Banda, Ambon & Forgotten Islands
Trip highlights: 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: from Ambon, Suanggi, Nusa Laut, Koon, Banda Islands, Manuk, Forgotten Islands: Tins, Nil Desperandum, Dai, Damar
Day 1
Meet the MSY Seahorse driver at the Ambon airport and jump in their minivan for a quick 10 minute ride to the harbour where the liveaboard and its crew will welcome you. Cabins will be assigned to each guest and there will be a boat briefing to familiarise you with the boat's facilities and crew. Departure is planned for mid-day. Lunch and dinner will be served during the first day of your vacation.
Core Days
The Forgotten Islands in the eastern Banda Sea are a remote chain of islands that offer some of the best diving in Indonesian waters. Attractions include gin-clear waters, patch reefs and coral bommies, and spectacular wall dives on impossible drop-offs. The nutrient rich currents can bring sunfish, dogtooth tuna, reef sharks and schooling hammerhead sharks, as well as maybe sailfish. Hundreds of sea snakes can be seen around Pulau Manuk.
The Banda Sea never fails to deliver great diving on pristine and luxuriant corals that attract hundreds of different species of fish, from big pelagics to tiny critters, with high a chance to see endemic species like the Ambon scorpionfish. 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. The remote islands act like magnets to attract large schools of surgeonfish, silky and hammerhead sharks, giant trevally, barracuda, rainbow runners, even thresher sharks and mola mola, and lots of sea snakes.
Breakfast includes coffee, tea, cereals, fruit, toast and eggs. Resist the temptation to over eat before the 1st morning dive. There will be a full cooked breakfast between the 1st and 2nd dive. After lunch, you will look forward to the 3rd, and sometimes 4th dive (night dive) each day. Lunch is buffet style and offers choices such as avocado salads, steaks, lasagne, even chorizo and Spanish ham! Dinner is prepared and served after the last dive, inside the air-conditioned saloon. A mix of Indonesian, Asian and Spanish cuisine is on offer to meet everyone's taste and also to allow you to try new flavours. Fresh salad and fruit are always available, as well as cooked dishes of meat and fresh fish. A homemade dessert and a glass of wine is probably the best way to end your diving day.
Final Day
Wake up to your final breakfast on board before heading to Saumlaki airport. The crew will transfer you to the airport in time for your flight and will also help you with check-in procedures.
Note this itinerary may operate in the reverse direction. Please check the port information.
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: Komodo: Tatawa Besar, Padar, Rinca, Cannibal Rock, Yellow Wall, Manta Alley, Pink Beach, Pilarsteen, Batu Bolong, Crystal Rock, Gili Lawa, Banta Island, Sangeang
Day 1
Meet the MSY Seahorse in Labuan Bajo, Flores, at the harbour where the liveaboard and its crew will welcome you. Cabins will be assigned to each guest and there will be a boat briefing to familiarise you with the boat's facilities and crew. Departure is planned for mid-day. There will be a check dive, and lunch and dinner will be served during the first day of your vacation.
Core Days
Welcome to the Komodo National Park, offering some of the best diving in the world. Pristine corals surrounded by schools of reef fish, amazing hard and soft coral formations, playgrounds for barracudas, trevallies, tuna and reef sharks. Currents bring nutrients for the mantas and dolphins, one of the highlights of the tour. Critters will be found everywhere and on every dive, with the help of the dive guides. Frogfish, ghostpipefish, nudibranchs, seahorses, while stargazers, batfish and octopus will animate your night dives.
Breakfast includes coffee, tea, cereals, fruits, toast and eggs. Resist the temptation to over eat before the 1st morning dive. There will be a full cooked breakfast between the 1st and 2nd dive! After lunch, depending on navigation requirements, you may look forward to the 3rd and 4th dive (night dive). Lunch is buffet style and offers choices such as avocado salads, steaks, lasagne, even chorizo and Spanish ham! Dinner is prepared and served after the last dive, inside the air-conditioned saloon. A mix of Indonesian, Asian and Spanish cuisine is on offer to meet everyone's taste and also to allow you to try new flavours. Fresh salad and fruits are always available, as well as cooked dishes of meat and fresh fish. An homemade dessert and a glass of wine is probably the best way to end your diving day.
Final Day
Wake up to your final breakfast on board before heading to Labuan Bajo airport. The crew will transfer you to the airport in time for your flight and will also help you with check-in procedures.
