Raja Ampat Misool, Penemu and Waisai Liveaboard
Raja Ampat Misool, Penemu and Waisai Liveaboard
9 Days • 29 December - 06 January 2029
Dive with Iliké Liveaboard
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$6,218.00 AUD
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This 9-day, 8-night round trip from Sorong pairs three days in southern Misool with a slower tour through the north. After Daram, Fiabacet and Boo, and Wayilbatan, the boat heads to Penemu, then spends a day each at Yangeffo Island and Waisai before a final day in the Dampier Strait. It packs in around 26 dives, more per day than the shorter loop.
The extra northern days change the pace. Instead of rushing between headline sites you get more time to linger, to swim a second lap of a coral garden just to look closer, to log a night dive when the reef switches over to its after-dark crew, and to climb up to a lookout and see the islands you have been diving laid out below you.
Trip Highlights & Key Regional Features
- Three diving days inside the Misool reserve, where local villages, rangers and sponsors including Iliké keep fishing out
- Seamounts, pinnacles and coral walls covered in giant sea fans, soft corals and massive table corals
- Epaulette walking sharks and other night creatures on after-dark dives
- Penemu viewpoint over turquoise lagoons and limestone islets, with hard coral ridges underwater
- Days at Yangeffo Island and Waisai in northern Raja Ampat, with village visits and lookout hikes
- Dampier Strait current dives with giant trevallies, yellowfin tuna, reef sharks and both manta species
What's Included
What's Included
- 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
Itinerary
Itinerary
Day 1: Embark in Sorong
Airport pick-up, boarding, cabin set-up and briefings, then an overnight passage south toward Misool.
Day 2: Misool: Daram Islands
Opening dives on the soft coral walls and pinnacles of Daram, inside the Misool marine reserve.
Day 3: Misool: Fiabacet and Boo Island
Seamounts and coral gardens around Fiabacet and Boo, busy with schooling fish and sea fans.
Day 4: Misool: Wayilbatan
A last Misool day at Wayilbatan, with a night dive for the epaulette walking shark.
Day 5: Penemu Island
Hard coral ridges and reef fish in the current, plus an optional hike to the famous lagoon viewpoint.
Day 6: Yangeffo Island
A day of diving around Yangeffo Island in the north.
Day 7: Waisai
Dives in the Waisai area, with time for a village visit or a hike to a lookout point.
Day 8: Dampier Strait
Current dives between Waigeo and Batanta for big fish, reef sharks and mantas at cleaning stations.
Day 9: Disembark in Sorong
Final breakfast and transfer from Sorong port to the airport.
Agencies
Agencies
- AIDA
- Apnea Academy
- Apnea Total
- CMAS
- FII
- Molchanovs
- PADI
- PFI
- RAID
- SSI
- NAUI
- SDI
- ADIP
Languages
Languages
- English
Meeting Point
Meeting Point
Important
Important
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 9 days: $301 (EUR 270)
- 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: $70 (EUR 63)
- Equipment rental, per trip (book at least 1 month before departure): Full equipment set (regulator, BCD, wetsuit, mask, fins, computer, SMB) $273 (EUR 245); Regulator $78 (EUR 70); BCD $78 (EUR 70); Wetsuit $55 (EUR 49); Dive computer $55 (EUR 49); Fins, mask and snorkel $31 (EUR 28); Torch $55 (EUR 49); 15L tank (subject to availability) $39 (EUR 35); Sidemount extra 12L tank $47 (EUR 42); 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)
Cancellations
Cancellations
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.
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