Alor (7 Days / 6 Nights - 20 Dives)
Trip highlights: great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track
Dive sites and activities: Alor: Kalabahi, Pantar Strait, Pura, Sika
Day 1
A quick transfer from Kalabahi Airport, Alor, to the harbour, where the tender takes you straight to the biggest and finest 2-masted wooden ship in view: Cheng Ho. The 20 crew members welcome onboard you with a fresh fruit juice and the cruise director explains in detail the boat features, helping to familiarize you with the liveaboard and make yourself comfortable. A video about diving safety will also be shown, before heading to the dive deck where you will be asked to set up your dive gear. Your diving adventure will begin after a delicious lunch, with a check dive at a nearby bay. Dinner is served at sunset. A perfect start of your vacation!
Core Days
Diving in Alor is extraordinary and full of surprises. The volcanic island has varied underwater topography and is great for black sand muck diving. You can expect to find macro creatures like rhinopias, frogfish, wonderpus and pygmy seahorses. The reefs and walls are colourful and full of life, even if you need a bit of experience to dive them. There are incredible corals, endemic biodiversity and schools of fish. The waters have become a migration route for cetaceans, and you can expect to see some whales and other aquatic animals, such as sunfish, sharks, turtles, mantas, dolphins, and even dugongs.
There are 4 dives per day on most days, with the first dive usually scheduled at 08:00 hrs, the second morning dive at 11:00 hrs, then an afternoon dive at 15:00 hrs, with the final one always being a night dive, around 18:30 hrs.
Lunch and dinner are buffet style in the indoor restaurant, whilst you can choose from a menu what you want to have for breakfast the following morning. You will have the chance to taste Italian, Japanese, Mexican, Chinese, Thai, and of course Indonesian dishes during the tour. Hot soups start your meal and a dessert ends it. Most trips will aim to include a BBQ night for one of the evenings on board. Tea, coffee, and mineral water are free flow. Beer and other alcoholic beverages are available.
Please note that only 2 dives will be on the schedule for the last full day of the safari, then in the afternoon the yacht starts its cruise back to port.
Day 7
Time to leave the boat, after a continental breakfast. A complimentary transfer will take you to either Kalabahi Airport or your hotel, depending on your post trip plans.
Banda Islands & Ambon (8 Days / 7 Nights - 22 Dives)
Trip highlights: turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Ambon Bay, Nusa Laut, Molana, Banda Islands: Suangi Island, Lava Flow, Karang Hatta, Pohon Miring, Batu Kapal, Banda Neira Harbour, Manuk, trekking and visit to Fort Belgica
Day 1
A quick transfer from Pattimura Airport, Ambon to the harbour, where the tender takes you straight to the biggest and finest 2-masted wooden ship in view: Cheng Ho. The 20 crew members welcome onboard you with a fresh fruit juice and the cruise director explains in detail the boat features, helping to familiarize you with the liveaboard and make yourself comfortable. A video about diving safety will also be shown, before heading to the dive deck where you will be asked to set up your dive gear. Your diving adventure will begin after a delicious lunch, with a check dive at a nearby bay. Dinner is served at sunset. A perfect start of your vacation!
Core Days
This exploratory trip never fails to deliver great diving on pristine and colourful corals that attract hundreds of different species of fish, from tiny critters to big pelagics. Even dolphins and whales can be spotted from the boat in the Banda Sea. Schools of fish will welcome you in their habitats, especially reef fish such as damsels, anthias, soldierfish and angelfish. You will also travel to some less known dive sites while touring around the Banda Islands and the Moluccas, with high chances to see endemic species like the Ambon scorpionfish, or be surrounded by dogtooth tuna, and spot shy mobula rays swimming out in the blue.
There are 4 dives per day on most days, with the first dive usually scheduled at 08:00 hrs, the second morning dive at 11:00 hrs, then an afternoon dive at 15:00 hrs, with the final one always being a night dive, around 18:30 hrs.
