Alor
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: from Alor: Pantar Strait, Kalabahi Bay, Rusa, Kambing; Soangi, Waiwawong, Solor, Kawula, Komba, Treweng, Flores: Maumere
Day 1
This Alor Archipelago diving exploration commences in Maumere, where the magnificent Damai 1 liveaboard awaits. After a detailed safety and vessel briefing from the cruise director, the remainder of the afternoon is dedicated to setting up your scuba equipment. Enjoy your first gourmet dinner as the vessel sets off towards the first dive sites.
Core Days
This dive tour is focused on the unparalleled biodiversity of Alor and its surrounding islands, a region celebrated for its dramatic currents, rich macro life, and pristine reefs. We begin by focusing on the numerous dive sites within the Pantar Strait, Kalabahi Bay, and the waters around Rusa and Kambing. These areas are known for powerful currents that deliver nutrients, supporting dense, colourful coral growth and attracting larger schooling fish.
While Alor is famed for its high-energy diving, the region is equally rewarding for macro enthusiasts. The dive guides aboard the Damai 1 are experts at locating unique creatures in the muck habitats, including the sought-after hairy frogfish, Halimeda ghostpipefish, various rhinopias, and pygmy seahorses. Night dives provide opportunities to witness nocturnal critters such as Spanish Dancers and the wonderpus octopus.
The expedition expands to include the volcanic islands of Solor, Kawula, Komba, and Treweng. Here, the diving ranges from exhilarating drift dives along walls and pinnacles to sheltered bays, ensuring a wide variety of underwater experiences. Encounters commonly include whitetip reef sharks, bamboo sharks, large schools of fusiliers, and oversized bumphead parrotfish. The consistent excellence and experienced guidance provided by the Damai 1 ensures scuba divers gain maximum confidence from this unique destination.
Final Day
Enjoy a final continental breakfast before saying farewell to the crew and disembarking in Kupang.
Note: this cruise sometimes uses different ports. Please check exact port details for your trip.
Alor & Forgotten Islands
Trip highlights: shark action, manta rays, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Alor: Pantar Strait, Kalabahi Bay, Pura; Forgotten Islands: Reong, Nyata, Damar, Nils Desperandum, Sika, Pulau Dawera, Moora, Dai
Day 1
Your extraordinary dual-destination exploration commences in Saumlaki on the majestic Damai 1 liveaboard. Following a thorough welcome and safety briefing with the crew, the afternoon is spent preparing your dive gear. Enjoy dinner in the saloon as the vessel begins its overnight crossing.
Core Days
This expedition systematically covers the legendary Forgotten Islands in the eastern Banda Sea, focusing on their unique topography and exceptional clarity. These isolated, volcanic sea mounts rise dramatically from the deep, creating spectacular drop-offs and ensuring gin-clear waters. Dive sites such as Nils Desperandum, Sika, Pulau Dawera, and Dai are renowned for their strong, nutrient-rich currents, which attract significant pelagic activity. Divers can anticipate exhilarating encounters with schooling hammerheads, dogtooth tuna, reef sharks, and huge concentrations of barracuda, set against a backdrop of vast gorgonian fans and barrel sponges.
The voyage then moves to the Alor Archipelago, featuring intense biodiversity across sites like the Pantar Strait, Kalabahi Bay, and Pura. This region presents a unique combination of high-current channels and sheltered muck bays. While the powerful tidal flows often attract whitetip reef sharks and squadrons of oversized bumphead parrotfish, the calmer waters reveal a treasury of macro life. Expert guides aboard the Damai 1 specialise in locating elusive critters, including various frogfish, pygmy seahorses, wonderpus octopus, and a wide spectrum of colourful nudibranchs.
The diving trip also includes exploration around other secluded islands such as Reong, Nyata, Damar, and Moora, each offering distinctive diving conditions from muck habitats to vibrant coral bommies. The operational expertise of the Damai 1 liveaboard ensures divers are positioned precisely for the best conditions across these challenging, transitional waters. This multi-region trip combines thrilling wide-angle action with intimate macro diving, making a booking on the Damai 1 a confident choice for experiencing Indonesia's outer limits.
Final Day
Enjoy a final continental breakfast before saying farewell to the crew of the Damai 1 and disembarking in Kupang.
Bali, Sumbawa & Komodo (Whale Shark Special)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, shark action, dolphins, manta rays, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics, non diving activities
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Nusa Penida, Bali: Amed, Tulamben, Liberty wreck; Sumbawa: Saleh Bay; Sangeang, Komodo: Sebolan Kecil, Gili Banta - Stairway To Heaven, GPS Point, Gili Lawa Laut - Crystal Rock, Castle Rock, Batu Bolong, Wainilu, Manta Alley, Padar - Pillarsteen, Three Sisters, Horseshoe Bay - Cannibal Rock, Torpedo Alley, Yellow Wall, Tatawa, Karang Makassar. Dragon walk on Rinca island.
Day 1
This multi-region exploration of Nusa Tenggara commences with your comfortable boarding in Benoa harbour, Bali, onto the impressive Damai 1 liveaboard. Following a comprehensive safety briefing from the cruise director and crew, the afternoon is reserved for equipment setup. Enjoy your first dinner as the vessel begins its overnight passage to the first dive sites.
Core Days
The diving adventure begins in the waters around Bali. Nusa Penida is a key highlight, known for its healthy hard coral reefs and strong currents, creating one of the world's best locations for encountering the giant mola mola (oceanic sunfish). Moving along the coast of Bali, sites around Amed and Tulamben offer varied scuba diving, including exploring the famous USAT Liberty wreck, which is now a highly accessible artificial reef teeming with marine life.
The Damai 1 then sails east, with the voyage providing exceptional, remote diving opportunities around Sumbawa, including the waters of Saleh Bay for the opportunity to dive with whale sharks, and the volcanic island of Sangeang. The presence of the active volcano ensures a unique underwater habitat and black sand slopes, ideal for macro photography and hunting for bizarre critters.
