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The Seahorse for your Raja Ampat scuba liveaboard adventure

Liveaboard diving charters in Raja Ampat

A spectacular reef scene in the national park

Colourful nudibranchs can be found on the reefs of Raja Ampat

Liveaboard diving in Indonesia! A treat you deserve.

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Ample sun chairs on the deck of the Dewi Nusantara

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The incredible islands of Indonesia's Raja Ampat archipelago

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Recent studies have shown that the marine diversity in Indonesia's West Papua Province is considerably greater than all other areas sampled in the Coral Triangle (made up of Indonesia, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea), which simply means it is the best of the best.

Among the best experiences you can have whilst scuba diving in Raja Ampat are encounters with indigenous wobbegongs, the incredible topside beauty of Waigeo, the mushroom islands and lagoons of Misool, and the sheer joy of simply drifting over some of the most pristine and colourful coral scenes on Earth.

Raja Ampat liveaboard cruises include dives at Fabiacet; a site that proves that you can believe the hype, with more fish life than you thought possible. Here are great hammerheads, green turtles, schools of fusiliers and pale-lipped surgeonfish, red-toothed triggerfish and bannerfish, to name but a few.

Farondi Island offers tunnels, caverns and walls festooned with fascinating marine life. There is plenty of action in the blue, but the highlights are to be found in and around the reef, such as ornate ghost pipefish and pygmy seahorses (up to 40 on 1 fan!). Manta Ridge at Mansuar Island is one of many dives sites where manta rays can be seen, but it stands alone in terms of numbers. Up to 30 different mantas can be seen here making it surely one of the best manta dives in the world. [More details on these dive sites: Raja Ampat].

Liveaboard Diving Safari Options in Raja Ampat

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• Raja Ampat

The liveaboard routes used by diving charters in the Raja Ampat National Park cover a huge area of sea in this eastern section of Indonesia. They take in both the northern section and southern dive areas like Misool, Fabiacet, Daram, Farondi, Kaleidoscope and Boo Island. Trips tend to be between 8-14 nights' duration.

However, there are some 6 to 9 night Raja Ampat National Park North safaris available, in and out of Sorong. These tours often focus on sites like Cape Kri, Mansuar, Gam, South Penemu, Sel Pele, Mioskon and Waigeo. The longer of these trips may travel as far as the central region dives sites of the Jef Fam Group and Manta Ridge.

Cruises of such length and the remoteness of the location means that the normal clientele on these tours are experienced scuba divers who have visited in many other countries before treating themselves to this pinnacle of liveaboard destinations.

Raja Ampat is also a frequently included in the routes of transit trips to other Indonesian diving hot spots such as Cenderawasih Bay, Triton Bay, the Banda Sea & Ambon, Halmahera, Lembeh Strait, The Forgotten Islands and Alor. See our dedicated Transit Trips section for more details.

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