Lunch and dinner are buffet style in the indoor restaurant, whilst you can choose from a menu what you want to have for breakfast the following morning. You will have the chance to taste Italian, Japanese, Mexican, Chinese, Thai, and of course Indonesian dishes during the tour. Hot soups start your meal and a dessert ends it. Most trips will aim to include a BBQ night for one of the evenings on board. Tea, coffee, and mineral water are free flow. Beer and other alcoholic beverages are available.
Please note that only 2 dives will be on the schedule for the last full day of the safari, then in the afternoon the yacht starts its cruise back to port.
Day 8
Time to leave the boat, after a continental breakfast. A complimentary transfer will take you to either Ambon Airport or your hotel, depending on your post trip plans.
Banda Sea & Ambon (7 Days / 6 Nights - 20 Dives)
Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Ambon Bay, Nusa Laut, Banda Islands: Suangi Island, Lava Flow, Batu Kapal, Banda Neira Harbour, visit to a Spice Island, trekking to Gunung Api
Day 1
A quick transfer from Pattimura Airport, Ambon to the harbour, where the tender takes you straight to the biggest and finest 2-masted wooden ship in view: Cheng Ho. The 20 crew members welcome onboard you with a fresh fruit juice and the cruise director explains in detail the boat features, helping to familiarize you with the liveaboard and make yourself comfortable. A video about diving safety will also be shown, before heading to the dive deck where you will be asked to set up your dive gear. Your diving adventure will begin after a delicious lunch, with a check dive at a nearby bay. Dinner is served at sunset. A perfect start of your vacation!
Core Days
This exploratory trip never fails to deliver great diving on pristine and colourful corals that attract hundreds of different species of fish, from tiny critters to big pelagics. Even dolphins and whales can be spotted from the boat in the Banda Sea. Schools of fish will welcome you in their habitats, especially reef fish such as damsels, anthias, soldierfish and angelfish. You will also travel to some less known dive sites while touring around the Banda Islands and the Moluccas, with high chances to see endemic species like the Ambon scorpionfish, or be surrounded by dogtooth tuna, and spot shy mobula rays swimming out in the blue.
There are 4 dives per day on most days, with the first dive usually scheduled at 08:00 hrs, the second morning dive at 11:00 hrs, then an afternoon dive at 15:00 hrs, with the final one always being a night dive, around 18:30 hrs.
Lunch and dinner are buffet style in the indoor restaurant, whilst you can choose from a menu what you want to have for breakfast the following morning. You will have the chance to taste Italian, Japanese, Mexican, Chinese, Thai, and of course Indonesian dishes during the tour. Hot soups start your meal and a dessert ends it. Most trips will aim to include a BBQ night for one of the evenings on board. Tea, coffee, and mineral water are free flow. Beer and other alcoholic beverages are available.
Please note that only 2 dives will be on the schedule for the last full day of the safari, then in the afternoon the yacht starts its cruise back to port.
Day 7
Time to leave the boat, after a continental breakfast. A complimentary transfer will take you to either Ambon Airport or your hotel, depending on your post trip plans.
Banda Sea & Ambon (9 Days / 8 Nights - 28 Dives)
Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Ambon Bay, Nusa Laut, Banda Islands: Suangi Island, Lava Flow, Batu Kapal, Banda Neira Harbour, visit to a Spice Island, trekking to Gunung Api
Day 1
A quick transfer from Pattimura Airport, Ambon to the harbour, where the tender takes you straight to the biggest and finest 2-masted wooden ship in view: Cheng Ho. The 20 crew members welcome onboard you with a fresh fruit juice and the cruise director explains in detail the boat features, helping to familiarize you with the liveaboard and make yourself comfortable. A video about diving safety will also be shown, before heading to the dive deck where you will be asked to set up your dive gear. Your diving adventure will begin after a delicious lunch, with a check dive at a nearby bay. Dinner is served at sunset. A perfect start of your vacation!