Komodo National Park & Sumbawa
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: Sumbawa: Moyo, Sangeang: Tekno Reef, Black Forest, Deep Purple; Gili Banta: Tanjung Rusa, GPS Point, Rollercoaster, Ambai Point; Komodo: Crystal Rock, Gili Lawa, Castle Rock, Karang Makassar, Shot Gun, Lampu, Sebayor, Tatawa Besar, Tatawa Kecil, Siaba, Batu Bolong, Manta Alley, Pink Beach, German Flag; Padar: Secret Garden, 3 Sisters; Rinca: Cannibal Rock, Yellow Wall, Vanitu, Torpedo, Rodeo
Day 1
Meet the MSY Seahorse driver will collect you at Denpasar Airport or a local hotel in southern Bali and transfer you to the harbour where the liveaboard and its crew will welcome you. Cabins will be assigned to each guest and there will be a boat briefing to familiarise you with the boat's facilities and crew. Departure is planned for mid-day. Lunch and dinner will be served during the first day of your vacation.
Core Days
Welcome to the Komodo National Park, offering some of the best diving in the world. Pristine corals surrounded by schools of reef fish, amazing hard and soft coral formations, playgrounds for barracudas, trevallies, tuna and reef sharks. Currents bring nutrients for the mantas and dolphins, one of the highlights of the tour. Critters will be found everywhere and on every dive, with the help of the dive guides. Frogfish, ghostpipefish, nudibranchs, seahorses, while stargazers, batfish and octopus will animate your night dives.
Breakfast includes coffee, tea, cereals, fruit, toast and eggs. Resist the temptation to over eat before the 1st morning dive. There will be a full cooked breakfast between the 1st and 2nd dive. After lunch, you will look forward to the 3rd, and sometimes 4th dive (night dive) each day. Lunch is buffet style and offers choices such as avocado salads, steaks, lasagne, even chorizo and Spanish ham! Dinner is prepared and served after the last dive, inside the air-conditioned saloon. A mix of Indonesian, Asian and Spanish cuisine is on offer to meet everyone's taste and also to allow you to try new flavours. Fresh salad and fruit are always available, as well as cooked dishes of meat and fresh fish. A homemade dessert and a glass of wine is probably the best way to end your diving day.
Final Day
Wake up to your final breakfast on board, before heading to Labuan Bajo Airport, Flores. The crew will transfer you to the airport in time for your flight and will also help you with check-in procedures.
Note: this trip sometimes runs in reverse so please check exact port details above.
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: from Raja Ampat: Dampier Strait: Mioskon, Sardine Reef, Manta Sandy, Misool: Faronid, No Contest, Love Potion, Andiamo, Cany Store, Boo, Yellow Reef, Fiabacet, Nudi Rock, Pisang, Halmahera: Patiniti Strait, Proco, Saleh Besar, Kusu, Nanas, Goweba, Manis, Lagioma, Failonga, Maitara
Day 1
Meet the MSY Seahorse driver at the Sorong airport in West Papua and jump in their minivan for a quick 10 minute ride to the harbour where the liveaboard and its crew will welcome you. Cabins will be assigned to each guest and there will be a boat briefing to familiarise you with the boat's facilities and crew. Departure is planned for mid-day. Lunch and dinner will be served during the first day of your vacation.
Core Days
The marine biodiversity in Halmahera is exceptional and its pristine coral reefs offer exceptional conditions for scuba diving and snorkeling; it is a secret gem with so much still to be discovered. You will have the chance to do some wreck diving and experience some of the best coral gardens that Indonesia has to offer. Dive sites range from ridges, pinnacles, caverns, swim-throughs, muck and ancient volcanoes, creating a diversity of diving and coral habitats. Schooling reef fish such as spadefish and surgeonfish, and bait balls attract numerous hunters, tunas, and mackerel and you can also search under the docks at Makian and Lilai for critters. Other encounters can include hammerheads, barracuda, oceanic whitetip sharks, mantas, mobulas, bumphead parrotfish, trevallies, Napoleon wrasse, bonitos and wahoo.
You will soon discover why Raja Ampat is considered as a world class diving destination. Enjoy the abundance of tropical fish around pristine soft and hard corals, including snappers, soldierfish and anthias. The macro marine life is also excellent. From frogfish to pygmy seahorses, pipefish to nudibranchs (of every form and colour!). A wide angle lens will also be necessary for your pictures to snap as trevallies, barracudas, mantas and sharks, plus the endemic spotted wobbegong, even in shallow waters.
