Notes: Child policy: children aged 3-11 years old are allowed onboard at discounted rates. Please ask for details.
Dive experience: Diving in Indonesia can be challenging due to its strong currents. Divers should therefore have the skill to be able to dive independently in these conditions. A minimum of 50 logged dives and Advanced Open Water Diver certification is required.
Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, soft drinks, drinking water, hot drinks, return boat transfers to/from local airport/hotels, park fees, port fees, dives (as detailed in the trips above), nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers, 4 experienced English-speaking divemaster(s), 12 litre tanks, weights and weightbelts, all taxes.
Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment rental (US$ 20 per day), dive insurance, service charge (i.e. crew tips: min. US$ 15 per night). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (bank card or cash - IDR, USD, EUR).
Optional extras: Alcoholic drinks, dive computer (US$ 10 per day), torch (US$ 10 per trip), 15 litre tank (US$ 10 per day). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival. Note: prices of items purchased onboard are subject to change.
How to get there: Raja Ampat: Aurora dive tours depart from Sorong in West Papua. You can fly directly to Sorong from Jakarta, Ujung Pandang (Makassar) and Manado. From Bali there are convenient connections via Ujung Pandang (Makassar) and Manado. We will help you arrange return domestic flights between Bali or Jakarta and Sorong. There is a free transfer service from the boat to and from the nearest airport.
Komodo: The Aurora liveaboard departs in the morning from Serangan in Bali (except a few trips from Maumere where detailed above). There is a minibus transfer service from the airport and southern Bali hotels to the boat.
Triton Bay: Fly direct to the port of Kaimana in the south of West Papua, from Sorong, connecting to Jakarta. Forgotten Islands: Fly direct to the port of Saumlaki (from Ambon connecting to Jakarta and Makassar) or the port of Kupang (direct to Jakarta). Flores: Fly direct to the port of Maumere (direct from Bali, or via Makassar from Jakarta or Kuala Lumpur). Alor: Fly direct to the port of Alor (direct from Bali). Ambon/Banda: Fly direct to Ambon from Jakarta (or from Sorong or Surabaya). North Sulawesi: Fly direct to the port of Bitung (Manado) (from Jakarta, Bali, Singapore, Guangzhou, Nanking, Shanghai). Other ports: We will advise you how to get there at the time of enquiry. If you require any assistance to book flights, do not hesitate to contact us.
The liveaboard crew will welcome you upon arrival at the local airport, and guide you to Aurora. As soon as all guests have been checked-in, the yacht will depart port, hopefully before lunchtime. This might be during the day of arrival, or if any clients have booked a late arrival, it might be early morning on the next day. For more details, including airlines, see our travel information section.
The last dive of the trip will be at 10 am on the second last day of the trip, and the boat will return to port during the evening. On the day of disembarkation the crew will transport you to the airport for a domestic flight back, any time before noon. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving.
Non-diver rate: 10% discount.
Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - single travellers may choose to share a cabin or pay a supplement of US$ 320 per night for their own cabin.
Dive clubs and group discounts: Guests in 3-share cabins will receive a 20% discount on the regular 2-share price.
Pay for 5 guests and 1 extra person can join the cruise free of charge (6+ guests), pay for 8 guests and 2 extra persons can join free of charge (10+ guests).
Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 14 guests and 4 additional persons can join free of charge (total 18 guests).
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