Raja Ampat to Triton Bay Liveaboard Expedition

• Local airport transfers on embarkation and disembarkation day
• Accommodation in your chosen cabin
• Full board, including tea, drinking water and regular coffee
• 3 or 4 guided dives a day (no diving on the arrival and departure days)
• 4:1 diver to dive guide ratio
• 12L tanks (DIN/INT) and weights
• Land excursions in the program

Day 1: Embark in Sorong
Airport pick-up, boarding and briefings, then an overnight run to the Dampier Strait.

Day 2: Yangeffo and Dampier Strait
Current dives for trevallies, tuna and reef sharks, with wobbegongs tucked under table corals.

Day 3: Penemu area
Hard coral ridges and reef fish, with the option to climb to the lagoon viewpoint.

Day 4: Misool area
Into the south: walls and pinnacles covered in soft corals and sea fans.

Day 5: Misool area
Seamounts and coral gardens, with a look in the sea fans for pygmy seahorses.

Day 6: Misool area
A final Misool day, including a night dive for the epaulette walking shark.

Day 7: Pisang Island
A stop on the way southeast at Pisang, with coral plateaus and small white beaches.

Day 8: Momon waterfall
Morning dives on a seamount thick with schooling fish, then a snorkel at the waterfall that drops into the sea near Fak-Fak.

Day 9: Triton Bay: south Aiduma
First Triton Bay dives on boulders and slopes carpeted in soft corals and black coral bushes.

Day 10: Triton Bay: north Aiduma
More soft coral sites between the islands, where currents feed the reef.

Day 11: Bitsjara Bay
An early start at the bagans in case whale sharks are feeding, then final dives.

Day 12: Disembark in Kaimana
Breakfast on board and transfer from Kaimana port to the airport.

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• 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 13:00. The boat leaves the same day once everyone is aboard, or early the next morning if flights land late. Disembarkation at Kaimana port on the final day: 04:00 to 11:30, with a transfer back to Utarom Airport in Kaimana. 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 12 days: $401 (EUR 360)
• Raja Ampat marine park fee: $134 (EUR 120)
• Triton Bay marine park fee: $67 (EUR 60)
• 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: $100 (EUR 90)
• Equipment rental, per trip (book at least 1 month before departure): Full equipment set (regulator, BCD, wetsuit, mask, fins, computer, SMB) $390 (EUR 350); Regulator $111 (EUR 100); BCD $111 (EUR 100); Wetsuit $78 (EUR 70); Dive computer $78 (EUR 70); Fins, mask and snorkel $45 (EUR 40); Torch $78 (EUR 70); 15L tank (subject to availability) $56 (EUR 50); Sidemount extra 12L tank $67 (EUR 60); 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.