Treat yourself and dive the entire Raja Ampat - down from Misool, up to Wayag on the North -  with a fine selection of the very best scuba dive sites of all the area. 

The legendary Raja Ampat area has long been thought of as the “last frontier”.

A sense of peacefulness surrounds you when exploring the area: one of the last, rare untouched places on earth. Our usual 13-day trip, which offers a visit to the entire Raja Ampat area, is an unforgettable experience: outstanding Scuba diving into one of the planet’s best spots, sea kayaking into a constellation of sapphire blue-water lagoons fringed by rainforests, bird-watching opportunities, hiking to stunning viewpoints and finally encounters with the local inhabitant of these islands. Our adventure will begin in Sorong where you will await on our vessel before noon, and will end up in Sorong as well where we will disembark before noon. We organize your pick up and drop off at the airport or your hotel.

THE DIVING:

The abundance of sea life, both fixed fauna such as corals and gorgonians along the lush reef, as well as the stunning quantity and diversity of fish swimming above is just astonishing. The dive sites’ underwater topographies are also varied and interesting, filled with dramatic pinnacles, long ridges, walls, hidden caves, rock formations, azure lagoons, and much more. The fauna ranges from the tiny Pygmy Seahorse to the oceanic manta ray. Raja Ampat’s signature is the huge schools of fish: clouds of fusiliers that attract predators like tunas and trevallies, barracudas, schools of the inquisitive spadefish, schools of sweetlips, groups of bump head parrotfish, napoleon wrasses, etc. Reef sharks are very much present on the reefs; the carpet shark or Wobbegong is ubiquitous, laying on a coral or under a rock behind a cloud of glassfish. The walking shark (Epaulette shark) can often be seen during night dives. Mantas are often spotted on three different dive sites.

The Wallacea typical “Raja Ampat ultimate” 13-day trip covers the whole Raja Ampat area: Misool in the South, up to Wayag in the North, and the Dampier Strait. We then choose the dive sites according to the prevailing conditions during the trip. A minimum of 36 dives (3 dives per day) is offered during the trip, including at least 6 night dives.

SNORKELING:

Our trips are open to snorkelers. Most of the dive sites offer great snorkeling opportunities with a lot to see in shallow waters, and we offer specific guidance for snorkelers.

ACTIVITIES:

Besides the diving, we offer some activities along the trip according to weather conditions and the final trip itinerary. In Misool, we will visit the ranger’s station and snorkel in front of their beach in a natural shark nursery where small black tips swim around in one meter of crystal clear water. A short hike to the viewpoint of the “love lagoon” (a lagoon in the shape of a hearth!) will be offered. In Farondi, we will use the dinghies to navigate inside some hidden lagoons and go for a walk into a cave. The most northern point of our trip is the iconic Wayag Lagoon we will visit with the dinghies throughout the hundreds of quartz islets. A short hike to the viewpoint of “Mount Pindito” will allow us to admire the entire lagoon. In Dampier Strait, we will visit one or several villages in the late afternoon. An early morning short hike into the rainforest to a bird of paradise mating tree is also proposed. You can also ask a boatman to bring you a shore at any time, as long as the schedule allows it. Our four complementary kayaks and paddles are also available to go on shore or in the lagoons whenever the boat is anchored. All these activities are subject to weather conditions as well as the planned daily schedule and itinerary.

DESTINATIONS:

• MISOOL 
  Misool is excellent for taking wide-angle shots, encounters with mantas, and massive schools of fish. The underwater topography is predominantly rocky with ridges and rock formations. The colorful reefs display an abundance of soft corals and huge gorgonians. Macro subjects are plenty as well: pygmy seahorses, tiny crabs, nudibranchs, and other rare photogenic life are everywhere.
• FAM - PENEMU
  We spend one day on these islands between the North and the South area. The dives include the site “Melissa Garden” which has the best coral garden of the Raja Ampat and “My Reef” well known for its barracuda school and numerous Wobbegongs.
• THE NORTH
  The iconic Wayag lagoons composed of hundreds of rocky quartz limestone islets, are a marvel to explore with dinghies or onboard kayaks. We also recommend a short hike to a summit to admire the surrounding areas. Mantas and black-tip sharks are swimming around. Kawe Island has some of the finest diving in the area, with a good population of fish and regular manta encounters. The Aljui Bay, a 20-kilometres-long indentation, provides some of the best Raja Ampat’s macro dive site locations.
• DAMPIER STRAIT
  We usually spend one or two days there to visit its famous dive sites around Kri with their impressive amount of fish.