The final and most extensive section of the crossing is dedicated to the Komodo National Park, famed for its intense currents and high biomass. We visit signature sites across the North, Central, and South:
- Northern & Central Komodo: High-energy pinnacles such as Crystal Rock, Castle Rock (Gili Lawa Laut), and Batu Bolong attract schooling fish, giant trevally, and reef sharks. Drift dives at Tatawa and Karang Makassar offer high-probability encounters with manta rays in the nutrient-rich water.
- Southern Komodo (Horseshoe Bay): Cooler water sites including Cannibal Rock, Torpedo Alley, and Yellow Wall are spectacular, known for dense soft corals, sea apples, tunicates, and unusual macro life.
Sebolan Kecil, Wainilu, and sites around Gili Banta (Stairway To Heaven, GPS Point) offer a mix of macro and pelagic viewing.
Surface activities are a vital part of this expedition; a guided walk on Rinca island provides the opportunity to view the endemic Komodo dragons and other terrestrial wildlife. This journey across 3 major regions confirms the ability of the Damai 1 liveaboard to deliver an unparalleled and diverse Indonesian diving experience.
Final Day
Enjoy a final continental breakfast before saying farewell to the crew and disembarking in Labuan Bajo.
Note these cruises also operate in the reverse direction.
Cenderawasih Bay
Trip highlights: whale sharks, manta rays, great macro life/ marine diversity
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Cenderawasih Bay: Biak, Roon, Outer Atolls, Tanjung Manguar, Pulau Nusir, Teluk Wororomi.
Extended cruises also visit Mapia and Manim.
Day 1
This exclusive expedition into the remote Cenderawasih Bay begins with your arrival and smooth boarding in Nabire onto the superb Damai 1 liveaboard. Following a detailed welcome and safety briefing from the cruise director, the afternoon is dedicated to setting up your scuba equipment. Dinner is served as the vessel departs, commencing its overnight passage towards the diving area.
Core Days
Diving in Cenderawasih Bay offers a privileged glimpse into one of the planet's most secluded marine environments, resulting in a high degree of endemic species. The foremost feature of this destination is the reliable opportunity for guests to snorkel or dive alongside the resident whale sharks, which congregate beneath the local fishing platforms or bagans. This incredible interaction is professionally facilitated by the expert crew aboard the Damai 1.
The tour systematically covers the bay’s expansive and rarely visited areas. The diving begins in the outer atolls and continues around islands such as Biak and Roon, where sites feature pristine, expansive hard coral gardens and impressive structural habitats, including massive elephant ear sponges. The clear waters here often reveal schools of surgeonfish and barracuda.
Exploration continues at locations including Tanjung Manguar, Pulau Nusir, and Teluk Wororomi, which are rich in fascinating macro life. Divers are rewarded with sightings of impressive tridacna clams, intricate popcorn shrimp, various gobies, boxer crabs, and ribbon eels. For those on extended cruises, the voyage also includes historically significant World War II wreck dives near Mapia and Manim, adding a compelling historical layer to the adventure.
The high standards of operation on the Damai 1 liveaboard ensure you can concentrate on your diving with total confidence, whether you are seeking wide-angle spectacle or minute macro life. Choosing the Damai 1 provides a trustworthy platform for exploring the geological and biological wonders of this unique bay.
Final Day
Enjoy a final continental breakfast before saying farewell to the crew and disembarking in Biak, concluding your deep-sea Cenderawasih Bay adventure.
Central Sulawesi (12 Days / 11 Nights - 39 Dives)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Tomini Bay: Gorontalo, Una Una, Pasir Laut, Togian Islands, Pulau Dua, Tanjung Flesko: Tifore, North Sulawesi: Gangga. Visit Red Jellyfish Lake.
Day 1
You step aboard the Damai I liveaboard at Gorontalo harbour with the afternoon stretching ahead. The crew shows you to your cabin, helps with bags, and leaves you to find your bearings. There is time to unpack gear, wander through the saloon, and meet the other guests over a drink in the shade of the deck. By early evening, the cruise director gathers everyone for a boat briefing - crew introductions, safety basics, the general shape of the week to come. Dinner is served as the lines come off. By the time the plates are cleared, the lights of Gorontalo have shrunk to a distant glow.
Core Days
The next week is spent crossing Tomini Bay, an expanse of water that holds some of Sulawesi's least-visited reefs. The dive sites here are not the kind you tick off a list. They are places you ease into, letting the character of each one reveal itself over multiple dives.
Visit the fishing platforms of Gorontalo to find whale sharks. Around Una Una, the volcanic slopes drop into deep water, their contours softened by soft coral and sea fans. Schools of fusiliers spiral over the reef edge. White tips rest in sandy gullies. At Pasir Laut, the current can pick up, drawing grey reef sharks up from the blue and pushing you along a wall covered in whip corals. The Togian Islands offer something quieter. Pulau Dua is classic Indo-Pacific reef - hard corals building out to a drop, clouds of anthias holding just above the bommies, the occasional turtle cruising the shallows. Between dives, the islands themselves come into view: low and green, with palms leaning over white sand.
Further east, Tanjung Flesko delivers a different kind of diving. The site is known for its critters. Frogfish sit among sponges. Ghost pipefish hover near crinoids. On a good day, whale sharks are known to pass by. Tifore, an island rising steeply from deep water, is more about the big stuff. The walls drop fast, and the current can push through. Dogtooth tuna pass at the edge of visibility. Schools of barracuda hang in the blue.
As the expedition reaches north toward Gangga, the diving shifts again. The slopes here are rich with life - ornate ghost pipefish in the rubble, pygmy seahorses tucked into gorgonians, cuttlefish moving over the sand. It is the kind of place where a single dive can deliver macro and wide-angle in equal measure.
Throughout, the Damai I liveaboard keeps its own steady rhythm. The crew know these waters well. They point out the subtle stuff - the frogfish half-hidden in the sponge, the shadow of a shark beyond the reef edge - and let the sites do their own work.
