Raja Ampat will immerse you in a diving paradise, 50,000 square Kilometers of islands & reefs, 580 kinds of coral, 1,397 species of fish including 23 endemics, this truly is the epicenter of marine biodiversity with the world’s richest collection of underwater flora & fauna. The sheer abundance of marine life, healthy colorful reefs, and diverse dive sites will leave even the most experienced divers wanting more! The stunning beauty of Raja Ampat's exotic & enchanting islands both above and below the water will leave you in no doubt that this truly is one of the worlds premier diving destinations.

Sample Itinerary
Note; all schedules are subjected to changes according to weather, sea, diving, & local conditions.

Day 1. (0-1 dives) 3 pm Trip Departure day. Our staff will meet you upon your arrival to Sorong Airport or local hotel and transfer you to the awaiting White Manta. Arrivals before midday are best so we can make check dive at Red Light District (Lampu Merah) just outside Sorong before we get underway by 3 pm for overnight sail.

Day 2. (4 dives) Daram island area

Day 3. (4 dives) Misool; Wayil area with its beautiful lagoon for a boat tour and super dives.

Day 4. (3 dives) Misool; Fiabacet & Boo area. Sail to overnight to Central & North Raja Ampat.

Day 5. (4 dives) Pianemu area; including famous Melissa’s Garden and stunning View Point hike.

Day 6. (4 dives) Manta ridge & Dampier Strait

Day 7. (4 dives) Kri area; including Big Fish, Cape Kri, Sardine Run, & excellent night dive.

Day 8. (2 dives) Misokon island; including Blue Magic & Yellow Fever. Sail back to Usahamina pier, Sorong where you spend last night on board. Plenty of time to wash & dry equipment, have lunch, rest & relaxation, and if need be, an early flight on Trip Departure day.

Day 9. (0 dives) 5 am-12 pm. Check out after light breakfast, farewells, and transfer to a local hotel or airport. Departure from Sorong to Manado/ Makassar/ Jakarta/ Denpasar.

Diving days: 7 days (26 dives)

The last dive will be on the penultimate day of the trip at around 12 pm. Divers are recommended to wait for 24 hours before flying after the last dive.

Everyone is welcome on board, no matter what level your certification. We educate divers from the first contact to be proficient, environmentally sensitive, safe divers who respect not only their own but the safety of those around them, whilst ensuring contact with all marine life is passive and respectful. 

Open Water referral requires a student to complete confined water training before joining an MV White Manta cruise. All PADI Referral forms to be forwarded to our office prior to trip departure.

Diving experience & safety:

• Most dives are suitable for all divers. Some dives may be beyond someone with 15 logged dives. If that is the case then we will assess prior to each dive, and if we feel the safety of anyone is compromised we may ask them to sit the dive out*. The cruise leader’s decision is final and is always based on safety.
  
  
• We also try to make up groups, 4 divers to 1 dive master based on the request, experience, and other factors. All guests currently booked on this trip are experienced divers. We also offer the services of a private guide*: USD900 for the trip (based on USD150/ night for the duration of the trip). While I shall NOT enforce for this trip it can be requested & paid for prior to the trip.
  
  
• We welcome all guests onboard. For those who are inexperienced, we may insist on a private guide, subject to availability, or ask them to sit our dives beyond their experience. The cruise leader's decision is final and based on the safety of this guest and all guests onboard.
• An experienced diver is someone considered to have 50 dives or more. Ideally, but not compulsory, we recommend that our divers be Advanced Open Water (AOW) divers. This will see them have more ability, confidence, awareness, experience, and more importantly a better understanding of their own and buddies' safety.
  
  
• Private Guide; our diver groups are made of 1 dive master to 4 to 5 divers. If we have 1-3 guests with very little experience we will insist on having a Private Guide: USD900 for the trip (USD150/ day for the entire trip’s duration) This will allow them to make dives up to their least conservative experience of the group. We will also advise whether certain divers are suitable for their experience level. Where possible we will offer an alternative. Where we cannot we may ask them to sit out a dive. The Cruise Leader's decision is final. All decisions are based on the safety of all concerned.