Indonesia Dive safari on gulet Gaff Rigged Schoone

Pick up at your hotel or the airport in Sorong. Settling in onboard with a welcome drink and a brief introduction to the boat and safety on board. Cruise to Wasai, Waigeo a navigation of approximately 6 hours. This will allow time for you to get acquainted with the ship, set up your dive gear & cameras and to meet and socialize with the other guests and friendly crew. After arriving in Wasai we will head for our first check dive.

This area houses world renown dive sites like “Blue Magic”, “Cape Kri”, “Manta Sandy” and “Manta ridge”. The topography of the Dampier allows the Indonesian throughflow to pass through, producing strong currents. As a result, you can see a diversity of marine life that you have never seen before. You will chill with graceful rays and feel like you are swimming around in a fish soup! A cultural on-land visit of Arborek Pier is also planned in this region.

Day 5 &6. These are a pair of islands and two small rocks located between Raja Ampat and Halmahera. You will spend the entire day here. The diving is beautiful, with sloping reefs adorned with soft corals in the deeper areas and hard coral bommies in the shallows. When the currents are strong, the dive sites can be teeming with life, featuring schooling bumphead parrotfish, countless blue triggerfish, and dogtooth tunas passing by.

Bacan island region offers a wide array of activities above and below the water. Beautiful beaches, waterfalls and more. Dive sites like Batu Tajam offer: black tip, napoleon, big sweetlips. Ecuador: blacktip, big red scorpionfishes, Nudis, crabs, nice and quiet reef. Lilai jetty: hectic current, black manta passing by near the jetty, bamboo sharks. Pipefish, crabs.

The region around Patinti Strait is well known for Saleh Island, home to Sali Bay Resort and its spectacular topography. It features castaway beaches and great dive sites. The area is rich in marine life, including giant trevallies, grey reef sharks, blacktip sharks, tunas, mackerels, schools of fusiliers, and surgeonfish. Truly spectacular.

Dive Sites:

• Selat Proco: Encounter blacktip sharks, grey reef sharks, mackerels, dogtooth tuna, mini canyons, and overhangs.
• Saleh Besar: Drift in the channel through a series of mini canyons and rock blocks. While there are fewer big pelagics, it’s a very fishy site.
• Jabu: Vibrant coral reefs inhabited by numerous small and larger marine species. The South/Southeast point is particularly spectacular.
• Kusu: A beautiful coral garden with millions of glassfish, pygmy seahorses, leaf fish, schools of sweetlips under a small rock, bamboo sharks, and hundreds of reef fish.
• Pulau Pokal: A high rock in the middle of the channel with a long plateau at approximately 30 meters.
• Saleh Kecil: Features splendid corals, dramatic topography, and big fish sightings.
• Pulau Nanas: A stunning spot with beautiful and colorful coral, schools of glassfish, various nudibranchs, blue hairy crabs, lobsters, scorpionfish, and crocodile fish.

Diving in Ternate, particularly in North Ternate, offers an incredible experience at Hiri Island. Here, you can encounter large schools of barracuda, dugongs, dolphins, reef sharks, turtles, and walls with exceptional visibility ranging from 30 to 40 meters. However, Hiri Island is known for its relatively strong currents, which may not be ideal for those who prefer calmer conditions. For a more relaxed dive, consider exploring the black sands of Sulamadaha or the white sands of Jikomalamo. These sites boast dense coral gardens, soft corals, turtles, schooling bumphead parrotfish, and other pelagic species.

The Km Pari Wreck is another fascinating dive site, lying at a depth of 12-20 meters. This wreck also features three buses that serve as artificial reefs, attracting a variety of marine life. At night, you might even spot the endemic Walking Shark (Hemiscyllium Halmahera). Further south, the seabed is uniquely structured with large pinnacles and a mini cave found at a depth of approximately 27 meters, exiting at 30 meters. Additionally, you'll find walls teeming with colorful small fish, as well as frequent sightings of sharks, stingrays, and nudibranchs.