Day 12
You wake in Manado. There is time for a last coffee on deck, a final croissant if you want one, before the crew helps you ashore. The transfer to the airport is arranged, bags are handed down, goodbyes are said. The diving is done, but the quiet pleasure of a week spent crossing Tomini Bay stay with you. The Damai I made that possible.
Note these cruises also operate in the reverse direction.
Halmahera & Central Sulawesi (12 Days / 11 Nights - 39 Dives)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Sulawesi: Tanjung Flesko, Tanjung Talabu, Togean Islands, Pasir Laut, Una Una, Gorontalo; Tifore, Halmahera: Bacan, Goraichi
Day 1
This extended dive exploration with the majestic Damai 1 liveaboard, linking the Spice Islands with Central Sulawesi, begins with your boarding in Ternate. After a detailed vessel orientation from the cruise director, the afternoon is reserved for equipment setup and relaxation. Dinner is served as the Damai 1 departs Ternate, beginning the voyage to the first dive areas.
Core Days
The initial segment focuses on the remote, volcanic environments of Halmahera, including diving around Bacan and Goraichi. This area is a celebrated diving secret, known for its pristine coral gardens and exceptional conditions. Dive sites often feature volcanic ridges, pinnacles, and ancient seamounts, sometimes attracting schooling fish like batfish and surgeonfish, alongside hunters such as tunas and mackerel. Scuba divers can anticipate diverse encounters, including barracuda, trevallies, and Napoleon wrasse, with potential sightings of hammerheads and oceanic whitetip sharks near the deeper drop-offs around Tifore.
The expedition transitions to the unique region of Central Sulawesi, home to the vibrant Togean Islands. This area presents a contrast of healthy reefs and specialised macro locations. Dive highlights include the celebrated Salvadore Dali sponges of Gorontalo, unique formations found nowhere else, and the opportunity to dive with whale sharks at the local bagans. The Togean Islands offer vibrant reefscapes at sites like Pasir Laut and around Una Una, where strong currents feed flourishing, colourful reefs thick with schooling fish.
Further exploration in Sulawesi takes place at sites such as Tanjung Flesko and Tanjung Talabu, renowned for their concentrated marine life. Throughout the trip, the commitment of the Damai 1 liveaboard ensures access to both world-class wide-angle scenery and intimate macro diving opportunities, allowing you to focus completely on the experience with total confidence.
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Day 12
Enjoy a final continental breakfast before saying goodbye to the crew and disembarking in Gorontalo.
Halmahera Island
Trip highlights: turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track
Dive sites and activities: From Halmahera: Halmahera Seamount, Bacan, Salea, Kusu, Makian, Pilonga, Pokal, Pasir Karo, Pulau Lata Lata, Goraichi, Tifore
Day 1
Your spectacular dive safari into the pristine waters surrounding Halmahera Island begins in Ternate. After a warm welcome and a full safety briefing, the afternoon includes a check dive and time to relax and set up your gear. Dinner is served as the majestic Damai 1 liveaboard sets sail for the first remote dive spots.
Core Days
Halmahera is a lesser-dived gem, offering exceptional marine biodiversity and pristine conditions, making it an ideal choice for experienced divers. The extensive tour is designed to explore the varied underwater landscape, from ridges and pinnacles around areas like Bacan, Salea, Pulau Lata Lata, and Goraichi, to the muck diving opportunities near volcanic islands like Makian.
Diving encompasses diverse habitats, including pristine coral gardens, deep-sea pinnacles, and ancient volcanoes . The most thrilling dives often occur at exposed sites such as the Halmahera Seamount and around Tifore, where nutrient-rich currents attract schooling pelagics. Look out for large schools of reef fish, including spadefish and surgeonfish, which draw in hunters like tunas and mackerel.
The region is also known for large marine life encounters; guests frequently spot hammerheads, barracuda, trevallies, and Napoleon wrasse, alongside potential sightings of mantas and mobulas. For macro photographers, the muck sites and sheltered areas around Kusu, Pilonga, and Pasir Karo offer incredible opportunities to find cryptic critters, with the Damai 1 guides having a deep knowledge of these locations. Trust in the expertise of the Damai 1 liveaboard to navigate this vast, unique region.
Final Day
Enjoy a final continental breakfast before saying goodbye to the crew and disembarking in Ternate.
Halmahera, North & Central Sulawesi (13 Days / 12 Nights - 42 Dives)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Sulawesi: Gangga, Tanjung Flesko, Tanjung Talabu, Togean Islands, Pasir Laut, Una Una, Gorontalo; Tifore, Halmahera: Bacan, Goraichi, Seamount, Pulau Kusu, Magoli
Day 1
Your morning flight touches down in Ternate, and you’ll step straight into the rhythm of the ocean. A private transfer takes you to the Damai 1, where the crew greets you with cold towels and a simple briefing. Settle into your cabin, explore the deck, and ease into the pace of liveaboard life. If you feel like shaking off the travel, a checkout dive can be arranged. If not, there’s always tomorrow. The choice is yours.
Core Days
This is not a route that rushes. Over the next days on the Damai 1, you move from the rich volcanic waters of Halmahera into the biodiversity heartlands of Central and North Sulawesi. Each dawn brings a new anchorage, and each dive feels like turning a page in an underwater atlas.
Start with the seamounts and small islands of Goraichi and the Halmahera Sea. Currents here sweep in nutrients, and the reefs respond with life. Schools of surgeonfish, ocean triggerfish, and rainbow runners pack the water column. On good days, mantas glide into shallow lagoons to feed. Then move to Pulau Kusu, where the channel between Bacan and Halmahera funnels water past walls smothered in gorgonians and soft corals. This is some of the fishiest diving in Maluku; expect white and blacktip reef sharks patrolling the drop-offs.
The Damai 1 liveaboard then spends a full day at Magoli, an exploratory stop where the dive plan reads simply ‘to be discovered’. No fixed dive sites, no guarantees, just the thrill of dropping onto unmapped reefs. From there, head to underwater pinnacles thick with barracuda, trevallies, and tunas. Look closer among the gorgonians and you will find pygmy seahorses, soft coral crabs, and frogfish hiding in plain sight.