Core Days
This exploratory trip never fails to deliver great diving on pristine and colourful corals that attract hundreds of different species of fish, from tiny critters to big pelagics. Even dolphins and whales can be spotted from the boat in the Banda Sea. Schools of fish will welcome you in their habitats, especially reef fish such as damsels, anthias, soldierfish and angelfish. You will also travel to some less known dive sites while touring around the Banda Islands and the Moluccas, with high chances to see endemic species like the Ambon scorpionfish, or be surrounded by dogtooth tuna, and spot shy mobula rays swimming out in the blue.
There are 4 dives per day on most days, with the first dive usually scheduled at 08:00 hrs, the second morning dive at 11:00 hrs, then an afternoon dive at 15:00 hrs, with the final one always being a night dive, around 18:30 hrs.
Lunch and dinner are buffet style in the indoor restaurant, whilst you can choose from a menu what you want to have for breakfast the following morning. You will have the chance to taste Italian, Japanese, Mexican, Chinese, Thai, and of course Indonesian dishes during the tour. Hot soups start your meal and a dessert ends it. Most trips will aim to include a BBQ night for one of the evenings on board. Tea, coffee, and mineral water are free flow. Beer and other alcoholic beverages are available.
Please note that only 2 dives will be on the schedule for the last full day of the safari, then in the afternoon the yacht starts its cruise back to port.
Day 9
Time to leave the boat, after a continental breakfast. A complimentary transfer will take you to either Ambon Airport or your hotel, depending on your post trip plans.
Komodo Adventure (3 Days / 2 Nights - 0 Dives)
Trip highlights: non diving activities
Diving environment: advanced divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, very popular, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Komodo: Kelor, Kalong, Padar, Pantai Merah. Hiking, Komodo dragon trek, snorkelling
Day 1
A quick transfer from Labuan Bajo Airport to the harbour, where the tender takes you straight to the biggest and finest 2-masted wooden ship in view: Cheng Ho. The 20 crew members will welcome you onboard with a fresh fruit juice and the cruise director will explain the boat features in detail, helping to familiarize you with the liveaboard and settle in. A delicious lunch will be served as you sail away to your first destination - Kelor Island. The island is famous for its serenity and unspoiled scenery where you can relax or enjoy hiking. Once you get to the top of the hill, you will be able to enjoy the breathtaking panoramic view of the beautiful beaches and hills.
The next destination will be trekking in the home of the mighty Komodo dragon, where you will have opportunities to spot them up close in their natural habitat. In the late afternoon, you will cruise to Kalong Island, a small mangrove forest, inhabited by of fruit bats. At sunset you will witness the mesmerising sight of thousands of bats flying over the island. Dinner is then served - a perfect start of your short Komodo adventure cruise!
Core Days
After breakfast onboard, we will go ashore and hike to the third largest island in the Komodo National Park, Padar Island. The island is formed by rolling hills that stretch out facing the blue sea. The best thing to do here is view the panorama from the top of the hill where you can witness a surreal landscape fringed by bright green-capped mountains and 3 turquoise bays.
Later in the day, you will head to the exotic Pink Beach where you can swim or snorkel over one of the richest reefs in eastern Indonesia, relishing an unforgettable spectacle of the region’s magnificent surroundings and exploring the marine beauty that Komodo has to offer.
Lunch and dinner are buffet style in the indoor restaurant. You will have the chance to taste Italian, Japanese, Mexican, Chinese, Thai, and of course Indonesian dishes during the tour. Hot soups start your meal and a dessert ends it. Tea, coffee, and mineral water are free flow. Beer and other alcoholic beverages are available.
Day 3
Cheng Ho arrives in Labuan Bajo early in the morning. You will be served breakfast and afterwards be transferred to the airport.
