Day 1: Sorong – Waisai

We pick you up from either your hotel or the airport. If we are collecting you from your Hotel it is generally around 07:30 – 10:00, if you are arriving on the day of departure, it is important that your arrival time is before 10:00. Once onboard you'll be met by the Cruise Director and a refreshing welcome drink. After you have been shown to your rooms and unpacked your luggage, it’s time for a welcome briefing before we have some lunch. Relax and unwind, fully soak up the amazing surroundings en route to our first dive of the day.

Day 2: Penemu

Penemu Island is packed with dive activities (2-3 dives/snorkeling). In the afternoon we will go trekking at Pianemo. Along the way of the trek, guests can see a blue ocean landscape. Lots of green hill silhouettes, virgin forests, and birds swooping and hunting for fish. Dive sites visited will depend on the conditions but we never miss a chance to dive the site made famous by Max Ammer, Melissa’s Garden. The large colourful reef system at the top of the dive site, with its thousands of Anthias dodging predators is what gives Melissa’s garden its name. There is also an opportunity to dive into Kerou channel, which is located close to Leo’s reef, a fish breeding farm funded by Hollywood legend, Leonardo DiCaprio.

Day 3: Wayag Island

Wayag is simply a stunning place of nature filled with magnificent jagged limestone cliffs that rupture the water's surface. These cliffs tower over tiny dome-shaped rocks scattering the area’s crystal-clear turquoise waters. In the morning, for the fit and adventurous, we will climb to the top of Mount Pindito for the spectacular view. Afterwards, there'll be two dives. The dives at Far Out Rock and Figure 8 are characterized by pretty sloping reefs where we look for nudibranchs, leaf fish, and moray eels. In the afternoon we will go for a scenic tour with the speedboats, looking for baby manta rays and turtles as we cruise around. At the ranger station, we can look for black-tip reef sharks swimming over the sand in the shallows.

Day 4: Wayag Island (North)

Next, we make our way to Wofoh. Wofoh has several unique dive sites easily reachable from one mooring point, allowing us to relax in this incredibly scenic area. On one side, we will have the backdrop of Wofoh and Taman Wofoh, two small islands with pristine white coral sand beaches, and on the other side we can take in vistas of the forested mountains and valleys of West Waigeo. The dive sites at Wofoh are famous for stunning black coral forests, where schooling fish are on the constant run from larger predatory fish. The walls are interesting with ledges and shallow caverns where it is not uncommon to find wobbegong sharks. You’ll have a chance to kayak hidden coves or tender through the crystal clear waters to a secluded beach. Take to land to hike the famed island peak for an awe-inspiring view of the rock formations and its surrounding waters.

Day 5: Dampier Strait (Central)

This day's highlight reef is in Raja Ampat. In the morning we'll visit Cape Kri, with its schools of Barracudas and Snappers, as well as passing Manta Rays and Sharks. After Cape Kri, we'll visit another world-class dive site, Blue Magic. Submerged reef with Mantas and Giant Trevally nursing the currents, to Wobbegong sharks hiding under bommies.

Our afternoon is spent on either Mike Point or Sardine depending on the currents in the area, but either dive site is memorable in its own uniqueness. By night time we will graze underneath Saonek Jetty, spotting critters in the seagrass.

Day 6: Dampier Strait (Central)

We will spend day 6 at Mioskon and Mansyur. Divers might see schools of Yellow Snapper, Napoleon Wrasse, big groupers, and many Wobbegong sharks in Mioskon. Pygmy seahorses, and various species of Nudibranch, are all very common in Mioskon. Being relatively shallow, it makes a good snorkel spot.

Day 7: Waisai

On the penultimate day of the trip, we will repeat one of the guests' favorite dive sites from the day before and will do a tour of a unique blue river “KaliBiru”. The afternoon

can be spent snorkeling or relaxing on the beach whilst we prepare a BBQ on the beach.

Day 8: Sorong

Check-out will commence at 9 AM after breakfast. After that, we bid our farewells and will head out to Sorong Airport for final transit.

Sample itineraries and maps are for illustrative purposes only. The exact route and sites visited are subject to change based on local regulations, guest experience, weather, and logistics and are at the Captain's discretion.

Raja Ampat (Wayag)