Cross into the Togean Islands for spectacular walls draped in black coral, sponges, and oversized fans. Reef sharks cruise the shallows. At Una-Una, a small reef rising from 17 metres stops every diver mid-kick: the density of life - schooling fish, huge sponges, gorgonian forests - is extraordinary. Then Gorontalo delivers the famous Salvador Dali sponge, found nowhere else on earth. Whale shark encounters are common here, especially near the local fishing platforms where the sharks linger for baitfish handouts.
Continue to Tanjung Flesko for another dose of current-fed soft coral abundance, then to Tifore, a tiny island whose seamount hosts exuberant hard coral gardens, jacks, barracudas, and more reef sharks. Finally, you reach Gangga at the junction of 2 oceans. Over 30 world-class sites offer pristine reefs, pygmy seahorses, blue-ringed octopus, and the kind of quiet, uncrowded diving that photographers dream about. It is a fitting last day of diving on this Damai 1 liveaboard expedition.
Day 13
Wake to your last sunrise on board. A light breakfast, then the crew handles your luggage and transfers you to Manado airport. By now the dive logs are thick, the memory cards are full, and the conversation among guests is already planning the next Damai 1 dive trip.
Komodo National Park
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: Sebolan Kecil, Komodo: Batu Bolong, Karang Makassar, Wainilu, Sangeang, Gili Banta, Tatawa, Horseshoe Bay: Cannibal Rock, Torpedo Alley, Manta Alley, Padar: Pillarsteen, Three Sisters, Gili Lawa Laut: Crystal Rock, Castle Rock. Dragon walk on Rinca island.
Day 1
The high-octane diving exploration of the Komodo National Park begins with your boarding the majestic Damai 1 liveaboard. Following a thorough crew welcome and vessel orientation, the afternoon is reserved for equipment preparation. Dinner is served as the vessel begins its overnight transit from Labuan Bajo to the northern sites.
Core Days
Komodo is a geological bottleneck where Pacific and Indian Ocean waters collide, fuelling an exceptional ecosystem that offers everything from intense pelagic encounters to specialized macro sites. Our comprehensive diving tour ensures exploration of this entire ecosystem. In the north, high-energy dive sites like Crystal Rock and Castle Rock, near Gili Lawa Laut, are submerged pinnacles that act as feeding stations for immense schools of fish and patrolling grey reef sharks.
The central region features the dramatic pinnacle of Batu Bolong and the wall and drift diving at Tatawa. The world-famous Karang Makassar is a central highlight, where the nutrient-rich currents reliably attract magnificent manta rays. The expertise of the Damai 1 crew is key to navigating these powerful currents safely. The eastern sites, including the volcanic island of Sangeang and the sand slopes of Wainilu and Sebolan Kecil, offer exceptional critter hunting, rewarding divers with macro life such as frogfish, rhinopias, and various rare nudibranchs.
The expedition then turns south to Horseshoe Bay, known for its cooler water and dense invertebrate life. Dive sites like Cannibal Rock, Torpedo Alley, and Manta Alley are cloaked in vibrant soft corals and tunicates, sustaining unique life forms. Above water, an excursion to Rinca island is a highlight, offering a guided walk to observe the legendary Komodo dragons. A trek at Padar is also included for the classic viewpoint overlooking the Pillarsteen and the Three Sisters. The Damai 1 liveaboard is the perfect base for divers seeking this full spectrum of Indonesian scuba diving.
Final Day
After a final breakfast, you disembark the Damai 1 in Labuan Bajo.
Komodo National Park, Flores & Alor
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, beginner divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: From Alor: Treweng, Serbete, Adunara, Rusa, Pantar Strait, Lembata, Soangi, Tanjung Bacatan, Komba; Flores: Pomona, Batu Boga, Sebolan Kecil; Komodo: Wainilu, Batu Bolong, Horseshoe Bay, Torpedo Alley, Manta Alley, Padar, Gili Lawa Laut. Dragon walk on Rinca island.
Trips from Kupang also visit Batek.
Day 1
You board the Damai I liveaboard in Maumere with gear and expectations in equal measure. The afternoon is yours - unpacking, finding your rhythm on the vessel, letting the reality of a Nusa Tenggara crossing settle in. By the time dinner finishes in the air-conditioned saloon, the harbour lights have fallen away. What comes next are incredible days full of diving across Alor, Flores, and Komodo, strung together by a boat that moves as the currents do.
Core Days
The next week and a half unfold across 3 distinct marine regions, each with its own character. In Komodo National Park, the dive sites read like a wish list. Batu Bolong rises from the depths in a column of life, soft corals packing every inch, fusiliers spiralling in the current, grey reef sharks holding steady on the edge of visibility. At Manta Alley, you hang on a cleaning station while reef mantas glide in, close enough to see the individual patterns on their bellies. Torpedo Alley and Horseshoe Bay offer encounters with white tips resting in sand and turtles grazing the slopes. Between dives, there is a walk on Rinca. You move inland with a ranger, and the Komodo dragons are there - heavy, watchful, completely indifferent to your presence.
The Damai I crossing east brings you into Alor. The Pantar Strait becomes a kind of underwater gallery. At Treweng and Serbete, the walls drop into blue, covered in whip corals and gorgonian fans. Adunara and Rusa mix in the cryptic stuff: rhinopias holding on rubble, wonderpus crossing open sand. Soangi delivers schooling bannerfish and the occasional dogtooth tuna passing through. Further on, Komba rises from the sea as an active volcano; the dive along its slopes has a raw, otherworldly feel, with black sand and bubbling vents in the shallows. Muck dives in Kalabahi Bay turn up frogfish, ghost pipefish, and blue-ringed octopus, while sites like Tanjung Bacatan and Lembata offer classic Indonesian reef structure: healthy, loud with colour, full of life.