Komodo Adventure (4 Days / 3 Nights - 1 Dives)
Trip highlights: non diving activities
Diving environment: advanced divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, very popular, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Komodo: Kelor, Kalong, Padar, Pantai Merah, Manjerite, Karang Makassar. Hiking, Komodo dragon trek, snorkelling, scuba diving
Day 1
A quick transfer from Labuan Bajo Airport to the harbour, where the tender takes you straight to the biggest and finest 2-masted wooden ship in view: Cheng Ho. The 20 crew members will welcome you onboard with a fresh fruit juice and the cruise director will explain the boat features in detail, helping to familiarize you with the liveaboard and settle in. A delicious lunch will be served as you sail away to your first destination - Kelor Island. The island is famous for its serenity and unspoiled scenery where you can relax or enjoy hiking. Once you get to the top of the hill, you will be able to enjoy the breathtaking panoramic view of the beautiful beaches and hills.
The next destination will be trekking in the home of the mighty Komodo dragon, where you will have opportunities to spot them up close in their natural habitat. In the late afternoon, you will cruise to Kalong Island, a small mangrove forest, inhabited by of fruit bats. At sunset you will witness the mesmerising sight of thousands of bats flying over the island. Dinner is then served - a perfect start of your short Komodo adventure cruise!
Core Days
You will go ashore and hike to the third largest island in the Komodo National Park, Padar Island. The island is formed by rolling hills that stretch out facing the blue sea. The best thing to do here is view the panorama from the top of the hill where you can witness a surreal landscape fringed by bright green-capped mountains and 3 turquoise bays. Later in the day, you will head to the exotic Pink Beach where you can swim or snorkel over one of the richest reefs in eastern Indonesia, relishing an unforgettable spectacle of the region’s magnificent surroundings and exploring the marine beauty that Komodo has to offer. You will also spend a day at Karang Makassar for more snorkelling or scuba diving in Manta Point (for those guests with a diving license). There are almost always a couple of juvenile mantas playing in the area.
Lunch and dinner are buffet style in the indoor restaurant. and you can choose from a menu what you want to have for breakfast. You will have the chance to taste Italian, Japanese, Mexican, Chinese, Thai, and of course Indonesian dishes during the tour. Hot soups start your meal and a dessert ends it. Tea, coffee, and mineral water are free flow. Beer and other alcoholic beverages are available.
Day 4
Cheng Ho arrives in Labuan Bajo early in the morning. You will be served breakfast and afterwards be transferred to the airport.
Komodo National Park (6 Days / 5 Nights - 16 Dives)
Trip highlights: shark action, dolphins, manta rays, dugongs/manatees, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics, non diving activities
Diving environment: advanced divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, very popular, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Sabolan, Cannibal Rock, Banana Island, Yellow Wall, Torpedo Alley, Manta Alley, Lohok Sera Bay, Castle Rock, Gili Lawa Laut, Crystal Rock, Batu Bolong, Tatawa Kecil, Rinca. Komodo island for dragon land visit
Day 1
A quick transfer from Labuan Bajo Airport to the harbour, where the tender takes you straight to the biggest and finest 2-masted wooden ship in view: Cheng Ho. The 20 crew members welcome onboard you with a fresh fruit juice and the cruise director explains in detail the boat features, helping to familiarize you with the liveaboard and make yourself comfortable. A video about diving safety will also be shown, before heading to the dive deck where you will be asked to set up your dive gear. Your diving adventure will begin after a delicious lunch, with a check dive at a nearby bay. Dinner is served at sunset. A perfect start of your vacation!
Core Days
There are 4 dives per day on most days, with the first dive usually scheduled at 08:00 hrs, the second morning dive at 11:00 hrs, then an afternoon dive at 15:00 hrs, with the final one always being a night dive, around 18:30 hrs.
Expect great muck diving in the Komodo National Park, with some amazing critters like frogfish and ghost pipefish, zebra crabs, rhinopias, blue ringed octopus and countless coloured nudibranchs with crazy names that you can find in the fish books available onboard. The diving in this area is more than about just macro-life though. At some dive sites the presence of manta rays is almost guaranteed! These sites are cleaning stations that the oceanic mantas like to visit very often. The safari won't leave you disappointed, with its grey reef sharks, schools of surgeonfish and snappers, giant trevallies, turtles, barracudas, Spanish dancers and other out-at-night critters, plus excellent soft corals can be seen throughout. It will be a blast of colours and emotions.