Breakfast includes coffee, tea, cereals, fruit, toast and eggs. Resist the temptation to over eat before the 1st morning dive. There will be a full cooked breakfast between the 1st and 2nd dive. After lunch, you will look forward to the 3rd, and sometimes 4th dive (night dive) each day. Lunch is buffet style and offers choices such as avocado salads, steaks, lasagne, even chorizo and Spanish ham! Dinner is prepared and served after the last dive, inside the air-conditioned saloon. A mix of Indonesian, Asian and Spanish cuisine is on offer to meet everyone's taste and also to allow you to try new flavours. Fresh salad and fruit are always available, as well as cooked dishes of meat and fresh fish. A homemade dessert and a glass of wine is probably the best way to end your diving day.
Final Day
Wake up to your final breakfast on board in Bitung, North Sulawesi before heading to Manado Airport. The crew will transfer you to the airport in time for your flight and will also help you with check-in procedures.
Note: this trip sometimes runs in reverse so please check exact port details above.
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: Triton Bay: Larry Dive's Heaven, Batu Aruba, Flasher Beach, Little Komodo, Saruenus, Xmas Rock, Disneyland and GT Rock; Pisang Island, Raja Ampat: South East Misool, Boo, South Misool, Pelee, East Misool, Daram Islands, Dampier Strait, Manta Sandy, Cape Kri, Sardine Reef. Trek to see bird of paradise, beach visit, tree kangaroo land visit, waterfall visit.
Day 1
Meet the MSY Seahorse driver at the Sorong airport in West Papua and jump in their minivan for a quick 10 minute ride to the harbour where the liveaboard and its crew will welcome you. Cabins will be assigned to each guest and there will be a boat briefing to familiarise you with the boat's facilities and crew. Departure is planned for mid-day. Lunch and dinner will be served during the first day of your vacation.
Core Days
You will soon discover why Raja Ampat is considered as a world class diving destination. Enjoy the abundance of tropical fish around pristine soft and hard corals, including snappers, soldierfish and anthias. The macro marine life is also excellent. From frogfish to pygmy seahorses, pipefish to nudibranchs (of every form and colour!). A wide angle lens will also be necessary for your pictures to snap as trevallies, barracudas, mantas and sharks, plus the endemic spotted wobbegong, even in shallow waters.
Triton Bay is considered a dive destination of absolute world class with its own unique attractions. It is relatively unexplored, with wonderful biodiversity and unique soft coral gardens. Huge forests of black coral and rugged rocks provide fantastic scenery both above and below water. Potential sightings include whale sharks, epaulette sharks, resident pilot whales, squadrons of bumphead parrotfish. Critter appearances include frogfish, ornate ghost pipefish and nudibranchs galore.
Breakfast includes coffee, tea, cereals, fruit, toast and eggs. Resist the temptation to over eat before the 1st morning dive. There will be a full cooked breakfast between the 1st and 2nd dive. After lunch, you will look forward to the 3rd, and sometimes 4th dive (night dive) each day. Lunch is buffet style and offers choices such as avocado salads, steaks, lasagne, even chorizo and Spanish ham! Dinner is prepared and served after the last dive, inside the air-conditioned saloon. A mix of Indonesian, Asian and Spanish cuisine is on offer to meet everyone's taste and also to allow you to try new flavours. Fresh salad and fruit are always available, as well as cooked dishes of meat and fresh fish. A homemade dessert and a glass of wine is probably the best way to end your diving day.
Final Day
Wake up to your final breakfast on board before heading to Saumlaki airport. The crew will transfer you to the airport in time for your flight and will also help you with check-in procedures.
Note this itinerary may operate in the reverse direction. Please check the port information.
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: Raja Ampat: Misool, Fiabacet, Farondi Islands, Kri, Penemu, Batanta, Alyui Bay and Waigeo. Non-diving activities: beach hopping, beach barbecues, a climb in Wayag for its breathtaking view, local village tours, jellyfish lake trip, Blue River visit, and a trek to see the birds of paradise.
Day 1
Meet the MSY Seahorse driver at the Sorong airport in West Papua and jump in their minivan for a quick 10 minute ride to the harbour where the liveaboard and its crew will welcome you. Cabins will be assigned to each guest and there will be a boat briefing to familiarise you with the boat's facilities and crew. Departure is planned for mid-day. Lunch and dinner will be served during the first day of your vacation.