Flores provides the connective tissue. Pomona and Batu Boga are sloping reefs where the macro meets the pelagic, ribbon eels peering from sand, trevally hunting the edges. Sebolan Kecil is a pinnacle that rises from deeper water, its sides encrusted with soft corals and anemones.
If the route includes the crossing from Kupang, Batek and the surrounding reefs add more remote terrain, less visited, where the coral growth feels almost garden-like in its density.
The crew of the Damai I liveaboard knows these waters intimately. They point out the subtle stuff - the pygmy seahorse tucked into a gorgonian, the shadow of a shark beyond the reef edge - and let the sites do their own work.
Final Day
You wake in Labuan Bajo. There is time for one last coffee on deck, croissants if you want them, before the crew helps you ashore. Transfers to the airport or a hotel are arranged. The diving is done, but the images stay with you. The Damai I made that possible, and did it with the kind of unforced comfort that lets the diving speak for itself.
Please note that the trip sometimes has differing ports - check above for details.
Raja Ampat & Cenderawasih Bay
Trip highlights: whale sharks, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Raja Ampat: Dampier Strait and Cape Kri, Arborek, Manta Sandy, Pemenu; Pulau Dua, Mapia, Manim wrecks, Cenderawasih Bay: Outer Atolls, Tanjung Manguar, Pulau Nusir, Teluk Wororomi, village visit
Day 1
This grand exploration of 2 distinct Papua marine habitats commences with your arrival and boarding in Sorong onto the luxurious Damai 1 liveaboard. After a detailed welcome and safety briefing from the cruise director, the afternoon allows time for equipment preparation. Dinner is served as the vessel casts off, beginning the steam to the initial sites.
Core Days
The diving commences in the Coral Triangle’s apex, Raja Ampat, where we focus on the high-biomass sites of the Dampier Strait. Dive pinnacles such as Cape Kri are renowned for attracting huge, pulsating schools of fish - jackfish, barracuda, and snappers - providing a high-energy, schooling fish spectacle. Offshore, Manta Sandy and Arborek provide crucial cleaning stations where majestic oceanic manta rays glide in. Further exploration around Pemenu confirms Raja Ampat’s reputation for endemic life before the Damai 1 takes us to the next dive destination.
The expedition shifts to the geological isolation of Cenderawasih Bay, a realm known for its unique evolutionary history and specific attractions. The most memorable experience is the snorkel encounter with the resident whale sharks, who congregate beneath the local bagans (fishing platforms). This immense bay, protected by its isolation, reveals deep, pristine hard coral gardens and impressive structural diversity around the outer atolls.
Divers also explore the remnants of World War II, with accessible wreck dives at sites like Mapia and Manim. These historical sites are now rich artificial habitats, hosting large groupers and turtles. Exploration continues at dive sites around Pulau Nusir and Teluk Wororomi, showcasing magnificent hard corals and massive elephant ear sponges. Encounters include green sea turtles, mating cuttlefish, and diverse cryptic life like ribbon eels and gobies.
Surface intervals feature a chance to visit a local village for a valuable cultural insight. The expert operation of the Damai 1 ensures high-quality diving across these varied destinations, providing complete confidence when booking this Damai 1 liveaboard adventure.
Final Day
Savour a final continental breakfast on board before disembarkation in Nabire, concluding this dual-destination voyage.
Note these cruises also operate in the reverse direction.
Raja Ampat & Forgotten Islands
Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, shark action, manta rays, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Raja Ampat: Misool: Wayilbatan, Fabiacet, Boo, Farondi, Balbulol; Koon, Bui, Manuk, Nils Desperandum, Serua, Sika, Pulau Dawera, Dai, Tanimbar
Day 1
This extraordinary, multi-destination dive expedition with the superb Damai 1 liveaboard commences with your arrival and boarding in Sorong. After receiving a full safety and vessel briefing from the cruise director, the afternoon allows time to prepare your scuba equipment. Dinner is served as the vessel pulls away from the harbour, beginning the overnight transit towards the Misool region.
Core Days
The initial diving focuses on the Misool sector of Raja Ampat, an area globally recognised for its astounding biodiversity. Wayilbatan offers the Four Kings pinnacles. Current pushes you from one to the next. Neptune Fan Sea asks you to drift and watch. Wedding Cake demands you check your computer. Barracuda Ridge tests your air consumption because you cannot stop staring. Farondi and Balbulol close the diving. Love Potion No.9 carries a silly name but serious marine life. Soft corals glow in the torchlight. Mobula rays pass overhead if you time the tide right. At Farondi you swim into Goa Farondi caves. Pygmy seahorses cling to sea fans inside. The Three Sisters pinnacles nearby channel current and fish in equal measure. Expect to lose count of species.
The Damai 1 subsequently heads into the Banda Sea, making the cross-sea transit towards the remote, sparsely populated Forgotten Islands. This dramatic passage is known for exceptionally clear water and strong currents, providing a distinct contrast to the Damai 1 experience in Raja Ampat. The region is defined by volcanic sea mounts and deep drop-offs that are aggregation points for large schools of fish.
Diving in the Forgotten Islands showcases dramatic underwater terrain and significant pelagic activity. The exposed reefs around Nils Desperandum, Sika, and Serua offer the chance for sightings of schooling hammerhead sharks, large dogtooth tuna, and dense concentrations of barracuda. Other famous sites including Bui, Pulau Dawera, and Dai feature magnificent wide-angle vistas, where enormous barrel sponges and immense sea fans thrive on steep walls.
The operational excellence of the Damai 1 liveaboard also incorporates surface intervals for non-diving activities. Take a break to explore a local Village or embark on a short viewpoint hiking trail to appreciate the remote splendour of the islands. This comprehensive expedition ensures divers gain confidence and total satisfaction from their adventure.
The last full day allows only 2 dives. Damai 1 spends the afternoon cruising toward port. Use the time to back up your photos.
Final Day
Enjoy a final leisurely continental breakfast on board before you disembark in Saumlaki, concluding this unforgettable diving adventure across Indonesia's eastern archipelago.
