Dive experience: Recommendation is - Komodo, Banda Sea, Halmahera: Level 2 / 50 logged dives. Raja Ampat, Triton Bay, Sulawesi: Level 2 / 30 logged dives.
Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinking water, hot drinks, soft drinks, transfers to the boat from the airport and hotels, dives (as detailed in the trips above), nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers, experienced English-speaking divemaster(s) (max. 4 divers per guide), tanks, weights and weightbelts, all taxes.
Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (US$ 44 per day - includes computer and torch, needs to be pre-booked), dive insurance, port and park fees: Raja Ampat US$ 272, Komodo US$ 272, Halmahera US$ 272 (subject to change), fuel surcharge US$ 218 (subject to change). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash only - EUR, USD, CHF, IDR).
Optional extras: Alcoholic drinks, torch (US$ 9 per day), dive computer (US$ 11 per day), 15 litre tank (US$ 82 per cruise). 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: The Seahorse liveaboard safaris normally 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 the port of departure. There is a transfer service from the local airport to and from the boat.
Komodo: The "Komodo & Sumbaba" itineraries are quarantined-designed cruises. Guests will be collected from Denpasar Airport in the morning of the day of departure and the boat will depart from port once all guests are onboard. If they are unable to arrive in the morning, for the convenience of all participants, guests are requested to arrive 1 day early and stay a night in a local hotel. The Seahorse returns to Bali in the morning of the final day in order to carry out any necessary testing requirements, and the cruise ends after breakfast on the final day. "Komodo"-only safaris normally depart from Labuan Bajo or from Bima. Flights can be arranged by the operator.
Halmahera: The "Halmahera & Lembeh" itineraries (start and end times) are designed to fit with the Scoot Airlines flights from Singapore to Manado. For Ternate departures, fly direct to the port from Jakarta, Makassar and Manado.
Triton Bay: Fly direct to the port of Kaimana in the south of West Papua, from Sorong, connecting to Jakarta. North Sulawesi & Togian Islands: Fly direct to the port of Bitung (Manado) (from Jakarta, Bali, Singapore, Guangzhou, Nanking, Shanghai), the port of Luwuk (from Makassar and Manado), or from the port of Gorontalo (from Jakarta, Makassar and Manado). Forgotten Islands: Fly direct to the port of Saumlaki (from Ambon connecting to Jakarta and Makassar).
There is a minibus transfer service from airports to and from the boat. For more details, including airlines, see our travel information section. The last dive of the trip will be at around 12 noon on the second last day of the trip. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving.
Non-diver rate: None.
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 65% of the published price.
Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 7 divers and 1 extra person can join the cruise free of charge in a lower deck cabin (total 8+ guests), pay for 10 divers and 2 extra persons can join free of charge (total 12+ guests).
Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 13 guests and 3 additional persons can join the cruise free of charge.
Customer reviews:
"I loved every moment on this boat. Staff was friendly and ensured everyone felt at home. For me, following a vegan diet, they prepared special food every day giving me food of same quality and variety as all other guests. Delicous meals. Atmospheric boat (Indonesian phinisi, wodden boat), newly renovated, spacious cabins incl the ensuite bathrooms - comfy beds, great sundeck. The staff gave us an unforgettable evening on the beach when we had a Christmas barbecue. They entertained us with local songs, great food and had decorated the beach better than for a beach wedding. Best overall liveaboard experience out of 9 liveaboards I have done around the world. Plus of course the Raja Ampat itself was a fantastic diving experience." - Nina Axman, Sweden, 02 February 2020 ...Operator website: Wallacea Dive Cruises
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