Core Days
You will soon discover why Raja Ampat is considered as a world class diving destination. Enjoy the abundance of tropical fish around pristine soft and hard corals, including snappers, soldierfish and anthias. The macro marine life is also excellent. From frogfish to pygmy seahorses, pipefish to nudibranchs (of every form and colour!). A wide angle lens will also be necessary for your pictures to snap as trevallies, barracudas, mantas and sharks, plus the endemic spotted wobbegong, even in shallow waters. Day after day you will want to extend your bottom time!
Breakfast includes coffee, tea, cereals, fruit, toast and eggs. Resist the temptation to over eat before the 1st morning dive. There will be a full cooked breakfast between the 1st and 2nd dive. After lunch, you will look forward to the 3rd, and sometimes 4th dive (night dive) each day. Lunch is buffet style and offers choices such as avocado salads, steaks, lasagne, even chorizo and Spanish ham! Dinner is prepared and served after the last dive, inside the air-conditioned saloon. A mix of Indonesian, Asian and Spanish cuisine is on offer to meet everyone's taste and also to allow you to try new flavours. Fresh salad and fruit are always available, as well as cooked dishes of meat and fresh fish. A homemade dessert and a glass of wine is probably the best way to end your diving day.
Final Day
Wake up to your final breakfast on board before heading to Sorong Airport. The crew will transfer you to the airport in time for your flight and will also help you with check-in procedures.
Raja Ampat, Banda & 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: Daram, Fiabacet, Penemu; Pisang, Koon, Banda Islands: Banda Neira, Hatta, Suanggi, Manuk, Serua, Forgotten islands: Nils Desperandum, Dai, and Barasadi
Day 1
Meet the MSY Seahorse driver at the Sorong airport in West Papua and jump in their minivan for a quick 10 minute ride to the harbour where the liveaboard and its crew will welcome you. Cabins will be assigned to each guest and there will be a boat briefing to familiarise you with the boat's facilities and crew. Departure is planned for mid-day. Lunch and dinner will be served during the first day of your vacation.
Core Days
You will soon discover why Raja Ampat is considered as a world class diving destination. Enjoy the abundance of tropical fish around pristine soft and hard corals, including snappers, soldierfish and anthias. The macro marine life is also excellent. From frogfish to pygmy seahorses, pipefish to nudibranchs (of every form and colour!). A wide angle lens will also be necessary for your pictures to snap as trevallies, barracudas, mantas and sharks, plus the endemic spotted wobbegong, even in shallow waters. Day after day you will want to extend your bottom time!
The waters in the Forgotten islands and the Banda Sea offer some of the best visibility of the archipelago during the intermonsoon. The very clear water and nutrient rich currents can bring sunfish, dogtooth tunas, reef sharks, schooling hammerhead sharks, as well as sailfish. There are walls, drop-offs and bommies with colourful and healthy corals.
Breakfast includes coffee, tea, cereals, fruit, toast and eggs. Resist the temptation to over eat before the 1st morning dive. There will be a full cooked breakfast between the 1st and 2nd dive. After lunch, you will look forward to the 3rd, and sometimes 4th dive (night dive) each day. Lunch is buffet style and offers choices such as avocado salads, steaks, lasagne, even chorizo and Spanish ham! Dinner is prepared and served after the last dive, inside the air-conditioned saloon. A mix of Indonesian, Asian and Spanish cuisine is on offer to meet everyone's taste and also to allow you to try new flavours. Fresh salad and fruit are always available, as well as cooked dishes of meat and fresh fish. A homemade dessert and a glass of wine is probably the best way to end your diving day.
Final Day
Wake up to your final breakfast on board before heading to Saumlaki Airport. The crew will transfer you to the airport in time for your flight and will also help you with check-in procedures.
Note this itinerary may operate in the reverse direction. Please check the port information.
Raja Ampat, Lembeh & Halmahera
Trip highlights: shark action, manta rays, 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
Dive sites and activities: Raja Ampat: Dampier Strait: Mioskon, Sardine Reef, Manta Sandy, Misool: Faronid, No Contest, Love Potion, Andiamo, Cany Store, Boo, Yellow Reef, Fiabacet, Nudi Rock, Pisang, Halmahera: Patinit Strait, Proco, Saleh Besar, Kusu, Nanas, Goweba, Manis, Lagioma, Failonga, Maitara, Lembeh: Hairball, Nudi Falls, Police Pier, Nudi Retreat, Coral Garden
Day 1
Meet the MSY Seahorse driver at the Sorong airport in West Papua and jump in their minivan for a quick 10 minute ride to the harbour where the liveaboard and its crew will welcome you. Cabins will be assigned to each guest and there will be a boat briefing to familiarise you with the boat's facilities and crew. Departure is planned for mid-day. Lunch and dinner will be served during the first day of your vacation.