These trips occasionally run in reverse. Confirm port details before you book. But the diving stays the same.
Raja Ampat & Halmahera
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, off the beaten track, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Raja Ampat: Misool - Fabiacet, Boo, Farondi, Daram, Wayilbatan; Pulau Pisang, Halmahera: Bacan, Salea, Lata Lata, Goraichi
Day 1
This exclusive 2-part dive safari into West Papua and the Spice Islands starts in Ternate, where you are welcomed onto the Damai 1 liveaboard. Following a comprehensive orientation with the crew and cruise director, the afternoon is dedicated to equipment setup and settling in. Dinner is served as the Damai 1 commences its overnight passage toward the initial dive sites.
Core Days
The expedition focuses initially on the famed Misool sector of Raja Ampat, which boasts some of the world's highest measured marine biodiversity. Diving here is an immersive experience, defined by exceptionally healthy soft coral growth covering the dramatic limestone topography. Specific dive sites such as Boo, Farondi, and Daram feature expansive gorgonian fans and highly dense fish populations. Scuba divers can expect opportunities to spot cruising reef sharks, green sea turtles, and varied macro life amongst the colourful reefs.
The voyage then moves across to the quieter, more remote waters of Halmahera, with diving near Pulau Pisang forming a significant transitional stop. Halmahera provides a contrasting environment, offering pristine, lesser-dived conditions and a varied underwater topography of volcanic pinnacles and fringing reefs. This region is a rewarding destination for those seeking Indonesia's more secluded sites.
The Halmahera locations, which include Bacan, Salea, Lata Lata, and Goraichi, deliver excellent aquatic variety. The nutrient-rich currents often concentrate schooling spadefish and surgeonfish, attracting numerous large predators such as tuna and trevally. Rely on the expertise of the Damai 1 crew to provide focused diving across these twin destinations, ensuring a confident and satisfying adventure.
Final Day
Savour a final continental breakfast aboard the Damai 1 liveaboard before disembarkation in Sorong, marking the end of this deep-sea exploration.
Note these cruises may also operate in the reverse direction.
Raja Ampat & Triton Bay
Trip highlights: whale sharks, shark action, manta rays, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Raja Ampat: Dampier Strait and Cape Kri, Arborek, Manta Sandy, Pemenu, Misool: Fabiacet, Boo, Farondi, Pulau Pisang, Momong, Triton Bay: Aiduma, Namatote. Village visit, cave visit, viewpoint hiking trail, waterfall visit.
Day 1
This extensive dive exploration of West Papua’s twin paradises begins with your boarding at Kaimana harbour onto the majestic Damai 1 liveaboard Following a full safety briefing and introduction from the cruise director, the afternoon is dedicated to setting up your equipment. Enjoy your first dinner on board as the vessel sails overnight to the initial sites.
Core Days
The scuba adventure starts in Raja Ampat, renowned for its exceptional marine diversity. We concentrate on the prolific Dampier Strait, where current-swept sites like Cape Kri, Arborek, Manta Sandy, and Pemenu offer high-energy dives and reliable encounters with oceanic manta rays at their cleaning stations. Misool follows, showcasing its iconic limestone islands and dense soft coral cover. Dive sites including Fabiacet, Boo, and Farondi are draped in vibrant colour, ideal for spotting tiny reef life, including pygmy seahorses. Diving around Pulau Pisang and Momong further confirms the region's unmatched biological richness. The expert guides aboard the Damai 1 ensure every dive maximises the available marine spectacle.
The Damai 1 then ventures south east to the remote waters of Triton Bay, often celebrated as a world-class destination. This area, including Aiduma and Namatote, presents a starkly different underwater topography, characterised by unique soft coral gardens and massive formations of black coral. These rugged underwater terrains attract impressive schooling fish, including squadrons of bumphead parrotfish, and offer the opportunity to search for cryptic critters such as frogfish and ornate ghost pipefish.
Above the water, the dramatic scenery allows for exciting surface intervals. This itinerary includes visits to a local village, a mysterious cave exploration, and invigorating treks up a viewpoint hiking trail to capture panoramic views of the bays, culminating in a refreshing waterfall visit. Choosing the Damai 1 liveaboard guarantees knowledgeable guidance throughout these remote regions. The superior operational standards of the Damai 1 consistently position divers onto the best sites, building confidence in your trip.
Final Day
Savour a final continental breakfast aboard the Damai 1 before disembarking in Sorong.
Raja Ampat National Park
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: Dampier Strait and Cape Kri, Mioskon, Arborek, Manta Sandy, Gam, Kawe, Aljui Bay, Pemenu, Misool: Wayilbatan, Fabiacet, Boo, Daram, Farondi, Balbulol. Village visit, viewpoint hiking trail.
Day 1
The adventure begins with your embarkation in Sorong, where the crew welcomes you onto the luxurious Damai 1 liveaboard. Following a comprehensive safety and vessel orientation with the cruise director, you will have the afternoon to assemble your scuba gear. Your first evening aboard will feature dinner as the Damai 1 sets course for the distant dive zones.
Core Days
Raja Ampat is recognised as having the world's most comprehensive marine biodiversity, and this extensive safari is designed to immerse you in its essential scuba highlights across both north and south. We commence in the Dampier Strait, a region sustained by tidal currents that attract substantial fish biomass. At globally celebrated dive sites like Cape Kri and Mioskon, divers can witness immense schools of fusiliers, snappers, and great trevallies, typically patrolled by blacktip reef sharks and the unique, local wobbegongs. Exploration extends to the reefs around Arborek, Gam, and Kawe.
A major attraction is the current-rich Manta Sandy, a natural cleaning station where you have a high chance to observe majestic oceanic manta rays. Moving from the wide-angle spectacles, the experienced dive guides aboard the Damai 1 will reveal the intricate macro world. A dedicated night diving session in the sheltered Aljui Bay provides ideal conditions for searching out small wonders like mushroom coral pipefish, jawfish, and numerous nudibranch species. Other excellent diving is scheduled in the Pemenu area.