PROPOSED ITINERARY:

DAY 1: Guest reception at Sorong airport, check-in, welcome drink, briefing, departure in the evening. According to the weather forecast, we will start the tour in the south or the north. In this schedule, we present the option of starting in the South. Overnight Navigation through Sele Strait to reach the East of Misool. Arrival in the early morning.

DAY 2 - 5: In East Misool you will discover 3 fantastic dives: No Contest, Love Potion, and 3 Rocks. Rocks with vertical walls and fantastic coverage of soft corals, a lot of fishes with schools of Platax, aggregations of snappers, bump head parrotfishes. We spend the night in the hidden lagoon, a very special anchorage inside an almost closed bay surrounded by high rocks. From the boat, we can hear and see the cachants before the night falls. We will go with the dinghies to have a look at another lagoon. After short morning navigation, we will go to Misool South East and start another day of diving in the vicinity of Misool eco-resort: Boo Rocks with 2 large openings in the rock that completely pierce the island from the surface to 5 meters deep. Fiabacet, Fantasea. Again, an explosion of colors and fish density. In the evening, we organize a dinner on the beach of a small island. Misool east. Fashion dives in Misool, Yellit Kecil, a great wall with excellent fans and soft corals, rock tank, and Nudi rock. Night navigation to Penemu and Fam Islands. Overnight navigation to Penemu

DAY 6: Spots: Black Rock, Black Forest, Penemu North, the Barracuda, has a long, long life with great aggregations of fishes (barracudas, fusiliers, and bannerfish), Galaxy, a great reef with excellent fish life, an excellent site for its hard corals. Navigation to Aljuy Bay.

DAY 7 & 8: Spots: Chango Dive Site, Eagle Rock. After an early morning dive at Mayhem, a very high-voltage submerged reef, we enter Aljui Bay, which has 20 long indentation kilometers on the western side of Waigeo. We do 2 dives in the bay (Wofoh and Intersection), then one of the best night dives of the Raja Empat under the peer of a pearl farm that is settled there. We still do 2 dives in Aljuy Bay, Aljui 1, and the Channel. During these two dives, we will have a short visit to the pearl farm if their work schedule allows it. Night navigation to Wayag islands.

DAY 9: Wayag, the northern point of our cruise is a fantastic quartz islets labyrinth. We dive into Quoy, Rock Cathedral, and Wayag Ridge. In the late afternoon, we climb a small mountain to admire the wonderful landscape of the area.

DAY 10: After a first dive in Wayag ( figure eight ), we go to Kawe Island where we dive into Black Rock and Eagle Rock. Night dive. Night navigation to Dampier Strait.

DAY 11 & 12: A first morning dive at Citrus - at the entrance of the Dampier Strait, a channel with sloping sides covered with soft corals and life with a reliable manta ray congregation at Manta Sandy. Cape Kri, one of the largest concentrations of big fish in northern Raja Ampat; schools of trevally, barracudas, bannerfish, and sweetlips. Night diveTwo other famous and fabulous dives in the Dampier Strait, Chicken Reef, and Sardine Reef. The boat will sail to Sorong where it will arrive during the evening.

DAY 13: Breakfast, and check-out according to guests' flight schedule. Transfer to the airport, check-in assistance.

That's an all-in-1:

• Misool & Dampier Strait: Excellent wide-angle, amazing biodiversity with mantas and lots of fish. Colorful soft corals and macro. Batanta in this area is known for the macro dives.
• The North: Amazing landscape of the small islands. Great underwater life although less spectacular than the South.

Raja Ampat has often been qualified as the “last frontier” and this is really the feeling you will get in this area: one of the rare untouched places on earth. The topographies of the dive sites are also very diverse and interesting: pinnacles, ridges, walls, caves, rock formations, and lagoons.

Marine Life: Barracudas, surgeonfishes, Bumphead parrotfish, Trevallies, and giant trevallies, spadefish. Hammerhead sharks, Napoleon wrasse, wobbegong, tunas, bonitos, Waow, manta rays, Mobulas, Seahorse, frogfish, leaffish, scorpionfish, Black corals forests, gorgonian fields, soft corals, gorgonian fields and so much more.

The last dive will be on the penultimate day of the trip at around 10 am. Divers are recommended to wait for 24 hours before flying after the last dive.