Core Days
No place on the planet gives you the chance to see more shy critters than the Lembeh Strait, such as the mimic octopus, flamboyant cuttlefish, harlequin shrimps, skeleton shrimps, seahorses, frogfish and innumerable nudibranchs. Day after day you will want to extend your bottom time!
The marine biodiversity in Halmahera is exceptional and its pristine coral reefs offer exceptional conditions for scuba diving and snorkelling; it is a secret gem with so much still to be discovered. You will have the chance to do some wreck diving and experience some of the best coral gardens that Indonesia has to offer. Dive sites range from ridges, pinnacles, caverns, swim-throughs, muck and ancient volcanoes, creating a diversity of diving and coral habitats. Schooling reef fish such as spadefish and surgeonfish, and bait balls attract numerous hunters, tunas, and mackerel and you can also search under the docks at Makian and Lilai for critters. Other encounters can include hammerheads, barracuda, oceanic whitetip sharks, mantas, mobulas, bumphead parrotfish, trevallies, Napoleon wrasse, bonitos and wahoo.
You will soon discover why Raja Ampat is considered as a world class diving destination. Enjoy the abundance of tropical fish around pristine soft and hard corals, including snappers, soldierfish and anthias. The macro marine life is also excellent. From frogfish to pygmy seahorses, pipefish to nudibranchs (of every form and colour!). A wide angle lens will also be necessary for your pictures to snap as trevallies, barracudas, mantas and sharks, plus the endemic spotted wobbegong, even in shallow waters.
Breakfast includes coffee, tea, cereals, fruit, toast and eggs. Resist the temptation to over eat before the 1st morning dive. There will be a full cooked breakfast between the 1st and 2nd dive. After lunch, you will look forward to the 3rd, and sometimes 4th dive (night dive) each day. Lunch is buffet style and offers choices such as avocado salads, steaks, lasagne, even chorizo and Spanish ham! Dinner is prepared and served after the last dive, inside the air-conditioned saloon. A mix of Indonesian, Asian and Spanish cuisine is on offer to meet everyone's taste and also to allow you to try new flavours. Fresh salad and fruit are always available, as well as cooked dishes of meat and fresh fish. A homemade dessert and a glass of wine is probably the best way to end your diving day.
Final Day
Wake up to your final breakfast on board in Bitung, North Sulawesi before heading to Manado Airport. The crew will transfer you to the airport in time for your flight and will also help you with check-in procedures.
Note: this trip sometimes runs in reverse so please check exact port details above.
[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].
The pursuit of world-class diving in Indonesia is made all the more enjoyable by the exceptional hospitality onboard the Seahorse liveaboard, where a routine of up to 4 daily dives is perfectly supported by generous and varied cuisine.
The day is planned for divers to maximise time in the water. Your morning starts with a light breakfast of coffee, tea, fruit, and toast before the first dive. Upon surfacing, a full cooked breakfast is served, featuring hot items like eggs and offering American or Continental selections to thoroughly prepare you for the second dive.
Meals are served either buffet-style in the air-conditioned saloon or, when conditions permit, on the open deck. The Seahorse kitchen prides itself on a non-fixed menu that expertly blends Indonesian, Asian, and Spanish cuisine, ensuring you experience both new local flavours and international comforts. Lunch is a substantial buffet, provided before the afternoon's third dive, and selections might include options such as Avocado Shrimp Salad, steaks, lasagne, or even chorizo and Spanish ham.
The day's diving often culminates with a fourth, optional night dive. Dinner is then prepared and served inside the air-conditioned saloon after the final dive. Evening meals offer fresh fish and cooked meat, alongside consistently available fresh salad and fruit. A sample sequence might involve Minestrone Soup, followed by Grilled Mackerel with vegetables, completed by a homemade dessert like ice cream, an ideal way to conclude the diving day. A selection of wine, beer, and spirits is available for purchase to accompany dinner.
Complimentary amenities include coffee, tea, fresh milk, soft drinks, water, fruit, and biscuits throughout the day. The cruise catering arrangements on the Seahorse liveaboard begin with lunch on the first day. Guests with vegetarian or other special dietary requirements should inform the crew in advance so the chefs can accommodate those needs.