The second phase of the trip focuses on the magnificent Misool sector in the south. Here, the sheer limestone islands plummet into the water, hosting some of the world’s most pristine and vibrant soft coral gardens. Sites such as Farondi, Wayilbatan, Fiabacet, and Balbulol are cloaked in a riot of colour and are magnets for turtles, triggerfish, and the flamboyant peacock mantis shrimp.
To balance the subsurface activity, surface excursions are planned, including a visit to a local village and an optional, rewarding viewpoint hiking trail, providing an unforgettable perspective of this remarkable archipelago from above. Choosing the Damai 1 ensures you are in the hands of professionals dedicated to a high-calibre diving experience in this remote location.
Final Day
Enjoy your final breakfast service on the Damai 1 before your disembarkation in Sorong, concluding this unparalleled diving experience.
Raja Ampat National Park South & Central
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: from Raja Ampat: Dampier Strait and Cape Kri, Mioskon, Arborek, Manta Sandy, Gam, Pemenu, Misool: Wayilbatan, Fabiacet, Boo, Farondi, Balbulol, village visit, viewpoint hiking trail
Day 1
This unparalleled dive safari into West Papua begins with your arrival and smooth embarkation in Sorong onto the superb Damai 1 liveaboard. After a detailed welcome and safety briefing from the cruise director, the afternoon is set aside for arranging your scuba equipment. Dinner is served as the vessel leaves port, commencing the overnight sail to the initial dive sites.
Core Days
This cruise is expertly mapped to explore the best of Raja Ampat’s prolific central and southern areas, starting with the highly productive Dampier Strait. This area's topography and strong currents ensure sites like Cape Kri and Mioskon remain densely populated fish aggregation points, featuring huge schools of jackfish, barracuda, and dogtooth tuna. Scuba divers frequently observe blacktip reef sharks patrolling the deeper sections, alongside the often-photographed endemic wobbegong shark resting on the substrate. The opportunity to dive this high-energy environment with the experienced Damai 1 crew is a genuine highlight.
The exploration moves through the central islands, taking in the vibrant dive sites near Gam, Arborek, and Pemenu. A pinnacle moment is the visit to Manta Sandy, a current-swept cleaning station where majestic oceanic manta rays regularly gather. For divers with an eye for the small, this region also offers rewarding macro opportunities, with guides routinely locating secretive critters such as jawfish, mushroom coral pipefish, and a stunning array of nudibranchs.
The voyage then transitions south to the spectacular Misool archipelago, famed for its towering limestone karsts and the extraordinary health of its coral gardens. Sites like Boo, Wayilbatan, and Balbulol are covered in a phenomenal concentration of soft corals and immense gorgonian fans. These vibrant, sheltered areas are perfect for discovering tiny life, including various pygmy seahorses and the brilliantly hued peacock mantis shrimp.
During surface intervals, you will be able to visit a local village and take a short viewpoint hiking trail for unforgettable perspectives of the karst scenery.
Final Day
Enjoy a final, relaxed breakfast on board before saying farewell to the Damai 1 crew and disembarking in Sorong.
Triton Bay & Forgotten Islands (12 Days / 11 Nights - 33 Dives)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, 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: Triton Bay: Disneyland, GT Rock, Little Komodo, Larry's Heaven, Aiduma, Namatote, Momon, Bui, Manuk, Nil Desperandum, Nila, Pulau Teun, Dai, Dawera, Saumlaki
Day 1
This combined dive exploration of Triton Bay and the remote Forgotten Islands starts with your boarding in Kaimana onto the magnificent Damai 1 liveaboard. Following a comprehensive safety briefing from the cruise director, the afternoon is dedicated to setting up your equipment. You will pass Bitsari Bay, where ancient cliff paintings are visible, before enjoying dinner as the vessel departs for the first dive location.
Core Days
The initial portion of the trip is dedicated to Triton Bay, a destination celebrated for its incredible biodiversity and unique, seldom-dived soft coral gardens. Here, sites like Disneyland and GT Rock are covered in massive black coral forests and dense soft corals, creating fantastic underwater scenery. Look for epaulette sharks and possible whale shark encounters. Critter enthusiasts should keep an eye out for frogfish, ornate ghost pipefish, and numerous nudibranchs. Diving around Aiduma and Namatote provides a complete exploration of this area.
The expedition then crosses the Banda Sea to the remote chain known as the Forgotten Islands. This region of volcanic islands and deep sea mounts offers some of Indonesia's most unique diving, defined by clear waters and spectacular wall dives. Sites such as Nil Desperandum, Pulau Teun, and Dai, are often swept by nutrient-rich currents, which attract pelagic life.
At Pulau Manuk, divers can witness the remarkable sight of hundreds of sea snakes. Strong currents around sites like Nil Desperandum can bring in dogtooth tuna and reef sharks. This stretch of the cruise offers superb wide-angle opportunities, with large fans and barrel sponges. The experience of navigating these challenging, remote waters aboard the Damai 1 instils confidence, ensuring access to these hidden gems.
Day 12
Enjoy a final continental breakfast aboard the Damai 1 before saying farewell to the crew and disembarking in Saumlaki concluding this adventurous dive safari.
Triton Bay, Banda & Forgotten Islands (12 Days / 11 Nights - 37 Dives)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, 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: Triton Bay: Aiduma, Namatote; Momon, Forgotten Islands: Bui, Nil Desperandum, Sika; Manuk, Banda Islands, Nusa Laut. Historical Banda Neira tour.
Day 1
A transfer from your Kaimana hotel or the airport brings you to the harbour. The Damai I crew helps you settle aboard before the cruise director runs a full briefing on boat amenities, staff and fellow guests. You pass Bitsari Bay to view ancient cliff paintings. Dinner in the air-conditioned saloon follows as the boat leaves port.