Lunch and dinner are buffet style in the indoor restaurant, whilst you can choose from a menu what you want to have for breakfast the following morning. You will have the chance to taste Italian, Japanese, Mexican, Chinese, Thai, and of course Indonesian dishes during the tour. Hot soups start your meal and a dessert ends it. Tea, coffee, and mineral water are free flow. Beer and other alcoholic beverages are available.
Please note that there will be only 2 dives on the last full day of the tour. The afternoon will be spent looking for Komodo dragons on Komodo island, escorted by park rangers.
Day 6
Cheng Ho arrives in Labuan Bajo early in the morning. You will be served breakfast and afterwards be transferred to the airport.
Komodo National Park North (7 Days / 6 Nights - 20 Dives)
Trip highlights: shark action, dolphins, manta rays, dugongs/manatees, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics, non diving activities
Diving environment: advanced divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, very popular, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Sabolan, Gili Lawa Laut, Gili Lawa Darat, Sangeang, Gili Banta, Tora Longkoy, Padar, Lohoksera, Tatawa Besar, Tatawa Kecil, Pantai Merah. Komodo island for dragon land visit
Day 1
A quick transfer from Labuan Bajo Airport to the harbour, where the tender takes you straight to the biggest and finest 2-masted wooden ship in view: Cheng Ho. The 20 crew members welcome onboard you with a fresh fruit juice and the cruise director explains in detail the boat features, helping to familiarize you with the liveaboard and make yourself comfortable. A video about diving safety will also be shown, before heading to the dive deck where you will be asked to set up your dive gear. Your diving adventure will begin after a delicious lunch, with a check dive at a nearby bay. Dinner is served at sunset. A perfect start of your vacation!
Core Days
There are 4 dives per day on most days, with the first dive usually scheduled at 08:00 hrs, the second morning dive at 11:00 hrs, then an afternoon dive at 15:00 hrs, with the final one always being a night dive, around 18:30 hrs.
Expect great muck diving in the Komodo National Park, with some amazing critters like frogfish and ghost pipefish, zebra crabs, rhinopias, blue ringed octopus and countless coloured nudibranchs with crazy names that you can find in the fish books available onboard. The diving in this area is more than about just macro-life though. At some dive sites the presence of manta rays is almost guaranteed! These sites are cleaning stations that the oceanic mantas like to visit very often. The safari won't leave you disappointed, with its grey reef sharks, schools of surgeonfish and snappers, giant trevallies, turtles, barracudas, Spanish dancers and other out-at-night critters, plus excellent soft corals can be seen throughout. It will be a blast of colours and emotions.
Lunch and dinner are buffet style in the indoor restaurant, whilst you can choose from a menu what you want to have for breakfast the following morning. You will have the chance to taste Italian, Japanese, Mexican, Chinese, Thai, and of course Indonesian dishes during the tour. Hot soups start your meal and a dessert ends it. Tea, coffee, and mineral water are free flow. Beer and other alcoholic beverages are available.
Please note that there will be only 2 dives on the last full day of the tour. The afternoon will be spent looking for Komodo dragons on Komodo island, escorted by park rangers.
Day 7
Cheng Ho arrives in Labuan Bajo early in the morning. You will be served breakfast and afterwards be transferred to the airport.
Raja Ampat National Park (7 Days / 6 Nights - 19 Dives)
Trip highlights: shark action, manta rays, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Raja Ampat: Black Rock, Penemu, Yanggefo, Arborek, Manta Sandy, Mioskon, Dampier Strait: Mansuar, Kri Island. Go in search of the Red Bird of Paradise at Sawingkrai Village on Gam.
Day 1
A quick transfer from Sorong Airport to the harbour, where the tender takes you straight to the biggest and finest 2-masted wooden ship in view: Cheng Ho. The 20 crew members welcome onboard you with a fresh fruit juice and the cruise director explains in detail the boat features, helping to familiarize you with the liveaboard and make yourself comfortable. A video about diving safety will also be shown, before heading to the dive deck where you will be asked to set up your dive gear. Your diving adventure will begin after a delicious lunch, with a check dive at a nearby bay. Dinner is served at sunset. A perfect start of your vacation!
