Breakfast on board and transfer from Sorong port to the airport.

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

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The crew meet you at Domine Eduard Osok Airport in Sorong and take you to Iliké at Sorong port (enter your flight details in the reservation system). Embarkation window on day 1: 06:00 to 14:00. The boat leaves the same day once everyone is aboard, or early the next morning if flights land late. Disembarkation at Sorong port on the final day: 04:00 to 11:30, with a transfer back to Domine Eduard Osok Airport in Sorong. Domestic flights to and from the ports are needed; Iliké can help find connections.

Requirements

• Advanced Open Water certification (or equivalent) and a minimum of 75 logged dives; 50 to 75 dives only with a paid private dive guide booked at least 1 month ahead (subject to availability).
• Dive insurance is mandatory; no diving without it. Comprehensive travel, medical and cancellation insurance is strongly recommended.
• Each guest must dive with their own dive computer. No-decompression diving only, within certification limits.
• Bring your certification card, logbook and Nitrox card. Passport valid for at least 6 months; check visa rules with your consulate.
• Complete the online guest form (certification, logged dives, rental, diet, medical, emergency contact, flights) at least 2 weeks before departure.
• Medical: bring any personal medication, including motion sickness tablets. The boat carries first aid and emergency oxygen, but hospitals and chambers are hours or days away.

Mandatory fees (paid on board in cash)

• Trip fee (fuel charge, port fees, eco projects), $33 (EUR 30) per day x 8 days: $267 (EUR 240)
• Raja Ampat marine park fee: $134 (EUR 120)
• A valid Raja Ampat park tag sent at least 2 weeks before departure exempts you from the Raja Ampat fee.
• Cash only on board (EUR, USD or Indonesian rupiah); no cards, and ATMs are often unavailable.

Optional extras

• Nitrox for the trip: $60 (EUR 54)
• Equipment rental, per trip (book at least 1 month before departure): Full equipment set (regulator, BCD, wetsuit, mask, fins, computer, SMB) $234 (EUR 210); Regulator $67 (EUR 60); BCD $67 (EUR 60); Wetsuit $47 (EUR 42); Dive computer $47 (EUR 42); Fins, mask and snorkel $27 (EUR 24); Torch $47 (EUR 42); 15L tank (subject to availability) $33 (EUR 30); Sidemount extra 12L tank $40 (EUR 36); SMB $11 (EUR 10)
• Starlink WiFi (24/7), 5GB: $28 (EUR 25)
• Tips: recommended minimum $18 (EUR 16) per guest per day (about EUR 1 per crew member per day)
• On board: soft drinks, beer, wine, spirits, Nespresso coffee, massage ($22 (EUR 20)), laundry ($1 (EUR 1) per item)

Not included

• Domestic and international flights to and from the embarkation and disembarkation ports
• Visa, airport taxes and excess baggage
• Hotels and meals ashore
• Trip fee and marine park fees (listed above)
• Soft drinks and alcoholic drinks
• Nitrox, rental equipment and private dive guide
• Dive and travel insurance
• Gratuities, laundry, massage and souvenirs
• Dive courses (none run on board)

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.