Core Days
The Damai I liveaboard spends its first 2 full days in Triton Bay, working the currents around Aiduma and Namatote. Little Komodo explodes with colour. Namatote Wall hides leopard anemone shrimp and the occasional wobbegong under table coral. For schooling fish action, Larry's Dive Heaven on Aiduma's outer edge delivers. Boo's Rainbow offers a clean swim-through draped in soft corals. Whale sharks sometimes pass through the bay. No guarantees. But you stay ready.
From there you move north to Momon. The Channel Islands provide a warm-up before Tanjung Wap: a shallow macro dive where decorated dartfish hover, pygmy seahorses cling to fans, and a large swim-through invites exploration. The real spectacle sits ashore. Tender boats run you to a waterfall that drops straight into the sea. You can swim behind it. The kind of surface interval you tell stories about.
Bui brings 2 seamount dives: Ultima Frontera and Gunung Laut. Expect schools of fish, hard coral gardens, huge barrel sponges, and black spotted morays. Pelagics patrol the blue beyond the reef edge. Nil Desperandum and Sika anchor the Forgotten Islands leg. An atoll with walls on all sides. Large pelagics cruise the perimeter. The ridges in the corners swarm with life: schooling fish, massive fans, and sponges the size of small cars. This is Indonesia's best shot at schooling hammerheads. You might see them. You will certainly remember trying.
Manuk is a smoking volcano in the middle of the Banda Sea. Olive sea snakes and banded sea kraits appear on almost every dive. Mobula rays visit cleaning stations in the black sand shallows. Sharks cruise through. The volcano's slope steams gently above water. Below, it feels prehistoric.
Banda Neira offers 2 full days of diving and one afternoon ashore. Dive sites include Lava Flow, where hardened lava meets hard corals, and Batu Kapal, a pair of pinnacles thick with fish. Between dives you tour the island. Historical Banda Neira was the centre of the spice trade. Old Dutch forts and nutmeg plantations remain. Late afternoon brings a world-class muck dive for mandarinfish. Their courtship ritual happens at dusk. You need patience and a torch. You get both.
Nusa Laut closes the diving with Damai. 2 sites: Akon Wall, a drop-off with a limestone swim-through carved into the wall. Clouds of anthias and damselfish hang in the current. Amed Slope slopes gently. Hard corals stand firm. Schooling fish circle overhead.
Note that only 2 dives happen on the last full day. The Damai I spends the afternoon cruising toward Ambon.
Day 12
One last morning of croissants and hot coffee aboard Damai I. Then a transfer to Ambon airport or your hotel.
The trip sometimes runs in reverse or uses different ports. Check the specific dates before booking. Either way, you leave with full memory cards and a new standard for remote Indonesian diving.
Triton Bay, Forgotten Islands & Alor (15 Days / 14 Nights - 47 Dives)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Batek, Alor: Pantar Strait, Kalabahi Bay, Pura; orgotten Islands: Reong, Nyata, Moora, Dai, Nils Desperandum, Sika, Manuk, Bui, Momon, Triton Bay: Aiduma, Namatote, bagans
Day 1
This ultimate dive safari through three of Indonesia’s most prized destinations commences with your boarding in Kaimana onto the exceptional Damai 1 liveaboard. Following a full safety and vessel orientation from the cruise director, the afternoon is reserved for equipment setup. Dinner is served as the Damai 1 sets its initial course towards the diving zone.
Core Days
The expedition begins in Triton Bay, a unique and globally recognised diving region known for its stunning, unexplored soft coral gardens and high endemism. Dive locations like Aiduma and Namatote are home to huge forests of black coral and unique aquatic scenery. A signature experience here involves diving or snorkelling near the local bagans (fishing platforms), which often congregate whale sharks attracted to the nutrient run-off. Critter enthusiasts can search for frogfish and ornate ghost pipefish in this area.
The voyage then continues into the Banda Sea, transitioning to the remote and geographically dramatic Forgotten Islands. This archipelago, encompassing sites such as Reong, Nyata, Moora, Dai, Nils Desperandum, Sika, Manuk, and Bui, is defined by clear, deep waters and thrilling wall dives off volcanic sea mounts. The strong, nutrient-rich currents attract pelagic life, including schooling hammerhead sharks, dogtooth tuna, and large schools of barracuda. A dive at Pulau Manuk often features hundreds of sea snakes, providing a truly unique spectacle.
The final sector of this comprehensive dive trip explores the Alor Archipelago, including the Pantar Strait, Kalabahi Bay, and Pura, as well as Batek. Alor presents a diverse diving landscape, famed for its mix of macro and pelagic encounters. The cold currents here nourish superb macro subjects like hairy frogfish, Halimeda ghostpipefish, wonderpus octopus, and pygmy seahorses. Whitetip reef sharks and squadrons of oversized bumphead parrotfish are also commonly seen, alongside a kaleidoscope of nocturnal critters on night dives. The tour is expertly guided by the Damai 1 crew, ensuring a confident experience throughout these isolated and biodiverse destinations.
Day 15
Enjoy a final continental breakfast aboard the Damai 1 before saying farewell to the crew and disembarking in Kupang, concluding this remarkable adventure.
[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].
A dive safari on the Damai 1 liveaboard is structured around maximising a certified diver's time exploring Indonesia's extensive reef systems. 3 main meals- breakfast, lunch, and dinner- ensure guests are always properly fuelled. The daily routine begins with a light pre-breakfast of fresh fruit, biscuits, and toast before the first morning dive. After completing the initial submersion, a full breakfast is served. Lunch follows the midday dive, and dinner is served after the final afternoon or evening dive.
Dining is considered a high point of the trip, offering top-quality Indonesian and international cuisine. All meals are served in the air-conditioned dining area on the main deck. The Damai 1 chef provides a varied menu allowing guests to choose their dishes for each sitting, with options spanning fish, seafood, meat, and vegetarian preparations. Main course examples include freshly prepared grilled tuna or a comforting Indonesian chicken curry.
Complimentary drinks and snacks, including soft drinks, beer, coffee, tea, water, biscuits, toast, and fruit, are provided throughout the day. Wine is available for purchase. The crew is proficient in catering to all dietary requirements, provided guests supply prior notice.