Core Days
By now you should have a big smile on your face: your safari is taking you to the one of the most amazing dive areas of the world, with the greatest underwater biodiversity ever recorded. On some dives of your trip you will experience unique macro diving in search of wonderpus, pygmy seahorses and ghost pipefish. You will also encounter wobbegongs, epaulette sharks, swim with majestic mantas and reef sharks, and be surrounded by large schools of pelagic fish.
There are 4 dives per day on most days, with the first dive usually scheduled at 08:00 hrs, the second morning dive at 11:00 hrs, then an afternoon dive at 15:00 hrs, with the final one always being a night dive, around 18:30 hrs.
Lunch and dinner are buffet style in the indoor restaurant, whilst you can choose from a menu what you want to have for breakfast the following morning. You will have the chance to taste Italian, Japanese, Mexican, Chinese, Thai, and of course Indonesian dishes during the tour. Hot soups start your meal and a dessert ends it. Most trips will aim to include a BBQ night for one of the evenings on board. Tea, coffee, and mineral water are free flow. Beer and other alcoholic beverages are available.
Please note that only 2 dives will be on the schedule for the last full day of the safari, then in the afternoon Cheng Ho starts its cruise back to port.
Day 7
Time to leave the boat, after a continental breakfast. A complimentary transfer will take you to either Sorong Airport or your hotel, depending on your post trip plans.
Raja Ampat National Park Central (8 Days / 7 Nights - 23 Dives)
Trip highlights: shark action, manta rays, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Raja Ampat: Black Rock, Penemu, Yanggefo, Arborek, Manta Sandy, Mioskon, Dampier Strait: Mansuar, Kri Island. Go in search of the Red Bird of Paradise at Sawingkrai Village on Gam.
Day 1
A quick transfer from Sorong Airport to the harbour, where the tender takes you straight to the biggest and finest 2-masted wooden ship in view: Cheng Ho. The 20 crew members welcome onboard you with a fresh fruit juice and the cruise director explains in detail the boat features, helping to familiarize you with the liveaboard and make yourself comfortable. A video about diving safety will also be shown, before heading to the dive deck where you will be asked to set up your dive gear. Your diving adventure will begin after a delicious lunch, with a check dive at a nearby bay. Dinner is served at sunset. A perfect start of your vacation!
Core Days
By now you should have a big smile on your face: your safari is taking you to the one of the most amazing dive areas of the world, with the greatest underwater biodiversity ever recorded. On some dives of your trip you will experience unique macro diving in search of wonderpus, pygmy seahorses and ghost pipefish. You will also encounter wobbegongs, epaulette sharks, swim with majestic mantas and reef sharks, and be surrounded by large schools of pelagic fish.
There are 4 dives per day on most days, with the first dive usually scheduled at 08:00 hrs, the second morning dive at 11:00 hrs, then an afternoon dive at 15:00 hrs, with the final one always being a night dive, around 18:30 hrs.
Lunch and dinner are buffet style in the indoor restaurant, whilst you can choose from a menu what you want to have for breakfast the following morning. You will have the chance to taste Italian, Japanese, Mexican, Chinese, Thai, and of course Indonesian dishes during the tour. Hot soups start your meal and a dessert ends it. Most trips will aim to include a BBQ night for one of the evenings on board. Tea, coffee, and mineral water are free flow. Beer and other alcoholic beverages are available.
Please note that only 2 dives will be on the schedule for the last full day of the safari, then in the afternoon Cheng Ho starts its cruise back to port.
Day 8
Time to leave the boat, after a continental breakfast. A complimentary transfer will take you to either Sorong Airport or your hotel, depending on your post trip plans.
[Information is best estimate in ideal circumstances and subject to changes beyond our control. The itinerary is a guide only and may be adapted to best suit the weather, tides, currents, availability and other prevailing events. Price is for the cruise, not for an exact number of dives].
